Which is a better buy?

tj9413 · Mar 1, 2014

I want to get a new computer, the first one has a AMD A10-6800K Quad-Core APU W/ AMD Radeon R7 260X 2GB.

The other has 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-4440 Processor W/ NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 645 with 1GB GDDR5.

The first computers GPU beats out the GTX 645 but the i5 beats out the A10-6800k CPU. Sort of stuck on which would perform better while playing games.

Also here are links to the computers. http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-x51-r2/pd?oc=dpcwxy33h&model_id=alienware-x51-r2

http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Revolt-A960

kapitalistas · Mar 1, 2014

depends what games your wanna play and how often.

CTurbo · Mar 1, 2014

I would not get either one of those. They are both poor deals. You could build a way better PC for those prices.

tj9413 · Mar 1, 2014

CTurbo :

What about this, and btw im trying to get one of those mini tower cases because I don't have a lot of space to work with. http://www.ebay.com/itm/iBUYPOWER-REVOLT-TD300-Gaming-PC-Intel-4th-Gen-Core-i5-4430-w-Liquid-Cooling-/231123222988?pt=Desktop_PCs&hash=item35d00481cc

JOOK-D · Mar 1, 2014

CTurbo :

This.

CTurbo · Mar 1, 2014

eh that one is a little better. Why don't you just build one? What is your budget? Have a liquid cooler on an i5-4430 is LOL.

tj9413 · Mar 1, 2014

CTurbo :

I would say $850 is my max budget. Do you know where I can find mini-towers like those that are just as sleek?

CTurbo · Mar 1, 2014

Use partpicker.com

CTurbo · Mar 1, 2014

Here are the parts I recommend at that price.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/32nnI
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/32nnI/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/32nnI/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($80.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $718.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-01 17:40 EST-0500)

That leaves you $132 for the case and power supply of your choice.

CTurbo · Mar 1, 2014

Browse miniITX cases at online retailers like newegg, tigerdirect, amazon, etc... and then look for it on partpicker. Some of them come with power supplies, some of them don't. $132 is more than enough for the two.

I don't really like picking cases for people because it's such a personal preference thing.

logainofhades · Mar 1, 2014

I bumped things up to Micro ATX and included windows.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($92.99 @ B&H)
Total: $825.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-01 19:17 EST-0500)

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