From Phenom II 720 to Phenom II 960T

[WojtasRed]

Thanks. But for now, what`s a better choice for gamming; Phenom 965 or Phenom 1045T?

AMD Phenom II X6 1045T

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Phenom+II+X6+1045T

AMD Phenom II X4 965

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Phenom+II+X4+965

[brandonwh64]

Originally Posted by WojtasRed

Thanks. But for now, what`s a better choice for gamming; Phenom 965 or Phenom 1045T?

AMD Phenom II X6 1045T

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Phenom+II+X6+1045T

AMD Phenom II X4 965

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Phenom+II+X4+965

Honestly if you are going to wait then just keep the 720, its a damn good chip.

[Jstn7477]

Just overclock it to 3.4GHz (17*200) and 1.35v to hold you over. Those are the settings my 720BE runs at. If you're feeling adventurous, you can try overclocking your RAM a bit (leave it at 800 but increase the 200MHz base clock) and choose a lower CPU multiplier. No guarantees that your RAM will OC a lot, and you are more likely to encounter stability issues if you overclock that way versus changing the multiplier.

[Dent1]

Originally Posted by WojtasRed

May be, it`s better to change MoBo (to AM3+ socket) and RAM (to DDR3-1600) and after New Year buy a new CPU (for example; FX-6200 or FX-8120 ), huh? Please, suggest me a good and cheap MoBo (with DDR3-1600 and Phenom FX support).

The only benefit the FX 6xxx series is it overclocks to higher frequencies, like 4.5GHz is easy to achieve.

Yes moving from an Phenom II X3 720 to an FX 6xxx would be huge, but moving to a Phenom II X3 720 to an Phenom II X6 would be equally a big jump without the financial burden of changing boards.