New PC...AMD or Intel?

[pvt.james]

Im currently pricing up a new PC and im torn between what to get.
Obviously from these specs, the Intel is faster? but it is like £250 more!


Processor: AMD Phenom™ II X6 1055T 9MB Socket AM3 Processor
CPU Cooler: CoolIt ECO ALC Liquid CPU Cooler
Graphics Card 1: Radeon HD5850 1GB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Memory: 8GB Corsair DDR3 1600MHz C9 Twin3X
Motherboard: Asus M4A87TD EVO AMD 870 (Socket AM3) Motherboard (no XFire)
Hard Disk Drive One: Samsung 1TB Spinpoint F3 32MB Cache SATA 300


Processor: Core i7 920 8MB Cache Socket 1366
CPU Cooler: CoolIt ECO ALC Liquid CPU Cooler
Graphics Card 1: Radeon HD5850 1GB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Memory: 12GB Corsair DDR3 1600MHz C9 Triple Channel
Motherboard: Asus P6X58D-E Intel X58 (Socket 1366) Motherboard
Hard Disk Drive One: Samsung 1TB Spinpoint F3 32MB Cache SATA 300

which would be the best option, gurus

[Porky]

i got the intel version of a year ago and ive been pretty pleased with it...cant really comment on the amd...never had 1

does this mean james is gonna start playing again??

[umbongo(uk)]

http://www.guruht.com/2010/04/phenom-ii ... -core.html

full benchmark results
http://www.guru3d.com/article/phenom-ii ... -review/18

pay attention to 1920x1080 resolutions as you wont play lower than this with a 5800 series if you do then just buy a 9800gt ;)

also go check the mobo specs from Asus --P6X58D-E Intel X58 to see future flexibility on cpu side of things no good buying it if the i7 920 is the last it will support (no i havnt checked but the E suffix means somthing in my eye

good luck james as you pretty much built the equivelant of each other

dont forget bulldozer(octocore) still coming out 2011 and bobcat dual core with graphic gpu

[Sky]

mhz for mhz the intel is better as they have more onchip cache, BUT £ for £ the amd is better value, a £200 amd will perform better than £200 intel.
personally I'd get the amd and spend the difference on upgrading the gfx card (or getting a crossfire pair)
and this mb is on special atm
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... ubcat=1782

[IceT-Bag]

If you go down the i7 route, go for the 930 rather than the 920.

Mine: IceT-Bag's Build

[pvt.james]

thanks for the replies, i looked at your post ICE and was like..whoa thats just about what im gonna build.

how does your PC perform?

regarding the AMD option, for around the same price as the intel version i can keep what i posted but crossfire the 5850s...would this be better?

i like the idea of 12GB ram on the intel, but i think it maybe overkill lol

[IceT-Bag]

I can run everything on max with good FPS @ 1680x1050 (including Crysis!), in Bad Company I get around 100FPS which is rather good for that game.

If you're not afraid of overclocking, Im sure you get a lot more performance out of it, I havent overclocked as I use it for work (self employed) and play

I cant comment on the X-Fire as I've never done it

If you have 12gb ram, you could create a RAM drive and use it to install a demanding game on it, should get a bloody good performance boost (people who played the Armed Assault series do this as the hard drive is a limiting factor in performance).

[Porky]

all that rig icey to pitch a tent

[pvt.james]

lol

well, i have restructured my pricing (and face divorce if she finds out lol) but i can spec the i7 920 with crossfire 5850s for £70 more than the same machine but with an amd cpu (1055t)

only difference is, amd spec machine has 8gb where as intel has 6gb

i could get the 930, but that would make it more expensive, and the 920 will overclock to 930.

decisions, decisions!

[pvt.james]

ok, again i have changed my mind lol

looking at the "dreadnought" on OCUK.