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[Mao_Zedong]

I am considering both the amd 8320 and the intel 4440 but I'm not sure which would be better. The 8320 would be significantly cheaper for me. I am comfortable overclocking some so that is another point to amd. I will use this cpu for 3-3.5 years, and my main uses will be light gaming (eg. minecraft, tf2, insurgency, portal, ect.) and general use. I may also do some light video editing. By general use I mean 30-40 chrome tabs, a few videos open but not playing, a few word documents, and a few other various programs. Thanks.

[Jerakl]

Here we go again.

[Aniallation]

I am considering both the amd 8320 and the intel 4440 but I'm not sure which would be better. The 8320 would be significantly cheaper for me. I am comfortable overclocking some so that is another point to amd. I will use this cpu for 3-3.5 years, and my main uses will be light gaming (eg. minecraft, tf2, insurgency, portal, ect.) and general use. I may also do some light video editing. By general use I mean 30-40 chrome tabs, a few videos open but not playing, a few word documents, and a few other various programs. Thanks.

Intel 4440 tbh, even though video editing will benefit from the AMD, everything else will benefit from the Intel, and pretty much all of those games are heavily single threaded.

[Kherm]

Here we go again.

Oy, tell me about it  <_<

[thekeemo]

For this and especially MC

[79wjd]

By the time you factor in motherboard and cooler costs, the 8320 build won't be much cheaper. I'd go Intel as it will perform much better in gaming (especially those mentioned), and it still performs pretty well in editing (although an 8320 will pull ahead -- something like a Xeon E3 or i7 will be better in both gaming and editing though).

[Oshino Shinobu]

The 4440 would do you better in most cases. The extra cores of the 8320 will help with editing and such, but for most other applications, including games, the 4440 will beat it. 

[Mao_Zedong]

By the time you factor in motherboard and cooler costs, the 8320 build won't be much cheaper. I'd go Intel as it will perform much better in gaming (especially those mentioned), and it still performs pretty well in editing (although an 8320 will pull ahead -- something like a Xeon or i7 will be better in both gaming and editing though)

I have it planned out with the mobo and no extra cpu cooler and then it is around $60 less. Do I really NEED a cpu cooler for it? I will do a little overclocking but not much. If I do get a cpu cooler it will still be $30 cheaper.

[79wjd]

I have it planned out with the mobo and no extra cpu cooler and then it is around $50 less. Do I really NEED a cpu cooler for it? I will do a little overclocking but not much.

If you overclock you will, and with an 8320 you really should be overclocking; Also, for an 8320 you really want to be going for a board with a 990X/990FX chipset, so AMD being $50 less is a bit hard to believe since you can throw an i5-4460 on any h81 board. 

 

$180~ for 8320+990x/990fx mobo 

$200~ for 4460+h81 mobo 

[Mao_Zedong]

If you overclock you will, and with an 8320 you really should be overclocking. 

Ok, it is still going to be $30 cheaper so that is a significant price gap.

[79wjd]

Ok, it is still going to be $30 cheaper so that is a significant price gap.

Did you pick a decent board for the 8320? You really want to be pairing it with either a 990X or 990FX chipset; and when you drop the 4460 on an h81 board the price gap should be virtually non-existant.

[Mao_Zedong]

Did you pick a decent board for the 8320? You really want to be pairing it with either a 990X or 990FX chipset; and when you drop the 4460 on an h81 board the price gap should be virtually non-existant.

Its this one.

[mlbguy4life]

if you plan on using it for 3+ years.....intel 4690k or 4790k

[Mao_Zedong]

if you plan on using it for 3+ years.....intel 4690k or 4790k

Those are WAY over budget. My gpu is a gtx 660 and I won't be upgrading that either.

[mlbguy4life]

Those are WAY over budget. My gpu is a gtx 660 and I won't be upgrading that either.

8320 or 8350 then

[SkimmyMcG]

The Intel is gonna be better in most cases.

[Guest]

Get the 8320. Much better value

[Mao_Zedong]

I think I'll get the intel 4440 because it is around the same price as the 8320 if you factor in the motherboard and needing a cpu cooler.

[XiaoPineApple]

I think I'll get the intel 4440 because it is around the same price as the 8320 if you factor in the motherboard and needing a cpu cooler.

8320 show itd value when oc over 4.6 4.8ghz.

and to do that, u need higher priced mb, a better cpu cooler (not some 20-30dollaro one) and bigger psu.

not mention the amount of time u need to tweak for stable oc.

When a simple 4440 with h81board and still provide better gaming experience, and daily task work.

is that 20-40dollar gap that big of a deal?

[Totally-A-Hero]

8320 is $100 bucks right now, sorry but for today and today only AMD wins in this situation 

[Mao_Zedong]

8320 show itd value when oc over 4.6 4.8ghz.

and to do that, u need higher priced mb, a better cpu cooler (not some 20-30dollaro one) and bigger psu.

not mention the amount of time u need to tweak for stable oc.

When a simple 4440 with h81board and still provide better gaming experience, and daily task work.

is that 20-40dollar gap that big of a deal?

$20-30 is a big deal for me because I am 14 and don't have time for any type of job during the school year so my budget is very limited. After investigating some more, they cost very similar amounts so i'll go with the intel cpu. Testing the overclocking is actually a positive part for the amd chip, it would be fun. I'll plan to go with the 4440 unless there is some huge reason not to in the next month or so.

[SteveGrabowski]

Those are WAY over budget. My gpu is a gtx 660 and I won't be upgrading that either.

 

You don't need to get an unlocked i5 or i7, that's ridiculous. I'd opt for an i5 4440 and a cheap H81 board from Gigabyte or Asus since Minecraft depends on having strong single core performance, but the 8320 will likely be a bit better for your video editing.

[i_build_nanosuits]

You don't need to get an unlocked i5 or i7, that's ridiculous. I'd opt for an i5 4440 and a cheap H81 board from Gigabyte or Asus since Minecraft depends on having strong single core performance, but the 8320 will likely be a bit better for your video editing.

this, nothing else to say.

[Mao_Zedong]

You don't need to get an unlocked i5 or i7, that's ridiculous. I'd opt for an i5 4440 and a cheap H81 board from Gigabyte or Asus since Minecraft depends on having strong single core performance, but the 8320 will likely be a bit better for your video editing.

That's what I decided to do. I won't be doing video editing very much, just around 12 hours once every few months (unless I start making tech review videos which I might).

[i_build_nanosuits]

That's what I decided to do. I won't be doing video editing very much, just around 12 hours once every few months (unless I start making tech review videos which I might).

even in regards to video rendering and editing the i5-4440 is no slouch it will only take a little longer but it's fine.