AMD or INTEL

Toaku · 18 Jul 2013 at 02:44

AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz
or
Intel Core i5-3570 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor

djshauny1 · 18 Jul 2013 at 03:22

Im going to say go with the intel chip

Edit, not the k version?

killoc · 18 Jul 2013 at 03:22

Between those 2 I say AMD Piledriver

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 18 Jul 2013 at 03:52

What motherboard do you have ATM??

Doco · 18 Jul 2013 at 11:53

Whats your main usage> gaming? and what sort of budget (if any) do you have for your whole system?

pipson · 18 Jul 2013 at 11:55

AMD imo.

Stelly · 18 Jul 2013 at 11:56

Intel... if you are going to overclock go with the K version.

Stelly

d_brennen · 18 Jul 2013 at 11:59

Neither. FX8320

I think maybe this thread is loaded for maximum trolling, which probably won't happen as AMD are such a spent force now

pipson · 18 Jul 2013 at 12:01

Fx8320 is better for value for money vs the 8350 but if you wish to overclock go for the 8350 as you can get higher clocks than the 8320

Toaku · 18 Jul 2013 at 12:15

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
What motherboard do you have ATM??

the Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77

Toaku · 18 Jul 2013 at 12:21

i might go with the AMD all because i will only have the Zalman CNPS11X Extreme to cool the INTEL

Darr2cool78 · 18 Jul 2013 at 12:22

Intel V AMD For Gamers

Marine-RX179 · 18 Jul 2013 at 12:26

Toaku said:
the Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77

A 2nd hand i5 2500K or a new/2nd hand i5 3570K would be no-brainer then.

Martini1991 · 18 Jul 2013 at 12:35

If you've got a Z77 board it has to be a 3570K.

Toaku said:
i might go with the AMD all because i will only have the Zalman CNPS11X Extreme to cool the INTEL

As opposed to what for the AMD?

Boomstick777 · 18 Jul 2013 at 12:59

AMD or Intel?

Tbh I thought that was a joke question when I saw the thread..

Is their any reason to go AMD right now?

Anything from a used 2500K / 2700K or a good deal on a 3570K / 3770K would be nice, or maybe stretch budget to a 4770K.. With any of those ^^ you're looking at Extreme performance with fraction of price and power use of AMD equivalents.

I hope AMD become competitive again with Steamroller..

teppic · 18 Jul 2013 at 14:38

It's not at all true to say that AMD cannot offer good competition to Intel at similar prices for the majority of games.

A very brief look at benchmarks from the techspot review, all max quality -

Just Cause 2
8350: 86fps
3770K: 87fps

Witcher 2
8350: 65fps
3770K: 69fps

Crysis 2
8350: 35fps
3770K: 37fps

From hardwareheaven:

BF3
8350: 74fps
3570K: 72fps

And so on.

All at stock clocks. The 8320 easily overclocks to beyond 8350 clocks, and costs ~£120.

If you play strategy type games (e.g. Starcraft II) or other CPU intensive games, it'd be better to go with Intel.

linktoinsanity · 18 Jul 2013 at 16:37

Upon reading the thread I believe the OP is trying to troll.

i might go with the AMD all because i will only have the Zalman CNPS11X Extreme to cool the INTEL

Trying to provoke a reaction?

However if it's a genuine question the Intel 3570K, based on the motherboard he has already and the fact it's a better chip.

smelly_legend · 18 Jul 2013 at 16:44

get both

Toaku · 18 Jul 2013 at 17:00

However if it's a genuine question the Intel 3570K, based on the motherboard he has already and the fact it's a better chip.

I would like to get the 3570k however i heard that it runs very hot, and all i have is a Zalman CNPS11X Extreme. Would that cooler be okay or do i need to invest in a bigger and better cpu cooler?

linktoinsanity · 18 Jul 2013 at 23:18

Toaku said:
I would like to get the 3570k however i heard that it runs very hot, and all i have is a Zalman CNPS11X Extreme. Would that cooler be okay or do i need to invest in a bigger and better cpu cooler?

When people say it runs hot they mean compared to Sandy bridge. It runs at sensible temperatures still, not anywhere near as hot as Prescott P4s for example.

That cooler will be fine, go for the 3570K, awesome CPU.