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AMD quad or Intel i5/7 quad opinions?
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<blockquote data-quote="robduckyworth" data-source="post: 1213170" data-attributes="member: 184879"><p>cheers bob. </p><p></p><p>the main reason I would be building it is because I am looking for a decent gaming alternative to my iMac, which doesnt cut it.</p><p></p><p>ideally it would be able to play something like Shogun 2: Total War on full resolution, with all the lovely graphics goodness turned on. Rec. Specs:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Inevitably, this machine would be faster at encoding as well, due to the quad core grunt. Is it worth going for an i7 quad for this, or will i be better off saving money on the CPU (go for something like a phenom II) and really splurge on the GPU?</p><p></p><p>and so in terms of RAM, is the speed at which you can run it dictated by the motherboard or CPU? is triple channel memory a good choice?</p><p></p><p>sorry for the amount of questions, really appreciate the help, ive been struggling with these questions for a while.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="robduckyworth, post: 1213170, member: 184879"] cheers bob. the main reason I would be building it is because I am looking for a decent gaming alternative to my iMac, which doesnt cut it. ideally it would be able to play something like Shogun 2: Total War on full resolution, with all the lovely graphics goodness turned on. Rec. Specs: Inevitably, this machine would be faster at encoding as well, due to the quad core grunt. Is it worth going for an i7 quad for this, or will i be better off saving money on the CPU (go for something like a phenom II) and really splurge on the GPU? and so in terms of RAM, is the speed at which you can run it dictated by the motherboard or CPU? is triple channel memory a good choice? sorry for the amount of questions, really appreciate the help, ive been struggling with these questions for a while. [/QUOTE]
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