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k0n

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*must be AM2.

which one? hope you guys can help

thanks!
 
k0n said:
*must be AM2.

which one? hope you guys can help

thanks!
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If you can wait, the 5000+ is a better deal. If you need an AM2 chip in the near future go with the 4600+. I was in the same situation and got a 4600+ because the 5000+ is virtually impossible to find at this point. Most vendors won't get any more in for a least a few weeks.
 
Do you have all the other parts already or not?IF not and money matter maybe get a 4600+ and better gfx or if price is nothing go for the 5000+
 
k0n said:
*must be AM2.

which one? hope you guys can help

thanks!
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I went with the 4600+ for a few reasons:
1) It was available now
2) Transmission in my car crapped out so my budget got clipped. Only reason I bought it now instead of later is because I had every other part sitting in my basement waiting for the CPU (waited for the drop) and I did not want to just let it sit forever while I recovered from car-debt (again :mad: )
3) The performance differance between the two are not that big. The reviews (that I read anyway) only showed on average an 8% increase in performance (5000+ gained at max 10 FPS and up to 20s faster time on encoding and other processing)

That is how I justified buying the 4600+
 
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