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  1. April 23rd, 2010, 05:12 AM #1
    Yoda11
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    6 core or 4 core

     
    Im buying my computer in about a week and now a 6 core cpu has come out in Australia and it costs $90 less then a quad core I7 930 that Im going to buy atm and im wondering what to go with cos im not sure about the 6 core mainly because no games use 6 core yet Im pretty sure, and its $90 cheaper :S theres gotta be something bad about to to be selling for that much.

    What would you guys go for?

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    AMD Phenom II X6 1055T

    AMD Phenom II X6 1055T [HDT55TFBGRBOX] - $269.00 : PC Case Gear
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  2. April 23rd, 2010, 02:53 PM #2
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    I'd go with the X6.

    eventually that is what i've been leaning towards as my future upgrade path for about the last year now, and it still holds for me.
    won't need it for another year or two myself, but that's my vote for you.
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  3. April 23rd, 2010, 04:32 PM #3
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    Oh Wow, didn't realize they'd be so cheap, and since its AUS dollars, should be even less for us over here...

    might have to rethink my 2nd build down the road sometime for one of these... at $1000+ for an Intel six core, little beyond my budget range LOL.

    would come in so handy for 3D rendering.
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  4. April 23rd, 2010, 04:51 PM #4
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    Listed on Amazon now AMD Phenom II X6 $222.29

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  5. April 23rd, 2010, 04:57 PM #5
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    I haven't seen any benchmarks for the new 6 core AMD systems. I'd wait for those before deciding on a purchase.
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  6. April 23rd, 2010, 07:05 PM #6
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    Alright Ill most likely buy the 6 core, But ill wait for some bench marks.

    thanks for your help
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  7. April 24th, 2010, 06:25 AM #7
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    Tom's Hardware has done some interesting benchmarks here:
    How many cores do you need?

    Experiment: Comparing Four Quad-Core Architectures At 2.8 GHz
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  8. April 28th, 2010, 12:03 AM #8
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    A bunch of reviews came out today!

    AMD's 3.2GHz hexacore Phenom II X6 1090T comes out for a review roundup -- Engadget
    boo!
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    IMO it just shows most of what we already know. More cores doesn't mean much unless you are running heavily threaded applications that can utilize them. But dang at the price they are pushing these things out its hard not to want one

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