Quote Originally Posted by Soukyuu View Post
Thanks, I will look into that. I read some people saying the FX series underperformed compared to same spec phenom II (some saying to go for a 965BE instead of a FX-6200), what's your stance on that?
Your right, a FX-6200 is not really an upgrade from 965BE, the FX is just newer technology. If you were building a new PC, i would say go with the FX-6200 but if you were upgrading from a 965BE, normally i would tell you to stay with the 965BE and save up for a FX-8320 or FX-8350.

In your case though, your CPU seems defective and also forget the FX-6200, that was a mistake on my part. If you need to change go with the FX-6300 instead which does performs better then the 965BE for the same price. If you think the 965BE can hold for a while longer though, then i would say, save up for a FX-8320, which is a better investment overall; if you must change now and need a cheaper solution, then go with a FX-6300.

Here is a comparison between the 965BE vs FX-6300. You can change the selected CPU to a FX-8320 to see how that compares to the first 2 too.