Alright, now I'm not naive enough to simply ask "Which is better?" But I play games like Flight Simulator X, Crysis, Halo2, Portal, and Every game in the Need for Speed series.
I'm also going to be more specific.
I want to compare the AMD Phenom II X4 3.0ghz Deneb 125 watt "black edition" processor
with
Intel's Core i7 920 Quad core Nehalem 130 watt processor.
The guys at Microcenter tell me that core i7 is out benching "everything" and that's the only smart choice for my next pc. Besides being .34ghz faster, is AMD's Phenom II at all comparable to Core i7? Some say Intel is better, some say AMD is better. For gaming, which of these would be the better choice?
I'm getting a job (finally) and I somehow might be able to afford either of these. Let me know what you think, please. Thanks.
I'm also going to be more specific.
I want to compare the AMD Phenom II X4 3.0ghz Deneb 125 watt "black edition" processor
with
Intel's Core i7 920 Quad core Nehalem 130 watt processor.
The guys at Microcenter tell me that core i7 is out benching "everything" and that's the only smart choice for my next pc. Besides being .34ghz faster, is AMD's Phenom II at all comparable to Core i7? Some say Intel is better, some say AMD is better. For gaming, which of these would be the better choice?
I'm getting a job (finally) and I somehow might be able to afford either of these. Let me know what you think, please. Thanks.