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I agree that, in general, the Intel build will be better, but if we consider pure gaming, will it be the same?

 

no the intel will do better because they perform better at games that use only a few cores, which most do. AMD CPUs wont do better in gaming until DEVs start optimizing their games to use more cores, which they probably wont for a good while

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Hey guys! So, I've been planning my build for about 3 months and I think I've come to a decision on what to do.

Well, I can't decide if I should go with an Intel based build or an AMD build

 

INTEL

 

 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.95 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 6GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($270.69 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1082.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

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AMD
 
 
CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($126.86 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 6GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($270.69 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $969.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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So, can you help me decide? You can also tell me to change something
 
Side notes
 
1. Budget & Location
I live in Portugal (Europe) so I'll be buying everything from Amazon
I have a max budget of 1000$
 
2. Aim
Mostly gaming, also some light 3D rendering, small video editing (just for fun) and a bit of programming
 
3. Monitors
I only have an old one, so you could suggest one
 
4. Peripherals
Already have everything, no worry
 
5. Why are you upgrading?
I have a laptop that can no longer do what I need to do
 
Also I want to make my brother jealous and bring him to the PCMASTERRACE, since he has a PS4
 
Thanks!

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($209.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($22.99 @ Micro Center) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 Guard-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($94.36 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($531.00 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1033.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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also check out the Unofficial official build plans for every budget if that doesnt suit you

Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($209.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($22.99 @ Micro Center) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 Guard-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($94.36 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($531.00 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1033.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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also check out the Unofficial official build plans for every budget if that doesnt suit you

A GTX980 is waaaaay too much and I don't really need it, also, I'd like to have a SSD

And what is the Unofficial Official Build plans

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A GTX980 is waaaaay too much and I don't really need it, also, I'd like to have a SSD

And what is the Unofficial Official Build plans

check my sig also a SSD is going to benefit you with a few seconds in super heavy software and windows boot

Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch.

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check my sig also a SSD is going to benefit you with a few seconds in super heavy software and windows boot

The link just takes me back to this topic

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if you could get a r9 290 that would be better and not overkill

 

the intel build is going to be better

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if you could get a r9 290 that would be better and not overkill

 

the intel build is going to be better

I agree that, in general, the Intel build will be better, but if we consider pure gaming, will it be the same?

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try now

Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch.

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Works for you?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($208.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($80.79 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($98.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($334.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black) ATX Full Tower Case  ($79.90 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1010.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($209.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($22.99 @ Micro Center) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 Guard-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($94.36 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($531.00 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1033.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-29 17:46 EST-0500

 

also check out the Unofficial official build plans for every budget if that doesnt suit you

case? ssd? psu? this build is not finished

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Works for you?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($208.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($22.99 @ Micro Center)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($80.79 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($98.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($334.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: NZXT Phantom (Black) ATX Full Tower Case  ($79.90 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $1010.59

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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the phantom case is made of plastic and is prone to finger prints, maybe not the best choice

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the phantom case is made of plastic and is prone to finger prints, maybe not the best choice

Loved it's design tho.

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Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($117.99 @ NCIX US) 


Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.00 @ Amazon) 


Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 



Total: $981.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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I swapped a couple things around got you a better video card and that case you had idk if it was pure preference or what but it was on the expensive side for what you were getting the Fractal Design Define R4 is a way better case than the Corsair 450D and the R4 is right at $40 cheaper right now which allows you to afford a R9 290 GPU. You could also save some money on that RAM also but again I am assuming since you went with White Ram thats a preference item. If the RAM isnt as important here is another version thats even cheaper just swapping the ram out in my build above.

 



 



Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($117.99 @ NCIX US) 


Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.00 @ Amazon) 


Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 



Total: $945.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Loved it's design tho.

personally i find it cheap but if he wants it then go ahead

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Works for you?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($208.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($22.99 @ Micro Center)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($80.79 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($98.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($334.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: NZXT Phantom (Black) ATX Full Tower Case  ($79.90 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $1010.59

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Nice, I'd just change the case for the Corsair 450D

Also, I don't really need and Optical Drive

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Nice, I'd just change the case for the Corsair 450D

Also, I don't really need and Optical Drive

 

Glad it helped you then ;)

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Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($117.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $981.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-29 19:32 EST-0500
 
I swapped a couple things around got you a better video card and that case you had idk if it was pure preference or what but it was on the expensive side for what you were getting the Fractal Design Define R4 is a way better case than the Corsair 450D and the R4 is right at $40 cheaper right now which allows you to afford a R9 290 GPU. You could also save some money on that RAM also but again I am assuming since you went with White Ram thats a preference item. If the RAM isnt as important here is another version thats even cheaper just swapping the ram out in my build above.
 

 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($117.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $945.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-29 19:38 EST-0500

 

Looks good, the only problem is that I need to get everything from Amazon or another website that ships to Europe

About the GPU, I don't mind having just the R9 280X instead of the R9 290

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Nice, I'd just change the case for the Corsair 450D

Also, I don't really need and Optical Drive

You would also want a better power supply.

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case? ssd? psu? this build is not finished

lack of SSd is on purpose, I left out the case so he can choose nad the PSU is just a facepalm 

Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch.

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Looks good, the only problem is that I need to get everything from Amazon or another website that ships to Europe

About the GPU, I don't mind having just the R9 280X instead of the R9 290

Alright no prob but do look at the Fractal case over the corsair one since your spending a lot more money for a worse case the Fractal one is so much better for building in.

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I agree that, in general, the Intel build will be better, but if we consider pure gaming, will it be the same?

 

no the intel will do better because they perform better at games that use only a few cores, which most do. AMD CPUs wont do better in gaming until DEVs start optimizing their games to use more cores, which they probably wont for a good while

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lack of SSd is on purpose, I left out the case so he can choose nad the PSU is just a facepalm 

lol :P

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Alright no prob but do look at the Fractal case over the corsair one since your spending a lot more money for a worse case the Fractal one is so much better for building in.

Actually the Fractal Design Define R4 looks better than the Corsair 450D so I guess I'm going with that one

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no the intel will do better because they perform better at games that use only a few cores, which most do. AMD CPUs wont do better in gaming until DEVs start optimizing their games to use more cores, which they probably wont for a good while

Ok, thanks

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