Cpu advice please

[TheEditor]

Originally Posted by Thee_oddball

if your going AMD then buy this board
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131644

or one from this list
http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=20482

as they are claiming that these boards will be able to use the new bulldozer chip when it come out so you will be able to upgrade down the road and save your self some money

if you feel like dropping $1500 look here
http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthr...t=20447&page=2
post #12

S!

Why not get a 2500k for the same price as 1090t? No games care that you got 6 cores! Plus you can clock the balls off a 2500k!

[Thee_oddball]

Originally Posted by TheEditor

Why not get a 2500k for the same price as 1090t? No games care that you got 6 cores! Plus you can clock the balls off a 2500k!

your right but he has more options in the future with the MB i posted

[danjama]

Decisions, decisions! The i5 2500k really is appealing, but it would be a pain to the wallet - hmmm.

[Thee_oddball]

Originally Posted by danjama

Decisions, decisions! The i5 2500k really is appealing, but it would be a pain to the wallet - hmmm.

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache=$225

VS

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3=$140

THE 2500 is a great chip but if you buy one of the boards i have posted you will have more headroom...if you just look the system in my sig and replaced the MB with the one i posted you would be at about $550 AND be able to do some major upgrades in a year ...as my system sits now i will be able to add another 5750 and an X6 in about 6-8 months for around $150-75 and get another year+ out of it .

You can only "future proof" so much but a GOOD MB is key to this.

S!

[TheEditor]

Originally Posted by Thee_oddball

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache=$225

VS

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3=$140

THE 2500 is a great chip but if you buy one of the boards i have posted you will have more headroom...if you just look the system in my sig and replaced the MB with the one i posted you would be at about $550 AND be able to do some major upgrades in a year ...as my system sits now i will be able to add another 5750 and an X6 in about 6-8 months for around $150-75 and get another year+ out of it .

You can only "future proof" so much but a GOOD MB is key to this.

S!

I was always one for a good performance/money buyer. 2500k blows everything out the water! It even ties up with a 980 gulftown! Look...i would be with the rest of the IL-2 AMD fanboys but look at lots of benchmark sites then check price.

Nobody knows what bulldozer is going to do. How long has AM3+ been out? 1155 socket is still going to work with Ivy Bridge( a 22nm version of sandy bridge) due out end of the year.

[Sully_pa]

[swiss]

Originally Posted by TheEditor

Nobody knows what bulldozer is going to do. How long has AM3+ been out? 1155 socket is still going to work with Ivy Bridge( a 22nm version of sandy bridge) due out end of the year.

How long has LGA1156 been out?

See, both manufactures screw us.

Originally Posted by Thee_oddball

hmm...look at the pic in the link you posted

Maybe you should read the whole article.

At this point we're guessing that Asus' is referring to future Phenom II-based products that will launch on Socket AM3+ rather than anything Bulldozer-related.

It's reading tea leaves atm.

[danjama]

So what are the differences between the 1156 and 1155 boards, other than the not future proof issue for 1156? Is the 2500k miles ahead of the 760 say?