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Rook2000
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Go with the AMD CPU and stick a mild overclock on it.

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Go with Intel, I'd suggest something along the lines of a i5 4690K.

Specs: CPU - Intel i7 8700K @ 5GHz | GPU - Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming | Motherboard - ASUS Strix Z370-G WIFI AC | RAM - XPG Gammix DDR4-3000MHz 32GB (2x16GB) | Main Drive - Samsung 850 Evo 500GB M.2 | Other Drives - 7TB/3 Drives | CPU Cooler - Corsair H100i Pro | Case - Fractal Design Define C Mini TG | Power Supply - EVGA G3 850W

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If youre purely gaming i would go with an intel option, however i dont understand why the Xeon. I would say 4690k or a 4790k.

I would also recommend the Samsung 840 over the Crucial SSD.

Would you consider a 280x over a 770? Depends on what you play but 3gb of vram is very nice.

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If youre purely gaming i would go with an intel option, however i dont understand why the Xeon. I would say 4690k or a 4790k.

I would also recommend the Samsung 840 over the Crucial SSD.

Would you consider a 280x over a 770? Depends on what you play but 3gb of vram is very nice.

The Crucial is a good SSD, although the Samsung is only $7 more so it is worth swapping.

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Never ever ever buy AMD ever in your life unless you want 80c idle temps

CPU: AMD FX-8120 | CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Contac 30 | Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 | Memory: Kingston 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 | Storage: WD 1TB | GPU: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7870 | Case: Thermaltake Chaser MK-I | PSU: Thermaltake Black Widow 850W

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Intel, but as others said change it to a 4790k.

CPU: i7 3770k@ 4.6Ghz@ 1.23v - GPU: Palit GTX 660ti - MOBO: Asrock Extreme 4 - RAM: Corsair vengeance 8GB 1600Mhz - PSU: OCZ 650watt - STORAGE: 128Gb corsair force GT SSD/ 1TB seagate barracuda 7200rpm

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Both are kinda bad

 


 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.98 @ OutletPC) 


Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($98.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 



Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($369.99 @ Amazon) 



Monitor: Acer S241HL bmid 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 

Keyboard: Ducky Zero Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($86.00 @ Mechanical Keyboards) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 

Headphones: SteelSeries Siberia v2 Headset  ($67.49 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1431.96

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Nothing wrong with AMD for a lower budget. For a $1.5K build though, then yeah Intel is the way to go.

80c on idle

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should 520w be enough for i5 build?

Go for something like the Rosewill capstone 550W. That should be plenty for a single gpu.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-power-supply-capstone550m

 

Or if you want a bit more headroom, then go for the 650W version.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-power-supply-capstone650m

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XwtXJx

 

Is this better ? 

 

Go back to the 620W psu. It is not that much more expensive and provides more headroom for expansion and a decent allowance for aging.

 

Personally I liked the Intel Xeon build. It is a more powerful system than an i5. But if you want to overclock then the unlocked i5 is fine.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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which of these case is the best for my build?

 

http://www.hardwareversand.de/en/Midi/58839/Corsair+Vengeance+C70+PC+Gaming+Case%2C+Gunmetal+Black%2C+ohne+Netzteil.article

http://www.hardwareversand.de/en/Midi/63622/Corsair+Carbide+Series+300R+windowed%2C+ATX%2C+ohne+Netzteil.article

http://www.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsps?adp=0&aid=73317&agid=631&apop=1

http://www.hardwareversand.de/en/Midi/60279/NZXT+Phantom+410+Midi+-+schwarz+wei%C3%9F%2C+ATX%2C+ohne+Netzteil.article

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Pick the one you like the most.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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