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IncognitoX

IncognitoX

IncognitoX

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I am comparing the AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 965 vs the Intel i5 2500k.

Bare in mind the AMD is £80 cheaper.

I'm on a mega budget, would the AMD be a poor buy for £70?

Thanks!
 
drakioned said:
What do you want to use the computer for? and what is the rest of the system?
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AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 965 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.40GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail

£79.99
(£66.66)

Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard ** FREE NEXUIZ GAME **

£59.99
(£49.99)

Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX)

£51.98
(£43.32)

OcUK GeForce GT 430 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card

£49.99
(£41.66)


OcUK Imp MicroATX Tower Case (500w PSU)

£29.99
(£24.99)

GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC)

£28.00
(£23.33)

£311.94



Pc needed for some light gaming, graphic design and mainly internet usage.
Its a budget machine and an upgrade for a well, well outdated stock machine.
 
 
Intel

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £131.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Pro4 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £97.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £51.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £37.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £34.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £14.99
Total : £564.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).



AMD



YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £131.99
1 x AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 965 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.40GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £79.99
1 x ASRock 970 Extreme3 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £65.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £51.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £37.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £34.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £14.99
Total : £432.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
 
stulid said:
Well theres this comparison - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=102

And its so easy to get a 2500K to 4Ghz± on the stock cooler, if you cant mange 4.5Ghz+ with a £25 aftermarket heatsink, then you are massively unlucky.
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This.
I had mine at 4-4.2 on the stock cooler (not benching prime) and it was just about ok temp wise in gaming.
So easy to clock too. Simply changing the multiplier to 40 or 42 was all that was needed.
If you can afford the difference, do it. It should last you longer too, not that the 965be is a terrible cpu or anything.

If you can stretch to a 3570k, I'd recommend that.
 
Whats your budget ? you spec'd a one for £311 so i went for around same but everyone seems to be going well over?

So what is the maximum you are willing to spend on this new system?
 
IncognitoX said:
Pc needed for some light gaming, graphic design and mainly internet usage.
Its a budget machine and an upgrade for a well, well outdated stock machine.
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I think if it's just that, then the 2500K is overkill. Even the X4 965 BE would probably be overkill.

I think something like this would suit:
"Primo PLUS 500a" AMD A55 DDR3 Ready (Socket FM1)
with a
SanDisk Ultra SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA II Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDH-120G-G25) [SDSSDH-120G-G25]

for £203 total.
 
My budget is around £300 so the machines well over £500 are out of the budget

I like the AMD processor because its cheap with 4 cores and a decent clock speed that can be overclocked.

Anyone fancy building a machine with this Processor near to £300 upto £350?

CPU:
Motherboard:
Graphics:
HDD:
Case:
PSU:
RAM:

Thanks in advance!
 
 
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