CPU/Mobo Intel Core i7 920 or AMD PII X6 1090T

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I'm thinking of getting a new config but i'm confused between i7 920 & PII X6 1090T. The PC is used for all purpose like gaming, watching HD movies, music & surfing & torrent downloads.

Also if i get a X6 1090T wud there be much perf diff between 790 & 890 chipset??

Plz help me decide as i'll get it asap.

Thnx & Regards,
HellGate
 
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920 is better for all the purposes you have mentioned.

If you go with a 1055T however its quite a bit cheaper and performance loss wont be missed for the price you are paying unless you planning some monster gpu at full hd rez then its the 920 blindfolded.
 
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hellgate said:
Hi

I'm thinking of getting a new config but i'm confused between i7 920 & PII X6 1090T. The PC is used for all purpose like gaming, watching HD movies, music & surfing & torrent downloads.

Also if i get a X6 1090T wud there be much perf diff between 790 & 890 chipset??

Plz help me decide as i'll get it asap.

Thnx & Regards,

HellGate
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For that purpose eyes close go for i7 920 or why not i7 930? think 920 is discontinued(not sure), hope you have gone through all the review of AMD six cores specially on gaming. so i7 920 or 930 for you, yes AMD six core setup will be cheaper than Intel i7 setup but then the performance wise it differ and ya i don't think there will be any difference in 790 or 890 chipset (if you get 1090T) at least for gaming.:hap5:

+1 for the above post.
 
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Well their performance in games at 1080p is same and the AMD is cheaper (even their motherboards are also cheaper), runs cooler and OC's the same (or more) in air.
 
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go with intel . at stock core i7 is almost same as 6 core but it overclocks to 4ghz easily and blow away 6 core overclocked also easily . in gaming also i7 is better .
 
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Happy Singh said:
For that purpose eyes close go for i7 920 or why not i7 930? think 920 is discontinued(not sure), hope you have gone through all the review of AMD six cores specially on gaming. so i7 920 or 930 for you, yes AMD six core setup will be cheaper than Intel i7 setup but then the performance wise it differ and ya i don't think there will be any difference in 790 or 890 chipset (if you get 1090T) at least for gaming.:hap5:
+1 for the above post.
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Cos the i7 930 is 2% faster, does not OC that well, probably more costly.
Also, both are practically the same. At least in gaming, if you crank up all settings and resolution, you will not find any difference in terms of playability. If you need to benchmark, go for the i7s.

Even the X6 overclocks to 4GHz+ with ease, but then its far slower clock to clock.

Its your call buddy, with AMD you get a future proof platform, on Intels side you don't, but then,you dont need to upgrade for a long time anyways :D
 
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Frankly you wouldn't go wrong either route. i7 930/920 and X6 1090T will give you roughly similar performance. However if your usage includes a lot of CPU intensive single threaded apps as well, then go for the i7 series since single core performance is considerably better than X6 even with the X6 running at slightly higher clocks.

But the issue is you would need to buy a costly X58 motherboard and Tri Channel DDR3 for for an i7. Alternatively you do have the i7 860 which runs on the less costly LGA1156 boards. On the AMD side, high end boards are considerably less expensive. So you might want to consider the AMD alternative for that reason.

However do your self a favor and don't go for AMD alternative just because of the "AMD is future proof because of its unchanging AM3 socket" bullshit that a lot of people continuously spew about.

rajan1311 said:
Its your call buddy, with AMD you get a future proof platform, on Intels side you don't, but then,you dont need to upgrade for a long time anyways :D
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Can you substantiate that claim with some proof. Can you prove that AMD will not announce a new architecture and a new socket within the next 6 months to one year? AMD did not have any drastic changes in their architecture during the last few years and I believe that its one of the reasons why they are able to retain the socket compatibility for some time. Who's to say that AMD is not going to come up a new architecture and socket in the near future. In fact even if AMD tells me that there's not going to be a socket change any time in the near future, I would take it as a bad sign that AMD would keep using the same old architecture while Intel widens the gap with new and better architectures. I don't see anything future proof about not having to upgrade to a new motherboard for the latest AMD processor when gives only half the performance of its Intel counterparts.
 
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rajan1311 said:
Cos the i7 930 is 2% faster, does not OC that well, probably more costly.
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The i7 930 D0 can be easily clocked to 4G with a good aftermarket cooler, the required board and RAM modules. How well would you want it to overclock otherwise?

rajan1311 said:
Its your call buddy, with AMD you get a future proof platform, on Intels side you don't, but then,you dont need to upgrade for a long time anyways :D
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Please don't spread FUD in the forums. There's no such thing such as future proof esp. when it comes to present-age computing. What exactly is your definition of future-proof btw? Couple of months perhaps?
 
