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utkarsh009
In the zone
all sandy bridge i5 and i7 are better than phenom II X6. btw mention your budget and the forum members will give you the exact match. if you wait till Q3 2011 you may get hands on amd bulldozer lineup. there is also a pc questionaire template in buying advice section. fill it up.
utkarsh009
In the zone
ok if you get i7-2600k then you need a p67 mobo for overclocking and will have to add graphics card for sure because you cant use integrated graphics then. but if you opt for x6 you will get a much cheaper mobo with much better integrated graphics than any intel mobo.
Jaskanwar Singh
Aspiring Novelist
actually utkarsh new intel HD3000 and HD2000 in sandy bridge are little better than any of amd integrated graphics now.
utkarsh009
In the zone
^^ok, nice piece of info. didnt know about it. thanks!
detonator2359
Ankit
AMD is the best according to price... and is has awesome performance..
rchi84
In the zone
The Answer honestly depends on the budget and what kind of applications you want to run.
If you have around 17K for CPU+Mobo then go with the i5 2500K and P67 motherboard. If you are on a tight budget, then you can get a Phenom2 955+AM3 motherboard for around 12-13K.
If you are into photo/video editing, 3D rendering, audio editing etc, then don't opt for AMD.
For gaming, if you play RTS like Warcraft, Starcraft, Supreme Commander etc, which need powerful CPU for AI, the i5 2500K beats the AMD CPUs by a very large margin.
For other games though, the differences are not so stark, and you can use the money saved to invest in a higher end GPU. The difference is enough to upgrade from a Geforce 560 to 570, for e.g.
Overall though, for performance, efficiency and value for money, the I5 25xx and above are the best choices, but for people on tight budgets, AMD offers very good options.
Think and Decide
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And honestly, 80% of the software out there (and 90% of games) don't use more than 2 cores, even lesser use quad cores. So 6 cores might sound more future proof, but remember that quad cores have been around for a while now.
by the time software starts making use of 6 cores, there will be much better CPUs out there. so for the next 2 years at least, get the best quad core that can fit in your budget.
If you have around 17K for CPU+Mobo then go with the i5 2500K and P67 motherboard. If you are on a tight budget, then you can get a Phenom2 955+AM3 motherboard for around 12-13K.
If you are into photo/video editing, 3D rendering, audio editing etc, then don't opt for AMD.
For gaming, if you play RTS like Warcraft, Starcraft, Supreme Commander etc, which need powerful CPU for AI, the i5 2500K beats the AMD CPUs by a very large margin.
For other games though, the differences are not so stark, and you can use the money saved to invest in a higher end GPU. The difference is enough to upgrade from a Geforce 560 to 570, for e.g.
Overall though, for performance, efficiency and value for money, the I5 25xx and above are the best choices, but for people on tight budgets, AMD offers very good options.
Think and Decide
---------- Post added at 02:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:26 AM ----------
And honestly, 80% of the software out there (and 90% of games) don't use more than 2 cores, even lesser use quad cores. So 6 cores might sound more future proof, but remember that quad cores have been around for a while now.
by the time software starts making use of 6 cores, there will be much better CPUs out there. so for the next 2 years at least, get the best quad core that can fit in your budget.
ravipillai
Right off the assembly line
Yes I agree with rchi84 go for it and it would be helpful in the future.
RP Infotech
RP Infotech
vickybat
I am the night...I am...
Amd offers good value but upto a certain limit. As rchi84 mentioned a 955be+am3 mobo @ 12-13k is not at all a good deal as one can get a i5 2400 + h67 mobo @ 14.5k. The latter is way way faster , consumes less power and is phenomenally cool. Buying an amd based processor at a budget of sandybridge cpu's is utter foolishness now.
Buying high end amd's will make sense when bulldozer arrives (hopefully). But it will have a more tougher opponent to beat (socket 2011) than current sandybridge cpu's.
Only the athlon x4's make sense now in a 30-35k budget and theu give you an option to fit in a good midrange gpu like 6850 to fit in that budget which is not possible with sandybridge at that budget.
Buying high end amd's will make sense when bulldozer arrives (hopefully). But it will have a more tougher opponent to beat (socket 2011) than current sandybridge cpu's.
Only the athlon x4's make sense now in a 30-35k budget and theu give you an option to fit in a good midrange gpu like 6850 to fit in that budget which is not possible with sandybridge at that budget.
YatharthRai
Broken In
Well, going with AMD is a better option, btw, whats your budget? You can buy an 8 core processor or 12 core processor(both are server processors btw.). If your current interface is LGA, then go with Intel but if AM then go with AMD. AMD's a cheaper yet faster option.
^^ what server cpus you are talking about ?? Server cpus don't worth the premium you pay for it if your primary need is gaming 
AMD cpus offers supreme value for money granted - but for gaming ( as I said before many times ) nothing beats a core i7 2600k when OCed with a good cooler and a P67 mobo.
The only reson for which Op can wait may be the release of AMD's bulldozer platform or the release of Z68 chipset with some minor price drop in current SB cpus line up
AMD cpus offers supreme value for money granted - but for gaming ( as I said before many times ) nothing beats a core i7 2600k when OCed with a good cooler and a P67 mobo.
The only reson for which Op can wait may be the release of AMD's bulldozer platform or the release of Z68 chipset with some minor price drop in current SB cpus line up
YatharthRai
Broken In
Digit Team created an ultimate gaming rig in December Issue, I think that's the best gaming config rig yet.
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