Just want to find out if its a better option to upgrade my cpu from a dual core to a quad core on a Am2+ mobo or go and upgrade to a Am3 system and better performance and which will be a cheaper option
Just remember to factor in that you may be able to re-use things like PSU, GPU, possibly RAM from your current system (and of course monitor, keyboard, mouse... etc). This will quite often make a motherboard and CPU upgrade the better option.
Mobo: ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 AMD870 AM3 DDR3 USB3 SATA3 PCI-E CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 3.4GHz Socket AM3 RAM: Corsair CMX4GX3M2A1600C8 2x2GB DDR3-1600 CL8
The above can be had for $550 through http://www.computerlounge.co.nz/ That might be pushing your budget a little though. And, like I said, I'm not really up with the play with AMD stuff, so those component combinations were a complete guess.
Unless you're dead set on amd id have a look at some of the Intel sandy bridge cpu's and motherboards. youll probably end up spending a bit more but it should be worth it in terms of performance. I myself am looking at building a fairly cheap Intel based gaming system in several weeks :)
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im thinking of doing this setup would it be worth it ASRock 870 Extreme3 Socket AM3 AMD 870 + SB850 DDR3 1800 USB3.0 SATA3 Quad CrossFireX Ready 1394 Raid 0 1 5 10 And 8 CH HD Audio
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AMD Phenom II X4 955 - Quad Core 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Black Edition Cooler Master AM3/AM2(Up to 65W) 25.17dBA Tool free clip Active cooling solution for desktop PC for AMD Sempron/Athlon II X(all series)/Phenom II X(all series) - LIMITED STOCK ONLY - KINGSTON HyperX 4GB Kit 1600MHz CL9 kit (2x2GB) DDR3 NonECC DIMM XMP Blu
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