CPU/Mobo i5 2400 or i5 3550 ?

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Imrahn

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Looking to get a Core i5 setup and these two offers came up.

Usage:
1.Strictly office work.
2.Should run a virtual machine.
3.4 gb or 8gb DDR3 support.

Will a Corsair CX430 run this with a low end PCI EX card and 1 TB HDD?
Also, plz suggest the cheapest mobo that can go with this combo, just needs to run this perfectly.Merrier if slight overclocking is possible with air cooling.


Thanx and regards
Imrahn
 
For running a virtual PC it's better to get a FX8350 based PC which is lot superior to i5's in multithreaded activities.
 
@Imrahn go for the following --

Intel setup --
Intel Core i5 3550 ~12500/-
GIGABYTE-B75M-D3H ~4500/-
Corsair Vengeance 4GB x4 1600MHz ~5800/-
NZXT Gamma + 2 x120mm fans ~3500/-
[rest from what you already have]

^^ Above RIG is not over-clock capable but it is highly efficient vis-á-vis AMD's FX class processors.

AMD RIG --
AMD FX-8350 ~12500/-
ASUS M5A97 ~6500/-
Corsair Vengeance 4GB x4 1600MHz ~5800/-
Seasonic S12II 520W ~4400/-
NZXT Gamma + 2x120mm fans ~3500/-
[rest from what you already have]

^^ Above RIG is over-clock capable and has a higher power draw (125W from processor vs. 80W in Intel) and therefore warrants a better SMPS.

Take your pick, Cheerio!
 
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For your purpose, I can't find any reason to spend more money on 3550.
For 1 VM and 1 client 2400 is enough. But if plan to run VM server and many clients, it would be advisable to use a FX8120 which costs lower than even a 2400 alongside 16GB of RAM.
 
d6bmg said:
I'm more concerned about its higher cost than 2400 and specially that of FX-8120.
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Ummm... it costs ~12500/- on flipkart.com, it will be around same price OR cheaper on street.

Couple that with the GIGABYTE-B75M-D3H and you have a cheap system under ~16000/-; whilst AMD processors are all around ~9500/- +6500/- on the motherboard, cheaper and inefficient they are compared to the nimble Intel offerings.

In-fact the Intel Core i5 2400 can easily hold its own against the AMD FX-8150 --> AnandTech - Bench - CPU
AMD FX-8320 costs close to ~12000/- which pits it against the Core i5 3550 where again the performance in multi-thread environment is stilted towards AMD whilst fast parallel threaded applications and programs benefits majorly from Intel's improved IPC.

Hope this puts through my point. =|
 
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