Hardware upgrade

03-23-2010, 06:11 AM

Hi,

I bought my pc about a year ago and have been playing Battlefield Bad Company 2 with about 25 fps in high mode.

Motherboard: AS Rock K10N78hSLI-GLAN
Processor: 3.27 gigahertz AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+
GPU: nvidea 9800 gtx

And was looking at buying this new cpu: AMD Athlon II X4 620 Socket AM3.

I have 2 questions...
1) Will the above processor be compatible with my current motherboard ?
2) Will the new CPU give me more of a performance upgrade ?

I appreciate any help that you guys can give.

Many Thanks,
George

03-23-2010, 06:17 AM

Or basically what is the best cpu I can get that is compatible :P

03-23-2010, 06:20 AM

Investing in a better GPU will yield more significant results than a faster CPU, I think.

Moose Muscles · 03-23-2010, 06:33 AM

my initial response is no.

I dont think that will be an upgrade because the athlon II series, especially the 620 does lack L3 cache but it also has 2 more cores.

I just dont know if the additional cores pro will outweigh the lack of L3 con. Good question though...

I've heard you can overclock the 620 to hell n back though on air, so you can potentially end up with a mean quad core for a 100 bucks.

and according to this page, if that mobo model is right, you can handle up to am3 processors, probably just need a bios update.

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.as...10N78hSLI-GLAN

good luck

Moose Muscles · 03-23-2010, 06:39 AM

of course for 39 dollars more you can get this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103656

this is personally what I was going to get until the rumors of the amd hex core surfaced (I'm holding out from upgrading for the hex core)

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...717&CatId=1946

03-23-2010, 06:40 AM

Great thanks guys.

I have just been looking around and I think I will invest in the:
AMD Quad Core Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 3.4GHz Socket AM3 - Retail

Should give me a bit more juice and should hopefully up my performance.

03-23-2010, 06:41 AM

Here is the link: http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/p...DZ965FBGI.html

juliom · 03-23-2010, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ggeorgiou209

Great thanks guys.

I have just been looking around and I think I will invest in the:
AMD Quad Core Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 3.4GHz Socket AM3 - Retail

Should give me a bit more juice and should hopefully up my performance.

The new CPU will give you quite a nice performance boost. Don't know how your 9800GTX handles the game, though.

03-23-2010, 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by juliom

The new CPU will give you quite a nice performance boost. Don't know how your 9800GTX handles the game, though.

Bah my motherboard dont seem to support that cpu

http://www.asrock.com/mb/download.as...LAN&o=All#bios

juliom · 03-23-2010, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ggeorgiou209

Bah my motherboard dont seem to support that cpu

http://www.asrock.com/mb/download.as...LAN&o=All#bios

Seems not, but you can still get a Phenom II X4 925 or a X3 720 and you would still get a very nice performance boost

And you board supports them.

03-23-2010, 08:32 AM

Yeah I know, not the best quad core but I have just bought the Phenom II X4 925.

Thanks for all the help guys. +rep to all ya!

YahooElite · 03-23-2010, 09:03 AM

9800GTX/9800GTX+ handles games VERY well, so best thing would be a decent CPU upgrade and perhaps a better motherboard if pricing allows it..

03-23-2010, 06:11 AM	#1
ggeorgiou209 Guest Posts: n/a	Hardware upgrade Hi, I bought my pc about a year ago and have been playing Battlefield Bad Company 2 with about 25 fps in high mode. Motherboard: AS Rock K10N78hSLI-GLAN Processor: 3.27 gigahertz AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ GPU: nvidea 9800 gtx And was looking at buying this new cpu: AMD Athlon II X4 620 Socket AM3. I have 2 questions... 1) Will the above processor be compatible with my current motherboard ? 2) Will the new CPU give me more of a performance upgrade ? I appreciate any help that you guys can give. Many Thanks, George

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03-23-2010, 06:17 AM	#2
ggeorgiou209 Guest Posts: n/a	Or basically what is the best cpu I can get that is compatible :P

03-23-2010, 06:20 AM	#3
Kalidian Guest Posts: n/a	Investing in a better GPU will yield more significant results than a faster CPU, I think.

03-23-2010, 06:33 AM	#4
Moose Muscles Banned Join Date: Apr 2009 Reputation: 21 Posts: 628	my initial response is no. I dont think that will be an upgrade because the athlon II series, especially the 620 does lack L3 cache but it also has 2 more cores. I just dont know if the additional cores pro will outweigh the lack of L3 con. Good question though... I've heard you can overclock the 620 to hell n back though on air, so you can potentially end up with a mean quad core for a 100 bucks. and according to this page, if that mobo model is right, you can handle up to am3 processors, probably just need a bios update. http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.as...10N78hSLI-GLAN good luck

03-23-2010, 06:39 AM	#5
Moose Muscles Banned Join Date: Apr 2009 Reputation: 21 Posts: 628	of course for 39 dollars more you can get this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103656 this is personally what I was going to get until the rumors of the amd hex core surfaced (I'm holding out from upgrading for the hex core) http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...717&CatId=1946

03-23-2010, 06:40 AM	#6
ggeorgiou209 Guest Posts: n/a	Great thanks guys. I have just been looking around and I think I will invest in the: AMD Quad Core Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 3.4GHz Socket AM3 - Retail Should give me a bit more juice and should hopefully up my performance.

03-23-2010, 06:41 AM	#7
ggeorgiou209 Guest Posts: n/a	Here is the link: http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/p...DZ965FBGI.html

03-23-2010, 08:32 AM	#11
ggeorgiou209 Guest Posts: n/a	Yeah I know, not the best quad core but I have just bought the Phenom II X4 925. Thanks for all the help guys. +rep to all ya!

03-23-2010, 09:03 AM	#12
YahooElite Join Date: Nov 2008 Reputation: 782 Posts: 6,954	9800GTX/9800GTX+ handles games VERY well, so best thing would be a decent CPU upgrade and perhaps a better motherboard if pricing allows it..