Intel or AMD and which motherboard?

I already have a copy of Windows 7 Professional which I prefer for use as a media server because it doesnt have WMC. What would be a good uprated cooler for an overclock like 4.5GHz? I would like to be able to complete other work during simulations. For example, running an ansys simulation, producing a cad model in solidworks and running serviio. The computer will also be used for gaming otherwise I would fit an nVidia Quadro GPU
 
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I personally have an 8350 and i love it by all means, wouldn't swap.

But still, the i5 is a great CPU. As much as this thread is getting cluttered by Intel/AMD lovers trying to prove that their chip is better, just have a google of benchmarks. Take more than just one site into account and make your decision based on hard facts.

So many people tried to sway me towards the i5, equally people swayed me towards the 8350. I just decided on the 8350 for the amount of cores, more than the delivery they give. Everyone says the i5 is better for gaming, and they are right in all fairness. But the 8350 is still up there, it still performs great in games.

You will just have to decide on what you need, and what you are willing to compromise on. Then get the processor that best fits the bill.
 
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I personally have an 8350 and i love it by all means, wouldn't swap.

But still, the i5 is a great CPU. As much as this thread is getting cluttered by Intel/AMD lovers trying to prove that their chip is better, just have a google of benchmarks. Take more than just one site into account and make your decision based on hard facts.

So many people tried to sway me towards the i5, equally people swayed me towards the 8350. I just decided on the 8350 for the amount of cores, more than the delivery they give. Everyone says the i5 is better for gaming, and they are right in all fairness. But the 8350 is still up there, it still performs great in games.

You will just have to decide on what you need, and what you are willing to compromise on. Then get the processor that best fits the bill.
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I cant see anything wrong with 8320/8350 and I own i7 2700K, combined cpu + mobo on AM3+ you would save around 60 quid against intel equivalent 3570k... You can get better GPU for the price difference and you will be better off in games.

Also, games are begining to support more than 4 cores, while i5 is at its full potential Piledriver has still place to grow in future as games become more optimised for 8 cores/threads Its same story as e6600 vs q6600 some time ago... While E6600 was a better performer at its time, q6600 still lives today and overtook E6600 by a mile.
 
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It's not the same story as E6600 and Q6600 though, because the cores aren't anyway near equal.

Also, the total performance difference when both CPU's are going 100% isn't anywhere near the same as an E6600 and a Q6600.

I agree the FX83XX could be better in the coming years for games that make use of the cores, but if I'm maxing out my 2500K, I'd want more than the extra 20% performance of an FX83XX.
 
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It's not the same story as E6600 and Q6600 though, because the cores aren't anyway near equal.
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This, by the time eight cores becomes the standard, the FX-3850 will long be obsolete.

The Q6600 is from a time when Intel/AMD were pretty well matched per core and the Q6600's benefit over its dual core brother and its AMD counterparts was only extra cores, this meant it stayed competitive with newer processors as it was already equipped to take advantage of the coming thread optimization of software and could be overclocked well. The FX-8350 on the other hand has a core advantage over its Intel counterparts but it has a large performance disadvantage per core. With the Q6600, the were only pro's but with the FX-8350 the pros come with cons. Hell a single Piledriver core is actually slower clock for clock than one from a Core2 processor (comparing the FX-8320 to the QX9770 in single threaded Cinebench 10 performance).
 
i5.

Having used autodesk and catia during my university career and at my current job clock speed is king.

I've never seen CATIA use more than one core which is quite frankly pathetic but there you go.

Intel build, 100%.
 
If your locked to two threads with your main aplication then Intel all the way.
There just way faster clock for clock vs the AMD's.

If you could utilise all the threads of the 8350 then it would be a differnt story.
 
Here is my current idea of specification then,
Case: Corsair 300R
Processor: Intel Core i5 3570k
SSD: Crucial M4 256GB
HDD1: Seagate Barracuda 3TB
HDD2: Seagate Barracuda 500GB
RAM: Corsair 8GB 2x4GB kit
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H
Graphics Card: EVGA GTX 660 or AMD HD7870 both 2GB
DVDRW drive
CPU cooler: undecided depends on budget and what is necessary for a mild overclock
WiFi: USB adapter
Could people also advise on extra fans and the such?
 
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