AMD Athlon II X4 or Phenom II X2

[pratik03]

Hi,

I want to by processor based on AM3 socket under 5K.

Initially I decided to by AMD Athlon II X4 635 as its fits under my buget perfectly but when I went to hardware shop I came to know that both AMD Athlon II X4 2.9Ghz & Phenom II X2 3.2GHz available at same price.

AMD Athlon II X4 635 -- 4.45k
AMD Phenom II X2 555 -- 4.5k


Now I am really confused between two processors. Which one is better? Shall I go for AMD Phenom II X2 which is successor to Athlon family or stick with four cores of Athlon II X4?

Please help.

Thanks
Pratik

 

[Gaurav Bhattacharjee]

Get the quad-core.

 

[pratik03]

^^ Thanks but Phenom is much more superior chip than the Athlon, isn't it?

 

[Gaurav Bhattacharjee]

^^ Thanks but Isn’t Phenom much more superior chip than the Athlon ?

What's the use of supposed superiority if the Phenom hasn't got extra hands (i.e cores) to do work??

If you really want Phenom II, better get Phenom II X4 955 BE @6.4k AFAIK. Else stick to Athlon II X4 635 or 640. They'll perform better than Phenom II 555.

 

[desiibond]

depends on your usage.

gaming: phenom x2
AV deocing and heavy MT: ahtlon X4

 

[pratik03]

depends on your usage.

gaming: phenom x2
AV deocing and heavy MT: ahtlon X4

I mainly use my PC for AutoCAD Revit & to watch HD movies occasionally.

 

[Gaurav Bhattacharjee]

depends on your usage.

gaming: phenom x2
AV deocing and heavy MT: ahtlon X4

Phenom II X2 will bottleneck any powerful GPU out there. Hardly will allow much eye-candy and horsepower of GPU will be ruined. Also some games today are coded to run on atleast 3 or more cores isn't that so?? Example: Black Ops. Even the patch that was supposed to optimize dual core usage didn't do much good.

Phenom II X4 will be better then.

I mainly use my PC for AutoCAD Revit & to watch HD movies occasionally.

Get quad I still say.

 

[bhushan2k]

@pratik
Add 2k more and get Phenom II x4 955 BE 3.2GHz @6.5k...worth it...much better for gaming + multitasking than athlon x4

btw can u plz mention ur entire system configuration??

 

[Gaurav Bhattacharjee]

@piyush

No Piyush here, mate.

 

[bhushan2k]

i meant pratik.. was reading multiple threads..lol khali fukat piyush famous ho gaya..

 

[pratik03]

@pratik
Add 2k more and get Phenom II x4 955 BE 3.2GHz @6.5k...worth it...much better for gaming + multitasking than athlon x4

btw can u plz mention ur entire system configuration??

I am planning to upgrade my old system

MB:- GA-880GM-UD2H (yet to purchase)
RAM:- Corsair XMS3 twin 2 x 2GB (purchased)
GPU:- will buy in June
PSU:- Cooler Master 550W Extrem (purchased)

 

[saswat23]

Get any quad. Dont get a dual core. P-X4 will be a better choice for 1.5k more.

 

[Gaurav Bhattacharjee]

I am planning to upgrade my old system

MB:- GA-880GM-UD2H (yet to purchase)
RAM:- Corsair XMS3 twin 2 x 2GB (purchased)
GPU:- will buy in June
PSU:- Cooler Master 550W Extreme (purchased)

I don't like the PSU. Better would have been Corsair CX400. But you've already purchased it.

 

[thetechfreak]

MB:- GA-880GM-UD2H (yet to
purchase)

Sorry but I dont think this motherboard is available anywhere.



Btw, voted for the quad. Multi core processing is way of the future!

 

[furious_gamer]

I am planning to upgrade my old system

MB:- GA-880GM-UD2H (yet to purchase)
RAM:- Corsair XMS3 twin 2 x 2GB (purchased)
GPU:- will buy in June
PSU:- Cooler Master 550W Extrem (purchased)

Change the PSU to VX450W @ 3.7k

I guess that mobo is extinct these days. IIRC (or correct me if i am wrong)

For proccy, get X4 instead of PX2. Anyday quad is better than aging DC

 

[pratik03]

@thetechfreak & furious_gamer


I selected this mobo from April PC buying thread, will check availability on Monday.

Meanwhile could you suggest alternative to GA-880GM-UD2H near 4k price tag?

 

[thetechfreak]

Asus M4A78LT-M LE @ Rs.2600

 

[furious_gamer]

ROFL suggesting 780G as alternative for 880. Man, where are u living, i have to see u.

 

[sunny4691]

Hey guys can the current batch of phenom II x2 555BE be unlocked to quad, if not then upto which dated batch were they unlockable

 

[Piyush]

lol
just try to find ASUS 880gtd v-evo or m-evo

if u r going for athlon processor, then u can go for MSI 880 g based mobo

Hey guys can the current batch of phenom II x2 555BE be unlocked to quad, if not then upto which dated batch were they unlockable

they were the first couple of batches
not so sure about now
but why to take risk
go for a quad core cpu instead