AMD quad or i7

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Okie after some thought on a £2000 system, How would a top spec AMD quad overclocked to 3.8 compare to a i7 920 at 3.8, taking into account boards and memory speed diffs, both will have a Radeon HD4890 and about 6 gig of mem. There would be a £600 diff in favour of the AMD

Can anyone give a percentage in performance diff

Many thx money waiting just aint sure!
 
Looking at the graphics card you intend to use i summise the system will be for Gaming
If that is so then performance wise there is very little between the 2.
However if you plan to do lots of encoding and graphics with it then the performnce side of it definetly goe's to Intels i7 due to its Hyperthreading.
 
You don't need £2000 to get a good system, an AMD top spec system can be acquired for £800-£1000, and an Intel top spec system can be acquired for £900-£1100.

If by chance you have Dx11 floating about in your head, then get an ATI Radeon 4870 1GB card.

The AMD Phenom II X4 955 is right behind the Intel Core i7 in gaming so you won't see much difference between the two, so it comes down to personal preference when choosing.
 
Wait for the new amd 965 chip if you want a high spec machine then you can buy watercooling top of the range case, sdd and high end graphics cards.
 
£2000 is serious overkill.

Here's a FULL AMD system including monitor keyboard and mouse for just over a grand, even has an SSD for the OS and the thermal paste! :D lol

Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4890 PCS+ BattleForge Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £167.99
(£146.08) £167.99
(£146.08)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £149.99
(£130.43) £149.99
(£130.43)
Asus Crosshair III Formula AMD 790FX (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard Asus Crosshair III Formula AMD 790FX (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £142.99
(£124.34) £142.99
(£124.34)
Acer V223WBbd 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor Acer V223WBbd 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor £111.99
(£97.38) £111.99
(£97.38)
OCZ Vertex Series 30GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-1VTX30G) OCZ Vertex Series 30GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-1VTX30G) £109.99
(£95.64) £109.99
(£95.64)
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad-SLi PCI-E 750W Power Supply PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad-SLi PCI-E 750W Power Supply £89.99
(£78.25) £89.99
(£78.25)
Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £82.98
(£72.16) £82.98
(£72.16)
Razer Lycosa Gaming Keyboard Razer Lycosa Gaming Keyboard £61.00
(£53.04) £61.00
(£53.04)
OCZ Platinum Enhanced Bandwidth Edition 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3P1600EB4GK) OCZ Platinum Enhanced Bandwidth Edition 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3P1600EB4GK) £57.99
(£50.43) £57.99
(£50.43)
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS) Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS) £53.99
(£46.95) £53.99
(£46.95)
Razer Copperhead Tempest Blue 2000dpi High Precision Gaming Mouse - Retail Razer Copperhead Tempest Blue 2000dpi High Precision Gaming Mouse - Retail £37.98
(£33.03) £37.98
(£33.03)
Akasa AK-967 Nero Direct Contact Heatpipe CPU Cooler (AM2/AM2+/939/LGA775/LGA1366) Akasa AK-967 Nero Direct Contact Heatpipe CPU Cooler (AM2/AM2+/939/LGA775/LGA1366) £26.99
(£23.47) £26.99
(£23.47)
Pioneer DVR-217FBK 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM Pioneer DVR-217FBK 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£15.64) £17.99
(£15.64)
Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound £4.59
(£3.99) £4.59
(£3.99)
Sub Total : £970.83
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £15.50
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £147.95
Total : £1,134.28
 
thx Guys but couldnt resist anymore just ordered this

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-Bit - OEM + Windows 7 Upgrade Voucher (66R-03061)
- Corsair HX 1000W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-1000HXUK)
- Sony Optiarc AD-7240S 24x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
- Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31500341AS)
- XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 XTX XXX Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (Includes Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.)
- XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 XTX XXX Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (Includes Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.)
- Patriot Viper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 (1600MHz) Low Latency Tri-Channel (PVT36G1600LLK)
- Gigabyte GA-EX58-Extreme Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
- Coolermaster V8 CPU Cooler (Socket 940/AM2/LGA775/LGA1366)
- Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail
- Antec 1200 Twelve Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU)
 
I take it you bought this from elsewhere right?

OcUK dont have any EX58 Extreme mobos in stock, and they don't even have a ETA when they will have them back in neither...

Anyway, that rig should be a monster setup once you get it built up, although if I were you, I would have thrown in an 80GB SSD for installing your OS onto...

Apart from that though everything looks good... Don't suppose you would be ineterested in selling one of the copies of H.A.W.X once you get all this gear delivered???? :D
 
Was ordered from Oc just they have changed there Pc Configurator this morning by the looks of it and changed all the upgrade options. EX48 showing instock i hope. SSD to come later spent enough today. Cause u asked first i may give u a copy if my son dont want it, see what its like first
 
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'Wes said:
You don't need £2000 to get a good system, an AMD top spec system can be acquired for £800-£1000, and an Intel top spec system can be acquired for £900-£1100.
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This argument is getting old. It depends what you need. Hhow silent you want the system and a few other things. You may well need 2k for a top spec system.
 
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