yes i know -1 for the thread name alone. But i have a question. which is the better build intel vs amd? You'll see why in a sec. but since i couldn't decide wifey made a good suggestion and said to buy parts over time until i made my mind.
atm i have:
8gb ddr3 1600 ram ($40 w MIR from newegg)
a FREE XFX radeon HD 5770 (my bro bought a motorcycle and needed a lil bit of space in the garage, and gave it to me for helping )
A Rosewill DESTROYER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
parts i havent gotten yet:
SilverStone FP52B Aluminum 5.25-Inch Bay Thermal Controller (Black)
SilverStone 5.25-Inch 3-in-1 Storage Device for 1x 2.5 HDD/SSD, 1x slim ODD, 2x USB ports TS03B (Black)
SilverStone Aluminum Front Panel 5.25-Inch Multi-media System with LCD Display MFP51B (Black)
Western Digital Scorpio Black WD3200BEKT 320GB 7200 RPM 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (may salvage my current 640gb sata 3gb 7200 rpm from my current build before i sell it)
SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model SN-S083F/BEBE - OEM
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel (only if i get the 2500 and OC 4GHz+)
and 4x EVERCOOL FAN-EC12025M12C 120mm Case Fan
what im wondering is this. why spend -+ 300 - 400 on a 2500k (best option imho) and mobo, when i can spend around 200 for a good mobo to unlock and oc a phenom ii 555. im not going to QQ if it takes me a few min to encode a video or song, or it takes me 30 - 45 sec longer to load win7 (sata vs ssd), or im not getting 60+ fps with everything on high (ive never used aa). my old rig was a 14" toshiba laptop w integrated graphics so im used to getting 20 - 40 fps with everything on LOW and it lasted me 2 years, so pretty much ANYTHING is an upgrade to me. not including the current machine im on. its a phenom x4 1.8 GHz i believe, with a GT 220. but it...sticks.. to me it needs a wipe and a fresh install.
this cpu will be for gaming mainly (if u ask for most graphically consuming task), but i do use it for research, analysis, and watching movies, wait forgot to mention skype. o yea, as you can see from the items above it has quite a lot of eye candy.
suggestions and opinions?
on a side note, what kinda power am i looking at? 650 if i go with amd, maybe 750 for intel?
atm i have:
8gb ddr3 1600 ram ($40 w MIR from newegg)
a FREE XFX radeon HD 5770 (my bro bought a motorcycle and needed a lil bit of space in the garage, and gave it to me for helping )
A Rosewill DESTROYER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
parts i havent gotten yet:
SilverStone FP52B Aluminum 5.25-Inch Bay Thermal Controller (Black)
SilverStone 5.25-Inch 3-in-1 Storage Device for 1x 2.5 HDD/SSD, 1x slim ODD, 2x USB ports TS03B (Black)
SilverStone Aluminum Front Panel 5.25-Inch Multi-media System with LCD Display MFP51B (Black)
Western Digital Scorpio Black WD3200BEKT 320GB 7200 RPM 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (may salvage my current 640gb sata 3gb 7200 rpm from my current build before i sell it)
SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model SN-S083F/BEBE - OEM
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel (only if i get the 2500 and OC 4GHz+)
and 4x EVERCOOL FAN-EC12025M12C 120mm Case Fan
what im wondering is this. why spend -+ 300 - 400 on a 2500k (best option imho) and mobo, when i can spend around 200 for a good mobo to unlock and oc a phenom ii 555. im not going to QQ if it takes me a few min to encode a video or song, or it takes me 30 - 45 sec longer to load win7 (sata vs ssd), or im not getting 60+ fps with everything on high (ive never used aa). my old rig was a 14" toshiba laptop w integrated graphics so im used to getting 20 - 40 fps with everything on LOW and it lasted me 2 years, so pretty much ANYTHING is an upgrade to me. not including the current machine im on. its a phenom x4 1.8 GHz i believe, with a GT 220. but it...sticks.. to me it needs a wipe and a fresh install.
this cpu will be for gaming mainly (if u ask for most graphically consuming task), but i do use it for research, analysis, and watching movies, wait forgot to mention skype. o yea, as you can see from the items above it has quite a lot of eye candy.
suggestions and opinions?
on a side note, what kinda power am i looking at? 650 if i go with amd, maybe 750 for intel?