What would be a good CPU upgrade for me?

Marty9231

Marty9231

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Hi,

Recently I've been getting more and more unsatisfied with my processors speed. I've decided to upgrade it, but I can't really find out what would be the best upgrade.

I am using a M4N78SE motherboard, so AMD processors are needed. I already have a good cpu cooler, so that is of no concern. I was considering to buy either the Phenom II 1050T or 1075T, but lots of people said that if you primarily use it for gaming/surfing, it wouldn't be much of an upgrade (I have my doubts about it though).
Also I've seen benchmarks of the new AMD FX-series and they all seemed to have a worse price-performance ration than the Phenom II series.

My price range is about 120-150€, so if anyone has any advice/suggestions, that would be great.

sub-question: I was wondering if I needed to buy a new power supply together with the new cpu. I'm currently using a 550W PSU and everything (See system-spec list, plus USB mouse/keyboard/headset) works without any problems whatsoever. AMD's hexacore cpu's use (30W) more power, so do I need to get a new one?

Marty
 
Personally speaking, I'm an AMD Fanboy. Athlon II x3 would be a good upgrade for you, ans is well within your budget. You wouldn't need all six cores at the moment, since only a handful of programs use all those cores, and by the time such programs go mainstream, there may have been released even better CPU's. So that one can serve your purpose well enough, and won't drain your savings either.
Hope this helps.
Marnomancer.
 
@cliffordcooley - Allright, do you happen to know if most new games support hexacores? Also, that list is empty for me, no matter how often I refresh/reload the page...
 
You should probably clear your cache on your browser to see the list.

M4N78 SE The following table shows the supported CPUs for this motherboard
CPU Since PCB Since BIOS Note
Athlon 64 LE-1600+ (DH),1M,rev.F3,45W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon 64 LE-1620+ (DH),1M,rev.F3,45W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon 64 LE-1640+ (DH),1M,rev.F3,45W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon 64 LE-1640+ (DP),512K,rev.G2,45W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon 64 LE-1660+ (DP),512K,rev.G2,45W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon 64 X2 3600+ (DD),1MB,65W,rev.G,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (CU),512Kx2,65W,rev.F2,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon 64 X2 4000+ (DD),1MB,rev.G,65W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon 64 X2 4200+ (DD),512Kx2,rev.G1,65W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon 64 X2 4200+ (DO),512Kx2,rev.G2,65W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon 64 X2 4400+ (DD),1MB,rev.G,65W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon 64 X2 4400+ (DO),1MB,rev.G2,65W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon 64 X2 4400+ (DU),1MB,rev.G2,65W,SocketAM2,ADO4400IAA5DU 1.01G
0207

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ (DO),1M,rev.G2,65W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon 64 X2 4800+ (DD),1MB,rev.G,65W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon 64 X2 4800+ (DO),1MB,rev.G2,65W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (DD),1MB,rev.G,65W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (DO),1MB,rev.G2,65W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (DS),1MB,rev.G2,65W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon 64 X2 5200+ (DD),1MB,rev.G,65W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon 64 X2 5200+ (DO),1MB,rev.G2,65W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon 64 X2 5400+ (DS),1M,rev.G2,65W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ (CZ),2MB,rev.F3,89W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ (DO),2MB,rev.G2,89W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon 64 X2 5800+ (DO),2MB,rev.G2,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon 64 X2 6000+ (CZ),2MB,rev.F3,125W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon 64 X2 6000+ (CZ),2MB,rev.F3,89W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon 64 X2 6000+ (DO),1MB,rev.G2,89W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon 64 X2 6400+ (CZ),2MB,rev.F3,125W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon 64 X2 6500+ ,2.3GHz,1MB,rev.B3,AD6500WCJ2BGH,95W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon IIX2 215(ADX215OCK22GQ),2.7GHz,512KB,rev.C2,65W,SocketAM3 1.01G
0914

