5200 vs FX-62

[tronics]

I currently have a 5200, a friend is getting rid of his FX-62, which is like new. But would i see any difference with the fx chip?

 

[Archaea]

yes it would be an upgrade...Is your chip an X2? If it isn't an X2 than ABSOLUTELY....otherwise

http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu_2007.html?modelx=33&model1=913&model2=914&chart=438

Check out this link for ideas... you can choose the app and see the differences.

 

[RB30]

I currently have a 5200, a friend is getting rid of his FX-62, which is like new. But would i see any difference with the fx chip?

That looks like only a small speed gain.

BTW, I hate to spoil it for your friend, but you do know that FX-62 (OEM + 2 games) is currently on sale at tigerdirect.com for $169.

 

[Jakalwarrior]

Who cares about stock. Find out what each overclocks to max. I doubt the difference is enough to matter though unless your chip is weak. Probably not more than a 300mhz difference which you would only feel in benchmarks.

 

[tronics]

I decided to not bother, I could probally reach 2.8GHz with my 5200, but any higher is a no go. thanks for the info.

 

[cyclone3d]

ummm.. your sig says you are already running at 2.94Ghz

 

[mnewxcv]

ummm.. your sig says you are already running at 2.94Ghz

owned

 

[tronics]

lol, well for the about 5hrs, and thought it was stable, then it just up and restarted. Not sure what else to try to get it stable. Thanks for reminding me

 

[Sgraffite]

yes it would be an upgrade...Is your chip an X2? If it isn't an X2 than ABSOLUTELY....otherwise

Going by the 5200, if it wasn't an Athlon 64 X2 5200+ what else would it be?

 

[tronics]

yeah, i don't think there ever was a 5200 that wasn't an X2? either way this one is an X2