Long story short. Friends mobo + cpu broke and he needs a new cpu + mobo then
He does not know if he wants amd or intel, It is between [b]AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition 3.2GHz / 9MB / Socket AM3[/b] or [b]Intel Core i5-2500 3,3GHz / 6MB / Socket 1155[/b].
They are like the same price and he wants to know what is best for the money.
He has 4gb of ram and a 6870.
Thanks.
6 core AMD CPUs are much cheaper and you get more for your money so you should get one of them.
Like i thought then. I'm not the best with computers but thanks for the quick answer.
I'm a hardcore Intel fan but you do get more bang for your buck with AMD I believe, I've just stayed with Intel because I've never had a problem with them
if he can afford it 2500K + MSI P67
I got a i5-2500k sandy bridge, and a asus sabretooth TUF p67 mobo, best choices i made in building my comp.
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You don't need to buy the most expensive possible motherboard OP.
And you will not see the benefit of a 6-core processor in gaming, if you can afford it, get the i5 2500k. Otherwise, stick with an X4
Core i5 by far.
Sandybridge is by far a better architecture.
I got my i5 2500k.
It's incredible. Had a single core 2.0ghz amd before, so much power.
I have a p8p67 ASUS motherboard, but i wont overclock since:
a) The temperature sensor is already derping.
b) Horrible airflow on this case.
c) Cheap PSU that I will change out.
d) Stock cooler.
Also, this has made such a difference in games for me.
stock cooler is actually good this gen of CPUs.
2500 is better than the x6
get the 2500k
So after reading again he should go with the i5?
definitely but get the K version with a P67 board
Will talk to him and see if it is a good price or to much
[QUOTE=notgoodatpc;29447676]Will talk to him and see if it is a good price or to much[/QUOTE]
It's the same price as AMD's 3.2ghz 6 core and performs a hell of a lot better.
[QUOTE=garrynohome;29447708]It's the same price as AMD's 3.2ghz 6 core and performs a hell of a lot better.[/QUOTE]
Talking about the mobo right now. He was just thinking a cheap one but if the p67 is so good he might think of it.
[editline]26th April 2011[/editline]
Lol, he got another question. Will his 500W PSU be good with a p67 mobo, i5 2500k and a 6870?
Don't be lazy, check how much power each one draws.
if it's decent it will
[QUOTE=PunchedInFac;29445060]stock cooler is actually good this gen of CPUs.[/QUOTE]
It is, but due to my horrible airflow, I dont want to go overboard.
Theres relatively no point in getting a hexacore unless you're doing cpu intensive things like video rendering, and even then I have my suspicions that a Sandy Bridge Quad Core would out preform a AMD Hexacore anyways.
[QUOTE=Evil Policeman;29480491]Theres relatively no point in getting a hexacore unless you're doing cpu intensive things like video rendering, and even then I have my suspicions that a Sandy Bridge Quad Core would out preform a AMD Hexacore anyways.[/QUOTE]
A single Sandy Bridge CPU core is faster than a single AMD Phenom II core.
Both CPUs have different markets which they are meant for.
The Sandy Bridge architecture is meant for mid to high end general purpose use like gaming, with a higher price tag.
The AMD Phenom takes the budget approach, and the "slow but many" approach to make it perform better in SMP applications like SQL databases, web servers, render farms, MPI, etc.
[QUOTE=notgoodatpc;29447798]Talking about the mobo right now. He was just thinking a cheap one but if the p67 is so good he might think of it.
[editline]26th April 2011[/editline]
Lol, he got another question. Will his 500W PSU be good with a p67 mobo, i5 2500k and a 6870?[/QUOTE]
What's the model/brand of the PSU?
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