FM1 Upgrade or AM3 replacement?

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So I am upgrading my PC and I'm trying to get a general opinion on where to go. I have a ASUS FM1 motherboard (F1A55) and I plan on upgrading the CPU but I'm not sure if I should get a better FM1 CPU or scrap the F1A55 entirely and get a AM3+ mobo and CPU. 

I would be upgrading to an Athlon ii x4 651K (That's the FM1 option) 

OR

I would be getting a Phenom ii x4 965k (AM3) and a suitable motherboard. I would plan on upgrading to a better CPU at a later date as AM3+ isn't as dead as Fm1 :P

 

I also think I'd be getting a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO with an blue (preferably LED aswell) fan.

 

Any help as to what I should do with the CPU is appreciated. Also, I'd appreciate if there were no "Why not get an intel CPU?" or stuff like that. 

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the phenom ould obviously be the better choice. but is a more expensive solution...If you looking to upgrade the cpu i would go with the AM3+ option IMO.

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Thanks :) It appears that is the recommendation I'm getting from everywhere else so I guess that's what I'm going to do :D

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AM3 its 3 times better than a FM1 Athlon

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Yup, I'm working on getting a build that is suited towards AM3+ now :D

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grab a decent AM3 + 970 board with a phenom II X4 or X6 or an FX6300