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June 12, 2013 4:10:37 PM

Okay, so basically I thought I was done, I was going to get the AMD build in this thread and all was good, then I looked at the i5-3570 and realised I could get it if I dropped to a low quality PSU and a cheap case, and it's still £25 more, so my question is, is the 3570 worth all that over the 6350?

Intel:
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£159.59 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£26.53 @ Dabs)
Motherboard: Asus P8H77-V ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£73.00 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.99 @ Dabs)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (£319.99 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.94 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£59.35 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £804.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-12 23:16 BST+0100)


AMD:
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor (£104.98 @ Dabs)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£26.53 @ Dabs)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£71.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.99 @ Dabs)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (£319.99 @ Dabs)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£74.58 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£74.42 @ Aria PC)
Total: £778.46
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-12 23:15 BST+0100)

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June 12, 2013 4:14:37 PM

SamGriffiths said:
Okay, so basically I thought I was done, I was going to get the AMD build in this thread and all was good, then I looked at the i5-3570 and realised I could get it if I dropped to a low quality PSU and a cheap case, and it's still £25 more, so my question is, is the 3570 worth all that over the 6350?

Intel:
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£159.59 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£26.53 @ Dabs)
Motherboard: Asus P8H77-V ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£73.00 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.99 @ Dabs)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (£319.99 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.94 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£59.35 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £804.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-12 23:16 BST+0100)


AMD:
Spoiler
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor (£104.98 @ Dabs)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£26.53 @ Dabs)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£71.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.99 @ Dabs)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (£319.99 @ Dabs)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£74.58 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£74.42 @ Aria PC)
Total: £778.46
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-12 23:15 BST+0100)


IMO, No it is not. I think that the better CPU isn't worth the slightly lower-level PSU and the worse case.
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June 12, 2013 4:18:15 PM

dannyboy2233 said:
SamGriffiths said:
Okay, so basically I thought I was done, I was going to get the AMD build in this thread and all was good, then I looked at the i5-3570 and realised I could get it if I dropped to a low quality PSU and a cheap case, and it's still £25 more, so my question is, is the 3570 worth all that over the 6350?

Intel:
Spoiler
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£159.59 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£26.53 @ Dabs)
Motherboard: Asus P8H77-V ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£73.00 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.99 @ Dabs)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (£319.99 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.94 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£59.35 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £804.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-12 23:16 BST+0100)


AMD:
Spoiler
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor (£104.98 @ Dabs)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£26.53 @ Dabs)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£71.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.99 @ Dabs)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (£319.99 @ Dabs)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£74.58 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£74.42 @ Aria PC)
Total: £778.46
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-12 23:15 BST+0100)


IMO, No it is not. I think that the better CPU isn't worth the slightly lower-level PSU and the worse case.


Yes, sarcasm, funny, I was wondering how much it would effect my FPS in gaming?
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June 12, 2013 4:24:10 PM

SamGriffiths said:
dannyboy2233 said:
SamGriffiths said:
Okay, so basically I thought I was done, I was going to get the AMD build in this thread and all was good, then I looked at the i5-3570 and realised I could get it if I dropped to a low quality PSU and a cheap case, and it's still £25 more, so my question is, is the 3570 worth all that over the 6350?

Intel:
Spoiler
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£159.59 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£26.53 @ Dabs)
Motherboard: Asus P8H77-V ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£73.00 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.99 @ Dabs)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (£319.99 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.94 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£59.35 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £804.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-12 23:16 BST+0100)


AMD:
Spoiler
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor (£104.98 @ Dabs)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£26.53 @ Dabs)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£71.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.99 @ Dabs)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (£319.99 @ Dabs)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£74.58 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£74.42 @ Aria PC)
Total: £778.46
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-12 23:15 BST+0100)


IMO, No it is not. I think that the better CPU isn't worth the slightly lower-level PSU and the worse case.


Yes, sarcasm, funny, I was wondering how much it would effect my FPS in gaming?


No I'm serious. I hate having bad cases, and a PSU is one of the few things that you can't have be bad in a build; it could wreck your whole system. If you get the AMD, you will have a much easier time upgrading when the time comes;, they switch their sockets much less than Intel does. Although the 3570 is better, I would stick with the AMD build. :) 
No sarcasm whatsoever. That is my honest opinion.
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June 12, 2013 4:28:05 PM

dannyboy2233 said:
SamGriffiths said:
dannyboy2233 said:
SamGriffiths said:
Okay, so basically I thought I was done, I was going to get the AMD build in this thread and all was good, then I looked at the i5-3570 and realised I could get it if I dropped to a low quality PSU and a cheap case, and it's still £25 more, so my question is, is the 3570 worth all that over the 6350?

Intel:
Spoiler
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£159.59 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£26.53 @ Dabs)
Motherboard: Asus P8H77-V ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£73.00 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.99 @ Dabs)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (£319.99 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.94 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£59.35 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £804.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-12 23:16 BST+0100)


AMD:
Spoiler
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor (£104.98 @ Dabs)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£26.53 @ Dabs)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£71.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.99 @ Dabs)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (£319.99 @ Dabs)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£74.58 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£74.42 @ Aria PC)
Total: £778.46
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-12 23:15 BST+0100)


IMO, No it is not. I think that the better CPU isn't worth the slightly lower-level PSU and the worse case.


Yes, sarcasm, funny, I was wondering how much it would effect my FPS in gaming?


No I'm serious. I hate having bad cases, and a PSU is one of the few things that you can't have be bad in a build; it could wreck your whole system. If you get the AMD, you will have a much easier time upgrading when the time comes;, they switch their sockets much less than Intel does. Although the 3570 is better, I would stick with the AMD build. :) 
No sarcasm whatsoever. That is my honest opinion.


Okay, thanks very much, I was wondering if you were being sarcastic or not, so hard to tell when reading text =P
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June 12, 2013 4:30:56 PM

SamGriffiths said:
dannyboy2233 said:
SamGriffiths said:
dannyboy2233 said:
SamGriffiths said:
Okay, so basically I thought I was done, I was going to get the AMD build in this thread and all was good, then I looked at the i5-3570 and realised I could get it if I dropped to a low quality PSU and a cheap case, and it's still £25 more, so my question is, is the 3570 worth all that over the 6350?

Intel:
Spoiler
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£159.59 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£26.53 @ Dabs)
Motherboard: Asus P8H77-V ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£73.00 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.99 @ Dabs)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (£319.99 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.94 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£59.35 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £804.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-12 23:16 BST+0100)


AMD:
Spoiler
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor (£104.98 @ Dabs)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£26.53 @ Dabs)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£71.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.99 @ Dabs)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (£319.99 @ Dabs)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£74.58 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£74.42 @ Aria PC)
Total: £778.46
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-12 23:15 BST+0100)


IMO, No it is not. I think that the better CPU isn't worth the slightly lower-level PSU and the worse case.


Yes, sarcasm, funny, I was wondering how much it would effect my FPS in gaming?


No I'm serious. I hate having bad cases, and a PSU is one of the few things that you can't have be bad in a build; it could wreck your whole system. If you get the AMD, you will have a much easier time upgrading when the time comes;, they switch their sockets much less than Intel does. Although the 3570 is better, I would stick with the AMD build. :) 
No sarcasm whatsoever. That is my honest opinion.


Okay, thanks very much, I was wondering if you were being sarcastic or not, so hard to tell when reading text =P


Haha, the problem with electronics :p  But yes, that is my honest opinion. :) 
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