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I need help deciding a cpu, im running a am3+ mobo with 16gbit of ram.... I want to hear from y'all, fx 8120 or phenomenon 1090t, both oc'd with hyper 212+.. or would just a x4 be better? Light gsmeplay, much autocad, photo/video editing, also will run 2x 1gb 6850s

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dont get the fx 8120, it is not a very good chip, apart from that i cant really give any help as i only use intels

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what are you using 2x6850's for?

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Personally, I'd go for this:
AMD Phenom II X4 975 Black Edition Deneb 3.6GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Desktop Processor HDZ975FBGMBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103923

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will be running 3 monitors, and if i ever want to game, i dont wanna worry about a thing, and i also got them very cheap from a friend.

i was looking at a couple x4 but didnt wanna spend $150 and wish i had bought something else.

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