Phenom II X6 processors

[no_numb]

Right well I have a PII 550 BE processor with a gigabyte 770UD3 motherboard and 4gb of 1066 ddr2 ram, I have 2 kingston SSD 40gb in raid 0, and my psu is a 400w ocz stealth xtreme.

I did unlock and overclock the 550 to a quad core 3.8 ghz but after extensive usage it was not stable enough. Most of the time it was fine but would occasionally crash when doing intensive tasks

I mainly use the computer for simple tasks such as report writing and browsing etc some occasional 3d chemical modeling but nothing too intense most of the time. I back up videos and encode them sometimes also. I mostly just like having a computer which I don't have to wait around for it to do something.

I grew used to the speed of the quad core and now I have it back as a dual core its not the same. I don't really need a hex core but I'm working an extra shift this weekend (13 hours!) and so will be getting a fair bit of extra cash. Any problems with my system if I upgrade the processor?

Which is the best one to get? 1055t 1075t 1090BE? I don't want to upgrade my motherboard and memory etc at this time so cant really buy the 95w one - anyone know when the oem restrictions will be lifted?

Cheers for the help

[no_numb]

This seems to be the 95w version at ccl with no mention of motherboard etc? http://www.cclonline.com/product-inf...274&tid=frooct

[scaryjim]

What do you mean by "anyone know when the oem restrictions will be lifted?"? AFAIK there are no "restrictions" on OEM processors.

[no_numb]

What do you mean by "anyone know when the oem restrictions will be lifted?"? AFAIK there are no "restrictions" on OEM processors.

On both scan and ebuyer it says oem only and can only be purchased with a motherboard

[this_is_gav]

Give them a ring and ask. The worst they can say is "sorry, but..."

[nibbler]

You've tried going through with the purchase anyway? I put it in the basket and got right through to entering payment details with no warning from them?