Dont know what system to build Intel or AMD?

mike070

mike070

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Hi guys i dont know what system to build for my next gaming rig can you help me please here are the specs:

INTEL:
Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz
Asus P6X58D-E
OCZ Gold 6GB
GeForce GTX 460 768MB
Coolermaster CM-690 II Advanced Dominator
Cooler Master GX 750W Power Supply
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB
Corsair H50 cpu cooler
LG optical drive

Total : £964.29


AMD:
AMD Phenom II X6 Six Core 1090T Black Edition or AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 965 Black Edition
Asus Crosshair IV Formula
Corsair XMS3 8GB
XFX ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB
Coolermaster CM-690 II Advanced Dominator
Cooler Master GX 750W Power Supply
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB
Corsair H50 cpu cooler
LG optical drive

Total : £1,084.76



Dont know what one to build :S ?
 
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The intel one has more CPU power but the AMD one has more GPU power. It depends on what you need to use the PC for.
 
I have re-done the i7 system to make it better.

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £217.36
(£184.99) £217.36
(£184.99)
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 460 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Prince of Persia PC-Game £189.99
(£161.69) £189.99
(£161.69)
Asus P6X58D-E Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard £149.99
(£127.65) £149.99
(£127.65)
Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 12800C9 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel (TR3X6G1600C9) £126.89
(£107.99) £126.89
(£107.99)
Antec TruePower New Modular 650W Power Supply £84.99
(£72.33) £84.99
(£72.33)
Coolermaster CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case - Black £80.99
(£68.93) £80.99
(£68.93)
Corsair H50-1 High-Performance CPU Watercooler (Socket LGA775/1156/1366/AM2/AM3) £62.99
(£53.61) £62.99
(£53.61)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £48.49
(£41.27) £48.49
(£41.27)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.91) £13.99
(£11.91)
Sub Total : £830.37
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £147.72
Total : £991.84

AMD system

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
HIS ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £279.99
(£238.29) £279.99
(£238.29)
Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5 AMD 890FX (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £164.99
(£140.42) £164.99
(£140.42)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £126.89
(£107.99) £126.89
(£107.99)
G.Skill RipJaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £88.11
(£74.99) £88.11
(£74.99)
Antec TruePower New Modular 650W Power Supply £84.99
(£72.33) £84.99
(£72.33)
Coolermaster CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case - Black £80.99
(£68.93) £80.99
(£68.93)
Corsair H50-1 High-Performance CPU Watercooler (Socket LGA775/1156/1366/AM2/AM3) £62.99
(£53.61) £62.99
(£53.61)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000528AS) £52.99
(£45.10) £52.99
(£45.10)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.91) £13.99
(£11.91)
Sub Total : £813.57
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £144.78
Total : £972.10

for gaming you dont need more than 4GB and a quad core, and the motherboard still does crossfire at 16X/16X
 
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I like the look of that AMD setup stulid. That case has a 120mm rear chassis fan so the h50's radiator can be "sandwiched" between that fan and it's supplied 120mm fan for a push pull config to improve the cooling.

A nice and well thought out rig
 
what about

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition 3.2 GHz
Asus M4A87TD Evo
Corsair XMS3 4GB
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Vapor-X 2048MB
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB
Corsair H50
Corsair TX 750W
Antec 300
LG driver

Total : £881.70
 
mike070 said:
what about

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition 3.2 GHz
Asus M4A87TD Evo
Corsair XMS3 4GB
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Vapor-X 2048MB
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB
Corsair H50
Corsair TX 750W
Antec 300
LG driver

Total : £881.70
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its good,

but the psu is not modular, and thats a smallish case to be hiding wires in.

and the motherboard doe not support crossfire, if this interests you?
 
how about this?

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 470 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £246.74
(£209.99) £246.74
(£209.99)
AMD Phenom II X6 Six Core 1055T 2.80GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £152.74
(£129.99) £152.74
(£129.99)
G.Skill RipJaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £88.11
(£74.99) £88.11
(£74.99)
Asus M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £86.99
(£74.03) £86.99
(£74.03)
Antec TruePower New Modular 650W Power Supply £84.99
(£72.33) £84.99
(£72.33)
Coolermaster CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case - Black £80.99
(£68.93) £80.99
(£68.93)
Corsair H50-1 High-Performance CPU Watercooler (Socket LGA775/1156/1366/AM2/AM3) £62.99
(£53.61) £62.99
(£53.61)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000528AS) £52.99
(£45.10) £52.99
(£45.10)
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.91) £13.99
(£11.91)
Sub Total : £740.88
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £132.06
Total : £886.69

a single nvidia fast card.

a six core cpu.

modular psu and still the nice big case.
 
mike070 said:
will the Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3 support crossfire?
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no, only the 890GX or FX chipset do it right.

older 790GX/X/FX chipsets also do it.

and by "right" i mean symmetrically, so each card gets equal bandwidth

thats why if you picked a Nvidia card, it don't matter if it supports crossfire or not, you will never be able to run two Nvidia cards on a AMD chipset.
 
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