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Swarly · 11-05-2012, 09:22 AM

Looking to get a new computer and was hoping the massive braintrust of CP would be able to help.

My question is will I see a difference between an intel i7-3770 and an AMD FX -8120 for average usage? There is about $200 difference between the two, I have always gone intel in the past but I don't know if it's worth the extra money for a minimal gain in performance. I see all the reviews and benchmarks show the i7 as ahead I just wonder if it will be noticeable to me. I plan on running AutoCAD and CADWorx on this system if that helps, other than that not much for new games, maybe some Starcraft 2, team fortress, a bit of WOW and watching a lot of videos.

11-05-2012, 09:22 AM	#1
Swarly Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Calgary Exp:	AMD vs. i7 Looking to get a new computer and was hoping the massive braintrust of CP would be able to help. My question is will I see a difference between an intel i7-3770 and an AMD FX -8120 for average usage? There is about $200 difference between the two, I have always gone intel in the past but I don't know if it's worth the extra money for a minimal gain in performance. I see all the reviews and benchmarks show the i7 as ahead I just wonder if it will be noticeable to me. I plan on running AutoCAD and CADWorx on this system if that helps, other than that not much for new games, maybe some Starcraft 2, team fortress, a bit of WOW and watching a lot of videos.