Intel and AMD specs

[Pugsport]

wel im thinking of building another pc and im un sure if i should go AMD or Intel. so i thought post spec and you guys can have your input

AMD specs

CPU
AMD Phenom II x4 965 Black Edition 3.4GHz Socket AM3 8MB L3 Cache 125W

Motherboard
ASUS Crossfire IV formula 890FX socket AM3 8 channel audio ATX motherboard

RAM
Corsair 4GB DDR3 1333MHz non-ecc (9-9-9-24) 1.50v

HARD DRIVE
Western Digital WD6402AAEX 640GB hard drive Sata III 7200rpm 64mb cache

SOUNDCARD
ASUS Xonar D2X soundcard 7.1 pci-express

PSU
Coolermaster silent Pro 1000w PSU

GPU
Sapphire HD 5850 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI display port

Total £859.00

INTEL Specs

CPU
INTEL CORE i5 650 3.20GHZ Socket LGA1156 4mb L3 Cache

MOTHERBOARD
ASUS P7P55D-E Pro ip55 socket LGA1156 8 channel audio usb 3 and sata 3

RAM
Corsair 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 1600MHZ XMS3 Memory kit CL9 9-9-9-24 1.65v

HARD DRIVE
Western Digital WD6402AAEX 640GB hard drive Sata III 7200rpm 64mb cache

SOUNDCARD
ASUS Xonar D2X soundcard 7.1 pci-express

PSU
Coolermaster silent Pro 1000w PSU

GPU
Sapphire HD 5850 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI display port

Total £820.00

 

[stevo]

I would go intel, nothing really against amd but im liking intel now a days and i5 are good cpus and its cheaper then the amd one

 

[DamageINC]

The Intel chip listed is a dual core and sells on Newegg for 180$.

The AMD listed is a quad core and sells on Newegg for 165.99$

 

[Code]

I have the AMD 965BE and it rocks. I have OC'd to 3.8 wih my H50 CPU cooler. Some ppl can get 4.0 stable with liquid cooling. If you go AMD make sure you get the newer 125w version, runs a bit cooler. I have the older 130w version. I get no higher than 42c under load and idle as low as 22c sometimes lower. I have a Gigabyte MB, 8G ram and my WEI score from win7 range from 7.4 to 7.5 with the low score being 5.9 on my HD. An ssd will easily get 7.4 or higher. Oh, make sure you get a modular PSU, I will never go back to a standard PSU. Good luck!

 

[AVC]

I'm partial to the AMD, but of late they don't seem to be as innovative as Intel.

If I were to build another gaming rig, I would prolly go Intel, with an Intel chipset mobo, as you tend to have less compatibility problems. Having said that, an AMD CPU might work better with newer ATI cards as ATI is now AMD.

Why not go with an i7 CPU?