Hi
I have been doing research and thinking about building my first computer. I'm torn on the processor and mother board. Should I go the Intel route and get a LGA MOBO or AMD?
I want the computer for gaming and want it to be as future prof as possible. I know most would say get the intel. However I fear intel switches up their sockets too often so in 5 years time I wouldn't able to get a new processor with updating my whole system. Where AMD is doing a nice job of keeping their socket compatibility simple.
Also what would be the best bang for your buck gaming processor?
I was thinking of either getting a AMD3+ with a phenom II x4 970BE
or LGA 1156 and i5 2500k
Some say the i5 is much better the phenom II and others say there is no difference. Is the i5 really $80-100 better?
I have been doing research and thinking about building my first computer. I'm torn on the processor and mother board. Should I go the Intel route and get a LGA MOBO or AMD?
I want the computer for gaming and want it to be as future prof as possible. I know most would say get the intel. However I fear intel switches up their sockets too often so in 5 years time I wouldn't able to get a new processor with updating my whole system. Where AMD is doing a nice job of keeping their socket compatibility simple.
Also what would be the best bang for your buck gaming processor?
I was thinking of either getting a AMD3+ with a phenom II x4 970BE
or LGA 1156 and i5 2500k
Some say the i5 is much better the phenom II and others say there is no difference. Is the i5 really $80-100 better?