To stubborn to get intel,he wants amd

andreas_vak

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hey guys any idea for a system with amd cpu??and 7850 or 7950...the rest is yours.....my friends budget is 750 pounds.....websites if possible from uk.....he wants to play games like baf3,cod4 all bl ops 2 and other.....need an answer if possible.......


ps:its for a friend...i'm with intel but he wants amd...so if you can.....many many thanks!!!!
 
Here my suggestion

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£71.35 @ CCL Computers)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£26.65 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£136.49 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£37.30 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£55.32 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card (£215.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi Tower ATX Mid Tower Case (£74.21 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£49.98 @ Novatech)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £679.24
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-11-08 17:51 GMT+0000)
 

cbrunnem

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if he plans to play bf3 online then getting a 7950 or even a 7870 is going to be a waste of money. amd cpus when it comes to bf3 multiplayer are deceptive. they have a small deficit in average fps but they have major dips in fps because they just cant keep up with 64 player maps. AMD would be a waste in bf3.

tell your friend that there is nothing wrong with a superior chip.
 

andreas_vak

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CPU Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core £169.37
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing £26.65
Motherboard ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 £104.12
Memory Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 £30.96
Storage Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM £52.98
OCZ Octane 64GB 2.5" SSD £44.99
Video Card Asus Radeon HD 7950 3GB £238.55
Case Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower £47.98
Power Supply Corsair 750W ATX12V / EPS12V £81.59
Optical Drive LG GH24NS90 DVD/CD Writer £13.98


what do you say compare to this???
 
Much better it's dumb for him to be stubborn and go amd he'll be sorry but if he wants to be dumb let him so you can make fun of him afterwards :lol: joking!
 

twelve25

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The new 8320 or 6350 are only a few percent behind the i5's, despite what the intel fanboys want to tell you. Just make sure it is one of the new FX chips, 6 or 8 core, and he will be fine.




 

cbrunnem

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Not in cpu bound games like bf3.
 

ittimjones

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AMD's architecture just isn't as good as Intel's. That's why they need more CPU cores and higher clock rates to almost keep up...

Games don't typically care about 12 CPU cores, they want 4 good ones, that are fast. That's what Intel is about...

AMD is about stuffing as many cores on a chip as possible and clocking the core as high as possible on old architecture. This works great for servers, but not so much so for gaming.