So I've been piecing together a new build online the last couple of weeks for a high-end rig and am stuck on the processor. I'm looking at either the 8150 or waiting on the 8170 from AMD, or the i7 - 2600/2700 (possibly the i5 - 2500) from Intel.
Now, it would seem like Intel would be the easy choice because of the Bulldozers disappointing performance, especially when compared to both the competition and AMDs own previous processor, the Phenom series. However, this Vpro non-sense on the Intel CPUs is bothering me...a lot.
For those that don't know, basically the Vpro was put in for companies to benefit their IT department by allowing easy access to...well, everything remotely. In fact, it can even connect to 3G, so if your rig is off, and disconnected from the internet, you can still use Vpro as a backdoor. It's basically a remote access key logger. It also seems that Vpro can't be turned off.
Out of principle I want to go with AMD, but AMD is just so....disappointing right now that it's hard to see that being the right option either.
No, obviously, what I'll be using the computer for would determine the hardware I put in it. I'll be using this for pretty much everything. I multi task a lot and game a lot. So I'll be running everything on high, but I'll also be doing video editing, capturing footage from games I'm playing live (like Fraps), all while music is going, I'm on the internet, using a VOIP, etc. So, strictly speaking, I don't NEED something higher than say the i5 -2500, but because of what I'll be doing eventually, from time to time, I want something like the i7 or 8150/8170 for when I really do get into multi-tasking.
Something else to take into account is overclocking. Both have been doing well it seems when it comes to overclocking, but it actually looks like the AMDs are faring slightly better. So, one solution is to go with the AMD and overclock it (I'll be building my new rig with cooling in mind). Which was really something I was planning on doing all along, regardless of which CPU I went with.
So I'd like to hear some opinions from the PC guys here. Thanks.:beer:
Now, it would seem like Intel would be the easy choice because of the Bulldozers disappointing performance, especially when compared to both the competition and AMDs own previous processor, the Phenom series. However, this Vpro non-sense on the Intel CPUs is bothering me...a lot.
For those that don't know, basically the Vpro was put in for companies to benefit their IT department by allowing easy access to...well, everything remotely. In fact, it can even connect to 3G, so if your rig is off, and disconnected from the internet, you can still use Vpro as a backdoor. It's basically a remote access key logger. It also seems that Vpro can't be turned off.
Out of principle I want to go with AMD, but AMD is just so....disappointing right now that it's hard to see that being the right option either.
No, obviously, what I'll be using the computer for would determine the hardware I put in it. I'll be using this for pretty much everything. I multi task a lot and game a lot. So I'll be running everything on high, but I'll also be doing video editing, capturing footage from games I'm playing live (like Fraps), all while music is going, I'm on the internet, using a VOIP, etc. So, strictly speaking, I don't NEED something higher than say the i5 -2500, but because of what I'll be doing eventually, from time to time, I want something like the i7 or 8150/8170 for when I really do get into multi-tasking.
Something else to take into account is overclocking. Both have been doing well it seems when it comes to overclocking, but it actually looks like the AMDs are faring slightly better. So, one solution is to go with the AMD and overclock it (I'll be building my new rig with cooling in mind). Which was really something I was planning on doing all along, regardless of which CPU I went with.
So I'd like to hear some opinions from the PC guys here. Thanks.:beer:
