AMD or INTEL ?

Mehdi Temime · Mar 24, 2014

Hi everybody,
I'm planning to get a new motherboard + CPU, and I found AMD CPUs are less expensives than the INTEL's, and more high frequency with more than 4 cores ( such as 6xxx & 8xxx series)
But a lot of my friends advise me to buy an intel motherboard ...
So what should I do ?

officialexpert · Mar 24, 2014

Currently My Athlon II X2 270 gives me better performance than Intel i3-2100.I recommend you AMD.

doron · Mar 24, 2014

What do you intend to do with the new computer?

Mehdi Temime · Mar 24, 2014

officialexpert :

But I need a mid-range CPUs for "Gaming"

Ahmadjon · Mar 24, 2014

Mehdi Temime :

Then you have to buy any Haswell i5 or FX-82**-83** processor!

officialexpert · Mar 24, 2014

Mehdi Temime :

Athlon II X2 270 is Affordable & Value for money.

bignastyid · Mar 24, 2014

It depends on budget and usage. Amd may have more cores but their per core performance is less than Intels. If the programs you are going to use more than 4 threads then AMD maybe the way to go as they are cheaper than Intels i7's. For gaming Intel is currently better because of the per core performance and most games currently don't use that many threads which is why a 4 core i5 performs better than a 8-core 8350 in these games. So whats the budget and whats the system going to be used for?

boosted1g · Mar 24, 2014

For mainly gaming an AMD will do just fine. You could probably get by with an FX-6300 but for the minimal amount more you should just shell out for an 8320. While the 6300 is cheaper, it is less in the long run to buy a 6300 now and then buy an 83** later because you want more processor.

Either way you should get a Hyper 212 EVO cpu cooler with it.

Mehdi Temime · Mar 24, 2014

Ahmadjon :

If I buy an intel i5 hasswell ( which MOBO to choose)
And if I buy an AMD FX 82xx/83xx ( which mobo to choose) ?
Budget for MOBO 140$
Budget for CPU 180$

1N07 · Mar 24, 2014

There will always be those who will say that the other is better, but in the end they're pretty much equal, in general anyway.

It would be worth mentioning that you won't need more than 4 cores really. At least in gaming, since most games can't properly utilize more than 4 anyway. Also, If you plan on doing overclocking, you should take that into account when choosing a CPU and motherboard.

bignastyid · Mar 24, 2014

officialexpert :

Mehdi Temime :

Athlon II X2 270 is Affordable & Value for money.

But its very low end on the gaming spectrum.

Ahmadjon · Mar 24, 2014

Mehdi Temime :

Asus M5A97 R2.0 or M5A99FX Pro R2.0 motherboard and FX-8320 CPU!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($124.79 @ Newegg)
Total: $264.78
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-24 14:38 EDT-0400)

Good for overclocking SLI just for everything!!!

Mehdi Temime · Mar 24, 2014

1N07 :

Yes I'm plannig to do overclock my CPU

Mehdi Temime · Mar 24, 2014

Ahmadjon :

Mehdi Temime :

Asus M5A97 R2.0 or M5A99FX Pro R2.0 motherboard and FX-8320 CPU!

And what's its similar in INTEL's MOBO & CPU ( considering that Budget )

officialexpert · Mar 24, 2014

Agree with Ahmadjon also you can check Gigabyte motherboards.

Ahmadjon · Mar 24, 2014

You won't get unlocked CPU and "Z" chipset motherboard at that price range but you can get locked CPU with ''Z'' series chipset motherboard for a bit cheaper than AMD

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-DS3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.79 @ Newegg)
Total: $254.78
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-24 14:43 EDT-0400)

Mehdi Temime · Mar 24, 2014

Thanks EVERYBODY and specially #Ahmadjon... If I could I probably choosed all your answers as SOLLUTIONS .
So thanks again

Ahmadjon · Mar 24, 2014

Mehdi Temime :

Glad to help

You're welcome

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