Upgrade to Intel or Amd

[titan_zero]

Hello friends

I think at a critical time to upgrade my system, but I am a fan of for years amd my dilemma is as follows
I have two options or purchase a phenom amd 9850 with the 780th asus or buy intel q9300 with asus ASUS P5E LGA 775 Intel X38
I have always been a eceptic of intel cpu but I think the situation has changed dramatically'm the type of user who mostly play in the pc
which would be the most balanced for a $ 20 can buy additional platform intel

thanks ........

 

[echo75]

Maybe wait a few weeks if you can , prices of the intel cream crop should drop drastically then you can pick one of em.

 

[magibeg]

Intel has price drops coming soon so i would wait a few more weeks. On a side note though i would definitely go with the intel system.

 

[sneekypeet]

Depends really if you are planning to OC I say go AMD for its all around lower prices. If you feel you may get the bug to OC and try for top honor on a score list, or just get a smile for seeing what can be done, I say spring a little extra loot and go Intel.

 

[dark2099]

I would say Intel, after using a fairly new AMD set up for the past few months, I just switched to Intel and have seen some pretty impressive performance increases when running a system that on paper looks like it should be slower.

 

[titan_zero]

otherwise forget to mention that this motherboard supports ati crossfire as nvidia sli

 

[panchoman]

i'd grab the intel system, but as others have said, it would be wise to wait a tad for the price drops

 

[thoughtdisorder]

I'd say Intel in about 3 weeks or so like so many others have said...............

 

[PVTCaboose1337]

I would wait for a small price drop and grab an Intel system, as AMD is ok, but Intel beats the socks of AMD.

 

[spearman914]

Q9300!!! The phenoms suck for benchmarking somehow.

 

[thoughtdisorder]

I would wait for a small price drop and grab an Intel system, as AMD is ok, but Intel beats the socks of AMD.

+1. Or you could've said beats the "sockets" off of AMD.

 

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

go intel, read sig ...

 

[UnkAsn93]

I'd go intel.

 

[Nitro-Max]

Intel for sure they have some more price cuts in store very soon too so its a great time.

 

[KBD]

I know that intel is the fav right now, but one reason for considering AMD is that it may be a better choice in terms of upgrading your system i.e. upcoming AM3 are supposed to work on AM2+ boards, while intel socket 775 is nearing its end and will be replaced by a new platform. I don't have confirmation of AM2+/AM3 compatibility but i read before that it should work. If that kind of future-proofing is important to you consider AMD. But i would put off the upgrade till the end of the year and see what nehalem and AM3 brings to the table.

 

[OzzmanFloyd120]

AM2 is ending it's life soon also.
The am2/am3 computability is backward though, not forward. (As far as I know at least)

 

[Hayder_Master]

like my friends just wait

 

[farlex85]

Their both good, take your pick. You will not be unhappy w/ either.

 

[Mussels]

asus P5K-E or Asrock Penryn1600 motherboard (both good, both can OC to 400FSB, one is SLI one is crossfire) combined with a Q9300 (quad core) or E8400 (dual core)

Pair that with 2GB ram (i'd suggest 800-1000MHz ram) and you'll have a beastly machine.

 

[JC316]

Intel all the way. The phenom is still based on older technology and until AMD gets something better, Intel is the way to go.

 

[KBD]

AM2 is ending it's life soon also.
The am2/am3 computability is backward though, not forward. (As far as I know at least)

I think you are talking about AM2, not AM2+. i remember reading about it: one can use an AM3 CPU in AM2 board, but can't use AM2 CPU in an AM3 board. I think with AM2+, one can use an AM3 CPU with an AM2+ mobo, which would make sense since an AM3 CPU could be used in AM2 board. I know it's confusing, but it something worth thinking about if you want an upgrade path.