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Jmac · 02-20-2010, 05:31 PM

Dual core is a waste of money ...

If you already have an AMD AM2 board, check to see if there is a BIOS upgrade to support AM3 CPUs ... If you do, an AM3 Quad Core is the obvious choice ...

If you need a new motherboard, CPU, and memory and have around $350 to spend, I'd probably go w/ an 4GB DDR3 (~$100), an AMD Quad Core (~$150, Phenom 945), and an AM3 motherboard ($100).

02-20-2010, 05:31 PM	#2
Jmac Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Duncan, BC Posts: 10,128 Thanked 5,568 Times in 2,107 Posts Failed 231 Times in 90 Posts	Dual core is a waste of money ... If you already have an AMD AM2 board, check to see if there is a BIOS upgrade to support AM3 CPUs ... If you do, an AM3 Quad Core is the obvious choice ... If you need a new motherboard, CPU, and memory and have around $350 to spend, I'd probably go w/ an 4GB DDR3 (~$100), an AMD Quad Core (~$150, Phenom 945), and an AM3 motherboard ($100).