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To change from an E8400 to a Phenom II 940 ??

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hi people!

wel, i have my signatures rig and i was thinking in upgrade my CPU.

What do you think, should i conserve my cpu and specially my Motherboard or i should sell my mobo and CPU and expend some money and buy a Phenom II 940BE + Asus M3A79-T deluxe?

i use the PC primarily for multimedia use, and gaming, but as i use a lot of programs at the same time, i think that a 4core cpu would be a good upgrade for multitasking.

what do you think?
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Phenom 2's are great I really like mine but since you have a nice board why not just upgrade to an intel quad?
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The phenom II's are just about equal to a good Core 2 Quad. Spend $325on a Q9650 and overclock it to 4.0ghz. You won't regret it, and you will save money from selling off everything and buying new.
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yea simply swapping your cpu for a q9650 will be much easier.
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hi people!

wel, i have my signatures rig and i was thinking in upgrade my CPU.

What do you think, should i conserve my cpu and specially my Motherboard or i should sell my mobo and CPU and expend some money and buy a Phenom II 940BE + Asus M3A79-T deluxe?

i use the PC primarily for multimedia use, and gaming, but as i use a lot of programs at the same time, i think that a 4core cpu would be a good upgrade for multitasking.

what do you think?

Well if you want to support AMD, go ahead it's a nice combo.
If you want the best and cheapest performance in your case, just get a Q9550 or Q9650.
I think Q9550 should equal to a Ph II 940. But the q9550 would overclock a little more than the Ph II 940 i guess
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Ok, i will go with a q9650!
whew! thought i was gonna have to yell traitor for a second! Mos def go with a q9xxx series man, from what i hear that and your mobo will do some great things!
get a core 2 quad
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Ok, i will go with a q9650!
Good, but one question, why did you get a X48 Board and a GTX260?
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