Help a newbie out?
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I took the time to read the OP`s opening post, why don`t you.
yeh he hasn't bought any of it and its a £500 limit for everything.
He had just picked parts out
I appreciate all the replies as im very much a first timer. Just wondering what the difference is between the cpu I chose and the Intel ones being suggested. I'm at work currently so can't take a gander. In terms of extra price will I get the same amount of cores as im just trying to get more bang for my buck and keep it around 500. Would it be a good idea to upgrade the stock cpu fan too?
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Amd bulldozer just sucks man..pure and simple , Intel is how you knock the ball out of the park. i3 , i5 or i7 are great.
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That 7850 Twin Frozr looks so good, I cant decide if i want that or the GTX660TI.
Oh and yes, that power supply will be plenty enough!
Oh and yes, that power supply will be plenty enough!
the I3 2100 beats an 8150 in most of the benchmarks.
Dragon Age Origins - 1680 x 1050 - Max Settings (no AA/Vsync)
8150 - 118.4
2100 - 123.4
World of Warcraft
8150 - 77.7
2100 - 94.1
only things the 8150 is better for is encoding if using a program that can use 8 cores.
its also loads cheaper.
ive listed a 2120 above which will get even better than those results and your looking at the lower clocked 8120 which will give even worse than the 8150 so its really a no brainer.
If you can afford to stretch to a £25 aftermarket cooler it will make the world of difference as well as you can overclock it a bit.
Dragon Age Origins - 1680 x 1050 - Max Settings (no AA/Vsync)
8150 - 118.4
2100 - 123.4
World of Warcraft
8150 - 77.7
2100 - 94.1
only things the 8150 is better for is encoding if using a program that can use 8 cores.
its also loads cheaper.
ive listed a 2120 above which will get even better than those results and your looking at the lower clocked 8120 which will give even worse than the 8150 so its really a no brainer.
If you can afford to stretch to a £25 aftermarket cooler it will make the world of difference as well as you can overclock it a bit.
These are some of the best coolers
YOUR BASKET
1 x Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E CPU Cooler (Socket LGA 2011/1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3/FM1) £74.98
1 x Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA775/AM2/AM2) £72.98
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £59.99
1 x Alpenföhn Brocken CPU Cooler (Socket 775/1156/1366/754/939/940/AM2/AM2+) £32.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler (Socket Intel® Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AMD Socket FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £26.99
1 x Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939/AM2/AM3/775/1155/1156/1366) £14.90
Total : £327.82 (includes shipping : £10.00).
YOUR BASKET
1 x Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E CPU Cooler (Socket LGA 2011/1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3/FM1) £74.98
1 x Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA775/AM2/AM2) £72.98
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £59.99
1 x Alpenföhn Brocken CPU Cooler (Socket 775/1156/1366/754/939/940/AM2/AM2+) £32.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler (Socket Intel® Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AMD Socket FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £26.99
1 x Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 939/AM2/AM3/775/1155/1156/1366) £14.90
Total : £327.82 (includes shipping : £10.00).