Build Dilemma: i7 v. AMD 965 BE

[Omegademon]

So... I thought I had recently finished my quest for the PC I want to build and then I made the mistake of building an Intel Desktop to compare to the AMD one I just finished laying out.

Now the main point to this comes down to this... build the AMD now and have greater performance now with little hopes or greater performance from upgrades later or for the same price buy an Intel based set up with a lower GPU then upgrade later to a crossfire of 5870's or 5970's. . .

So do I deal with lower quality now and obtain greater quality in a short period or do I stick with good quality now and leave my next upgrade sitting years away (which will most likely require a completely new rig).

The main purpose of the rig that I chose will be gaming. (FFXIV to be specific)

Please, if my assumptions of future potential are off, correct me. As I am still learning.

Here are the two builds minus the things that are the same.

-AMD-

CPU: AMD Phenom II 965 BE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103727

GPU: HIS Turbo Radeon HD 5870
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161331

Mobo: Asus M4A89GTD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131631



-Intel-

CPU: i7-930
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115225

GPU: Gigabyte Radeon HD 5770
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125327

Mobo: Asus P6X58D
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131614


-Things that are the same-

RAM: G.Skill 4GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231277

Case: CM HAF 922
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119197

PSU: XFX 750W 80+ Silver cert
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817207003

HDD: WD Black 500GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136320

DVD: Asus
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827135204

Monitor: Asus 23.6" 5ms 1080p
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824236052

[Senji]

Buy the I7 (from microcenter for $200 if you can)

This ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231304

This 5770 gpu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102858

This drive with promo code EMCYVZP52 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc..._-22136283-L0D

Sell the 5770 on ebay when you want to get/afford a better gpu as 5770's and Sapphire specifically hold their value better.

[Omegademon]

Unfortunately no Micro nearby. Thanks for the info, I will definitely take this into consideration before I make my purchase next week.

[Don Katsu]

Or you can buy this combo deal

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...t=Combo.436005

[Clauz]

You could get this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128423 motherboard and get a 460 instead of a 5770.