# To Ilya: PC vs. Mac debate/contest/benchmarks

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**Created:** [January 3, 2012, 1:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-ilya-pc-vs-mac-debate-contest-benchmarks/262129 "2012-01-03T01:36:11Z")
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### Author: ![DrunkieTheBear](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drunkiethebear/32/6539_2.png) [@DrunkieTheBear](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DrunkieTheBear)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2012, 10:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-ilya-pc-vs-mac-debate-contest-benchmarks/262129/114 "2012-01-08T22:46:23Z")

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> [@FS: 255/40/17 Bridgestone's](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-255-40-17-bridgestones/46213/5):
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> I just finished building my new gaming PC.
> 
> Specs:
> 
> AMD FX-8150 Bulldozer 8 Core CPU  
> MSI 990FX-GD80 AM3+ MoBo  
> (2) MSI GTX560 Ti’s in SLI  
> 4x4GB Corsair Vengenece DDR3 RAM  
> OCZ 850 Gold PSU  
> (2) WD Caviar Black HDD 500GB in Raid 0  
> Corsair 600T Graphite Case  
> NZXT Fan Controller
> 
> Overall I’m happy with the build as it plays the shit out of everything I throw at it. I was debating going Intel’s Sandy Bridge route but I’ve always been fond of AMD’s FX series and I work for them so…

Spend all that money and no SSD?

I love AMD to death but even I must admit the Bulldozer wasn’t what I was expecting (hopefully when software utilizes 8 cores and the AMD updates will help). The financial problems and issues with Global Foundries as of late have made me look at Intel for my next Desktop Rig. If AMD would have released the stupid chip last year before Sandy Bridge, it would have been a hit, but Bulldozer now feels like 2 year old tech, especially with Ivy Bridge on its way.

Still a good rig and will be useful for a good number of years, any modern day computer within the last 3 years if tweaked right can still be a good system.

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