new rig build.....

nightowl · Post by **nightowl** » Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:14 pm

well its that time again. My current system is now about 4 years old so its time to upgrade. Need your opinions/suggestions between AMD or intel.

I use my system for heavy surfing/ downloading/watching video, medium gaming, and also do alot of VM experimentation using vmware desktop

I already have a GTX 650, segate bericuda 2 tarabyte Hard drive and 700 watt coolmaster PS and new Zalman Z9 Plus Mid Towerr case that i will be using in my new system.

AMD config:

CPU:
AMD Bulldozer X8 FX-8150 (125W) Eight Core Socket AM3+, 3.6GHz, 8Mb Cache, 32nm (FD8150FRGUBOX)
$179.99

Motherboard:
Asus Sabertooth 990FX Socket AM3+ AMD 990FX+SB950 Chipset*
- Dual Channel DDR3 1866 MHz, 4x PCI-Express x16*
- GLAN, 8x SATA 6.0Gb/s, 2x eSATA 6.0Gb/s, 4x USB 3.0, 8x USB 2.0*
- ATX
$174.99

OR

Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 Socket AM3+ AMD 990X/SB950 Chipset*
- Dual Channel DDR3 2133(O.C.) MHz, 3x PCI-Express x16*
- GLAN, 6x SATA 6.0Gb/s, 2x eSATA 6.0Gb/s, 2x USB 3.0, 8x USB 2.0*
- ATX
$134.99 - leaning more towards this one

CPU cooler:
Antec KUHLER H2O 620 Liquid Cooling System for Intel LGA 775, 1155, 1156, 1366, AMD AM2, AM3, AM2+, AM3+ CPU
$54.99

RAM:
Patriot Viper 3 Mamba Black 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 1866MHz CL9 DIMMs (PV316G186C9QK)
$79.99
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total with saber tooth board + (13%)tax: $553.
total with other motherboard+ (13%)tax: $510.

INTEL build
**note** will be using the same CPU cooler and RAM
CPU:
Intel Core i5-3330 Quad-Core Socket LGA1155, 3.00Ghz, 6MB L3 Cache, 22nm 77W
$179.99

Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H Socket 1155 Intel Z77 Chipset*
- Dual Channel DDR3 2666(O.C.) MHz, 3x PCI-Express x16*
- GLAN, 4x SATA 3.0Gb/s, 2x SATA 6.0Gb/s, 2x eSATA 6.0Gb/s, 6x USB 3.0*
- DVI/D-Sub/DisplayPort/HDMI, ATX
$149.99

CPU cooler:
Antec KUHLER H2O 620 Liquid Cooling System for Intel LGA 775, 1155, 1156, 1366, AMD AM2, AM3, AM2+, AM3+ CPU
$54.99

RAM:
Patriot Viper 3 Mamba Black 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 1866MHz CL9 DIMMs (PV316G186C9QK)
$79.99
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Total after taxes (13%): $536.71

OPINIONS?

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 1:21 pm

Intel is simply the better chip these days.

Essentially the only reason to buy AMD is if you couldn't afford Intel for some reason.

Bastid · Post by **Bastid** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 8:03 pm

Or if you like AMD over Intel for whatever reason. Im not saying its rational but i am saying i am one of them.

Mad_Haggis · Post by **Mad_Haggis** » Sun Dec 02, 2012 12:40 am

"Less consumption than in S0 and greater than in the other sleep states. Processor clock is off and bus clocks are stopped."