i7 930 or the AMD route?

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szuturon

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I'm looking for some input as to what a fair competition from AMD would be for the i7-930... if any...

$ is a concern here but my goal is to decide between Intel and AMD at the moment. If I can achieve pretty much the same performance for cheaper, it's a no brainer which route I go...
 
To get the same power (ish) you need a 1090T hexcore from amd and overclock it. But tbh mate the 1366 socket will be about longer than the am3 socket. Intel sells better later when you upgrade and is easier to buy used parts for aswell.

Long and sort of it is Id get a 930 if it was me.
 
AMD would be alot cheaper and like tom said you would need a hexcore to match a 930 itherway it will be alot cheaper than going intel,but it also depends how long you wanna keep it for ot hoping to.
 
yeah thats a lot of time mate

on a note about gpu's 460's ftw
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If you are going to keep computer that long i'll suggest you go with AMD. With more physical cores you will be better off with future programs
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Is it me or am i the only one getting what Tom said
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replies after say, go AMD, that IS not what Tom said
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And i totally agree with Tom if i for the love of god got it
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I'd go for the 930 too. It's expensive but it's your best option. I actually do prefer AMD for both CPU and GPU, but my last two machines were both Intel/nVidia because at the time they were better buys (for my type of use).

Besides, they also fold the best
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Again, if szuturon isn't going to upgrade his CPU in 5 years AMD is the way to go because 6 physical cores will be better in the future. But if updating CPU at some point is a possibility i would say Intel too.
 
Puunakki said:
Again, if szuturon isn't going to upgrade his CPU in 5 years AMD is the way to go because 6 physical cores will be better in the future. But updating CPU at some point is a possibility i would say Intel too.
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I don't see that happening though. 6 cores on AMD vs 4 cores (plus HT so 8 threads) on an i7....Most things aren't optimized for quad yet, let alone hex. Even right now in applications that can make use of all 6 cores, the i7 still beats an AMD 6 core.
 
hmmblah said:
I don't see that happening though. 6 cores on AMD vs 4 cores (plus HT so 8 threads) on an i7....Most things aren't optimized for quad yet, let alone hex. Even right now in applications that can make use of all 6 cores, the i7 still beats an AMD 6 core.
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Can you post a link to some test? As I'm talking about future programs there really isn't any proof to back up my claim's.

BTW sry for my english
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Puunakki said:
Again, if szuturon isn't going to upgrade his CPU in 5 years AMD is the way to go because 6 physical cores will be better in the future. But updating CPU at some point is a possibility i would say Intel too.
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K or i just don't get what you are saying or you are just beeing duft
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So a 6 core AMD is the way to go rather then a i7 950 (for example) ?

Hu so you say intel to, i am pretty confused here
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What about spending half the money and keeping it for 2 or 3 years (half of time) then replace the whole system and sell the old system
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I guess it depends on what programs/games etc you are using the system for as to whether you need the power of a i7-930 or a amd hex core.

Also how much are you into overclocking?
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I've had my current CPU for 3years (think the cpu is the only original component) and that's only because I only really play counterstrike source which doesn't really need huge power.

I have changed the GPU, mobo, RAM, case & PSU in that time tho
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From what tom has said, the i7 seems the best between the two in the long term.
 
SnW said:
K or i just don't get what you are saying or you are just beeing duft
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So a 6 core AMD is the way to go rather then a i7 950 (for example) ?

Hu so you say intel to, i am pretty confused here
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There was one word missing
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"But if updating CPU at some point is a possibility i would say Intel too."
 
Here's a few charts from Xbit labs:

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Here's a tomshardware link (sorry, hate to link tom's, but it looks alright):

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/phenom-ii-x6-1075t-phenom-ii-x4-970-phenom-ii-x2-560,2749-5.html

You'll see that the x6 wins more here, especially in synthetic benches, but for the actual applications i7 is ahead like in the xbit labs charts.

In a highly optimized app you should see the x6 at least tying if not beating a quad core i7, but what about the whole system? In a single threaded app the i7 will kill the AMD x6, same with quad and under. If you were building a specific set up just to use handbrake as an example, then an AMD x6 would be the right choice.
 
hmmblah said:
Here's a few charts from Xbit labs:

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Here's a tomshardware link (sorry, hate to link tom's, but it looks alright):

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/phenom-ii-x6-1075t-phenom-ii-x4-970-phenom-ii-x2-560,2749-5.html

You'll see that the x6 wins more here, especially in synthetic benches, but for the actual applications i7 is ahead like in the xbit labs charts.

In a highly optimized app you should see the x6 at least tying if not beating a quad core i7, but what about the whole system? In a single threaded app the i7 will kill the AMD x6, same with quad and under. If you were building a specific set up just to use handbrake as an example, then an AMD x6 would be the right choice.
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I think that says it all
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BTW I too do own an 1366 system so it's nice to see those charts
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hmmblah said:
I don't see that happening though. 6 cores on AMD vs 4 cores (plus HT so 8 threads) on an i7....Most things aren't optimized for quad yet, let alone hex. Even right now in applications that can make use of all 6 cores, the i7 still beats an AMD 6 core.
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in a few years hexcores might be being used tho,AMD have some 16cores on the way
 
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