Confused btw Intel i5-2400 or AMD phenom II 1090t?

[acewin]

Damn the HDD prices LOL, I am happy I bought during march 2TB external Seagate based on external power.
I will also suggest OP to try to hold on HDD if he can, or try to get any old HDD from someone. This would be one of the first time when Moore's law has been negated.

OP also if you have someone in bangalore you can ask them to buy the components for you and ship to you. DTDC, First Flight.
getting components shipped by flipkart is also an option they would do the shipping quick.

 

[topgear]

Intel,
i5 2400 - 9700/-
DH67CL - 5250/-
Sapphire HD6850 1GB GDDR5 -9.7k
LG DVD Writer - 925/-
CM Elite 350 - 1550/-
Seasonic S1 2II 520W - 3250/-
Gskill Ripjaws 4GB - 1550/-
320 gb hdd - 3500
total - 36000/-

AMD,
Phenom II 955 - 6200/-
Asus M5A88-M -5800/-
Sapphire HD6850 1GB GDDR5 -9700/-
LG DVD Writer - 925/-
CM Elite 350 - 1550/-
Seasonic S1 2II 520W - 3250/-
Gskill Ripjaws 4GB - 1550/-
320GB HDD -3500/-
TOTAL -32500/-
Here is both intel and amd rig summed up from the above posts.now it is up to op to choose whichever he want.

Some corrections with lower prices

i5 2400 - 9700/ has low power consumption and it's not OCablle on H67 mobo so a Corsair CX-430v2 is enough for that rig and Op can also save around ~2k by going with Intel DH61WW mobo. Corsair Value Series 1333 Mhz ram is more than enough for Intel Config. So the final config would be :

i5 2400 - 9700/-
DH67CL - 5250 or Intel DH61WW - only if OP does not need USB 3, extra sata ports and some other features.
Sapphire HD6850 1GB GDDR5/ HD6850 Cyclone PE -9300
LG DVD Writer - 925/-
CM Elite 350 - 1550/-
Corsair CX430v2 - 2300/-
Corsair Value Select - 1150
250/320 gb hdd - 3500
total - 31625/ 33675 (DH67CL)

AMD config looks good but it would be better if Op opt for Gigabyte GA 880GM-USB3(Rev 3.1)@ 4.8k - it would allow him to save 1k

Phenom II 955BE - 6100/-
Gigabyte GA 880GM-USB3(Rev 3.1) - 4800
Sapphire HD6850 1GB GDDR5/ HD6850 Cyclone PE -9300
LG DVD Writer - 925/-
CM Elite 350 - 1550/-
Seasonic S1 2II 520W - 3250/-
Gskill Ripjaws 4GB - 1550/-
250/320 gb hdd - 3500
TOTAL -30975/-

 

[sukesh1090]

^^
Yup i agree with you brother.even if that intel rig comes to 31k,it will lack a lot of features amd rig will give at 30k.i suggested 520w because he won't be on border with that psu but with 430 he will be on a border where he can't add any future upgrades to it.
Btw i suggested that asus mobo because he is from manglore and i know that he won't get that gigabyte mobo there and online smc,prime,itwares don't have it.so i suggested asus mobo.

 

[topgear]

^^ nice points there

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

^^
Yup i agree with you brother.even if that intel rig comes to 31k,it will lack a lot of features amd rig will give at 30k.i suggested 520w because he won't be on border with that psu but with 430 he will be on a border where he can't add any future upgrades to it.
Btw i suggested that asus mobo because he is from manglore and i know that he won't get that gigabyte mobo there and online smc,prime,itwares don't have it.so i suggested asus mobo.

it will have more performance. processor matters at lower resolution especially!

see this -
Intel Core i5-2500, Core i5-2400 and Core i5-2300 CPU Review. Page 7 - X-bit labs (these are with 6970)
there are games like metro etc which even at lower resolutions not even reach 60fps at highest settings and which can take advantage of powerful cpu. so a sense of futureproofing.

regarding psu i will suggest a FSP saga II 500 @ 2.3k instead of CX430 V2.

 

[sukesh1090]

^^
Bro i play games at 1366X768 resolution and when i changed my proccy from pentium dual core to 955 i didn't see any difference in games.yes the difference was negligible.so i don't think op will see any difference in gaming.i am sure that in other apps he may get the benefit and he can even oc it and gain extra performance.regarding those benchmaks there you will see difference because they did those benchmarks in such a way that cpu is more utilised not the gpu,then only we will be able to see the difference but in real world thats not the case.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

^buddy they have just performed benches at lower resolution so that cpu is more utilized. at higher resolution gpu matters more.
and op is playing at lower resolution.

did you measure performance increase with fraps? see game performance increase -
AnandTech - Bench - CPU

 

[sukesh1090]

^^
Op will be playing at 1366X768 resolution and at that resolution what will be the case i have already told you with my personal experience.i used msi afterburner 'osd' to measure fps.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

^well, benches are not false.

some more for even lower resolution -
Intel Unveils Sandy Bridge: Core i7 2600K, i5 2500K, i5 2400, i3 2100 CPUs - Starcraft II - Legit Reviews

in some games fps will be like over 100 and a person wont notice the difference. but there are others like metro etc and maybe some upcoming which are demanding at some lower resolutions too.

and when that intel rig satisfies his every requirement and amd rig doesnt offer anything extra, why not go for intel then?
and about psu that seasonic is just 1k more.

and when you are playing everything at 1366x768 with a 6670 then why are you suggesting a 6850?

