from Phenom 955 to core i5 750

legends84 · Dec 23, 2009, 04:09 PM

hello..i need some advice please.

there's a friend of mine who had amd phenom 2 955 PC and intend to change and bought a core i5 750 pc.

is it worth it to change from PHII 955 to i5 750?

i need to give him some advice before he change his mind changing to i5 750..
just want to know whether if it worth.. any ideas?

thanks.. much respect.

his specs are:
AMD Phenom II 955
Asus Crosshair 3
4gb Corsair DDR3 1333
Asus GTX295

HalfAHertz · Dec 23, 2009, 04:36 PM

Seems like a waste of $$ to me. He should go for something with HT at least

JrRacinFan · Dec 23, 2009, 04:44 PM

I agree, not worth it IMO.

kenkickr · Dec 23, 2009, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by legends84

his specs are:
AMD Phenom II 955
Asus Crosshair 3
4gb Corsair DDR3 1333
Asus GTX295

That's actually a pretty damn good AMD system he has there and going to a i5 isn't going to do much accept take more money.

legends84 · Dec 23, 2009, 04:55 PM

thanks guys.. i'll advice him later..

Kei · Dec 23, 2009, 04:56 PM

I also agree it's not worth it.

Kei

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legends84 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jitra, Malaysia Posts: 239 (0.15/day) Thanks: 105 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts System Specs	from Phenom 955 to core i5 750 hello..i need some advice please. there's a friend of mine who had amd phenom 2 955 PC and intend to change and bought a core i5 750 pc. is it worth it to change from PHII 955 to i5 750? i need to give him some advice before he change his mind changing to i5 750.. just want to know whether if it worth.. any ideas? thanks.. much respect. his specs are: AMD Phenom II 955 Asus Crosshair 3 4gb Corsair DDR3 1333 Asus GTX295

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Dec 23, 2009, 04:36 PM	#2
HalfAHertz Join Date: May 2009 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,750 (1.16/day) Thanks: 376 Thanked 351 Times in 253 Posts System Specs	Seems like a waste of $$ to me. He should go for something with HT at least __________________ smile or the devil will get in your head and sing karaoke forever... Last edited by HalfAHertz; Dec 23, 2009 at 08:08 PM.

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Dec 23, 2009, 04:44 PM	#3
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Dec 23, 2009, 04:55 PM	#5
legends84 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jitra, Malaysia Posts: 239 (0.15/day) Thanks: 105 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts System Specs	thanks guys.. i'll advice him later..

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