the celeron is a budget CPU anyone else? i mentioned the Intel because the phenoms are very expensive and i wont really have a lot to spend when i upgrade my system next year.
i assume all of these would be A LOT faster than my 5600+. Which one should i go for, if i got the Q9550, how long would it be before id need to upgrade again?
i only have an am2 board and it wont support it, so ill have to upgrade my mobo anyway. How future proof woul di be with it only being am2+ and not am3?
I'm not one to discuss this "future proofing" issue. I don't believe it's exactly possible. Seeing that your board doesn't support Phenom II processors, either up to an AM3 board or i7 if you really feel the need to upgrade. I wouldn't put out the cash for an AMD quad that isn't a Phenom II.
well im not really planning on upgrading till next year, but i dont think im gonna have a lot to spend, im just gonna want something good enough that will run games for another two years, i dont really need like the top range stuff
There is no such thing as future proofing a pc. How much money are you willing to spend. you could get this. mobo ($85) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128392 Cpu ($103) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103680 Then, if you ever felt the need for a quad core, you could upgrade the cpu to a phenom II 955, and this will work with that mobo. I actually have that mobo and the 955, and I am very satisfied.
lol, at this moment in time the Phenom would be the smarter choice, more value for your money imo. But i dnt think ill upgrade till next year anyway so we ll see whats around
well im not really planning on upgrading till next year, but i dont think im gonna have a lot to spend, im just gonna want something good enough that will run games for another two years, i dont really need like the top range stuff Chris_53
A well-overclocked Dual Core will do that job perfectly if thats what you're looking for, will save yourself lots of money too. If you're insisting on one of those two then personally Id go for the Quad seeing as more games being released are finally taking advantage of the 4 cores.
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