Advise on Processor AMD or INTEL

[sh4rif]

Hi Folks

 

Disclaimer: I'm new to this site and never built any computer before

 

I'm confused about what to pick when it comes to CPU, I'm not a heavy gamer but do play games occasionally. Having said that I do use my computer for my learning purpose such as Oracle Database and Android app development and similar stuff, you get the point I'm kind of a software developer.

 

I have never used AMD based computer before, I was thinking to build a computer with AMD FX 6300 and overclock it to 4.3GHZ. Some of my PC spec are mentioned below, (although I haven't bought any of those parts yet but would be buying it very soon after getting some good advise and research).

 

Radeon 270x 4gb DDR graphic card

16GB DDR3 RAM

600W PSU

MSI 970A-G46 motherboard

 

My confusion is should i go for Intel 4670k or AMD 6300 (six core) or AMD 8320 or any other that you people would advise me to buy?

 

please feel free to leave your comments as I can stretch my budget to build a computer that last a good few years, please also note that I'm not a fanboy of intel or AMD i need best bang for my buck.

 

Thanks for reading this giving your time

 

 

Regards

[nixproducer]

don't double post read the CoC if you haven't already, it is in my signature

[Ryan Leech]

I wouldn't buy that motherboard. Buy a 990FX motherboard like the ASRock 990FX Killer and then get an FX 6300 and overclock it to 4.4-4.5GHz. With a system like that you will only need a 450W PSU

[CoolBeans]

What is your budget?

[aricleather]

Depends on your budget. If you have a small budget for your CPU, the FX-series is a great choice. They are low cost, and perform very well. If you have a little more money for your CPU, an Intel i5 would be a great choice as well. Keep in mind what you want to do. Intel processors have better single core performance, meaning better performance in smaller, less intensive applications that don't utilize all the cores of an AMD FX processor. AMD FX processor are also great overclockers. If you are going to game and be doing light use a lot of the time, I find an Intel CPU is the better choice.

[MrYuriy]

I replied to this double-posted topic in the other thread. So go read what myself and others stated.

 

Also, please don't ever double post! It won't get you any better or faster results. I know you're new to the forum, (and welcome!) so we'll be soft on you.. for now! *Evil Laugh*

[nokturrduk84]

Get Intel 4670k. It will be good as in gaming as in other things you mentioned. It got strong cores, while AMD got more but weak cores, plus old architecure (32nm), consumes more power, is hot, needs very good cooler to overclock otherwise it's very weak & still can't reach the Intel.

[Opcode]

If you can afford it get the i5-4670k. It's not only superb in gaming but it will also reduce large source compile times. It will also last a few years (DirectX 12 won't be big until at least 2016), especially if you overclock it later on for gaming.

[theMLGbro58]

I am running a FX 6300 in my pc right now, and I must say it is amazing.  I play very intense games that are very hard on a computer, and the 6300 does the job very well.  Since it is a 6 core cpu it is great for things that use multicore technology, and for the money nothing can beat it.  The only problem with it is the stock heatsink, but for a couple extra bucks that problem can be solved.  

[dev893]

as someone posted above it depends on your budget. If you have a low budget go AMD if money is really not that big of an issue Intel is probably the best way to go