Thinking about maybe building a pretty solid, reliable workstation (not a gaming PC, sorry), budget's around $700 let's say. I've been partial to Intel CPUs since having reliability issues with AMD way back in the day but I see some good deals on cpu/mobo bundles at micro center, which are tempting (MSI 785G-E53 AM3 & Athlon II X 640 for $110 for example).
So, my question: does it make sense to go the AMD route for a work PC and how do their CPUs stack up against Intel's core i procs? If you prefer Intel, which proc/mobo combination would be good considering I'd like to have on-board video/NIC/sound?
So, my question: does it make sense to go the AMD route for a work PC and how do their CPUs stack up against Intel's core i procs? If you prefer Intel, which proc/mobo combination would be good considering I'd like to have on-board video/NIC/sound?