which spec!

[S.A.S]

Just cannot decide, i have always had intel and do not know wether to take the plunge and try AMD, but which performs better? i will be gaming and video encoding mostly with a little bit of CAD here and there. i have already got a corshair h50 so colling isn't a problem


AMD:
Qty Price Line Total
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 965 Black Edition 3.40GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 965 Black Edition 3.40GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £148.99
(£129.56) £148.99
(£129.56)
Asus Crosshair III Formula AMD 790FX (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard Asus Crosshair III Formula AMD 790FX (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £138.99
(£120.86) £138.99
(£120.86)
Patriot Extreme Performance 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-12800 1600MHz Dual Channel (PDC34G1600ELK) Patriot Extreme Performance 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-12800 1600MHz Dual Channel (PDC34G1600ELK) £70.99
(£61.73) £70.99
(£61.73)
Sub Total : £312.15
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 15% VAT : £48.25
Total : £369.90


INTEL:
Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5 750 2.66Ghz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £159.99
(£139.12) £159.99
(£139.12)
MSI P55-GD65 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £131.99
(£114.77) £131.99
(£114.77)
Patriot Extreme Performance 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-12800 1600MHz Dual Channel (PDC34G1600ELK) £70.99
(£61.73) £70.99
(£61.73)
Sub Total : £315.62
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.00
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £48.69
Total : £373.31

 

[Didaco]

they are both very good but id say the i5 just edges it: better performance and newer