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jefforange89 on 13 August 2009

Yes, but X58 motherboards also cost more, as do the triple channel DDR3 kits that go with them.

AM3 CPUs, on the other hand, can go with AM2+ motherboards and use DDR2.



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Video_Game_Critic on 13 August 2009
Soleron said:

Please point me at a single real-world case where AMD products physically fail or are more unreliable.

You sir are a victim of billions of dollars of Intel marketing. If AMD is cheaper at the same performance you should buy it. Same for Intel. During 2006-2008 Intel was clearly better value. Now AMD is.

I am not talking about reliability.  Intel chips are more powerful and deliver better performance for gaming computers if someone is not looking for value.



jefforange89 on 14 August 2009

And unfortunately, that only applies to 1% of people, according to Intel.

And the higher and higher the high end gets, the smaller and smaller the market for it will become. =\



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My comp, as shown to the right (click for fullsize pic)
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T @ 3.2 GHz
Video Card: XFX 1 GB Radeon HD 5870
Memory: 8 GB A-Data DDR3-1600
Motherboard: ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3
Primary Storage: OCZ Vertex 120 GB
Case: Cooler Master HAF-932
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64		 Extra Storage: WD Caviar Black 640 GB,
WD Caviar Black 750 GB, WD Caviar Black 1 TB
Display: Triple ASUS 25.5" 1920x1200 monitors
Sound: HT Omega Striker 7.1 sound card,
Logitech X-540 5.1 speakers
Input: Logitech G5 mouse,
Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 keyboard
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Soleron on 14 August 2009
jefforange89 said:
And unfortunately, that only applies to 1% of people, according to Intel.

And the higher and higher the high end gets, the smaller and smaller the market for it will become. =

If you're in that 1%, then Intel is a good choice. It won't get you better game framerates than a GPU bought with that money, nbut you clearly have a professional design job in order to want to spend that much.

Just don't recommend it as "better" to your family, friends, etc. who will most likely be buying something with a CPU <$250 in which case AMD is better or at the very least equal value.



jefforange89 on 14 August 2009
Soleron said:
jefforange89 said:
And unfortunately, that only applies to 1% of people, according to Intel.

And the higher and higher the high end gets, the smaller and smaller the market for it will become. =

If you're in that 1%, then Intel is a good choice. It won't get you better game framerates than a GPU bought with that money, nbut you clearly have a professional design job in order to want to spend that much.

Just don't recommend it as "better" to your family, friends, etc. who will most likely be buying something with a CPU <$250 in which case AMD is better or at the very least equal value.

Even if you're in that 1%, AMD's still a great choice - I just spent over 1 000$ on a high-end AMD build, biut had I chosen to go the i7 route, it still would have costed me about 150$ more to get the cheapest x58 motherboard, the CPU, and the memory. =\



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Video Card: XFX 1 GB Radeon HD 5870
Memory: 8 GB A-Data DDR3-1600
Motherboard: ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3
Primary Storage: OCZ Vertex 120 GB
Case: Cooler Master HAF-932
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64		 Extra Storage: WD Caviar Black 640 GB,
WD Caviar Black 750 GB, WD Caviar Black 1 TB
Display: Triple ASUS 25.5" 1920x1200 monitors
Sound: HT Omega Striker 7.1 sound card,
Logitech X-540 5.1 speakers
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Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 keyboard
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digitalentourage on 14 August 2009

its a great processor. im picking one up