Quote Originally Posted by vario View Post
All in all deneb and thuban are better choices than zambezi, however in some apps zambezi will be faster.And it overclocks to higher freq.
However going back to PHII is a bad idea, if you can sell your 8120, just get the cheapest vishera you can get, they are all unlocked.
My tests proved that it is overall faster than PHII, not by a huge amount in most apps, but in some there is nice gain.Or, if you want a really sizable upgrade, there is no denying it now, go intel :-(.
However Vishera with clocks higher than 4.0Ghz is a really nice performing chip its comparable to intels in Mt work, its gonna chew 2x the power tho.
on one hand i agree with you, i do think the new vishera ( @ 5ghz mind you ) is an equal ( overall ) competitor of a fully clocked 4.2ghz 6core thuban/zosma. unless he knows someone who wants a 8120 he'll have to bite the bullet on price. but really i would say just to max it out. maybe he has a golden 8120?