Help deciding on a CPU!

[braz]

I am in the process of making a new gaming build and was set on getting the Intel i7 920 but then I stumbled upon the AMD phenom x4 945 so now I'm torn! I'm not the best when it comes to the technical details of CPU's so if anyone can help me decide it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Nubbleet]

Go with the 920. It will outperform the 945 easily.

 

[patonb]

If you got the money, i7

If youre on a budget, go with the AMD, and use the savings for a better gpu.

 

[Hefemeister]

^^ That is the way to go. For gaming performance they will be very similar. With lesser costs for mb and ram you can spend the difference on a better gpu or sli/xfire. The gpu will make more gaming difference than the cpu.

Now for cpu intensive tasks the I7 is superior.

 

[dario03]

If you go i7, go to Microcenter (theres 2 in the Chicago area) because their only $200 there.

Micro Center - Core® i7 920 Processor Boxed

 

[Puddle Jumper]

There is no reason to go with Phenom II 945 since a Q9550 is faster and compatible with your current motherboard.

 

[zmatt]

There is no reason to go with Phenom II 945 since a Q9550 is faster and compatible with your current motherboard.

This.


You can just upgrade your cpu and get the same performance without having to rebuild your system. When i5 comes out it will change around a lot of things so I would get a q9550 now and watch the fireworks.

 

[patonb]

^^7 make absolutely sure your mobo can handle 45nm quads.

Mny 680i will do 45nm duals but not quads.

 

[Slaymate]

I'm voting for the i7. You'll Luv it

 

[braz]

Thanks for the help guys! and yea, disregard everything in my sig. This is my friends account, Im just too lazy to make my own but I probably should cause I troll these forums all the time. I think ill go with the i7 then because i worked it into my original budget. I also plan to get a GTX 260 GPU and corsair dominator ram (6gb). Also ill look into the nearest microcenter cause thatll definitely save me some cash!

Edit: btw this will be mainly for gaming