Phenom II X4 VS Phenom II X6 VS FX-6100 Vs FX-4100

[argueta789]

ASUS M5A97 AM3+
700w ModXstream Oc-z
8 gb ddr3 1600
hyper212 coolermaster
surfing,gaming,music
19" monitor
which one is the best out of the 4?
looking to overclock:yes

 

[buzznut]

Well, for gaming its hard to go wrong with the X4 955. It's a nice price and overclocks decent.
Folks are recommending the 960T which is here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103995

It looks pretty good and a nice price too. Its 95 W and appears to OC well also.

As far as BD is concerned, I am currently waiting until the next iteration comes out, sometime in the new year. They aren't awful processors, but they also don't give any gains for gaming that justify additional expense.

The X6 is also a bit high priced for gaming, again you'll get the same level of performance from a less expensive CPU.

 

[argueta789]

so between the 955 and the 960 ? what would u go with , i can get the 955 for 10 cheaper

 

[loneninja]

The 960T is a Phenom II X6 with 2 cores disabled, I would go with that if your interested in trying to unlock the other 2 cores and making it an X6. If you intend to leave it a quad core, than there probably isn't a reason to buy it over the 955.

 

[argueta789]

shoot , i cant find the 960t on any canadian site

 

[buzznut]

shoot , i cant find the 960t on any canadian site

That's ok, the benefit would be 95W vs 125 W for the 955 but I wouldn't sweat it.