Second Guessing

[fullmetall]

So, back in the day when product was just hitting i7's - e8400/e8500 vs. phenom was a battle that amd could be stronger for gaming. What I am wondering is, if that is still today????.. I see the Phenom ll is going strong still, so, I made an amd build, I already have a post for an Intel build. I just want to know performance wise, which is better. I remember the 6 core that came out was going strong and had a low price. Now, That my build is suppose to be in the $800.00 range.. I'm already over doing it. Please give me some advice as my memory for these parts have gone null since technology moves oh so quickly. (been 4 years almost 5) :/.

By the way, this build is a little off I think in my mind.


AMD:



Tower : NZXT Phantom 410 CA-PH410-B1 Black Steel $99.99


Motherboard : ASUS M5A99X EVO AM3+ AMD 990X SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX $149.99



Graphics Card : GIGABYTE GV-R787OC-2GD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 $359.99


PSU : PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II 750W High Performance $109.99



CPU : AMD FX-6100 Zambezi 3.3GHz Socket AM3+ 95W Six-Core $139.99


Memory : Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 $46.99


HDD : Seagate Barracuda Green ST1500DL003 1.5TB 5900 RPM SATA $99.99


Optical Drive : LITE-ON Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model iHDS118-04 - OEM $18.99



Total $1,025.... I thought I could make it just as good if not better than my Intel Build for alot cheaper but, it's actually only $80.00 cheaper. mmmmm

 

[l0v3rboi]

I would still go with intel. The slight price increase will be worth it. Also, instead of the Radeon 7870, I would go for the gtx 670. Its slightly more expensive but you are getting reference gtx 680 quality.

 

[fullmetall]

Well the reason I built this build is to basically compare against my Intel build I have posted recently. So, as of what I am seeing a lot on here lately is Intel Intel Intel... basically 10 to 1 Intel. I guess i'll go that route.

 

[cranked]

Is your purpose gaming? Then Intel.

Also, don't spend that much on a 7870. Either drop to a 7850 and OC or spend the extra few bucks for a 670. The 7870 is not worth that price.

 

[Potato13]

I've read that the phenom 2 processors are better than bulldozer processors for gaming, try seeing if the amd build is cheaper with that, If you can get a better gpu with an amd processor, then amd is the way to go.

 

[fullmetall]

Yea as I said in my first post... I haven't got much research on this years product... am doing so daily.

So what I did was, got rid of the Zambezi 6 core and added the Phenom ll x4 quad core. Took off the 7870 and added the evga 670.... $1,045. Still a little lower than my intel build. I'm thinking I can find a cheaper Mobo with almost the same Quality to.. If I can get some help doing that, would be awesome.

P.S. I just noticed I had a stupid 1.5tb Seagate Green HDD.... Stupid.. new HDD Seagate barracuda 500gb... now at $945.00 Awesome.