Intel all the way, unless you have a budget of ~$250, there is no reason not to get an Intel CPU.
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I'm guessing this is off a pre-build? Or are you actually making one by hand? Phenom IIs are old. They run off AM3 nomenclatures which are no longer supported and they already have AM3+ which is what is officially supported now. As for the FX series, you'd be better off. They are still supported and are faster than the old AM3 series CPUs.

itsMichael wrote Intel all the way, unless you have a budget of ~$250, there is no reason not to get an Intel CPU.
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I'd knew there'd be someone that would bring this up. WHY is it at all necessary to buy Intel? AMD works just as fine and will more than suffice in an average gaming build. I've had an AMD in my build for over a year now and it works fully fine. I've never had any problems running games or rendering so WHY, once again, should it matter?

VEVO wrote I'm guessing this is off a pre-build? Or are you actually making one by hand? Phenom IIs are old. They run off AM3 nomenclatures which are no longer supported and they already have AM3+ which is what is officially supported now. As for the FX series, you'd be better off. They are still supported and are faster than the old AM3 series CPUs.

Im making this by hand. I was just asking because i see quite of few people using Phenom II instead of FX. I had a whole mind set on what to get with intel, but its just so much cheaper to go with AMD, but besides that making me go to AMD, something else wanted me to go with AMD instead so i went with it.

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VEVO wrote I'm guessing this is off a pre-build? Or are you actually making one by hand? Phenom IIs are old. They run off AM3 nomenclatures which are no longer supported and they already have AM3+ which is what is officially supported now. As for the FX series, you'd be better off. They are still supported and are faster than the old AM3 series CPUs.

Im making this by hand. I was just asking because i see quite of few people using Phenom II instead of FX. I had a whole mind set on what to get with intel, but its just so much cheaper to go with AMD, but besides that making me go to AMD, something else wanted me to go with AMD instead so i went with it.

In my opinion, if you do plan on going with an AMD build, make sure it's the latest socket type. If you plan on doing some hefty gaming you'll need it. Since you have the latest socket, you'll have more room for upgrades, if the time ever comes.

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VEVO wrote I'm guessing this is off a pre-build? Or are you actually making one by hand? Phenom IIs are old. They run off AM3 nomenclatures which are no longer supported and they already have AM3+ which is what is officially supported now. As for the FX series, you'd be better off. They are still supported and are faster than the old AM3 series CPUs.

Im making this by hand. I was just asking because i see quite of few people using Phenom II instead of FX. I had a whole mind set on what to get with intel, but its just so much cheaper to go with AMD, but besides that making me go to AMD, something else wanted me to go with AMD instead so i went with it.

In my opinion, if you do plan on going with an AMD build, make sure it's the latest socket type. If you plan on doing some hefty gaming you'll need it. Since you have the latest socket, you'll have more room for upgrades, if the time ever comes.

Yeah i have an AM3+ CPU. This is the one i was looking at for FX [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] .

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VEVO wrote I'm guessing this is off a pre-build? Or are you actually making one by hand? Phenom IIs are old. They run off AM3 nomenclatures which are no longer supported and they already have AM3+ which is what is officially supported now. As for the FX series, you'd be better off. They are still supported and are faster than the old AM3 series CPUs.

Im making this by hand. I was just asking because i see quite of few people using Phenom II instead of FX. I had a whole mind set on what to get with intel, but its just so much cheaper to go with AMD, but besides that making me go to AMD, something else wanted me to go with AMD instead so i went with it.

In my opinion, if you do plan on going with an AMD build, make sure it's the latest socket type. If you plan on doing some hefty gaming you'll need it. Since you have the latest socket, you'll have more room for upgrades, if the time ever comes.

Yeah i have an AM3+ CPU. This is the one i was looking at for FX [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] .

Keep in mind that that's a whopping 125 watt CPU. Once you add the wattage of everything else up you'll end up needing a pretty hefty power supply to power it all.

Also, this may come of use to you. AM3 series CPUs are compatible with AM3+ motherboards. That means you can get that Phenom II you were talking about and buy an AM3+ motherboard that meets your needs and if the time ever comes, just simply upgrade to a AM3+ series CPU.

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VEVO wrote I'm guessing this is off a pre-build? Or are you actually making one by hand? Phenom IIs are old. They run off AM3 nomenclatures which are no longer supported and they already have AM3+ which is what is officially supported now. As for the FX series, you'd be better off. They are still supported and are faster than the old AM3 series CPUs.

Im making this by hand. I was just asking because i see quite of few people using Phenom II instead of FX. I had a whole mind set on what to get with intel, but its just so much cheaper to go with AMD, but besides that making me go to AMD, something else wanted me to go with AMD instead so i went with it.

In my opinion, if you do plan on going with an AMD build, make sure it's the latest socket type. If you plan on doing some hefty gaming you'll need it. Since you have the latest socket, you'll have more room for upgrades, if the time ever comes.

Yeah i have an AM3+ CPU. This is the one i was looking at for FX [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] .

Keep in mind that that's a whopping 125 watt CPU. Once you add the wattage of everything else up you'll end up needing a pretty hefty power supply to power it all.

yeah i know, thats kind of the only downside of amd, you think 550w pau will suit its needs