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My first gaming pc build , which build is better
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IntelTurtleFan
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i5 is probably best. You can get better than both. Are you from the USA? Also what is your budget? Can you fill out a proper upgrade + newbuild page. Click the link in my signature that says how to ask for build help.
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If this is for gaming then the intel/R9 270 is the weakest option
It also has by far the worst mb which lacks any expansion options
Option 2 is the best IMO.
It also has by far the worst mb which lacks any expansion options
Option 2 is the best IMO.
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $246.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-12 01:17 EDT-0400
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $246.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-12 01:17 EDT-0400
tiny voices
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Just buy the R9 280 and the FX processor . In highly detailed games like BF4 etc etc [ all the new games ] the processor is going to perform just as well and the more powerful graphics card will improve performance
tiny voices
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That is not necessarily true. There are still tons of new games where an i3 beats a 6300 let alone an i5. Witcher 3 for example: http://www.techspot.com/review/1006-the-witcher-3-benchmarks/page5.html
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tiny voices has it spot on. Go with an i3 even over a FX chip. It beats AMD in most games even with 2 hyperthreaded cores.
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No, that is not what I am saying. Do not jump to conclusions. All I did was provide evidence that while some apps (not games) can show the 6300 and an i5 close in performance, games mostly all show the i5 winning and even the i3 beating the 6300 in many instances.
Here we are looking at price/performance. If this was a build for rendering/encoding, hands down the 6300 would be the way to go as it can compete with the i5 in these apps for much less money. But we are talking about gaming, where the i5 is pretty darn superior. So one needs to decide, if a longer lasting and currently superior CPU is a better idea even though it cost more and might mean waiting and saving a bit more for a GPU to pair it with.
OP, my advice to you is to wait a little and save more money and get both an i5 4460 and an r9 280.
Here we are looking at price/performance. If this was a build for rendering/encoding, hands down the 6300 would be the way to go as it can compete with the i5 in these apps for much less money. But we are talking about gaming, where the i5 is pretty darn superior. So one needs to decide, if a longer lasting and currently superior CPU is a better idea even though it cost more and might mean waiting and saving a bit more for a GPU to pair it with.
OP, my advice to you is to wait a little and save more money and get both an i5 4460 and an r9 280.
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