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$2000 and getting only a $300 GPU?

 

4690K + R9 290 will be fine.

 

Chuck that in with an SSD and you're golden.

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Prices in aus are much different. The 770 is $470

Definitely a 4690K and a 290, I suggest a Vapor-X or if you want to save some money for an SSD go for the Tri-X version of the 290. 

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My brother has done computer science and he's telling me to go amd. Why should I go intel?

Intel quad cores are 2x faster than AMD quad cores. Anything that only uses 4 cores will be a lot slower on an AMD CPU.

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My brother has done computer science and he's telling me to go amd. Why should I go intel?

Of the two you mentioned the intel is the superior one,arguably not if considering price/performance. However. If your budget is $2000 that might not be an issue. 

 

As previously mentioned by others the 4690K will do great enough for gaming and would likely be the best choice with that in consideration. 

 

I have to agree with 4690K and R9 290 like others have said above.

Why would you listen to me? I'm just some random guy on the internet!

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My brother has done computer science and he's telling me to go amd. Why should I go intel?

its worth mentioning, most computer science majors don't know shit about hardware.

Take it from a computer science major myself.

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There we go, made a full parts list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($405.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($159.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($239.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($165.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($97.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($189.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Other: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X ($499.00)
Total: $1987.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Edit: *Facepalm* I forgot the RAM, I'll be back lol.  Done :P

CPU: Intel i7 8700K | CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 | RAM: Kingston HyperX 2x8GB | Motherboard: Asus ROG Z370-E | GPU: MSI GTX 970 | HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB & 2TB | SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB & 970 EVO M.2 500GB | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv X | PSU: Silverstone Platinum Strider 1100W | Monitor: AOC i2367Fh | Headphones: ATH-M40X | Mic: Antlion ModMic 4 | Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB w/ MX Browns | Mouse: Logitech G502 HERO

 

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($275.00 @ CPL Online) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($185.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($97.00 @ CPL Online) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($469.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Red/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($158.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($83.12 @ Mwave Australia) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($115.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $1669.12

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

Is my version.

 

Better for your money going for an i7 won't really improve anything.

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The 4770k is quad and the 8350 is 8 core. So is the intel still better and why?

4770K will be faster than a 8350.

 

My 4690K overclocked to 4.7GHz is on par with my 8320 overclocked to 4.7GHz in Cinebench 11.5. (Quad vs 8 core).

 

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-4770K-vs-AMD-FX-8350

 

Not the best site in the world but you get the point.

 

8350 is only viable in applications that make use of 8 cores; which are few and far between.

 

Unfortunately doing computer science doesn't necessarily mean you know about computer hardware :P

 

On paper the 8350 looks great but in practicality it's a bit... hit and miss.

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My brother has done computer science and he's telling me to go amd. Why should I go intel?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFqQdrs5wEU

 

You don't have to get an unlocked processor.

Here's what i have in mind for you:

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($149.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($289.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($449.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $1734.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

If you don't have peripherals and a monitor let me know and i'll adjust the build.

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There we go, made a full parts list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($405.00 @ CPL Online)

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($159.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($239.00 @ CPL Online)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($165.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($97.00 @ CPL Online)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Series Primo Aluminum ATX Full Tower Case  ($269.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($189.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Other: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X ($499.00)

Total: $2022.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Edit: *Facepalm* I forgot the RAM, I'll be back lol.

Should have went with the core I5. The difference is negligible in gaming.

A cheaper cooler, could have yield the same.

Should have went with a cheaper case. Unless you are a huge case-fanatic.

Overkill of PSU. Only benefit I see is, it is fully-modular. A 650w +80 bronze would have been just as good.

Gold certificate PSUs doesn't really have the GREAT impact on consumers. You wont notice any difference in gaming nor electricity bill (unless electricity is incredible expensive where you live).

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My brother has done computer science and he's telling me to go amd. Why should I go intel?

As much  I would not like to be rude, but your brother is very wrong. Intel i5 4670k/4690k is more efficient than FX 8320/8350, by having only 4 cores.

 

For gaming no need to buy i7.

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Should have went with the core I5. The difference is negligible in gaming.

A cheaper cooler, could have yield the same.

Should have went with a cheaper case. Unless you are a huge case-fanatic.

Overkill of PSU. Only benefit I see is, it is fully-modular. A 650w +80 bronze would have been just as good.

Gold certificate PSUs doesn't really have the GREAT impact on consumers. You wont notice any difference in gaming nor electricity bill (unless electricity is incredible expensive where you live).

He has a budget of $2000, so I made a parts list with a budget of $2000. 

