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Originally Posted by Geby
So you don't recommend the 1090t? I do love AMD, thier price / performance ratio is really good. I've read that people have clocked it up to 4.1.
The build isn't to urgent but with a GT5 kind of wait, I'm not sure I'd have the patience for it. I have a couple ssd's sitting here that I might just slap in for now I think.
Thanks for the info Donut.
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No prob. I too loved AMD for the performance they offered for so little, but these days the 2500K is the winner.
*the wait is only until August. That was AMD's prediction as to when it will be released when they announced their latest delay*
Anyways, there are some other reasons why I chose to get on the 2500K bandwagon. I got OWNED last time I went with first gen AMD (Phenom I 9500). The chips were crusty as hell and AMD eventually released a fix which decreased the performance by 20% or some crazy amount like that. Fk that noise. And there were zero compatible motherboards available for it at that time. The one I bought that was suposedly on the QVL has given me so many problems I'm ready to take a sledgehammer to that POS.
Its also interesting how AMD hasnt said anything about BD. OTOH, AMD doesnt hold back on flaunting Llano. Why? Its most likely because theyre confident that they are able to live up to the hype surrounding it. Right now theyre working on tweaking BD for a new revision because of the incredibly disappointing clock speed or something.
I must sound like a flaming Intel fanboy, but I really am a firm believer in price/performance ratios. When I bought my Phenom, no one else was able to offer a quad core for $200. If AMD proves me wrong this time, I'll be happy for the new owners but I'll be even more happy with the fact that I got to enjoy a fresh new rig instead of waiting for something that has a good chance of not living up to expectations.
I can ramble on forever about why I went SB but I'll spare you the boredom and give you 2 options:
If you can wait: wait until August for Bulldozer and a little bit more for the benchmarks to get posted, then compare to SB.
If you cannot wait: 2500K and a z68x-UD4 (I just bought one today). Easily lasts you 5 years. Dead serious. Plus itll be cheaper than a bulldozer setup, from what Ive seen (leaked pricing).
I'll let you think about the pros and cons of either of these.
Also, here's a handy comparison tool to check which CPU is best for your situation. There are more processors to choose from, and if you google "anandtech bench gpu" theres a GPU version if you want that too.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/146?vs=288
As you can see, the 2500K stomps the 1090T it comes to gaming. Many people are having good experiences with OC'ing it, and its not uncommon at all to see them hitting 4.5GHz with just an air cooler.