AMD 5000 X2 over Amd 940

[JerryZ]

Hi guys, I currently have the following:

MSI K9N2 Platinum
5000+ x2 3ghz
4 gig corsair xms2
2x 8800 GTS 512mb
Corsair 620 watts

Will the 940 boost my performance by much ? I game alot with my pc .I have a feeling my 5000+ is bottle necking my SLI setup. Should I wait for price drops for 940?
Thanks

[Exmortis]

Hard to say, you get a 3.0 GHz per core 4 core CPU. So if game supports more then 2 cores you will get instant bonus. Most of the newer Phenom II tests used a older Athlon 64 X2 for comparison and in all cases it was a very big upgrade on newer games, all but FEAR if memory serves. Your board is AM2, not AM2+ so you lose a little with the HT not able to ramp up, but not sure what this will translate into for actual performance loss.

I traded my 6400+ X2 for phenom II 940 and when my new mobo comes in with PSU I will fire it up. I should think if your a FPS gamer (probably are with SLI) you would see a sizable gain in newer multi-core aware games and a small but noticable one in older games. Hard to say wehn price drop will be, I mean its a great deal, latest proc on older board, BIOS only upgrade needed!!!

Check some of the Phenom II reviews, for comparsison, though rememebr they were all done on AM2+ boards I believe. I am on travel or I would linkl the one review I am thinking of with a athlon64 X2 used for comparison, it was what tipped the scales for me. And my 6400+ X2 like you, was starting to show its age. I am hoping dragon age can use 4 cores!!!!

[JerryZ]

thanks alot man

[JerryZ]

Almost forgot my board is am2+ and am3 ready. have a look

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[JD]

Originally Posted by JerryZ

Almost forgot my board is am2+ and am3 ready. have a look

MSI -- MICRO-STAR INT'L CO., LTD.

Just make sure you're running the latest BIOS before you swap CPUs.