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Share some light!!!

Time to whip out the benchmarks!

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs AMD FX-8150: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/146?vs=434

They pretty much trade blows against each other. But remember this is old gen 6 cores vs new gen 8 cores... So single core performance the Phenom has the upper hand.

AMD Phenon II X6 1090T vs Intel i5 2500K: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/146?vs=288

Well would you look at that... The 2500K wipes the 1090T away, with less power consumption. Placing the 2500K against the FX-8150 will just show how disappointing Bulldozer is... However, it's AMD's new architecture since K10's release in 2007, so newer gen Bulldozer would perform better after AMD improves it. Only reason I can see if you want AMD is for this reason... Piledriver is expected to be released in 2012. How it will perform, no one knows yet.

But for the best price/performance so fair is definitely the 2500K. You won't get a better CPU than it for a good while... However, Intel's Ivy Bridge is coming soon early next year... But it's a die shrink so don't expect major performance boost over the current gen.

If you do want to stick with AMD, get a 1090T for now with a cheaper AM3+ board (They'll still be as good as the Crosshair), and jump to Piledriver when it's released (assuming it will work with current AM3+ boards).
 
2500k, 2600k or 2700k forget about AMD if you want a good gaming rig, the 2500k is one of the finest chips money can buy, if you want HP then go for the 2600k or 2700k but you will not gain any significant improvements over a 2500k in games.
If AMD was better we'd say so but it isn't.
 
Right thanks a lot guy's for all your help! I'm finally going for this bundle after a long hard think and many hours or searching forums! This has been the best by far offering help also :D

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-063-OE

But as i read the reviews the CPU fan cooler is a bit noisey so what would you guy's say to have replace it, I will only do a phone order and have it changed so i want a nice quiet one to run the super duper bundle im going to purchase for xmas :) I'm going to take 8GB of RAM with it and im also taking the ASUS P8Z68-V PRO motherboard

If someone knows a good CPU cooler for it that would have awesome! And i'll make my order this weekend

Thanks a lot all Ste!!!!
 
Well im quiet impressed with my new rig now.. Look's aweseome and came all ready done, All fitted into my Antec 1200 Case now and all im looking for is a decent PSU to run it all perfect! If you look up at what i have purchased you'll see what im running.. Ive got at the moment from my old rig a

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-038-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1084 I THINK!

But a few people have been telling me to get another as its a new build and a new PSU should be fitted really, Would this PSU be advisble?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-001-XF&tool=3

Or any other you could suggest?

Thanks again!
 
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