AMD CPU's vs. Intel CPU's For Gaming Purposes.

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$3 more gets you a better case, motherboard, and psu. You're also SLI ready now if you want to do it later.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($78.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video...
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CTurbo

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AMD does not compete these days. An i5 is better than anything AMD has to offer.

That is a terrible psu to use in a $1300 build. That motherboard is not bad, but there are much better options in the same price range or a little more.
 
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$3 more gets you a better case, motherboard, and psu. You're also SLI ready now if you want to do it later.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($78.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($314.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.75 @ OutletPC)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DGX 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card ($29.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Logitech G230 Headset ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Other: SanDisk Internal SSD 120GB 2.5-Inch SDSSDA-120G-G25 ($48.99)
Total: $1364.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-31 00:49 EDT-0400
 
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Stay with Intel and your choice of Intel CPU.

4 Intel cores are better than 8 AMD cores in gaming.

Of course everything will run. Does not matter if it is Intel CPU or AMD CPU, it will run. Its just that most things run much better on Intel CPU's.

Get yourself a decent video card as well.
 
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Thank you very much kind sir.
 
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I agree, the r9 390 is better. It has 4.5gbs more vram and has equal performance of the 970. Its a much better card to crossfire aka nvdias sli with. Only downside is increased power usage. You get this for the same price as a 970.
 
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you have a good psu so power isn't your concern.
the 390 is either equal or slightly better at 1080p and much better at 1440p.
Also the 1st Dx12 bench seems to be giving a good boost to GCN cards.
and it has a lot more vram buffer as well.

more pros than cons so my vote goes to 390.

 
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