nolonger

I'm going to be selling my current 775 combo and upgrading near December. I'm getting either an AM3 rig or an i5. Now I have to decide which to go with! Here are the combos I can get (that are in the price range I can pay and are available to me).

i5
Asrock P55 Extreme
Core i5 750
2x2GB DDR3 1600MHz Corsair

Phenom II
M4A78T-E
Phenom II 955
2x2GB DDR3 1600MHz Corsair

Which one would get me the best F@H SMP client performance?

I'm going to overclock, most likely under water. Which one will use the less power at the maximum frequency for stock voltage?

Thank you!

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nckid4u

I am in the same boat as you and decided on the i7 860. Hyperthread=4 extra cores

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nolonger

That would be an additional U$170, which I just can't invest on a CPU right now. Thought Hyperthreading had no effect in Folding?

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xshadowfeverx

Well, the i5 750 has a TDP of 95W and the 955 has a TDP of 125W.

Honestly, I would go for the AMD because of the IMC and other neat little features.

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nolonger

Doesn't the i5 have an IMC too? Thought it had, or is that only i7?

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