please help me pick a MOBO and CPU

ashrafemad123 · Jan 6, 2014

i have 2 options for a PC RIG

1) intel i5 4430, 2x r9 270x crossfire, 8 gig ram... i dont want to get an expensive mobo so please tell me a sufficient MOBo with crossfire and supports this processor... z87x is a bit pricy

2)AMD fx 6300, 2x r9 270x, 8 gig ram ... again if u pick this option tell me a MOBO that has crossfire and OC to overclock the 6300

im leaning towards the 6300 because i can buy the AMD combo for 365$...however if the intel PC is much more powerful and has an advantage over AMD then please say so...i want the best performance for bf4 and that lasts a couple of years while keeping the budget at a minimum

they each have there advantages and disadvantages and its impossible for me to choose :S

smorizio · Jan 6, 2014

with a gaming rig you want to use one gpu first then add another if you have too. for the intel rig the asus-a is 135.00 here in the us and most times it with combo price. if you have a local micro center they combo it with the 4670k.
why the intel rig cost a few $$ more is intel mb and cpu are staying with newer hardware specs. intel mb have pci 3.0 video slots and sata 6g and usb 3.0 ports. most of these are not in the amd chipsets. amd was going to be dropping a newer chipset over the fx990 line to do the newer hardware but did not. also from leaked slides amd has killed off the fx line. there no new cpu listed this year for the fx line.
http://www.techpowerup.com/195355/vishera-end-of-the-line-for-amd-fx-cpus-roadmap.html
with intel mb you have at lest one refresh of haswell before intel kills off that chipset like they did with ib/sb cpus.

ashrafemad123 · Jan 6, 2014

smorizio :

with a gaming rig you want to use one gpu first then add another if you have too. for the intel rig the asus-a is 135.00 here in the us and most times it with combo price. if you have a local micro center they combo it with the 4670k.
why the intel rig cost a few $$ more is intel mb and cpu are staying with newer hardware specs. intel mb have pci 3.0 video slots and sata 6g and usb 3.0 ports. most of these are not in the amd chipsets. amd was going to be dropping a newer chipset over the fx990 line to do the newer hardware but did not. also from leaked slides amd has killed off the fx line. there no new cpu listed this year for the fx line.
http://www.techpowerup.com/195355/vishera-end-of-the-line-for-amd-fx-cpus-roadmap.html
with intel mb you have at lest one refresh of haswell before intel kills off that chipset like they did with ib/sb cpus.

hmm so going with AMD would be a mistake... the z87-a is great but should i get it or the gigabyte version or z87-c

smorizio · Jan 6, 2014

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Ecz2
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Ecz2/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Ecz2/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $299.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-06 08:27 EST-0500)

Redheadsrule13 · Jan 6, 2014

What smorizio has there looks nice, I'd say to go with it. I've been playing BF3 with a Pentium-G3220, the i5 should have in the clear for BF4.

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