Phenom x4 9950 uprgrade

[ultimadwarf]

Hi, I'm looking to upgrade to a AMD Phenom x4 9950 as I've found a cheep one on ebay.

My Mobo socket is AM2 and just wondering if there is anything better that will fit it?

I currently have a Athlon x2 64 6000+ ( Old I know ).

On ebay I've found one for £40, is it worth it?

I want it to last me atleast a few months until I can afford a bigger PC upgrade since ATM I can't afford anything else

 

[das_stig]

Not much differencein horse power, except Phenom has two extra cores, but £40 would extend the life of your system.

Also note your cooler will nee d to be changed, if stock AMD.

 

[ultimadwarf]

Not much differencein horse power, except Phenom has two extra cores, but £40 would extend the life of your system.

Also note your cooler will nee d to be changed, if stock AMD.

I have this cooler http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/scythe-cpu-cooler-scsk1100

Would it be good enough?

 

[logainofhades]

What model is your current board?

 

[ultimadwarf]

I'm sure this is the one I have http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M3A/

( I think it is because the color, ram slot colors, Pci/Pcie slots and sata slots are in the same places/same colors as mine, sorry if it's not much help )

 

[logainofhades]

There should be a model number somewhere on the board. Looking at that link, it would be by the ram slots if it is the same board. If it is the same board, a 9950 won't work. To be perfectly honest, I wouldn't go and stick any money into such an old machine. Even a lowly haswell pentium G would be faster than a Phenom x4.

 

[ultimadwarf]

There should be a model number somewhere on the board. Looking at that link, it would be by the ram slots if it is the same board. If it is the same board, a 9950 won't work. To be perfectly honest, I wouldn't go and stick any money into such an old machine. Even a lowly haswell pentium G would be faster than a Phenom x4.

I know it's old but I can't really afford much else. Buying new Mobo/CPU/RAM is way too costy for me atm atleast

 

[logainofhades]

How much can you actually afford?

 

[ultimadwarf]

Not much, maybe £60 max atm

 

[logainofhades]

Save up some more and get this to start. Buying the Phenom would be a waste of money.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Pentium G3420 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor (£46.82 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£32.17 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Value 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£37.81 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £116.80
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-13 17:52 GMT+0000)

 

[sora]

Not much differencein horse power, except Phenom has two extra cores, but £40 would extend the life of your system.

Also note your cooler will nee d to be changed, if stock AMD.

Horsepower? hehe

I suggest saving up but if you absolutely need to upgrade go for it!