which one,AMD or INTEL for HEAVY gaming/Heavy Autocad Illustrator SketchUp use

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
B

Bobomokun86

Reputable
Jan 1, 2015
7
0
4,510
Hi guys. Happy New Year first and foremost

i'm wondering right now, i want to build a pc for my lil bro, that utilize heavy gaming and high usage of auto cad, illustrator, sketch up etc..

but, the problem is,im on a tight budget,plus in the dilemma whether to choose amd or intel.
i done some research on both side, but im still on the ledge to go on either side.
do you guys have any recommendations for the build.

and the budget will be around $1000-$1500. The lower the better :wahoo:
 
Sort by date Sort by votes
Sakkura

Sakkura

Illustrious
Aug 22, 2011
8,129
3
37,965
With that budget, you can get an LGA 1150 Core i7 or Xeon E3. It'll match the 8-core AMD FX CPUs in multithreaded work, and outperform them in less threaded games. An LGA 2011-3 Core i7 would have even better multithreaded performance, but I think you're better off spending that money on the graphics card.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
A

amdfan22

Distinguished
Dec 17, 2009
26
0
18,530
At that price you can get a i7 5860x+mobo which blows every thing AMD has out of the water.

Hell and overcloked 5820k should be enough for you , they are 300 bucks i think.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
B

Bobomokun86

Reputable
Jan 1, 2015
7
0
4,510


hi sakkura..thx for the reply... its true that i decided to choose a good gpu for my rig, such as asus strix. but can this gtx970 perform well if combine with amd chips such as fx8350?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
B

Bobomokun86

Reputable
Jan 1, 2015
7
0
4,510


sure amdfan. that can be consider too.. are u a amd user too?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Sakkura

Sakkura

Illustrious
Aug 22, 2011
8,129
3
37,965


It can perform well, but not absolutely to its full potential.

If you want a solid build in the low end of your budget range, I'd suggest something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Zeus Yellow 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($339.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($67.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1093.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-01 07:05 EST-0500

You can substitute the case for any particular design you like, aesthetics are a big part of case choice.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
A

amdfan22

Distinguished
Dec 17, 2009
26
0
18,530
sure amdfan. that can be consider too.. are u a amd user too?
Click to expand...

I used to be but i switched to intel , AMD cpus are so bad .

When you see an i3 cpu beating a high end FX eight core at gaming its time to jump ship.

I still use a AMD gpu.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
B

Bobomokun86

Reputable
Jan 1, 2015
7
0
4,510


haha, i see it...its really a solid build for low end. but sakkura, may i know something, what is the differ between intel i7 and the intel xeon..its kinda confusing for newbie like me...
if in the future i want to do oc'ed, can we do it the overcloking?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
B

Bobomokun86

Reputable
Jan 1, 2015
7
0
4,510


haha...nice mr.amdfan. youre already use both of the cpu and know the difference between them :D
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
A

amdfan22

Distinguished
Dec 17, 2009
26
0
18,530
haha...nice mr.amdfan. youre already use both of the cpu and know the difference between them :D
Click to expand...

I go with whats better , in 2010 in i built my first pc the phenom II was competitive with intel cpus so i purchased that.

AMD has stayed on the dust while intel keeps improving and updating their cpus.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
B

Bobomokun86

Reputable
Jan 1, 2015
7
0
4,510


hahaha...i know right.. :wahoo:
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Sakkura

Sakkura

Illustrious
Aug 22, 2011
8,129
3
37,965

That Xeon E3 is like a Core i7-4770 without integrated graphics.

There's no CPU overclocking with that build. Intel locks that down to more expensive K and X CPUs. You'd also want a more overclocking-oriented motherboard and a good CPU cooler for overclocking.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
B

Bobomokun86

Reputable
Jan 1, 2015
7
0
4,510


i see.... now i understand...thank you so much for the reply mr.sakkura.really appreciate it.

 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom