Maximum PC Video Showdown: iBuypower vs Falcon Northwest
AMD vs. Intel? Feh. For power users, it’s all about quad-core Sandy Bridge vs. hexa-core Gulftown (or if you’re not up with the brevity thing Core i7-2600K versus Core i7-980X). Maximum PC’s Gordon Mah Ung highlights the kinds of sacrifices you might have to make if you decide to go with the hexa-core when configuring your next machine. And, surprisingly, a high-clocked Sandy Bridge system will give its older sibling a shockingly good competition.
You can find Gordon's official reviews of both machines here and here.
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Athlonite
January 28, 2011 at 5:31am
my money's going to AMD and it's bulldozer part when it get's here as I already have two video cards why would i want a C/Gpu... an mobo / ram / cpu upgrade for AMD will cost me less than just the Intel 17 980x here ($1586 NZD)
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dmanrocks22
January 27, 2011 at 9:41am
I'm waiting for Ivy Bridge...
When they step down to 22nm architechture and integrate DX11 support into the on-die GPU. Which will also double the number of graphics units.
My i7 930 that was awesome 6 months ago seems inadequate now.... I hate Moore's law....
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Jonthomasdesigns
January 27, 2011 at 5:07am
Whats Stopping a 6 Core sandy Bridge ? they haven't released a "Extreme" Sandy bridge yet ..
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zakn
January 27, 2011 at 12:04am
I already made my decision (and voted with my cash), My 2600k part is sitting next to me waiting for me to put the new computer together in the morning.
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