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quad core now or wait

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  • 29-07-2009 2:12pm
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    elpresdentde
    Registered Users Posts: 143 ✭✭


    i have a amd x2 6000 and its still fairly good but is it worth upgrading to a quad core for gaming

    would i notice a big difference in games or should i wait till amd bring out a 8 core.


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    Blazer
    Registered Users Posts: 17,435 ✭✭✭✭Blazer


    There's about 5 games really that only support quad-cores if even that.
    Stick with what you have. Will do you for quite a while really.


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    elpresdentde
    Registered Users Posts: 143 ✭✭elpresdentde


    iv started playing arma 2 and its so so hard on my system that im thinking something like a pheomon 2 940 might be worth the upgrade but the 965 is out next week so i might hang on for that. hardwareversand.de seems to have the best prices but charge 30 euro to ship here so its not worth it for a cpu.


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    uberpixie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,864 ✭✭✭uberpixie


    elpresdentde wrote: »
    iv started playing arma 2 and its so so hard on my system that im thinking something like a pheomon 2 940 might be worth the upgrade but the 965 is out next week so i might hang on for that. hardwareversand.de seems to have the best prices but charge 30 euro to ship here so its not worth it for a cpu.

    If you are playing Arma2 then you are def going quad.


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    Solitaire
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 18,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭Solitaire


    Bear in mind that not all older AM2 mobos have support for AM2+/AM3 Phenom2s.

    If you want to go quad give us all your system specs so we can see if there's anything reuseable in your current system :)


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