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gamming intel or AMD
i was going to buy a new pc with intel sb but i will not from the recent events
i want to ask if its better to buy AMD
OVERCLOCKED AMD PHENOM II X6 1090T (3.20GHz @ MAX 3.80GHz)
or intel
OverClocked Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-950 (3.06GHz @ max 3.8GHz)
than sb
my build will have ATI Radeon 6950
thanks
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every1 knows intel > amd
neither of those 2, get new and much improved
Intel® Core™ i7-2600K
http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=52214
overclocks easily to 4.4-5+ghz , if you dont plan overclocking you might get simple i7-2600 ( without K) but rather spend 10 bucks more and get fully unlocked
i hope when i test it it dosent come the other way
I'm happy with my AMD, but if you're building a system of that caliber(money is no object), Intel has been the way to go for a few years now, and I haven't heard of anything that's changed that.
so i should wait until may ? based on the delivery
check by yourself http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html
price between 1300-1400 english
Amd cpu's produce more heat also so get Intel if want high OC.
Ive got a AMD and ATI machine take a look in my sig to see my specs , and i can run everything at ultra settings.
well if your building a rig, or replacing the processor only, then look at the prices then compare them see which has the better stats. I think bang for buck, intel have the advantage, if slightly. Put it this way, your not going to fail with a high end processor no matter which one ya choose from. Maybe if you go low end, but i doubt the differences are substantial.
Yep... many years ago, AMD had the OC market and the bang for the buck market. In the last couple years, they've ceded the OC market and draw up about even in bang for the buck. There's not alot of reason to choose AMD over Intel anymore, save for some occasional exceptions.
I picked up my Phenom 9850 at a time when AMD had the better mobo chipset. It's also shaping up to be upgradable for longer. My 2008 board can run the 1100t chip; I doubt someone with an Intel board from then could say the same, but I could be wrong.
Either way, for somebody picking from the fastest of the fast, it's Intel, hands down.
If you're buying right now, Id say go with Intel.
But if you have time to wait, you might wanna wait until AMD releases their Buldozer lineup and see what all the fuss is about, dont know when they will release it though.
If you go Intel, go for second generation i5/i7(2500/2600, K for overclocking), they are far supperior to the first generation.
You might have to wait a couple of weeks here as well though, as Intel have found some errors in their Sandy Bridge chipset and are recalling all motherboards for replacements.
Long sotry short, the sata 3 controllers are faulty and will degrade, which will result in reduced performance. It will cause no hardware damage or dataloss, only reduced performance of sata 3 ports. Apparently sata 6 ports are not affected by this and can be used without worry. And there is only a 5-15% chance of the sata 3 ports going faulty over a period of 3 years.
I'd say neither. Unless you want multiple high end video cards in CrossFire or SLI (which really doesn't fit your budget), either go with:
Intel: Core i5 750 with P55 chipset and LGA 1156 motherboard,
AMD: Phenom II X4 965 with AMD 870 chipset and Socket AM3 motherboard, or
wait for Sandy Bridge to release and/or Bulldozer to launch.
"better" depens on your needs, I have found over the years that:
Intel is better on video editing, special number crunshing and slightly on benchmarks, but costs more
AMD gives about 85-100%* of the performance of Intel, roughly, with as similar setup as you can get. BUT, on general PC usage, that is 95% of the stuff an average user do included gaming, you will never actually see or feel the difference as long as you are over a certain hardware threshold. Right now that threshold is about 2.8-3 Ghz CPU and around HD5850+ for gaming and above 1.5 Ghz for everyday use.
AMD is quite cheaper, and in many situations require less power which means less heat.
*Numbers are heuristic
If you buy a new AMD or Intel cpu they will both be good enough for any game. Save as much money as possible. The graphics card is much more important. And for MMO:s it is also very nice to have a solid state drive. If you can afford one...
i live in third world country and those are decently available even here.. ( some got them out of stock , but some still have them ) i suggest you do better search.. and wait if needed.. buying outdated product that cost same as new, is just bad idea tbh
Does it worth it to wait and wait for new realises all the tim
anyway i will think about it thanks
All Sandy Bridge motherboards have been recalled, so even if you could buy them a week ago, you can't buy them today.
earth2011, what's your current system?
to be honest if you looking to spend a lot and build high end rig.. build one from new things.. one that will last year without being outdated, 2 without being left behind, and 3 without being useless
unless you plan to upgrade every 1.5 year, then sure shoot.. you might just go with i5-2600k its not much worse, bit cheaper too, dunno about those faulty motherboards others posting , is it intel only or is that for distributors as well, since this is first time im hearing that ( not that i been much into hardware lattely since aint planing to upgrade just yet , hopefully will last another year )
ati 6xxx are pretty new, nvidia 5xx are pretty new, Intel 2xxx cpus are new, so its not exactly waiting, since all those are new in one or another way
COOLERMASTER HAF-X FULL TOWER GAMING CASE
Overclocked Intel® Core™i5-2500k Quad Core (3.30GHz @ max 4.60GHz)
ASUS® P8P67: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, CrossFireX™ SUPPORT
4GB KINGSTON HYPER-X SPECIAL EDITION GREY - DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 2GB KIT)
2GB AMD RADEON™ HD6950 - 2 DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DirectX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
120GB OCZ VERTEX 2 SATA II 2.5" SSD (upto 285MB/sR | 275MB/sW)
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
CORSAIR 750W TX SERIES (TX750) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£89)
COOLIT ECO A.L.C (ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER) (£59)
ARCTIC COOLING MX-3 HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
this is the build Quizzical based on sb and it cost £1229 at the moment i dont know if they change it
I have over 2 years old motherboard and upgraded from 6750 c2d- > quad 9400 2.6 ghz so chipset are pretty good when doing upgrades(only needed to upgrade bios). Q9400 running now 3.5ghz with 30 € heatsink/fan which is a lot quieter than stock one. Temp's are 57c max. when really stressing cpu and took 25 min to OC (got experience OC). I could get about 3.7 ghz or more but no need and 3.5ghz is better for 24/7 use.
I don't mean what system are you looking to buy. I mean what computer do you have that you play games on right now? If you've already got a Core 2 Quad and a GeForce 8800, then an upgrade isn't terribly urgent and you can wait. If you're running a Pentium D and a GeForce 6600, then you probably don't want to wait much longer.
i am looking for a new build - i have a 6 year old pc and i cant stand the noice and loading times
i will wait until sb since everyone says it the best money to value product
recent generation of intel is better, and generally has less issues (from my experience).
I'm running an i5 i built over a year ago, o/c'd to 3.8 with a 40$ heatsink and runs cool. run a mid-tier videocard (5770 ati) and still don't find any games that really push the system. just some food for thought before looking to blow some cash.
That's good news, then. Seems like they were swapping sockets with almost every chipset 5-6 years ago. But then, AMD WAS giving them a run for their money, back then.