Good setup for virtualization....

BEN_UK

BEN_UK

BEN_UK

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Hello,

I looking at building a box for running multiple VM's for testing/learning.

The PC will not be used for gaming, just everyday use and running VM's.

Been looking at,

Intel i7 3770
AsRock H77 Pro 4-M
Onboard graphics
Total £290.50

AMD PileDriver FX 8320
Gigabyte 970A-DS3 AMD 970A Mother Board
Sapphire HD 6450 HM 512MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Total £198.57

There's a £91.93 difference in price, is the Intel worth the extra money ?

Thanks Ben :)
 
3770 is a lot better than 8320... 8320 performance wise is similar to 3570.

You do realize that 3770 dont overclock.. you need 3770K (K version) and that your motherboard doesn't overclock either cause it isnt Z77
 
I've deliberately not gone with the K version because it lacks features i need for virtualization and i have no interest or need to overclock, hence the mother board is the H77 not the Z77.

It'll be on 24/7 and to be honest the power consumption is not really an issue.

Basically looking for best price/performance setup for virtualization.

Guess i could add another into the mix,

AMD PileDriver FX 8320 3.5Ghz
Gigabyte 970A-DS3 AMD 970A Mother Board
Sapphire HD 6450 HM 512MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Total £198.57

AMD PileDriver FX 8350 4Ghz
Gigabyte 970A-DS3 AMD 970A Mother Board
Sapphire HD 6450 HM 512MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Total £224.57

Intel i7 3770
AsRock H77 Pro 4-M
Onboard graphics
Total £290.50

Bottom line is the i7 worth the extra cash :confused:
 
Saturated threads the AMD should be superior but how often do we put our machines under such load ? It'll be rare and even if you do you're doing something wrong.

I've been meaning to test this but I've been more than happy with the results from Intel.
 
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