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Changing From AMD To Intel

  • 22-03-2012 07:31PM
    #1
    Vic Vinegar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,241 ✭✭✭


    I think it's time for a change with my PC.

    I currently have

    Athlon II 435
    MSI 770-C45
    4gb DDR3
    OCZ 650 watt
    Asus Xonar DG 5.1

    I had an XFX 6770 1gb in this set up too but it was faulty so i got a refund.

    I'm definitely gonna be going Intel this time.

    What's an i3 2120 like for everyday use? i like the price and it would be a fairly big improvement over what i have now. I was also looking at an i5 2500k, which is a good bit more expensive but can go a whole lot faster. But with the money i would save getting an i3, i could always buy a better GPU (and maybe get an i5 further down the road)


    Here's what i was looking at anyway

    Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz LGA1155 3MB

    or

    Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz LGA1155 6MB


    Mobo - Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 LGA1155 Intel Z68 DDR3 ATX USB 3.0

    I'll add a 6870 to this a couple of weeks after doing the upgrade.

    Would i need any more than 4gb of ram? which CPU would suit my needs better? the pc is mainly used for Ableton/FL Studio/Photoshop, some RTS style gaming/The Sims 3 (which seems to be really CPU intensvie for some reason)

    Cheers!


Comments

  • #2
    srsly78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,157 ✭✭✭srsly78


    i5-2550k is what you want. Ram is cheap so get 8gb. It really isn't that much extra money, and it will serve you well for years.


  • #3
    Eboggles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,600 ✭✭✭Eboggles


    srsly78 wrote: »
    i5-2550k is what you want.
    Why? There is virtually no difference between it and the 2500k, especially when there's overclocking involved, as all you're paying for is +0.1ghz which you'd get from overclocking anyway (well actually around +1.2ghz)


  • #4
    Genghiz Cohen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,182 ✭✭✭Genghiz Cohen


    If he isn't overclocking and has the money the i5-2400 is the one to get.


  • #5
    Monotype
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    srsly78 wrote: »
    i5-2550k is what you want. Ram is cheap so get 8gb. It really isn't that much extra money, and it will serve you well for years.
    Eboggles wrote: »
    Why? There is virtually no difference between it and the 2500k, especially when there's overclocking involved, as all you're paying for is +0.1ghz which you'd get from overclocking anyway (well actually around +1.2ghz)

    It's actually worse; it has no integrated graphics and it's dearer. The 2550K should never have come into existence!

    ... or maybe it was a typo and supposed to be 2500K anyway?


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