Thread: Which CPU is better for my uses?

I'm building a computer and am try to choose between a Amd or Intel possessor chip. so far from what i can tell Amd is cheaper. Does it have equivalent power to an Intel chip set? Is there that big a difference in performance or miner . Which would last longer under a full load if it were to run 24/7 "let say i want to choose between the I'core7 3.06 gigahertz and the Phenom II X4 945 3.00 gigahertz. Also i'm considering over clocking and the amount of heat that it would produce. to some it all up i'm basically trying to saying i require speed at a convenient price thats not an arm and a leg.

i7 920 offers excellent performance and very good overclockability. Both will last a long time under full load. Yes, AMD is cheaper, but Intel is a good bit more powerful in multithreaded apps. As for which will produce more heat, buy a good aftermarket heatsink, like a Xigmatek or Core Contact Freezer or TRUE, all of which will easily handle those processors and overclocks.

It all depends on your budget and what you want to use it for audio video encoding I7 rig gaming a core I7 rig as well however if your budget is less then go with AMD ,AMD wins substantially in gaming performance(can get a better GPU with extra savings)A great gaming CPU for a budget gamer is the Phenom II 720X3 it performs equal or better than the Phenom II X4 chips in almost every game and overclocks a bit higher(due to less heat).

I want to use it for mild gaming, video, sound, and internet. Now that i'm thinking about it would building it my self make a difference in cost?

A Phenom II X3 or X4 system at 2.8-3.2ghz, a 4850 with 512meg of memory, 4 gig of any decent DDR2, a Western Digital Black Hard drive, a DVD drive, a good quality 650 watt PSU, a pretty case, and you are golden for what you want to do.

The 720X3 is cheaper than the 955X4 and has an unlocked multiplier so it overclcoks easily to equal speeds (most people can get 3.7, 3.8 on an nforce 7 or amd 700 series board) gaming it performs equal watching video is the same however if your going to encode video a few programs will use the fourth core so it will take a small performance hit. Better to spend the extra $ on a better video card.

Partition Magic is a disk partitioning program developed for Windows desktop. To resize a server partition, you have to use it on DOS. Or you might need server partition software.

Volume Manager is server partition software for Windows 2000.

I know an alternative named Paragon Partition Manager Server which supports Server 2000 to 2008 server.