 

[sukesh1090]

^^
I didn't tell that intel rig doesn't satisfy his requirements.to get the features offered by amd mobo in intel config op has to pay 3k extra which will overshoot his budget.if op is ready to spend that i will also recommend him the intel but at now when the limit is 30k i am suggesting amd rig which doesn't lack anything in real world when compared to intel one.i am sure that he won't stick to that monitor for a long time,he will change it soon.in that case how about spending that 3k in gpu and getting a nvidia 560 which will offer better experience than the intel.
About the 6670 it will give you around 30-40fps in demanding games and future those fps will decrease.are you ready for that?no.isn't it? Thats why we are suggesting 6850.may be even 560.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

.Well buddy if he will stick with his current monitor, i will suggest intel as it will perform better. Same way u are suggesting 6850 over 6670, i am suggesting 2400 as it performs better in demanding games at lower res.

But if he will upgrade monitor then i agree money is well spent on 6870 or 6950 with phenom.

 

[sukesh1090]

^^yup.but don't you think he will upgrade his monitor soon?
When he is buying those components for gaming he will sure have a plan of upgrading to a new monitor but now his budget may not allow this but after few days for sure he will change the monitor.if now he spend money on high end gpu then his money will be well spent.

 

[Piyush]

go with the suggested combo i.e. i5+6850

 

[gunnerwholelife]

Getting Intel rig in 30k is not cool.

Amd 955 based rig is nice but not future proof coz bulldozer has failed and AMD gonna get new socket

You can also look at APUS

My take -
AMD APU a8-3850
Gigabyte A75-D3H
you will get in max 33-34k or even lower

You can play all games on medium setting or even high
[crysis 2 you cant .. laggs little bit ]
but all games medium settings

add a 5k graphic card later and voila !!

You got a graphic card equivalent to 10-11k
and also there is a big possiblity AMD may just revised the FM1 socket rather than completely changing it- and you may need to get a BIOS update only for FM2 to get Trinity based apus !!


bottomline:

If you are expecting serious gaming ,collect more cash [50-60k] and get intel or be happy with amd apus at medium settings ....

Dont get 955be.
its heatsink fan makes vrooooooooooooooom noise.
you dont want that
at high settings its temp goes way overboard...

ps: if you do go to buy any of the parts at the shop , dont buy anything else than what we have suggested .... the shopkeepers can make you change your decision by showing many flaws about your system and will make you buy stuff which doesnt sell.....be firm !!

sorry for my bad english + over sensitive keyboard

 

[Skud]

and also there is a big possiblity AMD may just revised the FM1 socket rather than completely changing it- and you may need to get a BIOS update only for FM2 to get Trinity based apus !!

From where do you get that info?

 

[sukesh1090]

@gunnerwhole
Buddy bulldozer next family piledriver has been announced for the same am3+ chipset and about apus trinity has been announced for fm2 socket and it is completely different from fm1 and it won't support trinity.so there is no upgrade for fm1.
Btw why should he go for apu when he can get i5 and 6850 and play any games at high settings.

Its up to op now.if he is upgrading his monitor anytime soon then buy 955 and 6870 or 6950.
Or if not going to change the monitor then i5 and 6850 is the best config for you.
I guess i made it clear.

 

[prasathlr]

Whoa!!

I shud change Monitor also!! :/

I am so confused. My mom is against upgradation of PC. She wants me to buy a laptop. I saw the Spec of laptops as well as PC.

I had decided on HP dv6 6121TX at 53k for Better graphics card!! SHe is ready to spend so much on laptop but not for PC. And when I abt HP in Mangalore All i got was full on negative comments that service is not proper and over-heating.

Now I dunno what to do!!!

If it was for PC i had decided on AMD config. because of the High HDD price i had to settle for AMD. Now Have to change monitor also. DOesnt games run properly in this settings!!

What do u say Laptop or PC!!??

 

[gunnerwholelife]

OP I think if you choose to go the PC way . . .

Get the best config for your budget at this moment ...
Dont think future proof....
Coz in gaming nothing lasts for more than 2 years max ...

Right now intel is much better than AMD ..

 

[skeletor]

I had decided on HP dv6 6121TX at 53k for Better graphics card!!

AMD HD 6770M in dv6-6121tx performs around the level of HD 6570/5670 desktop.

there is a thread about HP dv6 laptops in the forum: *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/laptops-n...6-6017tx-6121tx-6140tx-dv6-6165tx-thread.html

No one has complained about overheating.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

ofcourse a PC!!