soarwitheagles
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Gosh guys, I like both Intel and AMD...they both have their high/low points. Granted, AMD has lost a lot of ground, but heck, recently we could pick up the a brand new FX AMD Eight core for $160 and the Gigabyte 990XFA-UD3 for under $90. I believe that was a great deal considering we paid only $250 for excellent components.
PPM, I highly respect you and the info you worked so hard to gather and post. In fact, I never assembled my "dream machine" AMD FX 8350/Gigabyte 990XFA-UD3 after listening to you. Even though I had already purchased both these items, I chose not to build it. Instead I settled for the Intel i5-2500k with that new EVGA 160-SB-E689-KR for $60 from NE. My AMD FX 8350 and the Gigabyte 990XFA-UD3 are still sitting on the shelf, calling my name every time I walk by.
To be honest with you [and I am NOT bashing you PPM], I think both rigs would have got the job done and would do the job well. My main reason for going the Intel route was to save energy [less wattage] and to avoid the above normal heat issue on the NB chip that has been an issue on so many AMD boards.
The way I see it, no need to bash AMD.
And here is a post that kinda shows both CPU chips in question with some very interesting benchmarks and comments:
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-2500K-vs-AMD-FX-8350
And now, on to Patonb with that beautiful Corsair 650D.
Patonb, can you hear me? Come in, over!
I found your wire mesh to help cool down your Corsair 650D.
You can find it here for only $14.99:
Obsidian Series® 650D Mesh Side Panel Insert
Hope this helps!
Soar
PPM, I highly respect you and the info you worked so hard to gather and post. In fact, I never assembled my "dream machine" AMD FX 8350/Gigabyte 990XFA-UD3 after listening to you. Even though I had already purchased both these items, I chose not to build it. Instead I settled for the Intel i5-2500k with that new EVGA 160-SB-E689-KR for $60 from NE. My AMD FX 8350 and the Gigabyte 990XFA-UD3 are still sitting on the shelf, calling my name every time I walk by.
To be honest with you [and I am NOT bashing you PPM], I think both rigs would have got the job done and would do the job well. My main reason for going the Intel route was to save energy [less wattage] and to avoid the above normal heat issue on the NB chip that has been an issue on so many AMD boards.
The way I see it, no need to bash AMD.
And here is a post that kinda shows both CPU chips in question with some very interesting benchmarks and comments:
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-2500K-vs-AMD-FX-8350
And now, on to Patonb with that beautiful Corsair 650D.
Patonb, can you hear me? Come in, over!
I found your wire mesh to help cool down your Corsair 650D.
You can find it here for only $14.99:
Obsidian Series® 650D Mesh Side Panel Insert
Hope this helps!
Soar
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