I was originally going to go with the i7, but now I'm having second thoughts and thought about getting the Phenom II X4 945. Now, I'm thinking about going with the Q9550.
I could save a good amount of money going with the latter two. The thing I'm worried about is how future-proof those two choices are. I'll be using it just for gaming (including GTA IV).
Which would be best in the long run?
What components do you have now?
I'd say go Phenom II 955.
Sorry to slightly derail but is the Phenom II the new one that's supposed to really rival the i7 for a lot less money.
Yes.
The 940 comes close to/matches the Q9550, while the 955 comes close to/matches/beats the i7 920.
[QUOTE=matey9;16298518]Sorry to slightly derail but is the Phenom II the new one that's supposed to really rival the i7 for a lot less money.[/QUOTE]
Can I de-rail a bit too and ask what a good upgrade from the AMD 64 x2 6000+ 3.0GHz would be, like is there a point in upgrading or are games still too single core etc?
Depends on your mobo.
@DementNeo
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