amd fx 6300 + r9 280x vs i5 4440 + gtx 760

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ImPrettyIrish

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I would go with the AMD side, not because I'm an AMD fan-boy but because the card+CPU are better that the i5+760 in most of everything. If you want you could go with the i5 and the 280x. Nothing is stopping you from doing that. The AMD processor, though, has 6 cores vs. 4 in the i5. So in the end, it is all up to you whether you want to go AMD vs Intel, or AMD vs Nvidia.
 
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Vedran Lastric

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no way in my country 770 is 100 bucks more expensive than r9 280x so i have to chose betwean these two choices
 
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Ah, okay - definitely the i5 + GTX 760 then - the FX-6300 is pretty good in games - same as my i3, but you'll have problems in the most demanding ones. The i5 was built for gaming, and the R9 280X is only 15% faster than the GTX 760, and you'll never use more than 2GB VRAM unless you play with MSAA at QHD resolutions. You'll save on your power bill, too.
 
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Vedran Lastric

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so i5 4440 will give me more fps than fx 6300
 
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envy14tpe

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Are you guys telling him that he will get higher fps in games with a 760 than a 280x? Shame on you. The lies....The 280x is very powerful and will easily overcome any supposed limitations.

6300 + 280x will give higher fps in games. I can't believe this is even a discussion.
 
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ElMoIsEviL

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Vastly overpriced R9 280x?

Newegg:

GTX 770 $339.99: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125463
R9 280x $399.99: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131533

Performance: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1041?vs=1037

Doesn't look too overpriced to me. I mean its not like GTX 780 Ti overpricing or Titan overpricing by any stretch.

To the OP... What main titles are you looking to play?
 
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Vedran Lastric

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so r9 will give me more fps
 
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Sure the R9 will give more average fps, but the i5 will give more minimum fps (much less drops below 40fps). Keeping your minimum and average framerates closer results in an overall smoother experience. I already stated the R9 is 15% faster than the GTX 760, but the i5 + GTX 760 is my recommendation. And again, you'll draw about 100w less power when gaming.
 
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thdarkshadow

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battlefield 4 campaign uses no cpu i mean an fx4100 performing on par with a six core i7? that wont happen in too many games so its not exactly the best benchmark to be using unless that is all he plans to play.
as someone who experiences bottlenecks let me say get the 760 and i5. if you go with the 6300 and 280x you will get higher fps but you will have lots of dips to low fps making it less than ideal. i am not saying it is a bad setup but i would go for the i5 without doubt. high fps looks good for benchmarks but in the real world minimum fps is what matters and I believe you will get better with the i5
 
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Yes vastly overpriced. The target price of the R9 280x was supposed to be $300. Instead they are going for nearly the target price of the R9 290. Makes me glad I bought my HD 7970 when I did.
 
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Thanks to the miners out there, top end cards from AMD are severely inflated in price due to low supply.
 
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envy14tpe

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I know. But it depends where you are. In the US the 280x is more expensive but in Taiwan (where I am now) the 280x is priced right and the 770 is $100 more than the 280x. weird? yes.
 
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That's what I'm talking about :) Nice setup, btw. I'm about ready for an i5 upgrade, how about you?
 
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Yes, go with the i5 and 760. Also as someone who experienced bottlenecks with an 8350, your gaming experience will be better with the i5 and 760. In an online, MP game you're going to be pushing that 280x to only 60-70% of it's potential a large majority of the time with the FX, whereas the i5 will have that 760 pegged at 100% all the time. With a single-thread game the GPU utilization will be just as low or worse with the AMD CPU. The end result is that the i5/760 will perform at the same or better level in a lot of games due to the FX bottlenecking the 280x.

That combo is a much better balanced system for all gaming scenarios and you can always SLI or upgrade the 760 later on much more easily than replacing a motherboard and CPU.
 
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Vedran Lastric

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wow well that changes everything i didnt know that well if im gona get more stable framerates with intel then i will get inte
 
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