This Intel build vs this AMD build, for these games and general uses.

[Setzera]

** Note: The DVD Drive is $17.97, and is the same for both builds, price isn't listed though. All prices have been set to TigerDirect.ca, since that's the only place nearby to my house that I can drive to.

Intel Build: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/JhpX
AMD Build: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Jhsi

Games planned to use on Very High to Ultra settings:
-Total War: Shogun 2
-Total War: Rome 2 (when released)
-Killing Floor
-Dirt Showdown / or that new derby game from BugBear when released
-Sniper Elite Nazi Zombie Army
-Trials Evolution Gold
-Starcraft 2
-Diablo 3
-Destiny (if released on PC)
-Probably a few that I'm forgetting, but nothing major like Crysis.

General Uses:
-Internet Explorer
-Youtube
-Windows Live Mail
-Skype
-Windows Media Player with many codecs on the go at times
-Norton 360 A/V
-Dual display (duplicate, for watching movies / netflix)
-Printer Sharing (in the near future)
-On extremely rare occasions I use the Unity game creation program that my friend let me borrow, but I haven't gotten very far in making a game, so that may not be an issue later.


All thoughts are welcome, but please explain. Thanks

 

[tiny voices]

They will be effectively identical. The best thing I would say would be to get a 7870LE or XT. Its a decent upgrade over the normal 7870.

 

[g-unit1111]

I'd take a 3570K over an FX-8350 any day of the week, that's just me.

 

[Setzera]

They will be effectively identical. The best thing I would say would be to get a 7870LE or XT. Its a decent upgrade over the normal 7870.

The XT is actually on Tigerdirect, just couldn't seem to find it on partpicker. But thanks for the heads up.

 

[Setzera]

I think I should mention, my main focus with these builds is basically:

Do I buy Intel for the better performance now while knowing the LGA1155 is on it's way out, or buy the AM3+/AMD in hopes that when games start using more cores that I can hold out longer?