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Started by CheefReef | | 6 answers
AMD vs Intel Gaming Build
So here we go. I am going to build a machine and its down to 2 choices ladies & gentlemen,
what is better and why? Im going for heavy gaming not rendering or anything.

Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core
Gigabyte GA-Z97X-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866
OCZ Vertex 120GB 2.5" SSD
Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" SSD
Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB
Corsair 750W ATX12V / EPS12V

VS

AMD FX 8350 4GHz AM3+ Black Edition Boxed Processor
ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 AM3+ ATX AMD Motherboard
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866
OCZ Vertex 120GB 2.5" SSD
Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" SSD
Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB
Corsair 750W ATX12V / EPS12V
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a b 4 Gaming
a b å Intel
a b À AMD
a c 95 à CPUs
a c 102 V Motherboard
October 17, 2014 3:03:09 AM

CheefReef said:
already have all of the other parts except the PSU CPU RAM and Mobo. This is a upgrade more or less.


The intel then
October 17, 2014 2:11:57 AM

already have all of the other parts except the PSU CPU RAM and Mobo. This is a upgrade more or less.
October 16, 2014 10:33:15 PM

Well, the Intel may get a few more frames per second in benchmarks, but I love my 8350. The only place i5s really beat the 8xxx series is in benchmarks, and in my opinion real world is more accurate. However, once you get to the $300 range, Intel definitely takes the cake.

CPUs aside, that PSU is overkill, and you could get a 970 or so and stay pretty close to your budget.
a b 4 Gaming
a b å Intel
a b À AMD
a c 95 à CPUs
a c 102 V Motherboard
October 16, 2014 10:01:31 PM

NEITHER

why use a dated graphics card .
A GTX 970 can be had in the same budget

Why use two SSD's? Why use a SATA SSD at all when M.2 is so much faster ?

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a c 680 4 Gaming
a c 267 å Intel
a c 299 À AMD
a c 621 à CPUs
a c 1798 V Motherboard
October 16, 2014 9:54:54 PM

Intel is a much stronger gaming build (and most everything else), AMD has a slight edge w/ video rendering, but that's about it
a b 4 Gaming
October 16, 2014 9:12:30 PM

I'd go with the Intel Build, since it looks like all the other components are the same.. Can you tell us your budget and location, and we'll make your build better.

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