I5 750 vs. Phenom II 955

[bumfloss]

Up until last night I was sure of the parts I was going to use for my new gaming build.... (playing 1920x1080)

Then of course intel's I5 released and now I'm left with quite the predicament. I have a $1095 budget for the computer not including the peripherals I'm buying.

Here is what I have to choose between:

Common Parts:
WD caviar black 640GB (PM'd to $74.99)
samsung sata 22x dvd drive ($30.00)
CM storm scout (PM'd to $104.89)
OCZ 550w fatal1ty modular psu ($75.00)
xfx 1gb 4890 ($224.00)
CM hyper 212 plus ($25.00) Total: $534

Phenom Build Parts:
AMD phenom II x4 955 (PM'd to $219.87)
Gigabyte ud4p ddr3 (PM'd to $120.93)
2x2GB 1600mhz ripjaws 7-7-7-24 (PM'd to $94.66) Total= $435

Intel Build Parts:
NCIX bundle: NCIX.com - Buy NCIX P55 Bundle Deal Core I5 750 2.66GHZ G.SKILL 4GB DDR3-2000 C9 Gigabyte P55-UD4P SLI Motherboard - 750-UD4P-4GB In Canada.
Included- i5 750, ripjaws 2000mhz 9-9-9-27, P55 Gigabyte UD4P + extras Total= $489


Intel Build cost: $1023 AMD Build cost: $969

what to build?

[SKYMTL]

I have a few suggestions:

OCZ 550w fatal1ty modular psu ($75.00)

C'mon. Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Power Supplies


And at this point AMD is in serious trouble...again. Go with the i5 750.

[Eldonko]

Definitely the i5 man, and switch up that PSU :)

[bumfloss]

Originally Posted by SKYMTL

I have a few suggestions:



C'mon. Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Power Supplies


And at this point AMD is in serious trouble...again. Go with the i5 750.

I appreciate the reply, however the reason I chose that psu is because modular is a must for me.

Do you know any good quality modular psu's for sub $100, if so that would be perfect!

thanks

EDIT: NCIX.com - Buy Antec Truepower New 650W Modular Power Supply ATX12V V2.3 Active PFC 80 Plus SLI Ready 120MM PWM Fan - TP-650 In Canada.

[MonsterSound]

PM a few more dollars off;

$69.99 Western Digital Caviar Black (WD6401AALS) 640GB
$212.49 XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 1GB

[snoosebum]

Skymyl may give you a better recommendation but possibly an antec or seasonic? There may be better prices out there I just grabbed a couple off neweggs site under $100.

Newegg.com - Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies
Newegg.com - Antec EarthWatts EA750 750W Continuous Power ATX12V version 2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC "compatible with Core i7" Power Supply - Power Supplies

Newegg.com - SeaSonic M12II 500 Bronze 500W ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V 2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies

edit - ncix has the seasonic on for $75 bucks.
NCIX.com - Buy Seasonic M12 II 500W EPS12V 20/24PIN ATX Modular Power Supply Active PFC 80PLUS 6PIN PCI-W 120MM Fan - SS-500GM In Canada.

[Dwayne]

NCIX.com - Buy Corsair HX620W CMPSU-620HX ATX Triple 12V 50A 24PIN ATX Modular Power Supply 120MM Fan 2X PCI-E - CMPSU-620HX In Canada.

One heck of a deal. Not sure about the 620 but I have nothing but good to say about the 750TX and 850HX.

[SKYMTL]

Rule 1: Anything but a Fatal1ty product.

[miggs78]

And if you do not follow Rule 1, then Rule 2: ^^ Sky will give you one helluva spanking..

[morphy]

Originally Posted by SKYMTL

Rule 1: Anything but a Fatal1ty product.

Truer words have never been spoken. I literally cringed when I saw that in the parts list lol.