I've played for years with AMD was actually very happy. I had the Phenom 965 on 3,9Ghz overclocked for Games was this perfectly adequate for all current titles in a compound with a GTX470. But lacking in multimedia performance and overall power for example packers. But I wanted more power at the same time less power consumption so I asked myself a new PC together. The switch to Intel was definitely worth it. In standard clock he is also very fast, no comparison to AMD. But overclocked to 4,7Ghz the system is as fast as a rocket. Madness !! No matter what application WinRar, Video Converter etc. are done in no time. Games load so quickly that I hardly perceive the loading bar. Installed is a Corsair H80 water cooler. The fans run on minimal level which is sufficient perfectly, since the full stage first is too loud and cools only 2C ° more. Is due to the small 22nm manufacturing process. At full capacity, the processor reaches 88C ° which is perfectly ok since the limit at 105 ° C. In games the temperature is 60-70C °. So still room for improvement with the Ghz! Maybe even 5Ghz !! Since I move with 4,7Ghz at the TDP limit and it unfortunately can not be disabled in my BIOS must extend 4,7Ghz. Who has the wherewithal for immediate access!