AMD or Intel

[jevaughn759]

hello guys i am buying a new computer the only thing i do is play wow/battlefield and watch youtube videos/netflix what proccesor do u guys reccomend i should buy Bulldozer 8150 or the intel i7 rember i dont do anything like videos rendering or programming i just do basic thinggs

 

[malbluff]

Forget Bulldozer, and you don't need i7, unless you are doing a lot of video work or design. Get i5-3450 if you have the budget, but don't want to overclock. i5-3570K gives you the ability to overclock (with suitable motherboard, and cooler). Get i3-3220 if budget won't stretch to i5, i3 is still pretty good.

 

[jevaughn759]

thanks man

 

[malbluff]

The optimum core parts, for Battlefield 3, might be:
CPU: i5-3570K
Cooler: Coolermaster Hyper 212Evo
Mobo: Asus P8Z77-V LK (ASRock Z77 Extreme4 is a budget option)
GPU: nVidia 660Ti (or GTX 670 if Budget will stretch)
PSU: XFX 550w

Add decent mid-towerATX case, hard and optical drive, and that will happily play BF3 at Ultra @ 1080p
Add a 128Gb SSD, if you want, something like Samsung 830, or Crucial M4 (nice to have but nothing like essential)

If you don't want to overclock, and don't plan on adding 2nd graphics card, in future:
Change CPU to i5-3450, and mobo to any Asus H77 (rather than Z77)