Intel Or AMD ?

rahulyo · Nov 8, 2010

Hello friends ...

I need ur help to choose best CPU between Intel i5 760 Or AMD x4 965 Or AMD x6 1055t. Which one is good for me ? Till now i m using only Intel.My main purpose of system upgrade is :-

1.Gaming
2.Ocing
3.Watching movies
4.Net surfing

So which way i choose ? Intel Or AMD ?

brandonwh64 · Nov 8, 2010

Intel I7 860 would be for you if you want a 1156 OCing cpu or a I7 920/930 for X58 OCing. I dont know how good the 1055t is at ocing but the Intel line has some good chip IMO

CDdude55 · Nov 8, 2010

Out of those it can be kind of tough, the 1055T is actually cheaper then the i5 on Newegg, but the i5 is architecturally better then the 1055T so you'll see better performance most of the time in things you do. As said Intels current line of chips do tend to overclock higher, but of course that depends on a lot of other things, so look for the right board to pair with these chips for overclocking.

I'd probably go with an i5 750 and a good mobo in your case.

rahulyo · Nov 8, 2010

brandonwh64 said:
Intel I7 860 would be for you if you want a 1156 OCing cpu or a I7 920/930 for X58 OCing. I dont know how good the 1055t is at ocing but the Intel line has some good chip IMO

I7 is not in my budget.

Edit:-
I heard that 1156 socket is dead soon. Is it true ?

CDdude55 · Nov 8, 2010

rahulyo said:
I7 is not in my budget.

Edit:-
I heard that 1156 socket is dead soon. Is it true ?

Socket 1155 should be slowly replacing it in the mainstream category, i wouldn't worry to much about it in your case though.

rahulyo · Nov 8, 2010

CDdude55 said:
Socket 1155 should be slowly replacing it in the mainstream category, i wouldn't worry to much about it in your case though.

What is the difference between i5 750 and i5 760 ?

CDdude55 · Nov 8, 2010

rahulyo said:
What is the difference between i5 750 and i5 760 ?

Mainly clock speed, the 760 is clocked slightly higher than the 750. Some may claim the 760 will give you a better overclock, but that's highly debatable and not true in every instance.

n-ster · Nov 8, 2010

could you give us the prices of the i5s i7s and the 1055t and what ur budget is?

de.das.dude · Nov 8, 2010

Get a Phenom II 970BE. you dont need much more than this.
cost Rs. 9000 or 195$ USD

brandonwh64 · Nov 8, 2010

de.das.dude said:
Get a Phenom II 970BE. you dont need much more than this.
cost Rs. 9000 or 195$ USD

This would be a no-no! low end I3 can almost bench better than a 970 in some tests. an I5 760 would be your best bet or a low level I7 with HT

f22a4bandit · Nov 8, 2010

Intel hands down for the OCing. Phenom IIs are "okay" at overclocking, but not spectacular like an i5/i7.

JrRacinFan · Nov 8, 2010

Depending on how long you plan on keeping the rig. 1055t if you need to go a budget route and need for the rig to last a couple years. i5 760 if you are hardcore high res gaming and usually upgrade every year. Would only get the 965 i you were offered it at a really really good price(~$125).

@ de.das.dude

i5 750 outperforms against a 970 Black clock for clock.

PVTCaboose1337 · Nov 8, 2010

At this point in time, Intel is currently the better of the two companies. They have better processors for the money.

iX architecture is much better. You really have no choice but Intel. AMD is fine, but even low end Intels beat mid-high end AMD CPU's.

brandonwh64 · Nov 8, 2010

de.das.dude · Nov 8, 2010

JrRacinFan said:
Depending on how long you plan on keeping the rig. 1055t if you need to go a budget route and need for the rig to last a couple years. i5 760 if you are hardcore high res gaming and usually upgrade every year. Would only get the 965 i you were offered it at a really really good price(~$125).

@ de.das.dude

i5 750 outperforms against a 970 Black clock for clock.

but the overall setup will be costly

Batou1986 · Nov 8, 2010

I say intel until AMD can get us some chipsets where everything just "works".

I've always been an AMD fan but after using Intel chip sets for the first time im happy that don't have to deal with fiddly drivers, AHCI not working, Raid not working.

erocker · Nov 8, 2010

If you're on a budget, I would go with a PII X4 955. Unlocked multi for easy overclocking, it's cheap and it will do what you need.

JrRacinFan · Nov 8, 2010

de.das.dude said:
but the overall setup will be costly

Exactly why i mentioned budget reasons.

f22a4bandit · Nov 8, 2010

What Erocker says is true, if you're looking for a budget build you can't beat an AMD system, especially with the unlocked multiplier. However, if you really want to tinker, go Intel. I went AMD because of my budget two years ago, but if I had to do it over again I'd build an Intel rig just because they flat out perform better.

brandonwh64 · Nov 8, 2010

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103894&cm_re=970-_-19-103-894-_-Product

179$

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215&cm_re=i5_750-_-19-115-215-_-Product

199$

Not too much of a diffrence

BazookaJoe · Nov 8, 2010

Intel performs better - AMD Is cheaper, But at the end of the day the only thing that's really important anymore is the GPU :\

Honestly - The GPU matters more than anything else in a Home / Gamer pc - if anything I'd say cheap out on the CPU (and by that I mean get a cheap quad core or something , not a ffing Atom

) and spend more on the Video Card & Ram.

ANY cpu will run most games just fine as long as your VIDEO hardware has plenty of beef.

btarunr · Nov 8, 2010

de.das.dude said:
but the overall setup will be costly

No, it won't. LGA1156 motherboards are very inexpensive.

It's a no-brainer. i5 760 is the processor to get. Again, not every motherboard may support it out of the box (requiring a BIOS update), and so, see if you can get an i5-750 for cheaper (you should be able to get one for around 8800 INR).

rahulyo · Nov 8, 2010

BazookaJoe said:
Intel performs better - AMD Is cheaper, But at the end of the day the only thing that's really important anymore is the GPU :\

Honestly - The GPU matters more than anything else in a Home / Gamer pc - if anything I'd say cheap out on the CPU (and by that I mean get a cheap quad core or something , not a ffing Atom ) and spend more on the Video Card & Ram.

ANY cpu will run most games just fine as long as your VIDEO hardware has plenty of beef.

I have HD5850.Not OCed till now.
And what is the difference between 750 and 760 ?

btarunr · Nov 8, 2010

rahulyo said:
And what is the difference between 750 and 760 ?

750 has a nominal clock speed of 2.66 GHz (20 x 133 MHz). 760 has a nominal clock speed of 2.80 GHz (21 x 133 MHz).

rahulyo · Nov 8, 2010

Any suggestion abt Mobo for i5 760 . low price but good. How is Asus P7H55 mobo ?

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