Firstly sorry for the long post
So I've got two builds an AMD and a intel i7 build, they are;
AMD Build
Case
ANTEC 900 BLACK GAMING CASE (£79)
Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X4 965 (3.40GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3) - BLACK EDITION
Motherboard
ASUS® M4A79XTD EVO: DUAL DDR3, S-ATA II, 2 x PCIe x16, 2 x PCIe x1, 2 x PCI
Memory (RAM)
4GB CORSAIR XMS3 DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 2GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 5870 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB OCZ VERTEX 2 SATA II 2.5" SSD (upto 285MB/sR | 275MB/sW)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply & Case Cooling
800W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£89)
Processor Cooling
TITAN FENRIR EXTREME DIRECT TOUCH COPPER CPU COOLER (£39)
Network Facilities
WIRELESS N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)
Final cost = £1296
Intel Build
Case
ANTEC 900 BLACK GAMING CASE (£79)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-930 (2.80GHz) 4.8GTs/8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P6X58D-E: DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI
Memory (RAM)
6GB CORSAIR XMS3 TRI-DDR3 1600MHz (3 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 5870 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
emory - 1st Hard Disk
60GB OCZ VERTEX 2 SATA II 2.5" SSD (upto 285MB/sR | 275MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
Power Supply & Case Cooling
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Processor Cooling
TITAN FENRIR EXTREME DIRECT TOUCH COPPER CPU COOLER (£39)
Network Facilities
WIRELESS N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)
Final Cost = £1388
I'm stuck between which to buy, and here is why:
The AMD has a 120gb SSD opposed to a 60gb (i wouldn't fill a 120gb one up) has the PSU to add a further 5870 in crossfire further down the line, but only has 4gb of ram and a AMD processor which compared to the intel 930 is meant to be really bad, however a AM3 socket would keep me fine until bulldozer is released. Also its near £100 cheaper
The Intel has 6gb of ram opposed to 4gb and has the intel i7 930, which is 8 cores with threading which i assume would be much faster. However it hasn't got the PSU to add a card further down the line and the LGA1366 is meant to be a "dead socket" as intel don't make their processors backwards compatible.
What would you suggest? Also maybe i should change some items? my budget is 1400 max, but the less i can spend the better; yet i still would like a PC that would last years to come.
So I've got two builds an AMD and a intel i7 build, they are;
AMD Build
Case
ANTEC 900 BLACK GAMING CASE (£79)
Processor (CPU)
AMD PHENOM II X4 965 (3.40GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3) - BLACK EDITION
Motherboard
ASUS® M4A79XTD EVO: DUAL DDR3, S-ATA II, 2 x PCIe x16, 2 x PCIe x1, 2 x PCI
Memory (RAM)
4GB CORSAIR XMS3 DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 2GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 5870 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB OCZ VERTEX 2 SATA II 2.5" SSD (upto 285MB/sR | 275MB/sW)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply & Case Cooling
800W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£89)
Processor Cooling
TITAN FENRIR EXTREME DIRECT TOUCH COPPER CPU COOLER (£39)
Network Facilities
WIRELESS N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)
Final cost = £1296
Intel Build
Case
ANTEC 900 BLACK GAMING CASE (£79)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-930 (2.80GHz) 4.8GTs/8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P6X58D-E: DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI
Memory (RAM)
6GB CORSAIR XMS3 TRI-DDR3 1600MHz (3 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
1GB ATI RADEON™ HD 5870 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11
emory - 1st Hard Disk
60GB OCZ VERTEX 2 SATA II 2.5" SSD (upto 285MB/sR | 275MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
Power Supply & Case Cooling
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Processor Cooling
TITAN FENRIR EXTREME DIRECT TOUCH COPPER CPU COOLER (£39)
Network Facilities
WIRELESS N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)
Final Cost = £1388
I'm stuck between which to buy, and here is why:
The AMD has a 120gb SSD opposed to a 60gb (i wouldn't fill a 120gb one up) has the PSU to add a further 5870 in crossfire further down the line, but only has 4gb of ram and a AMD processor which compared to the intel 930 is meant to be really bad, however a AM3 socket would keep me fine until bulldozer is released. Also its near £100 cheaper
The Intel has 6gb of ram opposed to 4gb and has the intel i7 930, which is 8 cores with threading which i assume would be much faster. However it hasn't got the PSU to add a card further down the line and the LGA1366 is meant to be a "dead socket" as intel don't make their processors backwards compatible.
What would you suggest? Also maybe i should change some items? my budget is 1400 max, but the less i can spend the better; yet i still would like a PC that would last years to come.
