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AndrewWK on 30 June 2012
Soleron said:
AndrewWK said:
If you buy an AMD GPU then the better solution is an AMD CPU

No, there is no benefit.


yes there is



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Soleron on 30 June 2012
AndrewWK said:
Soleron said:
AndrewWK said:
If you buy an AMD GPU then the better solution is an AMD CPU

No, there is no benefit.


yes there is

Link to evidence?

Or can you explain why there is an effect?



zarx on 30 June 2012
Rath said:
Slimebeast said:
A well balanced system. Rath, for how long do you plan to keep it? Any plans to upgrade the GPU down the line?


Hoping to keep it for ~3 years before doing much in the way of upgrading. 

@Andrew - does it make much of a difference?

@Zarx. How much difference is there between the 2500k and the 3570?


It's basically the same CPU just at 22nm instead of 32 and 100Mhz faster base clock, and draws 77W at peak instead of 95W. It's only a few dollars more so the power savings will probably end up saving you mony over the next few years lol. 



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AndrewWK on 30 June 2012
Soleron said:
AndrewWK said:
Soleron said:
AndrewWK said:
If you buy an AMD GPU then the better solution is an AMD CPU

No, there is no benefit.


yes there is

Link to evidence?

Or can you explain why there is an effect?

http://www.amazon.de/AMD-Phenom-Black-Edition-Prozessor/dp/B002TQYUAE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1341060479&sr=8-3

http://www.amazon.de/Intel-Prozessor-i7-2600K-Cache-Sockel/dp/B004FA8NOQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1341060425&sr=8-2



Alby_da_Wolf on 30 June 2012
Rath said:

Hi guys,

I'm putting together a computer and for the most part have no clue what I'm doing, so I thought I'd get you dear fellows to have a butchers at it.

The build I'm currently thinking of is as follows

 

GPU: Radeon 7870

CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz

RAM: 2xCorsair Vengeance 1600MHz CL8 DDR3

Motherboard: Intel DX79TO

SSD: A-Data 500 S510 120GB

Hard-drive: Seagate SV35.5 ST2000VX000 64MB 2TB

Wireless Adaptor: TP-Link TL-WN881ND

PSU: Corsair CMPSU-650HX 650W

(I haven't listed the case, monitor, dvd drive or mouse/keyboard)

 

Is there any fundamental flaw in this build or any significant component that I'm missing? Is the power supply adequate for what I want?

Not a flaw, just an advice: if your case hasn't a built-in fan, add one, you'll extend the life of your system keeping it cooler.
Also: wear only cotton (or linen or other vegetable fibre) clothes, NO animal (wool, silk) or synthetic fibres, when you assemble it, to avoid accumulating electrostatic charges.



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AndrewWK on 30 June 2012
Soleron said:
AndrewWK said:
Soleron said:
AndrewWK said:
If you buy an AMD GPU then the better solution is an AMD CPU

No, there is no benefit.


yes there is

Link to evidence?

Or can you explain why there is an effect?

http://www.amazon.de/AMD-Six-Core-Prozessor-Edition-Sockel/dp/B005UBNKWO/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1341060566&sr=8-4

http://www.amazon.de/Intel-Prozessor-i7-2600K-Cache-Sockel/dp/B004FA8NOQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1341060425&sr=8-2



Naninho on 30 June 2012
AndrewWK said:
Soleron said:
AndrewWK said:
Soleron said:
AndrewWK said:
If you buy an AMD GPU then the better solution is an AMD CPU

No, there is no benefit.


yes there is

Link to evidence?

Or can you explain why there is an effect?

http://www.amazon.de/AMD-Six-Core-Prozessor-Edition-Sockel/dp/B005UBNKWO/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1341060566&sr=8-4

http://www.amazon.de/Intel-Prozessor-i7-2600K-Cache-Sockel/dp/B004FA8NOQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1341060425&sr=8-2

That's not an evidence nor an explanation. ♪ You were wrong, all along ♪



AndrewWK on 30 June 2012
Naninho said:
AndrewWK said:
Soleron said:
AndrewWK said:
Soleron said:
AndrewWK said:
If you buy an AMD GPU then the better solution is an AMD CPU

No, there is no benefit.


yes there is

Link to evidence?

Or can you explain why there is an effect?

http://www.amazon.de/AMD-Six-Core-Prozessor-Edition-Sockel/dp/B005UBNKWO/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1341060566&sr=8-4

http://www.amazon.de/Intel-Prozessor-i7-2600K-Cache-Sockel/dp/B004FA8NOQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1341060425&sr=8-2

 

That's not an evidence nor an explanation. ♪ You were wrong, all along ♪

 

150€ are no evidence?

What job do you have, and how much do you earn?



Naninho on 30 June 2012
AndrewWK said:
Naninho said:
AndrewWK said:
Soleron said:
AndrewWK said:
Soleron said:
AndrewWK said:
If you buy an AMD GPU then the better solution is an AMD CPU

No, there is no benefit.


yes there is

Link to evidence?

Or can you explain why there is an effect?

http://www.amazon.de/AMD-Six-Core-Prozessor-Edition-Sockel/dp/B005UBNKWO/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1341060566&sr=8-4

http://www.amazon.de/Intel-Prozessor-i7-2600K-Cache-Sockel/dp/B004FA8NOQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1341060425&sr=8-2

 

That's not an evidence nor an explanation. ♪ You were wrong, all along ♪

 

150€ are no evidence?

What job do you have, and how much do you earn?

You know pretty well it wasn't about prices. It was about the benefit of using components from the same brand, which is null.

Also, I'm a millionaire...



Soleron on 30 June 2012
AndrewWK said:
Soleron said:
AndrewWK said:
Soleron said:
AndrewWK said:
If you buy an AMD GPU then the better solution is an AMD CPU

No, there is no benefit.


yes there is

Link to evidence?

Or can you explain why there is an effect?

http://www.amazon.de/AMD-Six-Core-Prozessor-Edition-Sockel/dp/B005UBNKWO/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1341060566&sr=8-4

http://www.amazon.de/Intel-Prozessor-i7-2600K-Cache-Sockel/dp/B004FA8NOQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1341060425&sr=8-2


And which one, do you think, is faster when used with an AMD GPU?