AMD build or Intel build ?
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Fraxure13
April 9, 2014 9:44:42 PM
Demorthus
April 9, 2014 9:55:42 PM
Joseph DeGarmo
April 9, 2014 9:56:09 PM
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Fraxure13
April 9, 2014 9:57:24 PM
AnEwG
April 9, 2014 9:59:38 PM
For your resolution both cards would be an overkill. I would say the R7 260x would be more than enough at this resolution and for a little bit of future proofing you can get the GTX 660 or the R9 270. The i5 is a much better chip than the FX 6300, but if you are not overclocking you can get an i5 with a locked a multiplier which is cheaper than the i5 you picked.
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theonerm2
April 9, 2014 10:05:42 PM
AnEwG
April 9, 2014 11:12:24 PM
And yet since both are an overkill for this resolution, it is irrelevant. Also getting the stronger CPU at the moment will allow for a better upgrade path for his graphics card in the future if he is ever to buy a higher resolution monitor. In CPU intensive tasks and badly optimized games the i5 will kill the FX-6300 as well and with a significantly large margin.
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Joseph DeGarmo
April 9, 2014 11:59:33 PM
theonerm2
April 10, 2014 12:23:15 AM
You should get the FX 6300 and cut back a little on the graphics card so you can get a new monitor. All those fancy new graphics won't look that great on a 1024 x 768 resolution.
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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
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Monitor: Asus VE228H 21.5" Monitor ($134.99 @ Amazon)
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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($169.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VE228H 21.5" Monitor ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $414.97
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theonerm2
April 10, 2014 12:26:02 AM
Fraxure13
April 10, 2014 12:38:15 AM
AnEwG
April 10, 2014 12:42:26 AM
Then the R9 270 or the GTX 660 with the i5 is the way to go!
Even for a 1080p monitor the GTX 760 should be sufficient and I think that will allow for you to buy a Haswell i5 as well, and if you are not overclocking a locked i5 like the i5-4440 can be $50 cheaper the the 4670k.
The GTX 760 is also about $60 cheaper than the GTX 770. With that you can afford buying a new 1080p monitor.
Even for a 1080p monitor the GTX 760 should be sufficient and I think that will allow for you to buy a Haswell i5 as well, and if you are not overclocking a locked i5 like the i5-4440 can be $50 cheaper the the 4670k.
The GTX 760 is also about $60 cheaper than the GTX 770. With that you can afford buying a new 1080p monitor.
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Fraxure13
April 10, 2014 12:47:30 AM
Best solution
AnEwG
April 10, 2014 12:51:08 AM
Fraxure13
April 10, 2014 12:53:30 AM
AnEwG said:
I edited my previous comment. The GTX 760 is faster than the R9 270x and if you are not overclocking the i5-4440 is the way to go. With that you can squeeze in a budget for a decent 1080p monitor as well that will give you a much better gaming experience. Ok but I will overclock after I dunno 2-3 years ? when this i5 is slowing because the advancement of games and software ?
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AnEwG
April 10, 2014 12:59:53 AM
Even overclocked the FX-6300 won't even be anywhere near as fast an i5-4440 in most situations. Although games are getting more multi-threaded and DirectX12 is claimed to be much more well multithreaded than its predecessor, it is still no guarantee that a slower chip at the moment with a couple of more weaker integer cores will be more future proof than the locked i5-4440. If you want to get the 4670k then that is perfectly fine, but in this case you will have to wait until you can save up and get a better monitor.
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Fraxure13
April 10, 2014 3:10:32 AM
AnEwG said:
Even overclocked the FX-6300 won't even be anywhere near as fast an i5-4440 in most situations. Although games are getting more multi-threaded and DirectX12 is claimed to be much more well multithreaded than its predecessor, it is still no guarantee that a slower chip at the moment with a couple of more weaker integer cores will be more future proof than the locked i5-4440. If you want to get the 4670k then that is perfectly fine, but in this case you will have to wait until you can save up and get a better monitor. coolcole01 said:
with the advent of the weak 8 core chips in the xbox1/ps4 you can guarantee that multi coire threading in dx12 will be hugeso what will be the smart move ? intel or amd ?
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Fraxure13
April 10, 2014 3:37:55 AM
coolcole01 said:
comes down to price and how long you think your gonna be using it if you plan on upgrading in 2 years then intel quad core all the way you just pay more now if you think you will be hoiding on to this for the long haul probably better to get the more cores and a better gpu.I could upgrade to a FX 8320 ? how about that ?
but the GTX 770 will become a GTX 760 xD
EDIT :
or a R9 280X
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AnEwG
April 10, 2014 4:38:47 AM
Fraxure13 said:
AnEwG said:
Even overclocked the FX-6300 won't even be anywhere near as fast an i5-4440 in most situations. Although games are getting more multi-threaded and DirectX12 is claimed to be much more well multithreaded than its predecessor, it is still no guarantee that a slower chip at the moment with a couple of more weaker integer cores will be more future proof than the locked i5-4440. If you want to get the 4670k then that is perfectly fine, but in this case you will have to wait until you can save up and get a better monitor. coolcole01 said:
with the advent of the weak 8 core chips in the xbox1/ps4 you can guarantee that multi coire threading in dx12 will be hugeso what will be the smart move ? intel or amd ?
There are no grantees here but I would personally stick with Intel, like I previously suggested. I think my suggestion is the best solution possible for your situation. Don't forget that it is still more than one year and a half before DirectX12 is released, and the way most games released at the moment make them run better on Intel chips than comparable AMD offerings. Also since you are on a tight budget getting the FX-6300 now only to upgrade later to a FX-8320 is not a good move IMO. The FX line will hit its end of life by the next year so keep that in mind.
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