AMD Phenom 9850 = YES or NO

kr00lplatinum · 01-09-2008, 08:44 AM

Hello everyone,

I've been looking at the AMD Phenom 9850 2.5ghz for some time now and I'm not sure if I should upgrade or not. Currently I am using an AMD X2 5600+ clocked at 2.8ghz. All I really do is play PC Games such as "The Orange Box" and other new titles (SPORE).

When I'm not using my computer I allow World Community Grid to use my processor for their research. This is where I see the largest benefit.

I'm also torn between the clock speeds. Would it be a smart decision to go from 2.8ghz to only 2.5ghz? I'm sure I could OC it though.

So what do you think I should do, upgrade or not? Please don't tell me to go with Intel as It is not an option.

System Specs:
AMD Athlon 64 x2 5600+ 2.8ghz
ASUS M2N SLI Deluxe Motherboard
4gigs of DDR2 4-4-4-12
ZOTAC ZT-88TES3P-FCP GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0
10,000 RPM Western Digital Raptor 150gigs
OS: Vista 32bit Ultimate and Ubuntu 8.04

scorps65 · 01-09-2008, 04:26 PM

Your motherboard doesn't support Phenom CPU's. If you wanted to upgrade you'd have to buy a new motherboard that supports AM2+ sockets.
With that said, it isn't worth the upgrade. Your OC'd Athlon is good enough.

kr00lplatinum · 01-09-2008, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scorps65

Your motherboard doesn't support Phenom CPU's. If you wanted to upgrade you'd have to buy a new motherboard that supports AM2+ sockets.
With that said, it isn't worth the upgrade. Your OC'd Athlon is good enough.

What are you talking about?!

Look: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

- M2N-SLI Deluxe
- AMD Live!™ Ready
- Support AMD Socket AM2+/AM2 CPU
- AMD Live™Ready!
- NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI Technology
- Advanced Thermal Design: Heat-pipe Thermal solution
- Dual channel DDR2 800
- ASUS Crystal Sound:
ASUS Array Mic
Noise Filter

scorps65 · 01-09-2008, 07:02 PM

Darn, my apologies.
I could have sworn AM2 wasn't there previously

.
I checked it over here: Newegg.com - ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards
And why doesn't newegg add Phenom to the "CPU Type" category! Newegg... you just made me look bad

.

In that case, the Phenom is definitely worth the purchase in my opinion. It's a Quad-Core compared to your Dual-Core and has a bigger L2 and L3 cache size. Its basically faster.

Anyone else think differently?

Matt Bachand · 02-09-2008, 01:13 AM

Absolutley worth the upgrade. 9550 might be better bang for your buck atm.

01-09-2008, 08:44 AM	#1 (permalink) Top
kr00lplatinum Geek Trainee Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2 Status: Offline	AMD Phenom 9850 = YES or NO Hello everyone, I've been looking at the AMD Phenom 9850 2.5ghz for some time now and I'm not sure if I should upgrade or not. Currently I am using an AMD X2 5600+ clocked at 2.8ghz. All I really do is play PC Games such as "The Orange Box" and other new titles (SPORE). When I'm not using my computer I allow World Community Grid to use my processor for their research. This is where I see the largest benefit. I'm also torn between the clock speeds. Would it be a smart decision to go from 2.8ghz to only 2.5ghz? I'm sure I could OC it though. So what do you think I should do, upgrade or not? Please don't tell me to go with Intel as It is not an option. System Specs: AMD Athlon 64 x2 5600+ 2.8ghz ASUS M2N SLI Deluxe Motherboard 4gigs of DDR2 4-4-4-12 ZOTAC ZT-88TES3P-FCP GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 10,000 RPM Western Digital Raptor 150gigs OS: Vista 32bit Ultimate and Ubuntu 8.04

01-09-2008, 04:26 PM	#2 (permalink) Top
scorps65 Mega Geek Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 20 Male Posts: 375 Times Helpful: 22 My Mood: Psychadelic Status: Offline My Computer	Your motherboard doesn't support Phenom CPU's. If you wanted to upgrade you'd have to buy a new motherboard that supports AM2+ sockets. With that said, it isn't worth the upgrade. Your OC'd Athlon is good enough. __________________

01-09-2008, 07:02 PM	#4 (permalink) Top
scorps65 Mega Geek Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 20 Male Posts: 375 Times Helpful: 22 My Mood: Psychadelic Status: Offline My Computer	Darn, my apologies. I could have sworn AM2 wasn't there previously . I checked it over here: Newegg.com - ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards And why doesn't newegg add Phenom to the "CPU Type" category! Newegg... you just made me look bad . In that case, the Phenom is definitely worth the purchase in my opinion. It's a Quad-Core compared to your Dual-Core and has a bigger L2 and L3 cache size. Its basically faster. Anyone else think differently? __________________

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