I am looking to build a new pc, with this new build the only graphically demanding game i would play would probably be Battlefield 3. Although mainly i would be aiming to play things like gmod and left 4 dead.
Here is the two configurations i am torn between, any feedback or preferences with reason would be appreciated - Thanks
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PROCESSOR : Intel® Core™ i7-3770K Quad Core 3.50 GHz 8MB Cache LGA1155 + HD Graphics
COOLING SYSTEM: Asetek 510LC / Xtremegear Liquid Cooling system w/ 120mm Radiator
MOTHERBOARD: MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ 4 RAM slots, IRST, Lucid Virtu MVP, 7.1 HD Audio,
GbLAN, 2x PCIe x16 (1 Gen3, 1 Gen2), 1x PCIe x1 & 3 PCI
RAM: 16GB(4x4GB) PC10666 DDR3/1333mhz Dual Channel Memory
GRAPHICS CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX570 1280MB 16X PCI Express
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PROCESSOR: AMD FX-8150 3.60 GHz Eight-Core AM3+ CPU 8MB L2 Cache & Turbo Core Technology
COOLING SYSTEM: Asetek 510LC / Xtremegear Liquid Cooling system w/ 120mm Radiator
MOTHERBOARD: Asus M5A99X EVO AMD 990X Chipset CrossFire / SLI supported DDR3 Socket AM3+ ATX Mainboard w/ 4
RAM slots, 7.1 Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, SATA-III /s, RAID
RAM: 8GB (4x2GB) PC10666 DDR3/1333mhz Dual Channel Memory
GRAPHICS CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX580 1536MB 16X PCI Express
Here is the two configurations i am torn between, any feedback or preferences with reason would be appreciated - Thanks
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PROCESSOR : Intel® Core™ i7-3770K Quad Core 3.50 GHz 8MB Cache LGA1155 + HD Graphics
COOLING SYSTEM: Asetek 510LC / Xtremegear Liquid Cooling system w/ 120mm Radiator
MOTHERBOARD: MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ 4 RAM slots, IRST, Lucid Virtu MVP, 7.1 HD Audio,
GbLAN, 2x PCIe x16 (1 Gen3, 1 Gen2), 1x PCIe x1 & 3 PCI
RAM: 16GB(4x4GB) PC10666 DDR3/1333mhz Dual Channel Memory
GRAPHICS CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX570 1280MB 16X PCI Express
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PROCESSOR: AMD FX-8150 3.60 GHz Eight-Core AM3+ CPU 8MB L2 Cache & Turbo Core Technology
COOLING SYSTEM: Asetek 510LC / Xtremegear Liquid Cooling system w/ 120mm Radiator
MOTHERBOARD: Asus M5A99X EVO AMD 990X Chipset CrossFire / SLI supported DDR3 Socket AM3+ ATX Mainboard w/ 4
RAM slots, 7.1 Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, SATA-III /s, RAID
RAM: 8GB (4x2GB) PC10666 DDR3/1333mhz Dual Channel Memory
GRAPHICS CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX580 1536MB 16X PCI Express