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GoGeTa006:
once more AMD. . .anyways the word got around and some random lady friend of a friend of my boss's wife called me and told me she wants to buy a computer off me. So im in newegg right now searching. . .looking at some nice deals (i found an i5 combo really nice). . .anyways I was looking for a "budget-yet-nice" PC. . .which means AMD. . .so I grabbed my pants and read and re-read the socket AM3 or AM2. . .anyways
Im looking at the motherboard's support and theres this thing that keeps bothering me, see if someone here can help me (i couldnt find it on google)

difference betweent Athlon II x4 and Athlon x4 (or phenom II x4 and phenom x4)

cause say, a motherboard says:


compatible with Athlon II / Phenom II
or (another mb)
Athlon x4 / Athlon x3

does that mean its NOT compatible with Athlon II x4 ?

oh btw
(click to show/hide)if anyone interested in what happened in the finale of that RMA. . .it got approved

I like intel better. . .its more simple. . .but AMD is better when you're on a budget. . .but thats a whole different issue. . .

Natheria:

--- Quote from: GoGeTa006 on February 04, 2010, 03:05:23 AM ---so I grabbed my pants and read and re-read the socket AM3 or AM2. . .anyways

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So which one goes in which socket again?  ;D

Anywho...

Phenom x4 etc are the older versions made on the 65nm (nanometer) process where as the II x4's are 45nm. Smaller process means they run cooler and you can clock them higher etc. That's pretty much the only difference.

GoGeTa006:

--- Quote from: Natheria on February 04, 2010, 03:20:26 AM ---
--- Quote from: GoGeTa006 on February 04, 2010, 03:05:23 AM ---so I grabbed my pants and read and re-read the socket AM3 or AM2. . .anyways

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So which one goes in which socket again?  ;D

Anywho...

Phenom x4 etc are the older versions made on the 65nm process where as the II x4's are 45nm. Smaller process means they run cooler and you can clock them higher etc. That's pretty much the only difference.

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and that means . . .?
if i buy a compatible
Athlon II = Athlon II x4?
Athlon x4 = Athlon II x4?

Natheria:
Pretty much. Same chip, different manufacturing process.

Now if you want something really confusing, go look up Kurishii's thread on the Core i series.

GoGeTa006:

--- Quote from: Natheria on February 04, 2010, 03:48:32 AM ---Pretty much. Same chip, different manufacturing process.

Now if you want something really confusing, go look up Kurishii's thread on the Core i series.

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wait what?. . .both things are right?

on that other thing
I was reading a little bit about that (not on his thread tho). . .quite confusing the core i3 vs the i5. . .

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