Athlon IIX2 235e(AD235EHDK23GQ),2.7GHz,1MB,rev.C2,45W,SocketAM3 1.01G
0911

Athlon IIX2 240(ADX240OCK23GQ),2.8GHz,1MB,rev.C2,65W,SocketAM3 1.01G
0901

Athlon IIX2 240e(AD240EHDK23GM),2.8GHz,1MB,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3 ALL
1205

Athlon IIX2 240e(AD240EHDK23GQ),2.8GHz,1MB,rev.C2,45W,SocketAM3 1.01G
0911

Athlon IIX2 245(ADX245OCK23GM),2.9GHz,1MB,rev.C2,65W,SocketAM3 ALL
1205

Athlon IIX2 245(ADX245OCK23GQ),2.9GHz,1MB,rev.C2,65W,SocketAM3 1.01G
0901

Athlon IIX2 245e(AD245EHDK23GM),2.9GHz,1MB,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3 ALL
1205

Athlon IIX2 250(ADX250OCK23GM),3.0GHz,1MB,rev.C3,65W,SocketAM3 ALL
1205

Athlon IIX2 250(ADX250OCK23GQ),3.0GHz,1MB,rev.C2,65W,SocketAM3 1.01G
0901

Athlon IIX2 250e(AD250EHDK23GM),3.0GHz,1MB,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3 ALL
1205

Athlon IIX2 255(ADX255OCK23GM),3.1GHz,512KB,rev.C3,65W,SocketAM3 ALL
1205

Athlon IIX2 255(ADX255OCK23GQ),3.1GHz,1MB,rev.C2,65W,SocketAM3 ALL
0914

Athlon IIX2 260(ADX260OCK23GM),3.2GHz,1MB,rev.C3,65W,SocketAM3 ALL
1306

Athlon IIX3 400e(AD400EHDK32GI),2.2GHz,512KB,rev.C2,45W,SocketAM3 1.01G
0901

Athlon IIX3 405e(AD405EHDK32GI),2.3GHz,512KB,rev.C2,45W,SocketAM3 1.01G
0901

Athlon IIX3 405e(AD405EHDK32GM),2.3GHz,512KB,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3 ALL
1205

Athlon IIX3 425( ADX425WFK32GI),2.7GHz,512KB,rev.C2,95W,SocketAM3 1.01G
0911

Athlon IIX3 435( ADX435WFK32GI),2.9GHz,512KB,rev.C2,95W,SocketAM3 1.01G
0911

Athlon IIX3 435( ADX435WFK32GM),2.9GHz,512KB,rev.C3,95W,SocketAM3 ALL
1204

Athlon IIX3 440( ADX440WFK32GI),3.0GHz,512KB,rev.C2,95W,SocketAM3 ALL
1101

Athlon IIX3 440( ADX440WFK32GM),3.0GHz,512KB,rev.C3,95W,SocketAM3 ALL
1204

Athlon IIX3 445( ADX445WFK32GM),3.1GHz,512KB,rev.C3,95W,SocketAM3 ALL
1204

Athlon IIX3 450(ADX450WFK32GM),3.2GHz,512KB,rev.C3,95W,SocketAM3 ALL
1401

Athlon IIX4 600e(AD600EHDK42GI),2.2GHz,512KB,rev.C2,45W,SocketAM3 1.01G
0602

Athlon IIX4 605e(AD605EHDK42GI),2.3GHz,512KB,rev.C2,45W,SocketAM3 1.01G
0602

Athlon IIX4 605e(AD605EHDK42GM),2.3GHz,512KB,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3 ALL
1205

Athlon IIX4 610e(AD610EHDK42GM),2.4GHz,512KB,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3 ALL
1205

