AMD Phenom II 965BE vs. Intel Core i5 750

Here's my current setup, and what I'm planning to upgrade to:

Current:

Core 2 Duo e6600 (OC to 3.2Ghz)
eVGA 680i SLI motherboard
Corsair XMS2 4x1GB PC2 6400 DDR2
eVGA 9800 GTX+



Proposed upgrade:

AMD Phenom II X4 965be
GIGABYTE UD3H AM3 790GX: Link to newegg
G.Skill 2x2GB DDR3 PC3 12800 (DDR3 1600)
Radeon HD 5870 or 5850


That's what I'm thinking about doing right now.
 
mad pistol said:
Here's my current setup, and what I'm planning to upgrade to:

Current:

Core 2 Duo e6600 (OC to 3.2Ghz)
eVGA 680i SLI motherboard
Corsair XMS2 4x1GB PC2 6400 DDR2
eVGA 9800 GTX+



Proposed upgrade:

AMD Phenom II X4 965be
GIGABYTE UD3H AM3 790GX: Link to newegg
G.Skill 2x2GB DDR3 PC3 12800 (DDR3 1600)
Radeon HD 5870 or 5850


That's what I'm thinking about doing right now.
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Looks nice.
 
looks the same to what i would like to have, but i think im going to have a 955 and just overclock more, and asus m4a78-e with 4 gb of ddr2 ram, probably 1066 if i can find good enough timings, along with a 5850

im just double checking right now, seeing if the integrated graphics on the mobo can hybrid crossfire with a 5850, because that would rock.
edit: damn it won't, hybrid crossfire is only available for very old cards...booourns
 
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hybrid CFX has always sucked and only works with low end cards (3450/4350 etc.)
 
Looks good. If you don't mind overclocking just a bit, go for the 955. It is $165 with free shipping, and it is the 125W version. The 125W 965 is $195 and the 140W is $185. Save the $20-30 as you can make up the difference very easily with a small OC.
 
bigwilly said:
Do you have any proof of any of this, or is this just your intuition at work?
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For starters, AMD processors are backwards compatible and AMDs socket path is pretty clear.. AM2, AM2+, AM3..... AM3+ possibly? Also, proof of Intel coming out with new processors for the 1366 can be found here. Socket 1156 will not have support for the new i9.

bigwilly said:
Why? The PII holds no advantages, the i5 does..
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The Phenom II might not hold any advantage over the i5, but the future of AM3 looks to me like it does.
 
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1475578

Can read some more opinions over there. Honestly, I'd build one of each and see where the prices come out. If they are within $10-15 I'd go i5 because you will be able to squeeze a tad more performance out of it, and it will draw a bit less power.

Otherwise, the AM3 will be more upgradeable down the line, and you won't notice a lick of difference in any game situation between the two.
 
I dunno if at all possible id wait until next year, i know that intel is releasing a 6 core processor and ive heard amd is releasing one as well which is also supposed to be a AM3 socket proc.
If moneys an issue, the athlon II's can overclock well and get pretty close to the performance of PII's, and can end up saving lots of $$.
To be truthful, i would wait for the next gen processor(s) but pick up the mobo & ram soon, based on whether or not you want to go for Intel or AMD. ;)
 
If AMD 6 core processor is gonna be AM3 then by all mean go with it......im pretty sure a 6 core will beat a 4 core i5 750

As of now though from these 2 options, the i5 750 would be my choice and its faster clock for clock

intel i9 are coming out beginning next year and will be expensive, around $1000 i think
 
PewPewBangBang said:
If AMD 6 core processor is gonna be AM3 then by all mean go with it......im pretty sure a 6 core will beat a 4 core i5 750

As of now though from these 2 options, the i5 750 would be my choice and its faster clock for clock

intel i9 are coming out beginning next year and will be expensive, around $1000 i think
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yeah, i guess i would go with the i5, but again it seems if your are going to dish out 2/3 the money for an i7, it makes sense to get way more bang for your buck, also 1366 some mobos are going down in price a bit.
 
People can't wait forever for computer upgrades. Computers change rapidly, just do your research, find what you want and get it. In 5 years AM3 will be old school.
 
I run the 955 BE Phenom II x4 right now OC'd to 3.85 ghz at air cooling... very stable... I dont want to mess with water cooling, but my friend has the identical setup as me with his processor on water cooling above 4 ghz. Not bad at all in my opinion.
 
I just pulled the trigger and ordered a new CPU, motherboard, and RAM. Here's what I got:

Phenom II X4 965be (125w)
Gigabyte UD3H 790GX motherboard
G.Skill 2x2GB PC3 12800 DDR3 1600 memory

Hopefully it will be here later this week. I can't wait!!! :drool:
 
FreakingHell said:
Actually, it was officially announced today that it will be called the i7 980X. Pity, I liked i9 better.

And yeah, most likely $999, possibly more.
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yea....i9 sounded fancier, way too expensive tho for the average gamer :(

As for the AMD, hope your happy with it.....and yea try overclocking it to like 4.0ghz or something
 
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