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What would be a near perfect build for gaming right now?.. im really torn between Intel and AMD i do not know which is better or better for my money. Trying to find the right GPU-CPU combo, im leaning towards Intel/Nvidia but idk if its whats the best right now. I dont really plan to overlcock i just want a pure gaming build and only used for that purpose. Money isn't really an issue since i plan on buying these parts one at a time and not all together right away. Just basically need more advice on whats the best out there right now for gaming.

Games i plan on playing mostly... Skyrim (modding) BF4, Witcher 3 etc..just an idea.
 
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Well generally the only advantage AMD has is the price difference and they overclock higher (generally) but if you aren't on a tight budget and don't plan to OC i would go with intel:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($189.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($184.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($149.92 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.97 @ OutletPC)
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($137.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($128.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card ($585.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($20.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1652.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-22 17:47 EDT-0400
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $980.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-22 18:13 EDT-0400
 
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Well generally the only advantage AMD has is the price difference and they overclock higher (generally) but if you aren't on a tight budget and don't plan to OC i would go with intel:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($189.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($184.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($149.92 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.97 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650W 80+ Platinum Certified ATX Power Supply ($91.31 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1419.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-22 18:34 EDT-0400

a little expensive but very high performance
 
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thanks for all the reply's guys.. lots of good info. I was just confused especially on CPU's a lot of my friends have told me that AMD was better overall but others would say Intel was and if i wanted mod the crap out of Skyrim always go with an Intel CPU preferably the i7 and a high end GPU.
 
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AMD has more cores which gives the impression that they have more power. Intel cores are each much stronger even to the point where the i5 quad core will outperform the fx8350 eight core. right now most games and other apps arent multithreaded and therefore arent able to fully utilize the extra cores that AMD has to offer (this will almost certainly change in the future). the most important component in todays gaming is a very good GPU
 
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