Intel vs AMD and Litecoin

[M0ndialu]

Hy all ! I need an opinion
I want to buy a motherboard + processor

1. -Processor Intel® CoreTM i5 3350P, 3100MHz, 6MB, socket 1155
    -MSI Z77A-GD65, Socket 1155

vs

2. -Processor AMD FX X8 8350, 4000MHz, 16MB, socket AM3+, Box
    -ASROCK 990FX EXTREME3, Socket AM3+

Thanks.

[sounds]

GPUs will mine LTC faster than any CPU, so get whichever one you like better for whatever your other criteria are; your choice of CPU will make no difference in the long run as to how many LTC you can mine.

[MysteryMiner]

AMD FX-8350 + Extreme3 MoBo are very good combo. I will go for that without considering anything else. The AM3+ socket will also host at least one AMD desktop CPU generation, but LGA1155 are made obsolete by LGA1150 Haswell cores.

CPU mining will be better with GPU anyway as Sounds said. Get a HD7970 if it fits into the setup.

[Fiyasko]

AMD
AMD
AMD
AMD

If your going to do NOTHING but CPU work, Pick intel

[sounds]

AMD

If your going to do NOTHING but CPU work, Pick intel

Well, yeah. Obviously I like the fact that my APU generates a few mBTC each week but it's a small difference.

Even a 7970 doesn't generate much BTC anymore.

[Fiyasko]

AMD

If your going to do NOTHING but CPU work, Pick intel

Well, yeah. Obviously I like the fact that my APU generates a few mBTC each week but it's a small difference.

Even a 7970 doesn't generate much BTC anymore.

My point being that the AMD APU would mine LTC better than the Intel CPU

[MysteryMiner]

Socket AM3+ is not APU crap, it is for normal high-end desktop CPUs.