Intels vs AMDs

rjolley · 03-28-2011, 09:59 PM

Has anyone built machines with the new Intel Sandy Bridge or AMD chips? I'm looking at building a new Linux server and trying to decide which to go with. Right now, I'm looking at an ASUS P8P67 board with an Intel i5-2500K. However, the AMD X6's look good as well.

Any suggestions are welcome.

sovereignstar v2 · 03-29-2011, 06:44 PM

Sandy Bridge is the latest tech, so I'd go with that by default. Actually just put the 2500K in my Home Theatre PC I recently built.

rjolley · 03-29-2011, 09:04 PM

Which board did you use?

sovereignstar v2 · 03-30-2011, 07:31 AM

I got a Biostar h67 basically because it was the first mITX revised board that became available at Newegg. It's lacking features and I can't even overclock the processor with the board. That's not a big deal to me, but the k in the 2500k means it's overclockable so the h67 is a bit of a waste there. However, I did need to get the h67 so I could take advantage of the integrated graphics on the processor. I got the 2500k specifically because it has the 3000 series HD graphics while most of the lesser processors have the 2000 series. Going to see how long I can go without getting a dedicated card. Will probably upgrade to a z68 motherboard at some point - they aren't even out yet.

rjolley · 03-30-2011, 08:22 AM

Ok, thanks for that. Do the P67 boards have on board video, or just overclocking? What's the advantage of the Z68 boards?

sovereignstar v2 · 03-30-2011, 03:26 PM

No integrated graphics on p67s and z68 will have both overclocking and on-board video.

Intel Sandy Bridges H67, P67 and Z68 Differences Explained | rethink|thought

Alf · 03-31-2011, 08:38 AM

Just built myself a new PC with the Interl Sandy Bridge

For the basics

Intel Sandy Bridge 2500K (for overclocking capacity)
ASUS P8P67 Board
8 Gb RAM (Gskill Ripjaws X)
Graphic Card : GeForce 460

For my more geeky side

(I kept my well designed Antec Solo "box")
Seasonic Multi-Flex 650W (3 modes : fanless, moderate fan, full speed) for maximum silence
SSD 64GB disk for performance & silence (installed the system on it)
WD Green 1 Tb for the storage (and silence)

Works just perfectly well (quadcore makes it that the PC is always fast even with multitasking)

rjolley · 03-31-2011, 12:11 PM

Sounds like a good system, Alf. Sounds about where I'm at with the CPU and board. I don't need a powerful graphics card right now, as this will be a home server and an Oracle test box, so I'm considering an H67 board so I can take advantage of the integrated graphics.

About how much did that setup run you?

03-31-2011, 08:38 AM	#7
Alf Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Rennes, France	Just built myself a new PC with the Interl Sandy Bridge For the basics Intel Sandy Bridge 2500K (for overclocking capacity) ASUS P8P67 Board 8 Gb RAM (Gskill Ripjaws X) Graphic Card : GeForce 460 For my more geeky side (I kept my well designed Antec Solo "box") Seasonic Multi-Flex 650W (3 modes : fanless, moderate fan, full speed) for maximum silence SSD 64GB disk for performance & silence (installed the system on it) WD Green 1 Tb for the storage (and silence) Works just perfectly well (quadcore makes it that the PC is always fast even with multitasking) __________________ FOFL - GML - IHOF - FranceStats Last edited by Alf : 03-31-2011 at 08:38 AM.

03-29-2011, 06:44 PM	#2
sovereignstar v2 hates iowa Join Date: Oct 2010	Sandy Bridge is the latest tech, so I'd go with that by default. Actually just put the 2500K in my Home Theatre PC I recently built.

03-29-2011, 09:04 PM	#3
rjolley College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Roseville, CA	Which board did you use?

03-30-2011, 07:31 AM	#4
sovereignstar v2 hates iowa Join Date: Oct 2010	I got a Biostar h67 basically because it was the first mITX revised board that became available at Newegg. It's lacking features and I can't even overclock the processor with the board. That's not a big deal to me, but the k in the 2500k means it's overclockable so the h67 is a bit of a waste there. However, I did need to get the h67 so I could take advantage of the integrated graphics on the processor. I got the 2500k specifically because it has the 3000 series HD graphics while most of the lesser processors have the 2000 series. Going to see how long I can go without getting a dedicated card. Will probably upgrade to a z68 motherboard at some point - they aren't even out yet.

03-30-2011, 08:22 AM	#5
rjolley College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Roseville, CA	Ok, thanks for that. Do the P67 boards have on board video, or just overclocking? What's the advantage of the Z68 boards?

03-30-2011, 03:26 PM	#6
sovereignstar v2 hates iowa Join Date: Oct 2010	No integrated graphics on p67s and z68 will have both overclocking and on-board video. Intel Sandy Bridges H67, P67 and Z68 Differences Explained \| rethink\|thought

03-31-2011, 12:11 PM	#8
rjolley College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Roseville, CA	Sounds like a good system, Alf. Sounds about where I'm at with the CPU and board. I don't need a powerful graphics card right now, as this will be a home server and an Oracle test box, so I'm considering an H67 board so I can take advantage of the integrated graphics. About how much did that setup run you?

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