alright so far i've got 2 systems priced out, my budget has extended because well, frankly i've decided i want a better system. my question first is:
both setups costing about the same, which one is the better deal for ~850. better deal = more for money and lasts longer. the 2nd half of that being more important
i plan on using the same antec soho 1040B case for both and radeon 9800 pro built by radeon, and i already have periferals, optical drives, and harddrives
setup 1: amd (plan to overclock)
barton 2500
nf7-s
2x 256 kingston hyperx 3500
3x vantec tornados (case comes w/ 2 fans stock)
vantec nexus
vantec cpu monitor and fan controller (i have 2 cuz i will have 5 fans total and don't like noise, but want good cooling)
hlk 947 U HS for cpu
artic silver ceramique
setup 2: intel (will run at stock speed for a long time)
2.4c
ic7-g (feel free to recommend others)
2x 256 corsair xms 3200
so i'm asking you is it worth the bother of buying all the fans and rheobuses to overclock an amd to speeds of the stock intel for the same money?
if i got intel i would probably wait a long time, then when my computer started getting old i would slap in all the air cooling i could afford, new ram and oc it.
edit: with the intel system i am not planning on putting any more than the stock 2 fans w/ the case because it'll be running stock. if you think i need all 4 fans to run smoothly please let me know
both setups costing about the same, which one is the better deal for ~850. better deal = more for money and lasts longer. the 2nd half of that being more important
i plan on using the same antec soho 1040B case for both and radeon 9800 pro built by radeon, and i already have periferals, optical drives, and harddrives
setup 1: amd (plan to overclock)
barton 2500
nf7-s
2x 256 kingston hyperx 3500
3x vantec tornados (case comes w/ 2 fans stock)
vantec nexus
vantec cpu monitor and fan controller (i have 2 cuz i will have 5 fans total and don't like noise, but want good cooling)
hlk 947 U HS for cpu
artic silver ceramique
setup 2: intel (will run at stock speed for a long time)
2.4c
ic7-g (feel free to recommend others)
2x 256 corsair xms 3200
so i'm asking you is it worth the bother of buying all the fans and rheobuses to overclock an amd to speeds of the stock intel for the same money?
if i got intel i would probably wait a long time, then when my computer started getting old i would slap in all the air cooling i could afford, new ram and oc it.
edit: with the intel system i am not planning on putting any more than the stock 2 fans w/ the case because it'll be running stock. if you think i need all 4 fans to run smoothly please let me know