Intel or AMD?

[tkfamilytk]

Hey! First time posting so i apologize for any mistake
So, I am wondering which bundle i should choose,
the first one is with i3 2100, and a Radeon HD 6750.
the other one is with Phenom x4 965 and a GTX 550 ti, both of the systems cost around the same.
Ill be using this computer for video editing in Sony Vegas and after effects and maybee some gaming?
Soo, which system should i get? the Intel or the AMD? :lol:

 

[kemperkipie]

I'm not sure how it works with Video editting, but for gaming I would go for Phenom x4 965 + GTX 555ti since the graphic card is better than the 6750. You will get most power out of you're graphic card with gaming.

(for Video editing I don't know)

 

[WR2]

They're very closely matched. Either one would be a good choice for video editing or gaming.

CPU comparison benchmarks:
AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE-3.4GHz vs Intel Core i3 2100-3.1GHz

 

[hairystuff]

Not too sure about AMD (not much experience) but the upgrade path for the i3 is pretty good if you need more processor power you could swap out the i3 for a i5 or i7, Vegas 10 and above can use your GPU for accelerated encoding/rendering tasks.

 

[sarinaide]

If you can afford it look at a 6790 or 6850.

 

[RetiredChief]

As Built you would probaby be happy with either. However; My choice, Lookin at upgrades, would be the Intel build with a Z68 MB.
Either one, You will probably want to upgrade the video card in a Year - year and a half. This is a wash between intel or amd.
With Intel you have the upgrade path to a i7 which is a better all-a-round CPU
The Chipset (For storage) is better on the Z68 MB. Seems that the Sata III SSDs are more optimized around the Intel driver iaSTor and Intel puts out more frequent improvemtents to their RST driver. I'M sure You are going to upgrade to a SSD in the future!!
Check out encoding using the Z68 chipset (Quick sync and Lucid - Just google it).

 

[noob2222]

Hey! First time posting so i apologize for any mistake
So, I am wondering which bundle i should choose,
the first one is with i3 2100, and a Radeon HD 6750.
the other one is with Phenom x4 965 and a GTX 550 ti, both of the systems cost around the same.
Ill be using this computer for video editing in Sony Vegas and after effects and maybee some gaming?
Soo, which system should i get? the Intel or the AMD? :lol:

Phenom II hands downs blows the I3 away in video and very close in photoshop.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/the-sandy-bridge-review-intel-core-i7-2600k-i5-2500k-core-i3-2100-tested/16

 

[Maksym]

I personally am going with AMD for the next build, going for theri AM3+ mobo.

I find that Intel changes Sockets far too often I really like that many of the AMD processors are backwards compatible and work with earlier versions of the sockets.

 

[sarinaide]

Haswell is a new socket (1150)

 

[amuffin]

Phenom II hands downs blows the I3 away in video and very close in photoshop.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/the-sandy-bridge-review-intel-core-i7-2600k-i5-2500k-core-i3-2100-tested/16

That's what CUDA is for.

 

[truegenius]

if not going to upgrade to i5, then definately amd with nvidia gpu.

 

[sarinaide]

In a PC Format article determining player experience comparing a cheap 970/965 BE/ 6850 with a high end X79/3960x/7970 both at 1920x1080P pretty much showed that mostly everyone is unable to notice texture differences between Ultra and High tweaking them to get playable rates on the budget build makes it difficult to strip away the performance factor, in short a budget build is in more cases more than enough.

955BE or 960T with a 7850 OC or 7870 will do fine.

 

[K3v1n]

The X4 is really good, I have it and I used After Effects and Photoshop. Photoshop mostly..and it does a good job..plus overclocking is very easy..I had mine at 4.2 but dropped it to 3.8 for better stability

 

[tkfamilytk]

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