Help me choose the right Processor!

[coolguy12374]

Friens, yesterday my procy AMD X2 5200+ got kapput so am planning to buy the cheapest AMD Athtlon X2 240.My main purpose is for internet,watching hd movies and office documents.Wil dis procy be enough for handling the said purposes.My configuration :
M.B - Asus M4A78-E, 2GB DDR2 800, 250 GB HDD,Asus DVD RW and I-Ball cabinet with smps.Pliz give sugestions.

[rhitwick]

How are you so sure your procy is dead??

[coolguy12374]

Coz i ve check my mb wid my friends phenom procy.

[Jaskanwar Singh]

for your work Athlon II X2 240 is sufficient
but you should consider Athlon II X2 245 2.9GHz @ 3.1K or Athlon II X2 250 3GHz @ 3.3K
these both are priced very very close to 240

[coolguy12374]

Thnx Jaskanwar.By da way is there any big differences between 245 and 250.Which one should i go for?

[Sam]

Originally Posted by coolguy12374

Thnx Jaskanwar.By da way is there any big differences between 245 and 250.Which one should i go for?

for simple work, X2 240 is best suited. low cost & good speed. if u want more speed, simply OC the proccy to 3Ghz. & it'll still run as cool.

[coolguy12374]

Yeah i got u sam.Bt i dnt want oc wid my new procy.Beter stay away 4rm risk.Price dif btwn 240,245 n 250 is abt 300 bucks only.So think of goin 250 wid FSP Saga 350W.Wil dis psu keep my cpu cool wen watchin HD movies, i min at overload.

[Jaskanwar Singh]

i think it is enough

[Sam]

Originally Posted by coolguy12374

Yeah i got u sam.Bt i dnt want oc wid my new procy.Beter stay away 4rm risk.Price dif btwn 240,245 n 250 is abt 300 bucks only.So think of goin 250 wid FSP Saga 350W.Wil dis psu keep my cpu cool wen watchin HD movies, i min at overload.

well theres no risk at all. a 200 bump in speed will never posses any risk, if cooling is maintained at stock level. still if the price diff is only 300 bucks, 250 is a good proccy as well.

well, PSU doesn't keep proccy cool. its the heatsink. most probably your old proccy went kaput cause dust filled up & slowed down the fan badly, allowing proccy to heat up to dangerous level. a good PSU will give stable power to your cpu, so they got longer life. if you sure you will not add a graphics card in future, 350W from FSP or 400W from VIP good buys.

[jayantr7]

i don't know anything much about AMD....so m givinn of intel---intel core 2 duo processor T7250[2ghz]

[Piyush]

Originally Posted by Sam.Shab

well theres no risk at all. a 200 bump in speed will never posses any risk, if cooling is maintained at stock level. still if the price diff is only 300 bucks, 250 is a good proccy as well.

well, PSU doesn't keep proccy cool. its the heatsink. most probably your old proccy went kaput cause dust filled up & slowed down the fan badly, allowing proccy to heat up to dangerous level. a good PSU will give stable power to your cpu, so they got longer life. if you sure you will not add a graphics card in future, 350W from FSP or 400W from VIP good buys.

yeah dont get afraid of overclocking
u just have to be in limits
start with small increments
check the temperature side by side
u can easily bump it upto 3.1 to 3.2ghz
or else go for 250 if the price diff is that low

[coolguy12374]

Tnx guys.Yeah am nt goin to add a graphic card coz m goin for a midrange laptop after few months.Want to keep dis desktop for only watcing hd movies n internet.So my final decision is to go 4 X2 250 wid FSP Saga 350W.

[Revolution]

Go for AMD Athlon II X2 250@3.0GHz.....

[coolguy12374]

Again after a thorough thinkin X3 425 @3.6k or X2 250@3.3k since price diff only 300 bucks.Budget arnd 5k for both procy n psu.

[Revolution]

If the the price of X2 250 3K then it would be a better CPU for gaming.
But for Rs.300 difference X3 425 is overall better for multitasking.....

[Sam]

Originally Posted by coolguy12374

Again after a thorough thinkin X3 425 @3.6k or X2 250@3.3k since price diff only 300 bucks.Budget arnd 5k for both procy n psu.

bargain & get X3 425 @ 3.5k + FSP Saga II 350W @ 1.5k or its alternate VIP Gold 400W @ 1.5k. don't get Zebronics PSU. they unreliable. but your motherboard will need a BIOS update. else it may not boot with the new Athlon II processor.

Originally Posted by coolguy12374

Tnx guys.Yeah am nt goin to add a graphic card coz m goin for a midrange laptop after few months.Want to keep dis desktop for only watcing hd movies n internet.So my final decision is to go 4 X2 250 wid FSP Saga 350W.

& the IGP onboard your mobo is still in Top 10 IGPs. no need of adding graphics card if you don't game. its just seriously wastage of money.

Originally Posted by piyush120290

yeah dont get afraid of overclocking
u just have to be in limits
start with small increments
check the temperature side by side
u can easily bump it upto 3.1 to 3.2ghz
or else go for 250 if the price diff is that low

the new X2 250 is on C3 stepping, maybe. means more OC potential. should reach 3.7Ghz if ram & Mobo permits & of coarse heat doesn't obstruct.

[coolguy12374]

I got u Sam.M too thinking of going for X3 425.Bt again FSP Saga II 350W or VIP Gold 400,wich is beter.Are dey equaly same?N abt my MB Asus M4A78-E,do i realy need to update the bios.Why do i need so?I think it supports AM3 socket.

[Sam]

Originally Posted by coolguy12374

I got u Sam.M too thinking of going for X3 425.Bt again FSP Saga II 350W or VIP Gold 400,wich is beter.Are dey equaly same?N abt my MB Asus M4A78-E,do i realy need to update the bios.Why do i need so?I think it supports AM3 socket.

my vote is FSP Saga II 350W. as FSP is OEM of many good reputed PSU manufacturers like Gigabyte & others, their products will be better than VIP. also VIP is an Indian company.

i think it'll need. it was a AM2+/AM3 mobo. not AM3 only. so bios update maybe needed. if so, just update it through the inbuilt BIOS update utility. however if it boots up won't any problem, you mayn't update it.

[coolguy12374]

Yeah i ve to first try wid my new cpu n see wether it boots or nt.If nt wat r da steps n how to do dat?I ve not done any bios update yet.Is dat too risky?

[Sam]

Originally Posted by coolguy12374

Yeah i ve to first try wid my new cpu n see wether it boots or nt.If nt wat r da steps n how to do dat?

i2 never done. it can be done through pendrives. well 1st check if the new proccies boot else will try help you out.

I ve not done any bios update yet.Is dat too risky?

not at all

[Piyush]

Originally Posted by coolguy12374

Yeah i ve to first try wid my new cpu n see wether it boots or nt.If nt wat r da steps n how to do dat?I ve not done any bios update yet.Is dat too risky?

it is not risky at all
on the other hand it is is generally recommended to update bios

[Sam]

Originally Posted by piyush120290

it is not risky at all
on the other hand it is is generally recommended to update bios

yah, usually the board manufacturers recommend it, if one into OC specially.

[coolguy12374]

Well 1st let me placed an order.It may take abt 1 or 2 weeks to receive my products through courier.After dat lets c if my mb boots or nt.If nt i vil take help of u guys for bios update.Tnx all n lets keep dis thread runin.