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Good deal on the update. Meanwhile on trying to figure out what I am going to do between the Athon II X3 450 that I can get for about $40 and Athon II X2 260 that I can get for about $30, I was debating on just spending a little more to get the Athlon II X4 640 that I can get for about $70, which is actually on the CPU support list already for the 5005 beta bios.
I was trying to perform the cheapest yet most effective upgrade to this PC, but I suppose spending a little more and getting the x4 will be better in the long run, unless the performance difference between these x3 and x4 models isn't worth the $30 difference. Looking at the AnandTech benchmark between the 2, the X4 640 does out perform the X3 450 in almost everything, but not by much, and not as drastic as comparing the X3 450 vs the X2 260. That being said, is the $30 price difference between the X3 450 and the X4 640 worth getting the X4 640 instead?
I was trying to perform the cheapest yet most effective upgrade to this PC, but I suppose spending a little more and getting the x4 will be better in the long run, unless the performance difference between these x3 and x4 models isn't worth the $30 difference. Looking at the AnandTech benchmark between the 2, the X4 640 does out perform the X3 450 in almost everything, but not by much, and not as drastic as comparing the X3 450 vs the X2 260. That being said, is the $30 price difference between the X3 450 and the X4 640 worth getting the X4 640 instead?
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