I have an MSI K9SLi Olatinum Motherboard with all the latest updates including the Bios, plus an AMD4600+Dual core CPU and 4GB PC6400 800Mhz Ram with 800GB of Hard Drive Space most of which is free plus an XFX GeForce 7950 Graphics Card with 512 DDR3 Memory and Realtrek Audio. Will it be worth upgrading to an AMD CPU AM2 Athlon 64 Dual Core FX62 Retail Box inc. Fan Socket AM2 (3yr Manufacturers Warranty) CPU and would I see a Big Performance Difference from my current Processor as I want to install Vista when it is released at the best possible speed.
2007-01-16 03:23:11 · 4 answers · asked by joe11112222002 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
I can tell you are (as am I) a performance junkie. Don't let your addiction get the better of your wallet ... not for now anyways.
Performance difference will be far from dramatic ... if you have the AM2 (940) CPU socket just wait for te upcoming AMD quad core processors ....
THEN you will see a very dramatic increase in performance.
FYI : I've been using Vista on a 4600+ for 2 months now & it works flawlessly ! Vista is faster by design ...especially the x64 version.
regards,
Philip T
2007-01-16 03:31:04 · answer #1 · answered by Philip T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Athlon 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Socket AM2 Review
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/340
In the review the FX-62, compared to the Athlon 64 X2 4600+ (socket 939, 2.4 GHz, 512 KB L2 memory cache), was about 9% to 20% better.
2007-01-16 04:10:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not worth it buddy, the increase in performance will be barely noticeable. Youve got a good machine already.
2007-01-16 04:03:33 · answer #3 · answered by champer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, its a waste of your money, sure it will run faster, but not much, and NOT WORTH IT!
2007-01-16 03:37:27 · answer #4 · answered by us1tohell 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