Help Make a Choice. AM3 or I7

DaGooN · 20 Dec 2009 at 15:00

hi, could someone help me make up my damn mind

i have a
Corsair HX 520W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply
Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache
Nvidia 9600GT GS 512MB

all in my Antec Fusion Remote Max (Takes Full ATX Mobo)

i love Silence, and i dont game on the pc. just use Adobe AE CS3 & psp and Render in HD.

which of these should i buy.. plz help me make up my mind lol..

rixarena · 20 Dec 2009 at 15:32

you forgot the SSD on the i7 build, I think that the AMD would make a strong computer for rendering but the triple chanel of the i7 might give you better perforance.

Sam

will0812 · 20 Dec 2009 at 15:41

i7 will give the best performace, you could get a cheaper MB, and a cheaper cooler if you dont plan on overclocking and then get an SDD with the i7. Although i wouldnt get that kingston one as the controller is not very good. Maybe get the 80Gb Intel X25-M?

DaGooN · 20 Dec 2009 at 16:11

ok, first thing is i forgot the SSD was in the pic lol. i dont need that at the moment.

second i would like to OC to something over 3Ghz, with intel that should be easy so i read.

3rd, is that psu i have is good enuff to power it all?

forth, i was going to get the Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R but im not sure if it takes Trip DDR3, i think its Dual. and the 6GB corsair is a deal.

but for what i want the computer for.

1.Silence
2.24/7 runtime
3.Preformance
4.Render/Encoding HD videos/Pictures
5.Price..

am i reachiung for the moon? with a £750 budget?

will0812 · 20 Dec 2009 at 16:24

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-332-AS May be a better choice of Motherboard, Your PSU should be ok, although best to get a second opinion as im not sure. You could get a cheaper cpu cooler and still hit 3Ghz easily but if you want to stay with the h50 then ok.

blaineoliver · 20 Dec 2009 at 16:40

If you like silence, you wont find a i7 that you can cool reasoably quietly in my opinion. I would say go for amd with a true, and 120mm fan.

lukext · 20 Dec 2009 at 16:49

blaineoliver said:
If you like silence, you wont find a i7 that you can cool reasoably quietly in my opinion.

Pardon, My i7, prolimatech mega and an akasa apache would like to argue otherwise...

MeMeMeMe · 20 Dec 2009 at 21:07

DaGooN said:
second i would like to OC to something over 3Ghz, with intel that should be easy so i read.

That's a pretty arbitrary figure (especially considering the AMD is already over 3Ghz), but yes the Intel should manage that.

If you#re after pure performance, the i7 is better, no contest. The only reason to pick the AMD would be for budget reasons.

Quixote · 20 Dec 2009 at 21:52

The AMD should be paired with a £60 - £75 motherboard or you throw away it's main price advantage. Anyway, they seem to clock to much the same speed in any half decent board.

Biz.Kid09 · 20 Dec 2009 at 22:05

I would get this...
Intel Core i7 920 D0
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R
OCZ Platinum 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Triple Channel
Corsair H50-1
Total:£541.41
That gives you nearly £200 for a SSD..

TheTard · 21 Dec 2009 at 00:55

If you are going to be rendering etc then get an i7, if you overclock it to anywhere near the 965, the i7 will slaughter the 965. i7 builds are more expensive, but worth it.