CPUs

Intel i5-650 vs Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel i5-760

for me this is a question of more cores better?

I often have multiple applications running, msn, steam, internet, etc

but it is of course not hard to close these to run games.

question is what would be the best processor to go for? I first found the AMD phenom II X6 1055T and thought it looked pretty neat being a six core processor, but then was advised to go intel by a friend

but I have compared AMD phenom II X6 1105T to intel's 4 core processor i5-760 and they looked fairly similar.

But then I looked at this post in this thread.

Fumz said:

i5-750.

The 1055 is a dud. AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Overclocking - X-bit labs. It really looks bad when stacked up against Intel's 6 core: Six Cores from AMD: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition and Phenom II X6 1055T CPU Review (page 6) - X-bit labs


Yes, the 650 has hyper-threading, but games don't take advantage of that. There just aren't many, or any titles that can take advantage of hyper-threading, so it becomes a moot feature. Game review of the i5-750 vs i7-975 Extreme: Intel Core i7-975 EE and Core i5-750 in Contemporary Games - X-bit labs The difference, which is incredibly minor, is due to the platform and clock speeds of the two chips.

how is AMD's phenom II X6 1105T so bad as compared to intel's i5?

lol thanks for all the awesome reply's, the sandy bridge CPUs do look pretty awesome.

yeah US prices don't mean much to me as I live in new zealand

I need a brand new computer for my studying/gaming :P

here is what i have so far

Motherboard: Asrock P55 Pro Motherboard, Socket 1156, 4xDIMM DDR3, 2xPCIe-16, 2xPCI, 2xPCIe-1, 14xUSB2, Audio, 1xATA, 6xSATA, RAID, ATX
Memory: A-Data SU3U1333C2G9-2, 2x2GB, DDR3-1333, PC3-10666, CL9, DIMM
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz 6MB Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Processor
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALX 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA3 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive OEM
Optical: Asus DRW-24B1LT Black 24x Dual Layer Lightscribe SATA DVD Rewriter BLACK RETAIL
GFX card: EVGA 01G-P3-1450-KR GeForce GTS 450 (Fermi) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
PSU: Antec NEO ECO 520C 520W Continuous Power ATX/EPS 80 PLUS Active PFC Power Supply

also going to buy a few fans to stick in my case

just putting that up in case I made a mistake x.x

-rocoyo

pparks1 said:

The number of cores only affects applications that take advantage of multiple cores efficiently. Games often don't, thus you are better off with faster clock speeds.

If I were buying today, I would consider nothing but the new Sandy Bridge Intels. They are dirt cheap $180-$300 and outperform everything out there. In fact, the Core i7 Sandy Bridge is right up there with the $1,000 Core i7-980X.

I would do the Core i5-2500K if you want to save a few bucks, it's $224.
Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K

Otherwise, spend the $299 and get the Core i7-2600K,
Newegg.com - Intel Core i7-2600 Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600

The link that you provided was to the 2600, which has a locked multiplier.

The 2600k is a bit more expensive:

Newegg.com - Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K

($330).