Oc Phenom II X2 555 or Phenom X6 1100T?

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Oc Phenom II X2 555 or Phenom X6 1100T?

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

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

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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
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Here's a good place to start.
http://www.frostytech.com/

AMD Heatsinks by Temp and Noise.
http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm
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thanks for ur advice
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