Wich is better w/o OC: AMD or Intel?

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Matheus Pinheiro

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I'm going to buy a new PC and I'll not OC it. Better go for AMD or Intel?

My budget is around $600 and i already have a PSU, SSD + HD and GPU.

Help me find a CPU, mobo, cooler, etc., please!
 
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I wouldnt get (1) because Haswell is not a matured process, and it runs very hot for my tastes in something you want to run simply and reliably for say 5 yrs.
You are not asking an awfull load out of your machine with those tasks.
I wouldnt get (3) for similar reasons tho mostly power related. It will need an aftermarket cooler and uses about...
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If you compare similar priced (200$) AMD FX-8350 and the Intel Core I5-3570k, they're about the same performance, however keep in mind that the FX-8350 is a 8 core clocked at 4Ghz VS a quad core at 3.4Ghz. At the same frequencies, the intel clearly beat the AMD, same thing with the same number of cores...

If you don't plan to overclock, this is the same, grab the cheaper one but if you plan on any OC (in the future), grab the Intel 3570k.

AMD config: FX-8350 200$, MSI 990FXA-GD65 V2 140$ and Kingston HyperX DDR3-1600Mhz CL9 50$
Total: 390$+tx USD

Intel Config: I5-3570k, 220$, MSI Z77a-G45 120$ and DDR3-1600Mhz CL9 50$
Total: 390$+tx USD

For both config i suggest the Coolermaster Hyper 212, can't be beat for 20$ and is enough for mild overclock...

For more performance as you can squeeze a little more budget, check for the 3770k (100$ more) but it's only usefull if you make some rendering or heavy photo editing as the 3570k and the 8350 will run everything you'll throw at them anyway...

PS: you could cheap out on the motherboards as you don't plan to overclock and you can save a little by picking a 3570 non-k too
 
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If you are not interested in O/C ing, My choice would be the intel 3350p
. Its slightly cheaper because it doesnt have onboard graphics enabled.
That said about o/c ing, it seems the turbo multiplyer can be raised to 3.7 gig in most cases, without actually overclocking 'per say' as long as you have an after market cooler to keep noise down. Even if you dont bother with that little trick, it should handle any game on the market at stock frequencies for 5 years,. I wouldnt fart about with the amd stuff if you want simple reliable game play, (but thats my humble opinion).
 
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I'm gonna use it for poker apps, some lite video editing and photo editing (all Adobe stuff).

I've made a mistake converting USD to Brazilian Real, so my budget is a little tighter than that.. 500ish.

Actually, i got three options here, guys. All 3 costs almost the same here in Brazil...

1. Intel i5 4670 + ASRock H87 pro4 ($521)
2. i5 3330 (or 3350P) + GIGABYTE GA-H77-D3H ($413~478)
3. AMD FX 8320 (or 8350) + GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3 ($413)

What do you think?
 
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I wouldnt get (1) because Haswell is not a matured process, and it runs very hot for my tastes in something you want to run simply and reliably for say 5 yrs.
You are not asking an awfull load out of your machine with those tasks.
I wouldnt get (3) for similar reasons tho mostly power related. It will need an aftermarket cooler and uses about 200 watts on full load. I would not trust it to be reliable over time esp as Brazil isnt exactly cold.
Iwould go with (2), which ever is cheaper. The 3330 has onboard graphics which is handy if your gpu card fails, but the 3350 is a little faster. I bet 3330 is 20 $ cheaper? so take that one. You will be fine for what you are doing.
 
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And, also the 3330 can be set at max turbo 3.4 gig. .
So tho you dont really need overclocking, there is a little there easy to have . You might save a few $'s buying a mATX board instead? It depends what you need to plug into it.
 
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