Amd ii x4 955 or 945 versus i5 750 versus core 2 quad

[harrypot]

£150 Intel Core i5 650 3.20GHz Socket 1156 4MB L3 cache retail Box

£143.43inc vat£122.06ex vatIntel Core 2 Duo E8500 (3.16GHz) Socket 775 Wolfdale 1333FSB 6MB L2

£142.24inc vat£121.05ex vatIntel Core 2 Quad Q9400 Socket 775 2.66GHz 1333FSB 6MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor

£137.13inc vat£116.70ex vatIntel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz Socket 775 1333FSB 4MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor

Above is a list of the intel cpus i can fit in a new cheap system upgrade for my father and below are the AMD options i am looking to build a system as cheap as possible that will not need upgrading for at least 12 months to 2 years. pc will be used for photoshop and for games such as battlefield and crysis.

AMD Phenom X4 905E 2.5GHz Socket AM3 6MB Cache retail Box Processor

£122.36inc vat£104.13ex vatAMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 3.2 GHz Socket AM3 8MB Cache Retail Boxed

£121.66inc vat£103.54ex vatAMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0GHz Socket AM3 6MB L3 Cache Retail Box

£112.23inc vat£95.51ex vatAMD Athlon II X4 605e 2.3GHz Socket AM3 2MB Cache Energy Efficient Retail Box



would really like any ideas people have my max budget is around £270 for moboard ram and cpu so all these processors are within range. however i would like a choice of either amd or intel then an overall reccomendation of which is best. hoping to fit ddr3 1800 on a gigabyte board. cheers

 

[o1die]

Go with the i5 for general usage. It will be plenty fast. Use an evga (lifetime warranty on some models when registered online) or powercolor 4770 or 5770 video card for gaming, and a 500w power supply with at least 18 amps on the 12v rail. Antec, pc power and cooling, corsair, seasonic, enermax, and ocz are all good brands.

 

[AMW1011]

The i5 you have listed is the i5 650, a horribly overpriced dualcore and is only better than the E8500, another dualcore. You want a quadcore nowadays, not dualcore.

If you can get your hands on an i5 750 then it will be the fastest out of the ones ou listed, but you may be able to get an Athlon II X4 620 for even cheaper which will perform quite well. Also id you refuse to overclock and plan on gaming the Phenom II X4 955 or 965 and the i5 750 are you best bet because of the Phenom's high clocks and the i5 750's Turbo mode.

 

[harrypot]

dont plan to overclock, can afford the amd 955 though is that as good as the i5? i have a 500 watt ezcool psu at the moment powers a core 2 duo and geforce 7950 will that be ok for either system.