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i3 4130 + r9 270 or i5 4440 + r7 260x

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March 9, 2014 11:02:06 PM

title says it all guys. what do you think is better? gonna play bf4 and other latest games.

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a b à CPUs
March 9, 2014 11:03:24 PM

It should be vice versa, and with the i5.
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a b à CPUs
March 9, 2014 11:14:57 PM

budget is a problem so i need to sacrifice something
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March 10, 2014 5:03:19 AM

Get i5 4440. Wait. Then get a r9-270. But if your reluctant to wait then get i5 4440+hd7790.
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March 10, 2014 5:08:12 AM

One thing about buying new parts.. It usually pays off to save and get a fully decent system instead of building on a budget. Also: Getting an i3 is really just signing a contract saying that soon you won't be able to keep up with the new games. 4 core utilization is def going to be the new standard in just a moment even though its a 50/50 if people have 2 or more cores atm > Only one way forward

I second xlone, get an i5, wait, get whatever is priced best a bit later.. Hopefully you have a GPU you can use until then.?
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March 10, 2014 5:12:11 AM

^exactly. After getting an i3 you'll end up upgrading you pc anyway coz many games require 4 cores nowadays. As for bf4, it requires 4 cores to play online decently. I own i3 2120 and i'm experiencing cpu bottlenecks in some games. I guess after this year's E3 4 cores will become standard cpu requirement indeed.
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March 10, 2014 4:48:17 PM

If you're on budget, then i3 would make sense. However, get the R7 260X. And beware what the people said above me.

You should be using an FX-8xxx and R9 270X.
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a b à CPUs
March 11, 2014 2:32:09 AM

i3 makes sense on a budget, YES > But again, more and more games are natively using 4 cores and the CPU burden probably won't lighten off. You effectively get double the performance (in theory) when saving for an i5 compared to i3.

Beware? You just say beware without saying anything else? Any who the hell says that you should be using a 8XXX with R9 270X ?! If you wan't to throw around random remarks I can play that game too

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March 12, 2014 10:02:11 AM

FX 8320 with an R9 270 would work.
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