AMD or Intel?

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DisrupTor75

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Hi guys. just want to pick your brains over which to go for out of these two...

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Now these are along the line's of what im looking for, already got a 750w Thermaltake Psu, 22' monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers, DVD-RW and x2 HD's so at least they are taken care of. The two lists are by no means certain, would have liked an I7 with tri chan memory but my budget will not be going over £800 max. The ATI 5770 and the Antec case are in both lists because they are both highly regarded and i want to keep temps as low as possible but im open to any suggestions or improvments that can be done with either AMD/Intel system.

Thanks in advance ;)
 
What are you going to be using it for? Overclocking?

You can't go far wrong with either.

Should be a 125w version of the 965 out soon (may already be available if you look in the right places).
 
Id go with the intel build,the 750 is a lot faster then the 965 and overclocks very well.
I would also get a corsair H-50 cooler instead of the zalman.
 
go with the intel build,the 750 is a lot faster then the 965 and overclocks very well.
I would also get a corsair H-50 cooler instead of the zalman.
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same here!
 
Primarily it would be used for gaming, with a bit of video editing/encoding thrown in :)

my overclocking experience is minimal to say the least but i wouldnt mind bumping things a little.

Just been looking at the H-50 cooler, looks great though i have never tried watercooling (could never get the whole water v electricity thing out of my head) so would be wary of going down that path because in the event of a mistake i wont be able to replace the parts but would be willing to give it a try if you lot reckon its safe to do so.

also with regard to the motherboard (Asus p7p55D Evo) is it worth paying the premium or would a less tricked-out board do the job just as well?
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Just watched a few video's regarding the H-50 and have to say im impressed. will definitely be getting one of those then, will also pick up 2 separate 120' fans, possibly the Apache's while they are well regarded.
 
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killerxx7 said:
Id go with the intel build,the 750 is a lot faster then the 965 and overclocks very well.
I would also get a corsair H-50 cooler instead of the zalman.
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WRONG!!! 750 is not a lot faster than a 965 at all, in fact at stock its considerably slower 2.66 vs 3.4, though turbo boost probably cancels it out in most instances. Both will perform the same in most applications
The coolers your choice, no problem with that
re the mobo, yeah just get which ever board has the features you need, theres no point paying for something youre not going to use
 
why? Any reason or you just blindly following Intel like the rest of the sheep?

As can be seen from this chart which shows cpu scaling in farcry, as you increase the res and move to a gpu dependant situation the differences between the cpus is neglible, seen as how most game above at around 1920x1200 nowadays it highlights how Intel is not the be all and end all

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By all means go Intel if you want, I'm not saying dont, just highlighting they're not streets ahead as some try to make out, they're equal in terms of gaming performance
 
Clock for clock Intel i5 750's are faster then Phenom II's.

Sorry you cant seem to get your head round that fact,but when it comes to spending money on a system and both work out around the same,I know where I'll put my money every time.

Not because it's Intel or Amd,because it's what is giving me the best value for my money at the time I want to upgrade.

I wouldnt call him a sheep for making better use of his money!
 
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How is it making better use of his money? I fail to understand, I've shown a graph comparing systems and yet you just say "no intels better", why? how? evidence?
If they were both OCd to 4 GHz then yes I understand the Intel is faster clock for clock in that situatin, but its not going to effect gaming, only processing eg editing/rendering etc
 
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How is it making better use of his money? I fail to understand, I've shown a graph comparing systems and yet you just say "no intels better", why? how? evidence?
If they were both OCd to 4 GHz then yes I understand the Intel is faster clock for clock in that situatin, but its not going to effect gaming, only processing eg editing/rendering etc
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Agreed, since games have hit a current plateau, when presented with two similar performing system, I'd go with the cheapest regardless of who the manufacturer is. If the prices are simular, then look at any future upgrading possibilities where the socket can be used, extending the life of your system.
 
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would i be right in suggesting that the am3 platform is likely to be supported for a longer period than 1156?
 
lol as soon as i read the title i thought here we go debate time, id go with the amd for your usage reasons, i.e gaming simply because its cheaper and i think the performance difference is minimal:)
 
thanks for all your advice guys :) must admit it's been a long long time since i went down the AMD path (since socket A) and the last system i had was my 1st proper intel (core 2) so when that went bits-up it brought me to this little decision. My only concern with AMD was that their chips generally ran a fair bit hotter than Intel's. i am not sure if that is still the case or not, and while overclocking will be dabbled with i wont be pushing too hard, just a tweak here and there. price & performance wise there's very little between them and from the replies there's no clear winner. But seeing as it's mainly for gaming ill take a chance on the AMD platform.

Thanks again all :)
 
Its not that hard getting to 3.4 on the i5 even on a **** cooler...and that will smash the PII and with a H50 4.0ghz is easy reached.
But its your money spend it as you please :P
 
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