CPU: Intel i7 8700K | CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 | RAM: Kingston HyperX 2x8GB | Motherboard: Asus ROG Z370-E | GPU: MSI GTX 970 | HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB & 2TB | SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB & 970 EVO M.2 500GB | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv X | PSU: Silverstone Platinum Strider 1100W | Monitor: AOC i2367Fh | Headphones: ATH-M40X | Mic: Antlion ModMic 4 | Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB w/ MX Browns | Mouse: Logitech G502 HERO

 

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He has a budget of $2000, so I made a parts list with a budget of $2000.

My point is simply; Why waste money because you have them? I see people recommending thousands dollars build everyday even so OP said he was only playing LOL (Obviously not this OP).

Take the $2000 as his maximum, not minimum.

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My point is simply; Why waste money because you have them? I see people recommending thousands dollars build everyday even so OP said he was only playing LOL (Obviously not this OP).

Take the $2000 as his maximum, not minimum.

I was giving a $2000 option, I'm actually right in the middle of doing a lower budget parts list it's just that I already had the 4790K and most of the other parts in there already. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($275.00 @ CPL Online)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($198.00 @ CPL Online)

Memory: Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($99.00 @ CPL Online)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($165.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($97.00 @ CPL Online)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($218.26 @ Mwave Australia)

Other: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X ($499.00)

Total: $1709.26

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

K so I put a 4690K and a different mobo and CPU cooler on there along with different RAM. Which really did bring the price down a considerable amount. Also if you don't plan on overclocking the CPU you can just get the non K version of the 4690K and pair it with a ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance mobo. I changed the PSU out for just a 100W more variant because if you want to go CF with another 290 you have the option with the RM850. 

CPU: Intel i7 8700K | CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 | RAM: Kingston HyperX 2x8GB | Motherboard: Asus ROG Z370-E | GPU: MSI GTX 970 | HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB & 2TB | SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB & 970 EVO M.2 500GB | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv X | PSU: Silverstone Platinum Strider 1100W | Monitor: AOC i2367Fh | Headphones: ATH-M40X | Mic: Antlion ModMic 4 | Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB w/ MX Browns | Mouse: Logitech G502 HERO

 

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intel is much better and you don't have to spend 2000$ for a gaming rig mate...about 1300 to 1500$ will get you a very good rig that run's evertything on highest settings for a while...here, this build include all you need, an SSD for boot drive/games, a big HDD, awesome graphics card good quality reliable PSU descent case etc...:

 

This is what i would go with as of today if i where to build MYSELF a new gaming rig, you could upgrade the CPU to i7-4790K if you do some multi-threaded stuff and/or for some more ''future proofing'' reasons if you feel uncomfortable with only a 4 thread capable CPU...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($113.20 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($82.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($369.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($65.24 @ Amazon)
Total: $1231.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

| CPU: Core i7-8700K @ 4.89ghz - 1.21v  Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING  CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 |
| GPU: MSI RTX 3080Ti Ventus 3X OC  RAM: 32GB T-Force Delta RGB 3066mhz |
| Displays: Acer Predator XB270HU 1440p Gsync 144hz IPS Gaming monitor | Oculus Quest 3 VR

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intel is much better and you don't have to spend 2000$ for a gaming rig mate...about 1300 to 1500$ will get you a very good rig that run's evertything on highest settings for a while...here, this build include all you need, an SSD for boot drive/games, a big HDD, awesome graphics card good quality reliable PSU descent case etc...:

 

This is what i would go with as of today if i where to build MYSELF a new gaming rig, you could upgrade the CPU to i7-4790K if you do some multi-threaded stuff and/or for some more ''future proofing'' reasons if you feel uncomfortable with only a 4 thread capable CPU...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($49.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($144.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($74.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($113.20 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($82.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($369.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($65.24 @ Amazon)

Total: $1231.36

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

I think OP is from Australia.
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I think OP is from Australia.

 

Well, it looks like it cost more over there and some stuff had to be replaced in the build for availabiltiy, here it is, it jumped to 1650$ for same quality build:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($275.00 @ CPL Online)

CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK 140 90.3 CFM CPU Cooler  ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Mwave Australia)

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($97.00 @ CPL Online)

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($499.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($159.00 @ CPL Online)

Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($115.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $1641.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

| CPU: Core i7-8700K @ 4.89ghz - 1.21v  Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING  CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 |
| GPU: MSI RTX 3080Ti Ventus 3X OC  RAM: 32GB T-Force Delta RGB 3066mhz |
| Displays: Acer Predator XB270HU 1440p Gsync 144hz IPS Gaming monitor | Oculus Quest 3 VR

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Well, it looks like it cost more over there and some stuff had to be replaced in the build for availabiltiy, here it is, it jumped to 1650$ for same quality build:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($275.00 @ CPL Online)

CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK 140 90.3 CFM CPU Cooler  ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Mwave Australia)

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($97.00 @ CPL Online)

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($499.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($159.00 @ CPL Online)

Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($115.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $1641.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

I wouldn't choose an ASUS 290 they don't deserve your money if they didn't bother to make a proper cooler:P

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