Intel or amd ?

Scoob145

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Yes I'm sorry to say this is another intel vs amd thread :(

Basically I'm in the process of building a htpc that can play games as well . I already have purchased a corsair h60 CPU cooler and a 550wt modular power supply. I have been looking at the new range of trinity CPUs with the thought of adding a Asus 6670 ddr5 gfx card and 16gb ddr3 1866mhz ram.

The build itself will sit in a zalman hd503 case that I have already purchased. The question is tho I want my system to be quiet but powerfull enough to play the odd game on at 1080p resolution . My budget is £350 and I would need a motherboard , ram , CPU and GPu .

Please feel free to list specs and costs but I'm also looking for valid reasons why the intel might be better than the amd setup I have proposed

Thanks in advance
 
Yeh I thought about that but with trinity and a £60 gfx card I would have crossfire performance no ? Or do u think the trinity chip would be powerful enough to game on ?
 
I would like the sparkles and stuff :) who wouldn't lol . Would it be bette value to build I i5 system and get a dedicated gfx ? At the same time tho I need to worry about the heat and power consumption as it will be in a tv unit with very restricted airflow !

Please help me ocuk !
 
Gigabyte F2A85X-UP4 AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £101.99
(£84.99) £101.99
(£84.99)
AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £95.99
(£79.99) £95.99
(£79.99)
Asus HD 6670 SILENT EDITION 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £61.99
(£51.66) £61.99
(£51.66)
OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) £47.99
(£39.99) £47.99
(£39.99)
TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Sub Total : £286.62
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £59.22


That's the sort of setup I am looking at ? Any good ?
 
Are both those intel set ups not dual core ? Would the amd not be better in the long run as it is a quad core ? I wasn't expecting to be able to play the latest games at 100fps with full aa , just want normal gfx with a little sparkle .

As for storage Ssd is just boot drive with games running off normal hdd .
 
Problem is mel no one seems to own new trinity chips and I don't read benchmarks as being the performance that the chip or gfx has to offer as let's be honest they are not day to day usage of the setup . I'm leaning towards the amd setup more and more as it will be quiet I hope and have good performance . Doing a little research at the moment . If u find anything let me know please :)
 
honosuseri said:
You like the idea of ripping movies to the HTPC then?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £80.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
Total : £286.37 (includes shipping : £9.50).



Great offer on the i5K this week good £20ish off. I'd LOVE to see a build log for this with pretty pics. This would increase your post count to beyond 100 easily, that means free P&P and add then add a gaming GPU later without being penalised with postage :)

EDIT

Concerning the heat issue. Remember the CPU has speed step, so it will idle at a low speed not run flat out 24/7. When the rig knows you need the extra power it will automatically "rev it up". Even watching HD movies won't cause it to increase to max. My HTPC has a AMD 555BE @4.1Ghz. It idles at 800Mhz and revs to 2Ghz ish for HD movies and then flat out for gaming.
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I think I'm sold on a i5k for performance aft reading reviews . Would be a shame to build the amd rig and then have to upgrade a year or so later as it wouldn't be able to fulfil my needs .

As for a build log ill start one when my case and other bits arrive this week . Is the ivy bridge better than the sandbridge processor ??
 
Was just thinking the same with the h60 . Not sure what motherboard to buy tho . Allways had Asus parts in the past and I can't say they have always been good :( gigabyte are good manufacturers nowadays aren't they ?
 
So the gigabyte board that honosuseri posted is a good board for a overclock if needed and reliable yeh ? Just want to make sure this build is right if ya know what I mean
 
honosuseri said:
GB has a good 3 year uk based warranty service.

If you are happy with Asus stuff then

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Z77 Sabertooth Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £169.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £25.99
Total : £375.37 (includes shipping : £9.50).



This is technically very much Overkill. However it does have twin HDMI onboard ouput, digital optical audio output connectors, SLI/Xfire compatible etc etc. There is also the styling to consider.

I think you would probably be just as happy with the entry level Z77-D3H I used earlier though, your PSU isn't really SLI capable for gaming GPUs, so losing Xfire and SLi wont hurt you. The D3H still has the optical audio output which is nice too for a "cheap" mobo, which the MSI budget Z77 mobos also happen to lack ;)
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Just reading some reviews on the D3H and it looks like a very good board for entry level which is all I need tbh . Won't be looking along sli or xfire as wont be gaming that much ( Xbox fanatic :( ) but I still have a steam account with some games I would like to play again . What gfx cards are good that I could also look at buying ? I'm guessing nvidia are still market leaders ??

Thanks for all the help :)
 
All this sounds great to me honosuseri but I have one concern and that is heat ! My zalman case is a snug fit in my tv cabinet and the last thing I want to do is kill my system with heat :( . The case itself has very little airflow and it won't receive much when it is in place which was the main reason for looking at the amd route .

However hi definition is a must !
 
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