Athlon IIX4 620(ADX620WFK42GI),2.6GHz,512KB,rev.C2,95W,SocketAM3 1.01G
0911

Athlon IIX4 630(ADX630WFK42GI),2.8GHz,512KB,rev.C3,95W,SocketAM3 1.01G
0911

Athlon IIX4 630(ADX630WFK42GM),2.8GHz,512KB,rev.C3,95W,SocketAM3 ALL
1204

Athlon IIX4 635(ADX635WFK42GI),2.9GHz,512KB,rev.C2,95W,SocketAM3 ALL
1101

Athlon IIX4 635(ADX635WFK42GM),2.9GHz,512KB,rev.C3,95W,SocketAM3 ALL
1204

Athlon IIX4 640(ADX640WFK42GM),3.0GHz,512KB,rev.C3,95W,SocketAM3 ALL
1204

Athlon X2 4050e (DO),1M,rev.G2,45W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon X2 4450e (DO),1M,rev.G2,45W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon X2 4850e (DO),1M,rev.G2,45W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon X2 5000+ (DU),1MB,rev.G2,65W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon X2 5000+(GI),2.2GHz,1MB,rev.C2,65W,AD5000ODJ22GI,SocketAM2+ 1.01G
0914

Athlon X2 5000+(GI),2.2GHz,1MB,rev.C2,65W,AD5000OGJ22GI,SocketAM2+ ALL
1205

Athlon X2 5050e (DO),1MB,rev.G2,45W,ADH5050IAA5DO,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon X2 7450+ ,2.4GHz,2MB,rev.B3,AD7450WCJ2BGH,95W,SocketAM2+ 1.01G
0207

Athlon X2 7550+ ,2.5GHz,2MB,rev.B3,AD7550WCJ2BGH,95W,SocketAM2+ 1.01G
0207

Athlon X2 7750+ ,2.7GHz,2MB,rev.B3,AD7750WCJ2BGH,95W,SocketAM2+ 1.01G
0221

Athlon X2 7750+ ,2.7GHz,2MB,rev.B3,AD775ZWCJ2BGH,95W,SocketAM2+ 1.01G
0207

Athlon X2 7850+ ,2.8GHz,2MB,rev.B3,AD785ZWCJ2BGH,95W,SocketAM2+ 1.01G
0221

Athlon X2 BE-2300 (DD),1M,45W,rev.G1,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon X2 BE-2300 (DO),1M,45W,rev.G2,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon X2 BE-2350 (DD),1M,45W,rev.G1,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon X2 BE-2350 (DO),1M,45W,rev.G2,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Athlon X2 BE-2400 (DO),1M,45W,rev.G2,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Phenom IIX2 545 (HDX545WFK2DGI),3.0GHz,80W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Dual-Core 1.01G
0701

Phenom IIX2 545( HDX545WFK2DGM),3.0GHz,512KB,rev.C3,80W,SocketAM3 1.01G
1105

Phenom IIX2 550 (HDZ550WFK2DGI),3.1GHz,80W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Dual-Core 1.01G
0901

Phenom IIX2 550( HDX550WFK2DGM),3.1GHz,512KB,rev.C3,80W,SocketAM3 1.01G
1105

Phenom IIX2 555( HDZ555WFK2DGM),3.2GHz,512KB,rev.C3,80W,SocketAM3 ALL
1105

Phenom IIX2 560(HDZ560WFK2DGM),3.3GHz,512KB,rev.C3,80W,SocketAM3 ALL
1401

Phenom IIX3 700e (HD700EOCK3DGI),2.4GHz,65W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Triple-Core 1.01G
0901

Phenom IIX3 705e (HD705EOCK3DGI),2.5GHz,65W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Triple-Core 1.01G
0901

Phenom IIX3 710 (HDX710WFK3DGI),2.6GHz,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Triple-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom IIX3 715 (HDZ715WCJ3DGI),2.8GHz,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM2+,Triple-Core 1.01G
0901

Phenom IIX3 720 (HDX720WFK3DGI),2.8GHz,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Triple-Core 1.01G
0901

Phenom IIX3 720 (HDZ720WFK3DGI),2.8GHz,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Triple-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom IIX3 740 (HDZ740WFK3DGI),3.0GHz,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Triple-Core 1.01G
0901

Phenom IIX4 805 (HDX805WFK4FGI),2.5GHz,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom IIX4 810 (HDX810WFK4FGI),2.6GHz,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom IIX4 820 (HDX820WFK4FGI),2.8GHz,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core 1.01G
0901

Phenom IIX4 900e (HD900EOCK4DGI),2.4GHz,65W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core 1.01G
0901

