I am building a new PC and was originally looking at one of the AMD Phenom II CPUs either x4 or x6 black editions or the fx-4100 but someone told me the i5 series Intel processors were vastly superior so I started trying to fit one of those into my build (the i5 2500k specifically). However I am wanting to increase the money I spend on my GPU as I will mainly use this PC for gaming. I was wondering if the difference between the Intel processors and AMD is enough to even notice? I can't go much higher than 300-400 bucks on my video card without going with a cheaper CPU but I don't want to have drastic performance loss.
So am I better off staying with the i5 2500k or maybe dropping to a 2400 OR saving some money that I can then use for a better GPU and getting a Phenom x4 or x6?
Also why are people saying that the FX series AMD processors aren't worth getting?
So am I better off staying with the i5 2500k or maybe dropping to a 2400 OR saving some money that I can then use for a better GPU and getting a Phenom x4 or x6?
Also why are people saying that the FX series AMD processors aren't worth getting?