Queries about CPU, Motherboard & Memory

[Zauski]

Hi all

 

I'm not exactly the brainiest when it comes to things that I'm about to ask - I've spent a good while looking it up, but I'd just like to make sure .

 

This year (probably black friday and cyber monday) I'm gonna be shopping for a gaming pc. I have my heart set on certain parts, but now I'm just looking at the CPU, Motherboard and RAM - for reasons.

 

On my PC, I'm going to be gaming as well as doing schoolwork. This schoolwork also consists of graphic design/rendering which as far as I'm aware of, is a pretty heavy task.

 

Would I be better with an AMD for it's more cores, or Intel for it's more performance per core?

 

Would it be worth spending a little more on the motherboard?

 

And is it worth going more than 8GB of RAM for my needs?

 

P.S: I'm not looking at i7's. They are out of my price range

 

Thank you for helping!

[79wjd]

Would I be better with an AMD for it's more cores, or Intel for it's more performance per core?

 

Would it be worth spending a little more on the motherboard?

 

And is it worth going more than 8GB of RAM for my needs?

 

P.S: I'm not looking at i7's. They are out of my price range

 

Thank you for helping!

Gaming -- Stronger cores is better. Rendering multiple cores has an advantage. I'd just go Intel if you can afford it though. 

Get a motherboard that has all the features that you need--once those features are there, they're pretty much all the same -- a mobo doesnt affect performance. 

In heavy editing/rendering 16gb of Ram can be beneficial, but for gaming 8gb is plenty. 

[Enderman]

xeon e3 1231v3 - $250

16gb of ram is ideal, but if you can only afford 8 you can always buy 8 morein the future. Just make sure you get either 2x4GB or 1x8GB dimms

[OriginalPromise]

I'll say go with an i5, but an FX-8350 is not a bad option either. 

Try going with 8-16GB, and I recommend prioritizing a strong graphics card from the first place.

It really depends how demanding the rendering task will be.

[Zauski]

Gaming -- Stronger cores is better. Rendering multiple cores has an advantage. I'd just go Intel if you can afford it though. 

Get a motherboard that has all the features that you need--once those features are there, they're pretty much all the same -- a mobo doesnt affect performance. 

In heavy editing/rendering 16gb of Ram can be beneficial, but for gaming 8gb is plenty. 

 

I can afford Intel - I have the option to either 4670K or 4690K, so Z87 or Z97 - I heard Z97 is better?

So I'd be okay with an okay priced mobo, say an AsRock Extreme 6?

And I think I'll go for 8GB and if I'm unhappy with that I'll upgrade. I'll probably upgrade over time since games are gonna use more eventually!

It's only one or two programmes I'm using for rendering etc - but they literally blow the ass out of the school computers.

[Zauski]

http://www.creoflexiblemodeling.com/creoflexiblemodeling/images/creo_flexible_modeling_photo2.jpg

 

That's an example of what I'll be doing - although the rendering is a little more extreme.

 

I was thinking a 760 as the graphics card, and potentially adding another for SLI in the future?

[TheMcSame]

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This schoolwork also consists of graphic design/rendering which as far as I'm aware of, is a pretty heavy task. Would I be better with an AMD for it's more cores, or Intel for it's more performance per core?

Intel would probably be a better choice but considering it's school work I doubt it's going to be anything too demanding so it shouldn't really matter.

Would it be worth spending a little more on the motherboard?

Generally, it doesn't. However, if you plan on using this motherboard for a long time then the higher price for higher quality parts is usually worth it.

And is it worth going more than 8GB of RAM for my needs?

Again, seeing as it's school work I doubt it's going to be anything demanding. 8GB should be fine.

 

You also need to keep in mind that they need to do stuff that their computers can handle as well and chances are the school is using computers with i5's and 8GB of RAM.

[Zauski]

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You also need to keep in mind that they need to do stuff that their computers can handle as well and chances are the school is using computers with i5's and 8GB of RAM.

 

I've ran dxdiag and the school is running a locked i5, integrated graphics and 6gb of RAM at 1333mhz (weird right?)