Which AMD CPU to purchase?

[alex_ferguson]

Hi,
I want to purchase an AMD processor for about $125-$130 tops. I will pair this with an ASUS AM3 970 Evo motherboard and 8gb of Corsair DDR3 memory.
The current choices online or at a local Microcenter store are -
1. AMD Phenom II x4 965BE - $99
2. AMD Phenom II x6 1045T - $99
3. AMD FX 6100 Black Edition - $119

Please also note that i can wait a month or so if a new CPU from AMD is around the corner.

My usage is normal browsing and light gaming.

Thanks in advance!

 

[alex_ferguson]

Thanks for all the feedback guys! I purchased the 965BE and a new ASUS m5a970 EVo motherboard. The bios detects everything correctly and the windows logo comes on and after about 5 seconds the system restarts. The CPU light and the Memory light (red) flash and then the computer restarts.
What could be wrong?
I checked my 8gb (2x4gb) CORSAIR Vengeance memory is ok (used mem ok) switch, the video card is a Gigabyte 6670 and that is fine too.

Please advise.

 

[rds1220]

I really don't like the mem ok switches on motherboards, I just don't trust them. I still try one stick at a time and see if it still has a problem. Also make sure the RAM is fully seated and the clips are locked.

 

[Viking2121]

I'm not sure if you are familiar with bois, But if you can boot into the bios and search fro somthing like "Storage" "Sata Configuration" and set it to IDE Mode. Some of them Asus boards default to AHCI Mode and some HDD's just don't like the setting. Save and restart and see if you can boot into windows.

I don't think its RAM Related, Usually that will blue screen if a stick or dimm is bad..

 

[alex_ferguson]

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