Intel or AMD?

chrisb52

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What would be your choice when upgrading or building your own PC Desktop??
AND WHY?

My desktop is about 6 years old now....ALL components.

They are.............

Processor: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2800 MHz (6 Cores)
Motherboard Model: FOXCONN A88GMV
Memory: 8Gb (2Gb RAM in each of 4 slots).
Video Chipset: AMD Radeon HD 4250
Drive Model: WDC WD1600AAJS-00PSA0
Drive Controller: Serial ATA 3Gb/s
7 USB ports slots.

Just curious.
Many thanks.
 
AMD just might have something worthwhile soon. The last time I bought an AMD chip it was an Opteron 165. They just haven't had anything worth my money since Conroe came out.
 
AMD has classically used more power AND runs hotter - - go Intel.
 
Squeeze some more life out of your current system by purchasing your planned video card now (my PCIe 3 card runs fine in my PCIe 2 slot). Your 6 cores should still do well in the near future as modern games begin to use more cores. Then wait on Ryzen to see if it really shakes things up as it seems it will.
 
I know many are praising Ryzen but its new territory for AMD. I've also read of many people having problems with compatible Ryzen motherboards already. AMD lacks the funds Intel has for proper R+D. Compatibility issues can arise with a Ryzen setup, they will likely get fixes but why pay for something you can't count on? Go Intel.

I haven't trusted AMD for cpu's in over 10 yrs. Intel is just more efficient.

*Fast Intel quad core CPU
*16 GB or more ram
*Seasonic, Antec or EVGA 80+ Gold or Platinum power supply (NEVER buy a cheap PSU)
*Nvidia video card (efficiency) GTX 970 if u game 1080p on one monitor......GTX 1070, 1080 or 1080TI if u run multiple monitors and want good framerates.
*ALL SSD drives, if u value silence N speed

*Mechanical drives are like the floppy disk, the end is here/near. SSD's are affordable these days.
 
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I wouldn't go with quad-core anything these days. With the fact that much of what Intel sells today is still only quad core it's already outdated. Go AMD, seriously go AMD.
 
I wouldn't go with quad-core anything these days. With the fact that much of what Intel sells today is still only quad core it's already outdated. Go AMD, seriously go AMD.

It depends how long you plan to keep your CPU/motherboard. If you upgrade every 3-4 years, having a new quadcore now is perfectly fine. Pricing on 8 core+ CPUs still is not very good.
 
I've been wearing my Red glasses since Athlon64.
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