Thread: Should I lose the AMD system and go intel, or just Upgrade my motherboard?

I have a M3A78 Motherboard, which is nice, but it isn't really overclocking well with my Phenom II 940. Should I upgrade the motherboard, or should I just save up and get a core i9 and a new motherboard when they come out next year?

My specs :

GTX 260
4 Gb of DDR2 800 RAM
750 GB Hard drive

Would like to use it for Hard Core gaming ?

I think we need the overclocking settings you're running: MHz x Multiplier, voltages, temps, memory ratio, etc.

there’s no need to set HT higher than default (it's not the end of the world if you can't change the multiplier). It will be increased with the higher MHz clock accordingly.

940 BE is unlocked, just change the multiplier from 15x to 18x or higher. It's not the greatest way to overclock phenoms but its simple enough to start with and add 0.1v for every 400mhz over stock that should keep you ok.