New rig for little brother: 8320 + GTX 760 or 4570 + R9 270X?

[88lochi]

Hey guys

 

My little brother's PC died a few weeks ago and now I'm in the process of figuring out which parts to get for his new one. After getting an overview on his rig, I decided to reuse the case, the RAM and the HDD. So what I need is a new GPU, a CPU, motherboard and powersupply. My brother is on a budget and so the parts should not be over 500€ (450€ would be ideal).

 My brother is playing video games at 1080p (Skyrim, Guildwars 2, Minecraft) and is doing some work for school on his computer. After doing my research I'm pretty much stuck between two (or three) options now:

 

1. An AMD 8320 with a MSI GTX 760 GAMING,

 

2. An Intel Core i5 4570 with a MSI R9 270X GAMING or

 

(3. AMD 8320 with R9 270X)

 

Both options would cost around 450€ depending on the motherboard and PSU I get (Option 3 would be cheaper but also less powerfull I guess). Also: Prices for the AMD card didn't go up over here in Germany, but availability is pretty bad.

Does anyone of you have any advice? I know it's mostly a matter of personal taste, but maybe you could give your opinion on my suggestion. I'd be really grateful!

 

Thanks for your help!

 

~lochi

 

 

[Jobbe03]

8320, 760.

[Recon-UK]

8320 and GTX 770/ R9 280x.

[xox]

Definitely go for the 760. Although, if you look around, yu may be able to get a second hand 680 for the same price.

[Ryan Leech]

The FX 8350 and GTX 760 would be the best option

[needmorewood]

id say either the first or third one.
depends what team you like better. if he doesnt plan on any mantle games(which out of the ones you showed none are) then just get 760 with the 8320

[needmorewood]

8320 and GTX 770/ R9 280x.

 

 

The FX 8350 and GTX 760 would be the best option

 

neither of these fit his options

[Recon-UK]

neither of these fit his options

If he has money for the intel option, i am sure he can add more to his GPU, or even just go for a 6300.

[needmorewood]

If he has money for the intel option, i am sure he can add more to his GPU, or even just go for a 6300.

first of all its a 4570 not a 4670k so its close in price to the 8320 if not equal so that point is invalid/

then u should suggest that and not just raise his budget when he already said his max budget

[Izaya Orihara]

http://geizhals.de/asrock-990fx-extreme3-90-mxgk50-a0uayz-a679889.html

http://geizhals.de/amd-fx-8320-fd8320frhkbox-a852342.html

http://geizhals.de/evga-supernova-nex650g-650w-atx-2-3-120-pg-0650-gr-a857597.html

http://geizhals.de/msi-r9-280x-gaming-3g-v277-053r-a1013429.html
Asrock Extreme 3 

Fx 8320

EVGA Super Nova 650 Watt 80+ Gold PSU
MSI Gaming R9 280x 

 

521.34. Little too much? http://geizhals.de/asus-gtx760-dc2oc-2gd5-directcu-ii-oc-90yv04l2-m0na00-a962309.html GTX 760 Asus DCU2. 

 

Option with the 760: 469.35

 

This should help. 

[Recon-UK]

first of all its a 4570 not a 4670k so its close in price to the 8320 if not equal so that point is invalid/

then u should suggest that and not just raise his budget when he already said his max budget

That's ok, maybe not be so hostile?

 

Smile

[Izaya Orihara]

first of all its a 4570 not a 4670k so its close in price to the 8320 if not equal so that point is invalid/

then u should suggest that and not just raise his budget when he already said his max budget

What? A 4570 is 50€ more than a 8320. 

[Ryan Leech]

neither of these fit his options

The 8350 is a few dollars more and overclocks much better.

[needmorewood]

That's ok, maybe not be so hostile?

 

Smile

................................................................. im not hostile. i just speak factually. imagine if a robot said the same thing to you. thats basically me.

[needmorewood]

What? A 4570 is 50€ more than a 8320. 

i forget the "r" in closer. ment it wasnt as much of a price difference as a 8320 to a 4670k would be

[needmorewood]

The 8350 is a few dollars more and overclocks much better.

well its $50 difference in my country.  wouldnt call that a few dollars. might be different where you are

[Recon-UK]

................................................................. im not hostile. i just speak factually. imagine if a robot said the same thing to you. thats basically me.

Be more human then...

 

Life is much more interesting outside of a robotic mind.

[needmorewood]

Be more human then...

 

Life is much more interesting outside of a robotic mind.

............... i just do it when i try to explain something so people dont cry or get mad at me for the things i say

[Recon-UK]

............... i just do it when i try to explain something so people dont cry or get mad at me for the things i say

The things that people say are what influence us all, maybe try interacting with humanity sometime

 

 

Back on topic...

[88lochi]

Wow thanks for all the replies!

Just to clarify thing a bit: the 8320 is about 120€ right now, whereas the 4570 is 160€. An 8350 would also be 160€. As far as the GPUs go: 760 = 210€ and 270X 165€.

 

Another option would be 6300 and 280X respectively  GTX 770. That would be 90€ + 260€.

 

 

id say either the first or third one.
depends what team you like better. if he doesnt plan on any mantle games(which out of the ones you showed none are) then just get 760 with the 8320

The games I listed are just examples of what he plays most of the time. I guess my brother won't upgrade within the next 3 years again, so compatibility with DX 12 would be nice. That would also make Mantle irrelevant.

 

Looks like 8320 and 760 is the way to go unless someone has another recommendation. What about the 6300? Is it too unbalanced?

 

Thanks again!

[needmorewood]

Wow thanks for all the replies!

Just to clarify thing a bit: the 8320 is about 120€ right now, whereas the 4570 is 160€. An 8350 would also be 160€. As far as the GPUs go: 760 = 210€ and 270X 165€.

 

Another option would be 6300 and 280X respectively  GTX 770. That would be 90€ + 260€.

 

 

The games I listed are just examples of what he plays most of the time. I guess my brother won't upgrade within the next 3 years again, so compatibility with DX 12 would be nice. That would also make Mantle irrelevant.

 

Looks like 8320 and 760 is the way to go unless someone has another recommendation. What about the 6300? Is it too unbalanced?

 

Thanks again!

all those options are dx12 compatible so you wont have an issue there. 6300 is ok but would only really downgrade that part if u can get a better GPU. a 6300 with a gtx 770 would be better then the combo with the 760. but if you cant then sticj with the 8320

[88lochi]

Ok, I narrowed it down to two options:

 

1. https://www.mindfactory.de/shopping_cart.php/basket_action/load_basket_extern/id/0020cb22039930a4978b650e1a89ecc6a4b23d8d8fb222f6ad3 (6300 + 770 = 470€)

 

2. https://www.mindfactory.de/shopping_cart.php/basket_action/load_basket_extern/id/f82f6a220935b5fad93ccb795e0aeb9cc7d55d32ecf1b420184 (8320 + 760 = 445€)

 

I also discovered some R9 280s (without 'X') for 200€ (http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/3072MB-VTX3D-Radeon-R9-280-X-Edition-Aktiv-PCIe-3-0-x16--Retail-_956450.html) Would that make sense too?

[Nickolas47]

i5 and gtx 760