AMD vs Intel

lewiswright11

New member
Hi there, I am looking into buying a new PC but can't decide over Intel or AMD for the processor. I have done two separate quotes (see below) and the AMD is considerably cheaper (and on paper, it has a better spec), however I don't want to rush into a decision and would greatly appreciate any help/experience anyone has to offer.

AMD QUOTE

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Case STYLISH BLACK ALUMINIUM TRIGON CASE + 2 FRONT/SIDE USB (Special Offer)
Processor (CPU) AMD PHENOM II X2 555 (3.20GHz/6MB CACHE/AM3) - BLACK EDITION
Motherboard ASUS® M4A87TD/USB3: DUAL DDR3,SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
Memory (RAM) 4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card 512MB NVIDIA GEFORCE 210 PCI EXPRESS
2nd Graphics Card NONE
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 500GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk NONE
RAID (HDD 1 & 2) NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive NONE
Memory Card Reader INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)
Power Supply & Case Cooling 450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£25)
Processor Cooling SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB Options 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Modem NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Floppy Disk Drive NONE
Firewire & Video Editing NONE
TV Card NONE
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor NONE
2nd Monitor NONE
DVI Cable NONE
GeForce 3D Vision NONE
Keyboard & Mouse Logitech® Wireless Desktop® MK250 Keyboard and Mouse Combo (£19)
Mouse NONE
Speakers NONE
Webcam NONE
Headsets (VOIP) NONE
Surge Protection NONE
Printer NONE
External Hard Drive NONE
Home Installation NONE
Warranty 3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, Lifetime Tech Support)
Data Recovery NONE
Delivery STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Price (excluding VAT) £463.83
Price £545.00
Order Quantity 1
Bulk discount £0.00
Total order price (Ex VAT) £463.83
Total order Price
£545.00





INTEL QUOTE

Showing Quote Reference 348989.
Case STYLISH BLACK ALUMINIUM TRIGON CASE + 2 FRONT/SIDE USB (Special Offer)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i3-550 Dual Core (3.20GHz, 4MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard ASUS® P7H57D-V EVO: FULL ATX, TRUE USB 3.0 & SATA 6.0GB/s
Memory (RAM) 4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card INTEGRATED INTEL HD GRAPHICS (HDMI, DVI, 1920 X 1200)
2nd Graphics Card NONE
3rd Graphics Card NONE
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 500GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive NONE
Memory Card Reader INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)
Power Supply & Case Cooling 350W Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB Options 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Modem NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Floppy Disk Drive NONE
Firewire & Video Editing NONE
TV Card NONE
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor NONE
2nd Monitor NONE
DVI Cable NONE
GeForce 3D Vision NONE
Keyboard & Mouse Logitech® Wireless Desktop® MK250 Keyboard and Mouse Combo (£19)
Mouse NONE
Speakers NONE
Webcam NONE
Headsets (VOIP) NONE
Surge Protection NONE
Printer NONE
External Hard Drive NONE
Home Installation NONE
Warranty 3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, Lifetime Tech Support)
Data Recovery NONE
Delivery STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Price (excluding VAT) £500.43
Price £588.00
Order Quantity 1
Bulk discount £0.00
Total order price (Ex VAT) £500.43
Total order Price
£588.00
 

PCS

Administrator
Staff member
Welcome to our forums Lewis :)

Looking at the above specs, there's not much difference in the specs to be honest, and for general usage you probbly won't notice any difference.

Obviously on the AMD system you have 512MB of dedicated RAM, where as on the Intel the graphics use shared memory (SMA) from your RAM.

What will you be using the computer for?
 

lewiswright11

New member
thanks for your quick reply guys! anyway, the computer will be used for mostly home use but also run as quite an overclocked system. cheers guys
 

PCS

Administrator
Staff member
For home use either specification will be fine. However, you don't need to overclock it and the specification you've put together is not really designed for overclocking usage.
 
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