CPU and GPU combo comparison.

[Guest]

i5 4590 + GTX 760
AMD FX-8350 + R9 280x

I will be playing games at 1080p 60Hz and I don't really care about maxing out games.I'm fine with High settings and stable 60 FPS.
Will older games like CS:1.6,CS:S and CS:GO run better on the i5?
The AMD combo is about 20$ more where I live.The R9 280x performs better than the GTX 760,but I'm not sure about the FX 8350.Will it bottleneck the R9 280x?
The only games I care about are Assassin's Creed(1-latest),Bioshock(1-Infinite),Mass Effect(1-3),GTA(IV-V),Battlefield 4,the above mentioned Counter Strike games and maybe some platform games such as Trine 1&2.
I also use Virtual Dub to convert .tga files into a .avi file and then Sony Vegas to edit and render the file.

What would suffice my needs better?

 

[Adroid]

If you don't need to max it out, go for the i5 system. I think the above systems will trade blows; some games faster on each. If the Intel combo is cheaper, I would go for that hands down.

The older games will run at max settings with no problems on both systems. Both will play the new games at medium/high settings. You can't really go wrong with either but I would go for the i5 because it's a bit faster and will be better in a few years when you go to upgrade the graphics card.

 

[Cozzmy13]

That 8350 won't bottleneck the 280x, you will be just fine.If you go with the 8350 combo take care what PSU you get because this CPU eats a lot.