Phenom IIX4 905e (HD905EOCK4DGI),2.5GHz,65W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core 1.01G
0901

Phenom IIX4 910 (HDX910WFK4DGI),2.6GHz,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom IIX4 910E(HD910EOCK4DGM),2.6GHz,65W,rev.C3,SocketAM3,Quad-Core ALL
1105

Phenom IIX4 920 (HDX920XCJ4DGI),2.8GHz,125W,rev.C2,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom IIX4 925 (HDX925WFK4DGI),2.8GHz,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom IIX4 925 (HDX925WFK4DGM),2.8GHz,95W,rev.C3,SocketAM3,Quad-Core 1.01G
1105

Phenom IIX4 940 (HDZ940XCJ4DGI),3.0GHz,125W,rev.C2,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom IIX4 945 (HDX945FBK4DGI),3.0GHz,125W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core ALL
0602

Phenom IIX4 945 (HDX945WFK4DGI),3.0GHz,2048KB,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core 1.01G
0901

Phenom IIX4 945 (HDX945WFK4DGM),3.0GHz,2048KB,95W,rev.C3,SocketAM3,Quad-Core 1.01G
1105

Phenom IIX4 955 (HDX955FBK4DGI),3.2GHz,125W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core 1.01G
0911

Phenom IIX4 955 (HDX955WFK4DGM),3.2GHz,125W,rev.C3,SocketAM3,Quad-Core ALL
1205

Phenom IIX4 955 (HDZ955FBK4DGI),3.2GHz,125W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core ALL
0602

Phenom IIX4 955 (HDZ955FBK4DGM),3.2GHz,125W,rev.C3,SocketAM3,Quad-Core ALL
1205

Phenom IIX4 965 (HDZ965FBK4DGM),3.4GHz,125W,rev.C3,SocketAM3,Quad-Core 1.01G
1105

Phenom IIX6 1035T(HDT35TWFK6DGR),2.6GHz,95W,rev.E0,SocketAM3,6-Core ALL
1302

Phenom IIX6 1055T(HDT55TFBK6DGR),2.8GHz,125W,rev.E0,SocketAM3,6-Core ALL
1306

Phenom IIX6 1055T(HDT55TWFK6DGR),2.8GHz,125W,rev.E0,SocketAM3,6-Core ALL
1306

Phenom IIX6 1090T(HDT90ZFBK6DGR),3.2GHz,125W,rev.E0,SocketAM3,6-Core ALL
1306

Phenom X3 8250e (HD8250ODJ3BGH),1.9GHz,rev.B3,65W,SocketAM2+,Triple-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom X3 8400 (HD8400WCJ3BGD),2.1GHz,rev.B2,95W,SocketAM2+,Triple-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom X3 8450 (HD8450WCJ3BGH),2.1GHz,rev.B3,95W,SocketAM2+,Triple-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom X3 8450e (HD8450ODJ3BGH),2.1GHz,rev.B3,65W,SocketAM2+,Triple-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom X3 8550 (HD8550WCJ3BGH),2.2GHz,rev.B3,95W,SocketAM2+,Triple-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom X3 8600(HD8600WCJ3BGD),2.3GHz,95W,rev.B2,SocketAM2+,Triple-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom X3 8600(HD860BWCJ3BGH),2.3GHz,95W,rev.B3,SocketAM2+,Triple-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom X3 8650 (HD8650WCJ3BGH),2.3GHz,95W,rev.B3,SocketAM2+,Triple-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom X3 8750 (HD8750WCJ3BGH),2.4GHz,rev.B3,95W,SocketAM2+,Triple-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom X3 8750 (HD875ZWCJ3BGH),2.4GHz,rev.B3,95W,SocketAM2+,Triple-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom X3 8850 (HD8850WCJ3BGH),2.4GHz,rev.B3,95W,SocketAM2+,Triple-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom X4 9100e (HD910OBJ4BGD),1.8GHz,65W,rev.B2,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom X4 9150 (HD9150ODJ4BGH),1.8GHz,65W,rev.B3,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom X4 9150e (HD9150ODGHBOX),1.8GHz,65W,rev.B3,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom X4 9350 (HD9350ODJ4BGH),2.0GHz,65W,rev.B3,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom X4 9450e (HD9450ODJ4BGH),2.1GHz,65W,rev.B3,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom X4 9500 (HD9500WCJ4BGD),2.2GHz,rev.B2,95W,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom X4 9550 (HD9550WCJ4BGH),2.2GHz,rev.B3,95W,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom X4 9600 (HD9600WCJ4BGD),2.3GHz,95W,rev.B2,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom X4 9600 (HD960ZWCJ4BGD),2.3GHz,95W,rev.B2,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom X4 9650 (HD9650WCJ4BGH),2.3GHz,95W,rev.B3,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom X4 9750 (HD9750WCJ4BGH),2.4GHz,95W,rev.B3,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom X4 9750 (HD9750XAJ4BGH),2.4GHz,125W,rev.B3,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom X4 9850 (HD9850WCJ4BGH,rev.B3,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom X4 9850 (HD9850XAJ4BGH),2.5GHz,125W,rev.B3,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom X4 9850 (HD985ZXAJ4BGH),2.5GHz,125W,rev.B3,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core 1.01G
0207

