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impala123

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Hi everyone,

I am stuck between getting the i3 3250 with the 2 gb NVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti OR the i5 3470 with the 1 gb NVidia GeForce GTX 650.

The first pairing is cheaper which is why I might get it. They will be with 8 gb RAM and I plan on using the pc for casual gaming, word and browsing. So which should I get? Which one is better value for money?

Thanks,

Also, can someone tell me if the CPU on these pairings might actually bottleneck the graphics card, please?
 
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I recoomend this for you

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/sna/saved/21jJ

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The I5 rig. It will last you a lot longer. Newer games will use more than the 2 threads(from the physical cores) the I3 has and games don't go with Hyper threading hand-to-hand (the 2 extras from HT). The I5 has 4 cores resulting in 4 genuine threads. Also it has quite a lot more power.
 
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tell me where you live , and what is your budget ...
 
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Aha budget is around £700
 
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Ok thanks, but what about in terms of performance because one has a better GPU and worse CPU whereas the other has a worse GPU but better CPU?
 
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u can get both an i5 and a slightly better GPU in that budget

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£153.59 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£67.46 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£58.00 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£44.39 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£206.15 @ Ebuyer)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£37.32 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£49.86 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£13.12 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £629.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-23 19:14 BST+0100)
 
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I recoomend this for you

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/sna/saved/21jJ

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£179.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Memory: GeIL Enhance CORSA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£40.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Toshiba 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.95 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£196.13 @ Dabs)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.97 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£43.80 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£13.12 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £731.54
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-23 19:26 BST+0100)

Tell me if there are missing parts you want.

and that motherboard is great has best onboard sound available in the market. thats why little expensive.

 
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Ok thanks all these lists and stuff are really good but I don't want to go down that route of putting the parts together and would rather use a website that puts my design together for me. I know this is more expensive but I prefer this method. So going back to my question what would be better to get? The i3 rig or i5?
 
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ok I need to ask some questions ,

1- is sound quality important for you? ie Music sound clarity , and Movies sound quality etc ? some chips are 20 times better than cheap chips and I mean 20x better .. those cheap motherboards have low Quality sound chips.
2- is gaming important ?
3- do you want MS office 2013 for home and students? what Office apps are you using ?
4- do you want SSD making this pc faster in load times ? or you prefer abetter gaming experience over SSD ?

 
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wait i will find you the best online deal :)

and get i5 . but wait !!! (checking online UK stores)
 
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Ok thanks that would be helpful :)
 
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Allright , here is what i found out ,read toi the end then decide ,

1- http://www.alternate.co.uk/html/highlights/page.html?tk=7&hgid=2&tgid=253

this site allows you to pick the items you want , they put it together for you and deliver it as a complete PC .. so every thing we put here will be available there ... they have ALL PARTS ... all what you have to do is click on PC configurator and make your pc , the after you finish you choose "assembeled PC , they will charge you 86 pund for that.

if you give me time I will make you the best PC on that wonderfull site.

2- DELL XPS 8700 : http://www.dell.com/uk/p/xps-8700/fs#overrides=

this is the best for you from DELL , dont get other one less that this model ...

3- Lenovo Idea Centre K450 : http://shop.lenovo.com/gb/en/desktops/ideacentre/k-series/k450/#customize

This is your best Choice from Lenovo , dont go for other models (in my opinion)


Have a nice Day , and if you choose to make your OWN choices at Alternate , then pay 86 punds for assembling , tell me and tell me the max u gonna pay with EVERYTHING included and I will try my best to choose the best for you.
 
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impala123

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Wow this is amazing! aha I will have a good look and come back to you, thanks a lot! :)
 
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