AMD or intel?

[moondawg009]

hi i am building my first PC i play WoW, SWTOR, Skyrim and BF3 once i finish it, its between

Intel Core i3-2120 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I32120

AMD HDT45TWFGRBOX Phenom II X6 1045T Processor - Six Core, 6MB L3 Cache, 3MB L2 Cache, 2.70GHz, Socket AM3, 95W, Fan.

I don't know much about CPU's i appreciate any help thanks

 

[2fast4thetown_down]

i3-2120 for gaming intel is better. The i3-2120 is a sweet cpu.

 

[moondawg009]

I was told for things like MMO's intel is better but for games like bf3 AMD is better, like i said i don't know just regurgitating what i have heard.

 

[2fast4thetown_down]

Intel is better for all gaming but the fx cpus are not bad.

 

[azeem40]

From whom?

 

[LabbaGames]

AMD's is good for Rendering stuff

 

[2fast4thetown_down]

What do you mean?

 

[azeem40]

Rendering is 3D work.

 

[2fast4thetown_down]

Yeah but he is going to be gaming not rendering

 

[tsnor]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-5.html

Generally for gaming all of the current intels are kicking the current wave of AMDs. Exceptions are AMD fusion CPUs for cheaper notebooks w/o a discrete video card. You probably want an intel build. And if the i3 gets slow over time you can drop an i5 inthe same MB and get a large performance improvement. With AMD CPUs you'd be at teh top of the line overclocked just trying to match the i3.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-8150-zambezi-bulldozer-990fx,3043-19.html

 

[2fast4thetown_down]

So get a i3 is my sudgestion.

 

[moondawg009]

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