Phenom X4 9950 (HD995ZXAJ4BGH),2.6GHz,125W,rev.B3,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core 1.01G
0207

Sempron 140,SDX140HBK13GQ,2.7GHz,1024K,rev.C2,45W,SocketAM3 1.01G
0914

Sempron 145,SDX145HBK13GM,2.8GHz,1024K,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3 ALL
1306

Sempron 180,SDX180HDK22GM,2.4GHz,512Kx2,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3 ALL
1302

Sempron 2100+ (DD),512K,rev.G1,65W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Sempron 2100+ (DO),512K,rev.G2,65W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Sempron 2300+ (DO),512K,rev.G2,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Sempron LE-1100 (DE),256K,rev.G1,45W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Sempron LE-1150 (DE),256K,rev.G1,45W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Sempron LE-1200 (DE),512K,rev.G2,45W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Sempron LE-1200 (DP),512K,rev.G2,45W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207

Sempron LE-1250 (DP),512K,rev.G2,45W,SocketAM2 1.01G
0207
 
Ah ok thanks, it works now. I think I will go for the 1055T after reading some reviews. Do you think I will need a new power supply for that?
 
Jessy12 said:
Dear Cinders, thanks for telling this good info. I saved it for using.
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I'm wondering if Cinders used my link in the second post to get this info.
 
Marty9231 said:
Hi,

Recently I've been getting more and more unsatisfied with my processors speed. I've decided to upgrade it, but I can't really find out what would be the best upgrade.

I am using a M4N78SE motherboard, so AMD processors are needed. I already have a good cpu cooler, so that is of no concern. I was considering to buy either the Phenom II 1050T or 1075T, but lots of people said that if you primarily use it for gaming/surfing, it wouldn't be much of an upgrade (I have my doubts about it though).
Also I've seen benchmarks of the new AMD FX-series and they all seemed to have a worse price-performance ration than the Phenom II series.

My price range is about 120-150€, so if anyone has any advice/suggestions, that would be great.

sub-question: I was wondering if I needed to buy a new power supply together with the new cpu. I'm currently using a 550W PSU and everything (See system-spec list, plus USB mouse/keyboard/headset) works without any problems whatsoever. AMD's hexacore cpu's use (30W) more power, so do I need to get a new one?

Marty
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I recently got a i5-2400 CPU 310 Ghz but I don't know what the equivalent would be in AMD
but it's nice and quick , for $190.00 Aussie dollars = € 152.155 Euros
 
It is AM3 socket. Get a Phenom 955. It's pretty powerful and overclocks nicely.

I've got mine at 3.8GHz with an NH-D14 cooler.

Never exceeds 45 degrees.
 
Thank you guys all for the input. I came across a cheap offer for a Phenom II X6 1055T, so I took it :)

Marty
 
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