AMD vs Intel

Twist86 · 11-07-2009, 05:26 AM

Intel - Top Tier Higher Price Best Performance

AMD - Middle Tier Cheaper Prices

Depends on your budget...the sales going on at the time...and how motivated you are on hunting for the items.

87dtna · 11-07-2009, 01:38 PM

We need to know how much you are willing to spend on CPU/motherboard/Memory, that will tell the story right there. If the budget is somewhat unlimited, I would go with the Intel I7 920.
Actually, right now since the release of the I5, AMD is no competition. The I5 is the same price as the 965 Phenom II, the best CPU AMD has to offer and the I5 is as good if not better.
So, if you have a budget, go I5. If no budget, go with a socket 1366 I7 cpu.

If you have a low budget, like $300 or less to get CPU/mobo/ram than you'll be needing to go AMD. Yo ucan get an Athlon II quad core, decent mobo, and RAM for under $300.

But honestly, even any Dual core setup from AMD or Intel would crush the pentium 4 you have now.

jsmart7 · 11-07-2009, 04:08 PM

I use Intel, and it is giving good service, and I am quite satisfied.

StrangleHold · 11-07-2009, 04:17 PM

Well, it depends on how you look at it. You can get a 955 for 175 bucks and a good Gigabyte 770 AM3 board for 75 bucks. Not a bad deal for 250 bucks. I'm still finding the i5 750, not that good of a deal if you consider throwing in the Phenom II 925/945 and 955. People get to wrapped up comparing it to the 965.

FairDoos · 11-07-2009, 04:21 PM

I have a feeling this thread is going to go on for years.

87dtna · 11-07-2009, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FairDoos

I have a feeling this thread is going to go on for years.

Haha, how true.

It really depends on if the OP finally posts what his budget is. Thats most of the determining factor.

XSIMan · 11-07-2009, 09:45 PM

An i7 computer can add up to £800 an AMD Phenom II dual core can add upto £300and the Phenom II Dual cores can run any game ultra smooth at the mo. graphics cards are what makes or breakes a computer any new CPU from intel or AMD is overkill.

87dtna · 11-07-2009, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XSIMan

An i7 computer can add up to £800 an AMD Phenom II dual core can add upto £300and the Phenom II Dual cores can run any game ultra smooth at the mo. graphics cards are what makes or breakes a computer any new CPU from intel or AMD is overkill.

Well he didn't say gaming he said multitasking, in which case he'd want atleast a quad. I was basing $400 off going with the 955 quad.

vieya · 11-09-2009, 10:58 PM

I just wanted to hear opinions from everyone. I figure out by looking what my budget should be I just want to see what everyone has to say and then look at it myself and determine what would be good. I have an AMD but that's even slower than this computer and older, and less ram.
It's good homework for me and good learning listening to all your thoughts on the two.

MorningWood · 11-09-2009, 10:58 PM

i7 > space travel

11-07-2009, 05:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
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87dtna Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: PA Age: 24 Posts: 663	We need to know how much you are willing to spend on CPU/motherboard/Memory, that will tell the story right there. If the budget is somewhat unlimited, I would go with the Intel I7 920. Actually, right now since the release of the I5, AMD is no competition. The I5 is the same price as the 965 Phenom II, the best CPU AMD has to offer and the I5 is as good if not better. So, if you have a budget, go I5. If no budget, go with a socket 1366 I7 cpu. If you have a low budget, like $300 or less to get CPU/mobo/ram than you'll be needing to go AMD. Yo ucan get an Athlon II quad core, decent mobo, and RAM for under $300. But honestly, even any Dual core setup from AMD or Intel would crush the pentium 4 you have now. __________________ Matt ''The beatings will continue until morale improves'' Main rig- AMD Phenom II 550 unlocked to B50 quad@3.8ghz, Antec 200 case, Gigabyte MA785GMT-UD2H board, 4gb G.Skill DDR3-1600 ram, EVGA gts250 GPU, OCZ 700w PSU, 2x dvd burners, seagate 640gb HDD 7200.11, Windows 7 RC.

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jsmart7 New Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 14	I use Intel, and it is giving good service, and I am quite satisfied. __________________ Computer technology

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StrangleHold VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 11,199	Well, it depends on how you look at it. You can get a 955 for 175 bucks and a good Gigabyte 770 AM3 board for 75 bucks. Not a bad deal for 250 bucks. I'm still finding the i5 750, not that good of a deal if you consider throwing in the Phenom II 925/945 and 955. People get to wrapped up comparing it to the 965. __________________ NZXT Apollo S75QB 750W ZEROtherm FZ120 Phenom II 720BE (X4) 3.5GHZ. Gigabyte GA MA790X UD4P G Skill DDR2 1066 4GB. MSI GTS 250 Seagate 7200.12 500GB. Welcome to the show

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FairDoos Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Manchester, UK Age: 16 Posts: 1,270	I have a feeling this thread is going to go on for years. __________________ CPU:AMD Phenom II 955 BE X4 @ 3.4GHz GPU: ASUS ATi 4890 HDD: 1TB Seagate Barracuda RAM: 4GB (2 X 2GB) Dominator GT RAM CPU Cooler: Tuniq Tower 120 Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair Formula III

11-07-2009, 09:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
XSIMan New Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 21	An i7 computer can add up to £800 an AMD Phenom II dual core can add upto £300and the Phenom II Dual cores can run any game ultra smooth at the mo. graphics cards are what makes or breakes a computer any new CPU from intel or AMD is overkill.

11-09-2009, 10:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
vieya Bronze Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 67	I just wanted to hear opinions from everyone. I figure out by looking what my budget should be I just want to see what everyone has to say and then look at it myself and determine what would be good. I have an AMD but that's even slower than this computer and older, and less ram. It's good homework for me and good learning listening to all your thoughts on the two. __________________ intel pentium 4 CPU 1400 MHz 1.4 GHz, 512 RAM windows XP service pack 3

11-09-2009, 10:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
MorningWood Silver Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: USA Age: 19 Posts: 107	i7 > space travel __________________ Case: Thermaltake Xaser VI VG4000BWS \| PSU: Corsair 1000HX (1000W) \| HDD: Western Digital 300GB (10,000 RPM) \| Processor: Intel i7 920 OC @ 3.0ghz \| Mobo: ASUS Rampage II Extreme LGA 1366 Intel X58 \| Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 295 (1792MB 896 Bit GDDR3) \| Memory: Corsair Dominator GT 6GB \| OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit \| Liquid Cooling: CoolIT Systems Domino A.L.C \| Gaming NIC: Killer Xeno Pro

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