- Feb 18, 2001
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I can't believe that I am even considering buying an AMD chip but after conducting a "best value" analysis I am finding myself drawn back to the brand.
Background: I am currently running (don't laugh) a 7 year old Opteron-based desktop. I was planning to replace said system so during the BF and Cyber Monday deals I built (on Newegg's website) an i5 and i7-based desktop to replace the Opteron. Life got in the way and I never pulled the trigger on either system. The sales are over now and the price of the systems has risen over $100 each.
Today I receive an advert from NE with mediocre deals at best but what catches my eye is a deal on a 6 core Vishera chip for $90. I do a quick comparison on CPU World between the Vishera and a Haswell i5 and find the following:
Chip Price Overall Performance
Vishera $90 1
Haswell i5-4670K $240 1.26
Here is the link: http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/439/AMD_FX-Series_FX-6300_vs_Intel_Core_i5_i5-4670K.html
Am I missing something here? The most intensive thing that I do is casual gaming (currently playing W of Warships). Is the i5 really worth the $150 premium over the Vishera? I had hoped to build a system that would last about 5 years but if I could build an AMD-based system for considerably less that might remain viable for 3 years then why not?
Please chime in whether you are an Intel, AMD or neither fan. I am neutral in the matter and just looking at price/performance. I assume that the Intel vice AMD comparison has been debated to great lengths so how about we just focus on this specific comparison.
Thanks to all you computer enthusiast who respond ...
Background: I am currently running (don't laugh) a 7 year old Opteron-based desktop. I was planning to replace said system so during the BF and Cyber Monday deals I built (on Newegg's website) an i5 and i7-based desktop to replace the Opteron. Life got in the way and I never pulled the trigger on either system. The sales are over now and the price of the systems has risen over $100 each.
Today I receive an advert from NE with mediocre deals at best but what catches my eye is a deal on a 6 core Vishera chip for $90. I do a quick comparison on CPU World between the Vishera and a Haswell i5 and find the following:
Chip Price Overall Performance
Vishera $90 1
Haswell i5-4670K $240 1.26
Here is the link: http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/439/AMD_FX-Series_FX-6300_vs_Intel_Core_i5_i5-4670K.html
Am I missing something here? The most intensive thing that I do is casual gaming (currently playing W of Warships). Is the i5 really worth the $150 premium over the Vishera? I had hoped to build a system that would last about 5 years but if I could build an AMD-based system for considerably less that might remain viable for 3 years then why not?
Please chime in whether you are an Intel, AMD or neither fan. I am neutral in the matter and just looking at price/performance. I assume that the Intel vice AMD comparison has been debated to great lengths so how about we just focus on this specific comparison.
Thanks to all you computer enthusiast who respond ...