ChrisB17

Price difference? My I5 setup cost exactly the same as my 790fx/955 rig.

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TwoDigitz

Indeed the i5 is much better than AM3 and more economical, for instance ASRock do a very good low priced P55 that will fit a 775 cooler so you can in fact under cut AMD economics with an i5.

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It seems that while Intel is going for pre-set performance, they make CPUs that operate incredibly fast at stock levels, AMD is set on creating cores soley for the purpose of overclocking.

That's how I see it at least.

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e_dogg

If I were in your shoes and simply wanted to update your sig rig, I'd buy a used socket 775 quad like a q9x50 ($170ish) and a new ATI 4890 video card ($175ish).

While development on new socket 775 CPUs and motherboards has faded, the performance is still up to par and completely viable for any tasks that you want to do (except for give you the highest benchmark scores and a giant e-peen )

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Ktmrida4life

Not from what I've seen.. the i5 750 CPU is about 35$ more than a 955, and the AM3 boards are alot cheaper too.

And to whoever didnt like my post above, Im just going off of what I've read on this site. Many people have said that, I dunno why either.

ChrisB17

I payed $199.00 for my M4A79-T deluxe on newegg brand new.

And I payed $180.00 for my 955 on newegg brand new.


For my I5 setup I payed. $185.00 for my P55 board brand new.

And will be paying $150.00 for the I5 750 at micro center brand new.

So basically I5 is/was cheaper for me.

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exad

It's true that a phenom II system would be cheaper to buy here in canada than a core i5 system would. We don't quite get the same specials as you guys.

I'll post example builds.

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Maddog7771

Wait for next year to upgrade. Nvidia 300GT and intels 32nm i9 are coming. And even if you don't get those every thing will be cheaper with their release.

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Core i5:

Intel Core i5 750 Quad Core Processor Lynnfield LGA1156 2.66GHZ 8MB Cache Retail Box $224.55

Gigabyte P55-UD3R ATX LGA1156 P55 DDR3 2PCI-E 4PCI SATA2 RAID Sound GLAN Motherboard $143.47

G.SKILL F3-10666CL8D-4GBRM Ripjaws PC3-10666 4GB 2X2GB DDR3-1333 CL8-8-8-24 Core i5 Memory Kit $91.65

Total: $495.15 with Tax + Shipping + Insurance


Core i7:

Intel Core I7 920 Quad Core Processor LGA1366 2.66GHZ Bloomfield 8MB LGA1366 4.8GT/S $319.88

Gigabyte EX58-UD3R ATX LGA1366 X58 DDR3 2PCI-E 2PCI SATA2 RAID Sound GLAN CrossFireX Motherboard $205.77

G.SKILL F3-10666CL8D-4GBRM Ripjaws PC3-10666 4GB 2X2GB DDR3-1333 CL8-8-8-24 Core i5 Memory Kit $91.65

Total: $663.14 with Tax + Shipping + Insurance



AM3:

Gigabyte MA790XT-UD4P AMD790X ATX AM3 DDR3 2PCI-E SATA2 RAID Sound GLAN Motherboard $133.59

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition Quad Core Processor AM2+ 3.0GHZ 6MB Cache 125W 45NM Retail Box $176.13

G.SKILL F3-10666CL8D-4GBRM Ripjaws PC3-10666 4GB 2X2GB DDR3-1333 CL8-8-8-24 Core i5 Memory Kit $91.65

Total: $433.01 with Tax + Shipping + Insurance

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Ktmrida4life

Actually thats not too bad.

Crap maybe it is cheaper.

Damn it I thought I had my mind set on AMD.. w/e I'll go either way. Now honestly I prefer intel lol

I dont have a microcenter near me Wonder if I could talk anyone on here into doing me a favor and selling me an i5 for 150$