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Cyrel
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Hey guys, I got an old AMD Phenom II x4 925. OC'd to 3.5 GHz from 2.8 GHz, without any problems.

 

I was wondering if it's worth getting an Intel, also upgrade to DDR4 (rip budget) - i5 6600k, ASUS Z170 - some 2x8 16 GB DDR4 RAM

 

or, go with budget and get a FX-something CPU and OC it? I got a case that runs really, really cool.

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6600K or better yet, get a 4790K

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If it's working without issues for you, then you probably don't need to upgrade.

 

If you do though, go with Intel.

 

I had this friend who bought an AMD processor once...

I went to go search for his house on Google Maps, and this is all I saw at his address..

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Intel will be much better.

It will cost more, but there isn't any amd CPU that could compare with i5 6600k performance.

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Dis gonna be gud 

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At the moment, AMD has nothing good to offer. That might change soon though with ZEN (hopefully). 

 

If you are in need for an upgrade right now, Intel is the go-to.

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12 minutes ago, Cyrel said:

Hey guys, I got an old AMD Phenom II x4 925. OC'd to 3.5 GHz from 2.8 GHz, without any problems.

 

I was wondering if it's worth getting an Intel, also upgrade to DDR4 (rip budget) - i5 6600k, ASUS Z170 - some 2x8 16 GB DDR4 RAM

 

or, go with budget and get a FX-something CPU and OC it? I got a case that runs really, really cool.

If you can afford it, Intel. The 6600K (or 6500, or 6400, basically any i5) will kill any FX CPU in gaming workloads.

Project White Lightning (My ITX Gaming PC): Core i5-4690K | CRYORIG H5 Ultimate | ASUS Maximus VII Impact | HyperX Savage 2x8GB DDR3 | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | WD Black 1TB | Sapphire RX 480 8GB NITRO+ OC | Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX | Corsair AX760 | LG 29UM67 | CM Storm Quickfire Ultimate | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | HyperX Cloud II | Logitech Z333

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Other systems I've built:

Core i3-6100 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI H110M ECO | Corsair Vengeance LPX 1x8GB DDR4  | ADATA SP550 120GB | Seagate 500GB | EVGA ACX 2.0 GTX 1050 Ti | Fractal Design Core 1500 | Corsair CX450M

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I am not a professional. I am not an expert. I am just a smartass. Don't try and blame me if you break something when acting upon my advice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...why are you still reading this?

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As long as you are not on a budget I would go for Intel over AMD anyday.

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Intel. The best quadcore amd cpu i think is fx 4350. Which has only half the performance of intel 6600.

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23 minutes ago, xgn said:

Intel. The best quadcore amd cpu i think is fx 4350. Which has only half the performance of intel 6600.

The i5-6600, not the classic Core 2 Quad Q6600. But the FX 4350 doesn't beat the Q6600 by much I'm sure.

Main Gaming Rig:

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Core i7-4770, Cryorig M9i Cooler, ASUS B85M GAMER, 8GB HyperX Fury Red 2x4GB 1866MHz, KFA2 GTX 970 Infin8 Black Edition "4GB", 1TB Seagate SSHD, 256GB Crucial m4 SSD, 60GB Corsair SSD for Kerbal and game servers, Thermaltake Core V21 Case, EVGA SuperNOVA 650W G2.

Secondary PC:

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i5-2500k OCed, Raijintek Themis, Intel Z77GA-70K, 8GB HyperX Genesis in grey, GTX 750 Ti, Gamemax Falcon case.

 

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