Estimated Cost for the New Phenom X6!

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Previously i made a Topic about upgrading My Mobo and CPU. I stupidly marked best answer before i figured out i wasnt done.

I read the price for the Lower end Hexa core will be $195, is that what AMD is selling it to Stores for, or what stores are to sell it to us for?

Getting a new MOBO and CPU Next week (95% chance), This is MY setup.

E2200
Some Cheap Gigabyte Mobo (945GCM-S2C)
2X2 GB Corsair Ram 5-5-5-18 (6400)
500 Watt CoolMax psu
4850 Diamond Video Card
21" Monitor 1440x900

Do i need new ram if i get a new Mobo/cpu? Is it essential or just Recommended that i do?

What is the Estimated cost of a Mobo/Cpu (Cheap Crossfire MOBO ($300?))? I am number crunching and trying to figure out how much money i need and if i should go Quad Core or Hexa Core, This is a 2 Year investment like my E2200 was, served me well until about now, And this is a Moderate Semi Multitasking Gaming Machine.
 
The x6 1055T was supposed to be $199 but I read a few days ago that it is gonna go for $229 I am guessing AMD is doing that to avoid haveing to lower the price of the quad cores.

For motherboard and the new x6 your looking at $80 to $100 for the mobo and $229 for the x6 now you could find a motherboard that supports DDR2 RAM but I would recommend upgrading to DDR3 so that would be another $100 your looking at between $350 to $450 depending on which route you go. You could save about $80 if you decide to go with a quad core and get the x4 955BE.
 
E2200
Some Cheap Gigabyte Mobo (945GCM-S2C)
2X2 GB Corsair Ram 5-5-5-18 (6400)
500 Watt CoolMax psu
4850 Diamond Video Card
21" Monitor 1440x900

Do i need new ram if i get a new Mobo/cpu? Is it essential or just Recommended that i do?

What is the Estimated cost of a Mobo/Cpu (Cheap Crossfire MOBO ($300?))? I am number crunching and trying to figure out how much money i need and if i should go Quad Core or Hexa Core, This is a 2 Year investment.............
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No you don't need new RAM for the X6. But reusing your DDR2 would require you to use an AM2+ motherboard. So long as the manufacturer provides a bios update, and many have already, the X6 will work fine.


Assuming cash is tight, the board and cpu are all you really need. Just make sure your AM2+ board supports the x6
 
IDK what to do.

Either A. Get AM3 with Phenom X6 and new ram (about $400).
B. Get AM2+ Phenom X6 same ram (about $315).

My problem is i was hoping for a crossfire Mobo and AM2+ dont have any decent options, and AM3 is a little more expensive than id like.

I may change my mind on the Crossfire than, BUT, Is my Ram slow?
2X2 GB Corsair Ram 5-5-5-18 (6400)
Would DDR3 1333 (10600) Have a NOTICEABLE Improvement?

Trying to get Thuban while under $350.
 
personally I would go AM3 all the way. I don't know how much longer am2 boards will be viable as the market for them dwindle. Just like socket Am2 is pretty much a dead end the same will happen with am2+ eventually, imo, esp as the 'profitability' for ddr2 dries up.

Dont forget you can recoup some of the cost by selling your existing ram, motherboard, & processor
 
So what would a E2200/Mobo/4 GB of ram be worth? Id say $75 since its used, almost better off selling the whole rig, and would be easier to sell.
 
So which Mobo/ram Combo is best?

Ram and Mobo combo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.367644

Or
Mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131402
Ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227316

Same price, Just cant tell which is better (unless they are equal).

Really skeptical about spending this much money though, $300 Plus tax was my intended budget. I might get That mobo and Ram and just put a Phenom X4 in it, But for $100 more the performance nearly doubles as a X6. Or a AM2+ same ram with X6.

Ok so i think im either gonna Go the AM3 with new ram and Phenom X4 Or AM2+ with Phenom X6. But than New ram would only cost me $50 more Considering if i sold my old ram it is probably worth $45-$55. Gah, minimum wage college student sucks.
 
I would ride it out with your 4850 for the time being it is still a great GPU and invest in the AM3 board and DDR3 in the long run this is really the way to go because any future processor will require DDR3 RAM. The Bulldozer which will come out next year is supposedly gonne be a new socket but will be backwards compatible with AM3 boards kinda like how an AM2+ will support AM3 cpus but the Bulldozer will only run on DDR3 so that is why I suggest going with DDR3.

Really skeptical about spending this much money though, $300 Plus tax was my intended budget. I might get That mobo and Ram and just put a Phenom X4 in it, But for $100 more the performance nearly doubles as a X6. Or a AM2+ same ram with X6.
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I think the Phenom x4 955BE is really the best buy and hopefully will drop in price a few dollars this will be plenty of power for the next year or so with a good GPU upgrade in the future and in a year or two when Bulldozer is out that would be a real upgrade. Dont get me wrong the Phenom II x6 will be an awesome processor but when it comes down to gaming the 955BE is the way to go. The performance will not double and in fact for gaming it isnt gonna do much better then the x4 955BE it should be about 50% faster in highly multi threaded apps that can take advantage of the extra cores. So you need to look at your software and your main uses for the system and make a choice but IMO get the AM3 mobo even if you have to use a slightly slower cheaper processor in the long run its the smartest choice.

So which Mobo/ram Combo is best?
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.367644&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=3463938&SID=

The Timings are slightly slower on the ripjaws but it runs at 1.5 volt and I can grantee that you can tighten them timing with out a problem I am not to fond of those OCZ RAM I have heard some bad reviews of them.
 
I dont intend on upgrading The CPU again for 2 Years, just like my E2200, this is actually about 28 Months for my CPU.

1 more question, How much difference in speed (FPS or percentage wise) will i see with the new ram?

2X2 GB Corsair Ram 5-5-5-18 (6400)
Versus
DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)

I Really think it would be wiser and tons cheaper to keep my old Ram, But For $50 more it may be worth it. Not to mention ima get 8 GB of it later and speed would probably be a huge factor than (I wont get the Ram upgrade for at least a year as 4 GB is all i need for now).

You guys have been alot of help, Thanks
 
That is true but Like I said in 2 years if you get an AM3 board and DDR3 RAM you will be able to just drop in a new CPU and you would be good. AMD isnt like intel where they change their socket with every new CPU so getting the AM3 and DDR3 is really the best wisest upgrade you can do. And 8GB of RAM for most systems is absolutely pointless and will give no extra performance right now 4 GB is the sweet spot for RAM. Also the cost of DDR2 is actually about the same as DDR3 if not a little more expensive. Its like this spend now and save later.
 
ddr3 is the future, if you wanna do it, do it, and don't look back, want an xtra reason, ddr2 is 1.8v ddr3 is 1.5v, lower electricity bill, and the polar bears get to float on their melting icebergs for a little longer, one brand even has ultra low voltage ddr3 at 1.35 volts, so its open season
 
1055T costs about the same as i5-750 here in NZ. I would be really interested in getting one if it performs on par with 3.6GHz OCed i5-750 at its maximum OC with stock voltage. However, I doubt 1055T will be a good OCer as it is not a BLACK and AMD CPUs having much lower OCing headroom these days.
 
You guys are right, So that Previous Mobo/Ram is what im getting, and a X6 Thuban if i can get my hands on one for less than $230 and in a week.

Now for the last Question, When will Newegg.com Have Phenom X6 on their site for Sell.
 
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