| Squilliam said: I don't think its worth the price relative to the phenoms, see first quote for the $80-90 price differential.
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The one that you quoted in your first post is actually the Phenom II X4 955, which sits at 3.2 GHz instead of the 965's 3.4. The 965 is $183.99 on Newegg right now, in comparison to $194.99 for the i5.
Also, here's a quality LGA 1156 mobo from MSI for $100 that should have everything you need. It's also Micro-ATX, which allows you to use a P180 Mini case, which is - need I reiterate - one of the best cases currently on the market and still on sale for only $65. The only major disadvantage over the AM3 board is that there's only one PCI slot, but in my experience most builders just toss a video card in the PCI-E X16 slot and never even touch their other expansion slots.
That's a $26 difference if you count the MIR for the mobo that you linked, which still tilts in the i5-750's favor due to its much lower power consumption
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