Phenom X4 9950 -> Phenom II X6 1055T?

[frontier204]

Hi all,

Would upgrading my main desktop (see "My System Specs") from a Phenom X4 9950 to a Phenom 1055T give me a noticeable boost for CPU-related tasks?

I'm mainly into gaming (I have the strange urge to get games with the intent of bringing down my rig e.g. Supreme Commander, Crysis, will get Crysis 2 if it doesn't have a stupid DRM scheme), programming and virtual machines. The programs I use right now are generally optimized for less than 3 threads (hopefully that will change), so I want better single-threaded performance as well as multi thread. Will the 1055T deliver in that respect as well? (any "unused" cores will be used for Folding / Rosetta)

I'm running a DDR2-800 RAM but I hear that doesn't make much of a difference. If I upgrade to Phenom II, I also intend to OC *almost* to the point of killing my motherboard's 4+1 VRM.

If anyone has made an upgrade from an older quad to this CPU or similar, let me know if it's been a worthwhile upgrade.

Thanks

[_dangtx_]

Asus M3A78-T












yes. you should notice a clock per clock increase. especially if youre clocking that guy pas 3.5 gigers.

your boards not that bad. lookie lookie.

make sure to update bios BEFORE you slap it in

[Bond007]

You will see a difference in CPU related tasks, but I don't think it will make much of a change in games.

[_dangtx_]

actually from the early reviews i think even there it made a difference.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...0,2114-19.html


but if you cranck it 1920 or past it wont make that much of a difference. i think

[grinder]

Originally Posted by Bond007

You will see a difference in CPU related tasks, but I don't think it will make much of a change in games.

there will be a massive difference in gaming. When i upgraded from a 9550 to a Phenom II 940 the difference was night and day. I don't know how good the 6 core gen of Phenom's are... but you have no-where to go but up from that 9xxx series phenom =P... and i mean WAY up!

[Bond007]

Originally Posted by _dangtx_

actually from the early reviews i think even there it made a difference.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...0,2114-19.html

I stand corrected. I knew the original Phenoms were underwhelming in performance, but I figured they would have been fine for gaming. Learned something new today.

[frontier204]

Thanks for the replies. I've hated my decision to get the Phenom 9950 three weeks before the Phenom II 940 was released, so hopefully I won't be CPU-bound on everything with the upgrade :)

[_dangtx_]

well, if youve waited this long, maybe wait for the 95 watter versions? cooler running, less power hungry, perhaps better clockers due to better thermals? :)

Originally Posted by Bond007

I stand corrected. I knew the original Phenoms were underwhelming in performance, but I figured they would have been fine for gaming. Learned something new today.

well the phenom II catched up to core2duo/quad so the difference is not earth shattering but 20 percent or so is good to have.