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They're both good CPUs, and the new AMD 6 core isn't as hot as the older PII 965BE/955BE. That being said, the Core i7 is an equally good performer, and the new steppings are very cool, temps rarely cross 52 degrees.
 
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I wonder why nobody is considering i5 750 anymore, been noticing this trend in the threads of late. Of course, going strictly by the needs & requirements put forth.
 
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frankly speaking after reading many reviews & reading many comments here on te, i have avoided posting about the x6 or the i7's. but from what i have seen the x6 is same in performance clock for clock compared to an i7 920/930. i am referring these to raw cpu benchmarks like cinebench.

as far as games go, it really wont make a difference either way.

lastly speaking comparing 1090T to the i930. both are similarly priced & both would oc equally well close to 4ghz with a good cooler. only thing you would save money here is on the motherboard which would be 6-9k depending on which one you go for. you could go for the 930 also if budget is no issue.

i myself would recommend you to go for the 1055t. its similar to the 1090T & clocks equally well upto 4ghz. only for reaching very high numbers would the 1090T make sense. this way you can save around 4-5k on the cpu & 6-9k on the board which works out to quite a lot considering you will get the same performance compared to an i7.

i would suggest the gigabyte ud5 890 but it isnt available here & i have no clue about the pricing. the new asus M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 is a very solid board. good layout n features with 8+2 power phase which will help in overclocking. i think the price is around 10.5k for this board locally. there is also gigabyte ud3 available for around 1000rs cheaper, but i would suggest this asus board for a little more.
 
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For gaming, obviously go for the 920. But then consider a significantly more costly mobo and triple channel ddr3 rams. If you can afford it, then nothing beats the i7s.

But if you are on a budget, I would suggest going the AMD way and invest in better GPU and PSU.

For people like me who don't happen to have cash lying around,

X6 + Good GPU + Good PSU = One hell of a PC.
 
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Lord Nemesis said:
Originally Posted by rajan1311

However do your self a favor and don't go for AMD alternative just because of the "AMD is future proof because of its unchanging AM3 socket" bullshit that a lot of people continuously spew about.
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Can you substantiate that claim with some proof. Can you prove that AMD will not announce a new architecture and a new socket within the next 6 months to one year? AMD did not have any drastic changes in their architecture during the last few years and I believe that its one of the reasons why they are able to retain the socket compatibility for some time. Who's to say that AMD is not going to come up a new architecture and socket in the near future. In fact even if AMD tells me that there's not going to be a socket change any time in the near future, I would take it as a bad sign that AMD would keep using the same old architecture while Intel widens the gap with new and better architectures. I don't see anything future proof about not having to upgrade to a new motherboard for the latest AMD processor when gives only half the performance of its Intel counterparts.
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Originally Posted by rajan1311

Cos the i7 930 is 2% faster, does not OC that well, probably more costly.
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The i7 930 D0 can be easily clocked to 4G with a good aftermarket cooler, the required board and RAM modules. How well would you want it to overclock otherwise?

Originally Posted by rajan1311

Its your call buddy, with AMD you get a future proof platform, on Intels side you don't, but then,you dont need to upgrade for a long time anyways :)
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Please don't spread FUD in the forums. There's no such thing such as future proof esp. when it comes to present-age computing. What exactly is your definition of future-proof btw? Couple of months perhaps?
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Thanks for clearing my post:)

@OP Intel 4 core beats (esp in gaming) AMD 6 core LOL:lol: (just saying don't wanna heart any AMD user)

I am not a intel fan boy but here seeing your system purpose i7 is for you.

As many other members said if it comes to normal HD gaming even i5 with a decent GPU will rock your PC but if its hardcore benching +1 for i7 for me, and also i liked Lord Nemesis this point

In fact even if AMD tells me that there's not going to be a socket change any time in the near future, I would take it as a bad sign that AMD would keep using the same old architecture while Intel widens the gap with new and better architectures.
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@hellgate think you will be getting little confused now,on one side i7 beats AMD X6 1090 in gaming other side AMD cheaper setup than i7 but get beaten by i7, but i a still with Intel i7 series for gaming LOL.
 
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I'm not luking for anything future proof. I dont seem to keep a config for more than 6 months. The reason i was luking for x6 is i just wanna try my hand at oc'ing it.
Have already owned i7 860 & i7 920 (C0) b4.
Money is not a limiting factor.
 
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i would say go for the phenom and a 890fx mobo......as they are certainly the new toys to play around with....also when going with it do the world some good by crunching by using virtualization.......
 
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kippu said:
are there any ddr2 mobos which will play nice with the 6 core amds?
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yes they will work on the older ddr2 boards which were on 790/785 chipset. you will need to do a bios update.

unless you already own a ddr2 mobo then its fine. I wouldnt suggest you to purchase a new 1.
 
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