Athlon II x4 or Corei5 w/ Radeon 5870/5850

Hi I am thinking of building a new computer and would like to ask something.I cant decide between to cpus.I am thinking of getting a athlon II x4 620 the new quad core because it is alot cheaper than corei5.There is a bundle on a site the athlon bundle is 300$ and the corei5 bundle is 500$.They both have 4gb rams the mobos are of course different.So I was thinking if I should go for the athlon and use that 200$ difference to get the 5870 instead of a lesser card.Would the CPU cause anybottle necks or should I go for corei5 + 5850.

Any thoughts?

Yea I am thinking of getting corei5 + 5850 the problem is 5850 isnt anywhere to be found.The prices were in Canadian dollars by the way.

They'll will be more availability in the next few weeks/days. The 5850 just came out around last week I believe and they're in pretty high demand so they usually sell out shortly after they come in stock. Just check Newegg.ca every day and see if they're in.

As for the CPU, I would for sure go for the i5, its ridiculously better.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/def [...] 106&p2=109

Ok thanks guys, looks like I will build a corei5 + 5850 as soon as 5850 becomes available in Canada.

Im checking 3 places right now and haven't catched 5850 yet.Im looking at newegg.ca,canadacomputers and ncix.They are all out of stock at the moment.Anyway here is the other parts I picked so far,I am open for any suggestions.



COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail - 80$

ASUS P7P55D LE LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail - 150$


COOLER MASTER Silent Pro 600 RS-600-AMBA-D3 600W ATX12V V2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active ... - Retail -120$


Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80605I5750 - Retail - 230$


OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P16004GK - Retail 106$

I have an 24" Acer lcd monitor H243HBID sth with 1920x1080 resolution.So what am I missing is the 5850 a dwd writer which is no big deal and a not too expensive sound system.I also have a 1TB harddrive which has some files in it so I might buy another driver too.

All prices are in canada dollars.I think this system will hit 1300$ with taxes and stuff.