Apr 18 2012
Intel Inside
I’ve had several blog entries in the past year about the differences between Intel and AMD. I had high hopes AMD’s new Bulldozer line of chips would give Intel a run for their money. Unfortunately, the consumers didn’t get what we all had hoped for. Quality competition between Intel and AMD usually means in better products and cheaper prices.
With Intel soundly trouncing AMD in the CPU marketplace, the only place I felt comfortable looking is Intel when I built my new PC during Christmas break.
Here is a rundown of the components I used:
- Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA
- Fractal Design Define R3 Silver Arrow w/ USB 3.0 ATX Mid Tower Silent PC Computer Case
- G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL
- ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner
- Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler
- Intel Core i7-2600 Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor
- ASUS P8Z68-V LE LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
- Galaxy 43GGS8HX3SPZ GeForce GT 430 (Fermi) 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card
- SeaSonic S12II 520 Bronze 520W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
I didn’t need the latest and greatest technology with respects to the video card and optical drive so I saved quite a bit there. I’m quite pleased with the resulting PC. Intel has a very impressive CPU with their Sandy Bridge line. I highly recommend them.