Hey all!, I've been lurking here for a while, and finally decided to register to post a quick question about a potential upgrade.
Here are my Current System Specs:
CPU: AMD Athlon II 640 Quad Core at 3.0GHz
GPU: ATI Radeon HD5770
RAM: 4Gb of 1600MHz
Basically I'm planning on getting a GTX570, or ATI HD6970 for my Bday (early Dec).
But before then, since I have some cash at hand I was thinking about upgrading my CPU. From what I know the Athlon series is very much the 'budget model' of AMD CPUs. So, anyway, I was thinking of upgrading to the Phenom series, and I was wondering what the most highly recommended version was, and whether the hex-core version was worth the extra cost.
Unfortunately I really cannot afford the move to Intel (more expensive CPU + new motherboard).
I will mainly be using my comp for gaming (BF3 + Skyrim) and some photoshop.
I live in the UK, if that helps .