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Oc Phenom II X2 555 or Phenom X6 1100T?

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 7:19 pm
by xtion kamen
need help. my rig is Phenom x2 555 (successfully unlocked the 3rd & 4th core) , m4a785 td v-evo, kingston 2x2 ddr3 1333 cl9, gigabyte superb 720w. hd5850..
is it worth to upgrade to x6 1100t? or should i unlock and oc the x2 and wait for the piledriver?
tq

Re: Oc Phenom II X2 555 or Phenom X6 1100T?

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:38 pm
by Major_A
What are you using the computer for? Is there anything you are running that would use more cores? I'd say keep what you got. If you can unlock the extra cores and overclock it then there isn't much difference between a Phenom II X4 and a Phenom II X6.

Re: Oc Phenom II X2 555 or Phenom X6 1100T?

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:45 pm
by xtion kamen
i use it for gaming........could u please suggest me the air cooler? currently i'm using cm hyper 212.....sometime temperature would reach over 60c in full load......my case is cm690 ii... sorry 4 bad english

Re: Oc Phenom II X2 555 or Phenom X6 1100T?

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:31 am
by Major_A
Here's a good place to start.
http://www.frostytech.com/

AMD Heatsinks by Temp and Noise.
http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

Re: Oc Phenom II X2 555 or Phenom X6 1100T?

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 6:07 pm
by xtion kamen
thanks for ur advice