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Originally posted by Tester123
But ofcourse, a year from now i'll be updating the ram (more more more) and graphics cards.. Ongoing expense, but it will be worth it. Now do I dare ask? AMD or Intel?
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I'm usually an Intel fanboy, but I've lately been changing my tune. I just can't argue with benchmark scores. It really all depends on what you plan on doing. If you were to say "lots of multimedia work" then I would prescribe the Intel route. Since you've expressed that you'll be playing shittons of games, I'm gonna have to opt out and say "go AMD." Don't concern yourself with the heat issues, they are nearly non-existant now, when compared with the latest Intel chips (Prescott-based). AMD consistently delivers better gaming performance over Intel. I used to think otherwise, and say that Intel was better, mostly because of heat issues, and recommended them far above AMD, but I've since changed my tune after seeing consistent performance increases in gaming, due to the use of AMD-based solutions. Plus, it's cheaper. AMD solutions are traditionally much less expensive than Intel. It's the damn truth.