Which processor is right for me?

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Hello all! I am building a new system, around the $3k mark. I am using this for three main things:

1. Gaming (main use)
2. Unreal Engine 4 game development
3. Film Editing using Sony Vegas

Currently, I am running an AMD Triple Core POS with a Sapphire Radeon 7770, 8 gigs of ram. I mention this because I have ALWAYS been an AMD guy. I love AMD, but I am thinking of stepping outside the box this go around.

I know I am getting 32 gigs of ram. I know I am going to have 2 780ti SLI. What I don't know, however, is which processor I need to use.

For the past month, I have been looking at the AMD 8350. I figured the 8 cores would be better for the UE4 and film editing. However, I keep hearing and seeing Intel this and Intel that, and I can't help but feel maybe, for once, I should try out Intel?

I looked at the 4770k recently. It seems ok, but I am wondering if that would be better or worse for what I want to do? I would also be saving money going the AMD route, but not enough that I am overly concerned with it.

So, which would be better? The 8350 or the 4770k?
 
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There is a pair of sectors where AMDs make sense - in the budget space, the FX processors do a nice job for gaming although they will probably become the bottleneck of most ultra-high end rigs (a la SLI's 780tis). AMD's high-end processors actually do a decent job at rendering and virtualization tasks and they're pretty beefy (such as the 9590). I have an 8150 in my gaming rig and it gets the job done, but if I had the money to spend I would go Intel. Based on the budget you set, here's what I would build:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3pyR9

You can definitely experiment with your CPU clock settings using that water cooler, you won't have to load any custom settings for the RAM and you'll have a SSD large enough to keep your program files...
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You want Intel because it has better single core performance and you will notice it with Vegas and UE4 compiling, You can either get the 4770k or go for a 4930k which uses 6 Cores/12 Threads which will benefit you when film editing.
 
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There is a pair of sectors where AMDs make sense - in the budget space, the FX processors do a nice job for gaming although they will probably become the bottleneck of most ultra-high end rigs (a la SLI's 780tis). AMD's high-end processors actually do a decent job at rendering and virtualization tasks and they're pretty beefy (such as the 9590). I have an 8150 in my gaming rig and it gets the job done, but if I had the money to spend I would go Intel. Based on the budget you set, here's what I would build:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3pyR9

You can definitely experiment with your CPU clock settings using that water cooler, you won't have to load any custom settings for the RAM and you'll have a SSD large enough to keep your program files and a HDD to store all your media. Bottom line, that thing will smoke anything that it comes up against.
 
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It's funny, this is ALMOST the exact same build I had chosen, but with different brand of ram, 2TB hard drive (I already have one 2tb drive) Corsair Carbide 540 case, no drive (don't need one) and already have windows. Oh, and a different MB and some fans (gotta look the part, don't I?)

If I can figure out how to share a list like you did, I'll post it as well so you can see the entire build.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3pAtx

Found out how to do it! I didn't include the second GPU (didn't see an option to add a second one) but I won't be adding the second one until this fall anyway as I am also getting a triple monitor set up and a new desk. This doesn't include the fans. I will be getting corsair SP series fans. Three 120 fans for the front of the case, 5 140s (4 for the radiator for a push/pull, 1 for the back for exhaust).
 
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Biostar Motherboards are 110% trouble. I'd avoid that brand like the plague if I were you. It's also not SLI capable which is why you couldn't add a second card. Corsair Vengeance has some great memory modules, as well as G.Skill. PSU wise go for an XFX, SilverStone, Kingwin, SeaSonic, etc.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3pBnA

Here's a modified version of your build. I added a second GTX 780TI, swapped out motherboards, added some different memory, and a different PSU.
 
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Hi there

I would get the Amd fx-8350 with asus sabertooth r2.0. Then a xfx or seasonic PSU.
I got this build and it works perfect as a gaming pc, and it renders gopro clips ect very fast.
Coolermaster hyper 212 is a good and cheap cpu cooler that will keep the temps very low, even at 4,5 ghz ( which is my cpu clock on the 8350 )

Edit:

One gtx 780 ti is more then enough ;)
 
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Made your build about $150 cheaper

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($107.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($119.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($689.80 @ Mwave)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($689.80 @ Mwave)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($169.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) (64-bit) ($138.64 @ Amazon)
Total: $2906.15
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-10 20:33 EDT-0400)
 
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