Paired with a 750ti, how much better will a amd phenom x4 9500 be compared to a dual core amd athlon 64 x2 5600+?
Posted by Afraid-Passenger-908@reddit | retrobattlestations | View on Reddit | 6 comments
Im rebuilding my 7 and xp gaming machine (both os are on 32 bit i know win 7 64 is better but i didnt have upgrades when i installed it at the time) im going with an asus m2n68-la mobo (the original model the pc shipped with because it works fine), a 750ti, and either staying with my athlon 64 x2 5600+ or getting a phenom 9500 (it comes with the replacement mobo im ordering which is also a m2n68-la.) will those work well together (4gb ram btw)? (Its going to be powered by a 500w evga psu) thanks!
ipseReddit@reddit
Playing games of that period will likely be faster on the 5600+, than on the 9500, especially if you have the TLB bug workaround turned on
-t-h-e---g-@reddit
This is actually better than my current gaming PC what the hell? Windows vista is getting way too close to retro for my comfort.
TxM_2404@reddit
It depends on your old CPU, but the 9500 is only 2.2GHz with 512K of L2 cache. I don't know if they made large gains in instructions per cycle with the jump from late Athlon 64 to Phenom, but since most games from before 2010 only use 2 cores it's possbile that is slower than your old Athlon 64 X2.
Afraid-Passenger-908@reddit (OP)
Alright, im now actually looking at matx am3 socket mobos, they should all fit my case i think right? (Pretty sure the case is matx its an hp a6230n
TxM_2404@reddit
Personally I'd not do that. It's possible that a new mobo requires a new PSU which would allow for better graphics cards than the 750. Once you begin to replace more and more parts it becomes the PC of Theseus and I think at some point it's better to start over and build a "dream" rig from scratch.
Afraid-Passenger-908@reddit (OP)
Im getting a new psu!! (This is gonna be a reallly good windows xp gaming machine im building my actual dream machine later this year!!)