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surely X2 555. for now & for future as it'll unlock to X4 B55 proccy. present games prefer X2 & X3's whereas future games wil be optimized for quaddies.

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Go for Phenom II 555BE. You can unlock it to Quad Core.

its simple...the processor with the higher frequency wins!
555BE wins!!! now if u can unlock it..... that quad core u get is jus cool!

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its simple...the processor with the higher frequency wins!
555BE wins!!! now if u can unlock it..... that quad core u get is jus cool!

yeah... go with phenom x2 555be and unlock it to a quad.... that will be killer against a athlon x4 630...

but what if i get the phenom x2 555be and it does not unlock to a quad?
is Phenom II X4 925 2.8GHz a good choice?

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the unlock chance is very high. if it doesn't unlock simply OC it. get a low cost HSF like CM Hyper TX3 or Skythe Katana3 & OC it to 3.8Ghz.

what about Phenom II X4 925 2.8GHz

X4 925 sells for about 7k or maybe bit more. & its pricing is very close to X4 945. so my suggestion either X2 555 & unlock or X4 945. as forX2 555, it'll unlock. surely. X2 550 unlock rate was above 70%. X2 555 unlock rate should be more than 95%. & if it doesn't unlock u may lower the multiplier or upp the voltage or just try unlock 3rd core only (X3 B55). i can guarantee u, u'll get X3 B55 but if luck is good X4 B55.