Hey guys! I’m on a budget for a chip, motherboard, and RAM of under $700. It’s my home computer and I don’t game (not a gamer) but the most CPU intensive things I do is re-render video. I’ve seen i7 combos on a number of sites (NewEgg, TigerDirect, etc) that fit this bill but I’m at a loss on specifics. Most of the articles I read are from the first of the year (1-2015) and I’m under the impression that I should get a MB with a z97 chipset. It seems to be the best for a MB in the $150 range. ASUS and MSI are recommended for best quality in this range while ASRock is a bit cheaper and of lesser quality. As for the CPU, I don’t intend on over-clocking so apparently I don’t need a “K” version of an Intel chip? The i7-4790 is $309 (339 w/K”) but it’s quad core. The i7 5820 is 6 core and goes for 389. Pushing my budget but from what I read, the extra cores are HUGE advantage in rendering video. AMD has a FX-8350 with 8 cores, and are bundled with a MB for between 3-400 dollars. I hear that they run HOT, but another AMD run fine but is slower than a lesser core Intel i7… Arrgghh! What to think!?!?! 16 G of RAM seems to be around $150.
Also, I have a Sapphire Radeon 6800 available to use. Am I correct that some chips (CPU) have graphics built in? I haven’t kept up and back in the day MB’s had slow graphics built in (fine for the office, but not gaming, etc). Do some CPUs have GPUs built in? And if so, are they fast or slow? Should I save up a bit more and go for one of them?
Thanks for any help! And suggestions are appreciated!
Also, I have a Sapphire Radeon 6800 available to use. Am I correct that some chips (CPU) have graphics built in? I haven’t kept up and back in the day MB’s had slow graphics built in (fine for the office, but not gaming, etc). Do some CPUs have GPUs built in? And if so, are they fast or slow? Should I save up a bit more and go for one of them?
Thanks for any help! And suggestions are appreciated!
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