Its time.. Bye AMD

[CoolaxGaming]

Hello,

 

I will admit it, I have been a AMD fanboy as their products were soo good about 2 years ago, mostly price to performance and 8 core processors. But now it has become clear that AMD is going to focus on enthusiast GPU's (Good Job AMD!) and shitty APU's. 

 

AMD does not even give a good price to performance, overclocking and even their Enthusiast compare to Intels mainstreem.

 

So its the time, my birthday comes on March 8, and I want a upgrade, a upgrade to ... Intel. My question is what should I get, budget would be about $400. Gaming computer, will be paired with a H100i and a R9 290X (Yes that part I am staying with AMD all the way). 

I want a combo that has a good Asus motherboard with a good chipset. Probably a Intel CPU which is hyperthreaded and has Great performence per core. 

I will be overclocking because of a huge investment in fans because of AMD.

[Juganog]

im assuming you will be using everything but the CPU and mobo?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($294.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($188.00 @ IJK) 

Total: $482.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-15 11:54 EST+1100

[Clyne]

I already knew i made a big mistake when i stepped out the door at Fry's with my 8320 in my bag. 

As for you, Asus Z97-A and i5 4690K

[Fulgrim]

AMD won't be releasing a proper desktop cpu until ~2016. They dun goof'd, and they know it. They've taken a step back, and expanded their business in other areas whilst they work their bollocks off on a new architecture for a desktop chip. 

They're down in the desktop cpu market, but not out.

[Katsu-K1L]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($91.49 @ Newegg)
Total: $391.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-14 19:54 EST-0500

 

Welcome to intelmasterrace

[Altecice]

Im refusing to buy another AMD GPU untill they are able to produce stable drivers. I have been putting in bug reports since 14.7 onwards about an issue with eyefinity that means some 290x users cant enable it on any driver over 14.7... Got no response at all and they dont seem to be fixing it either. I did hear of somebody else getting a response from them (about the same issue) and the person had no clue about AMD products, they thought CrossfireX was SLI and told him to disable SLI on his 290x's and check its SLI brdige... come on AMD sort your shit out please!

 

I fully intend for my next GPU upgrade to me Nvidia at this point and its realy heartbreaking for me.

[dizmo]

If you're not upgrading until March don't even bother looking now. Pricing will change quite a bit.

Just ask the question when you're actually ready to buy.

[Aniallation]

I already knew i made a big mistake when i stepped out the door at Fry's with my 8320 in my bag. 

Why didn't you walk back in and return it if you bought it locally?

[Clyne]

Why didn't you walk back in and return it if you bought it locally?

Hmm good idea. 

Except Fry's customer service is horrible

[Aniallation]

Hmm good idea. 

Except Fry's customer service is horrible

Well if you brought it back soon after you bought it and you had the receipt, they have no reason to bullshit around.

[TheFalseHuman]

If you're not upgrading until March don't even bother looking now. Pricing will change quite a bit.

Just ask the question when you're actually ready to buy.

^ this

[Clyne]

Well if you brought it back soon after you bought it and you had the receipt, they have no reason to bullshit around.

Hmm except it's 4 months. 

[Faceman]

Oh howethe' AMD fanboys crumble.

 

All you really need is an i5 + z97, but you have a very large budget, and could easily fit in an i7.  Go for an i7 + Z97.

 

A lot can change in 4 months though, so just keep your options open until it comes time.  Start planning about 2-3 weeks in advance.

[Guest]

I did the same to my old AMD GPU....Their cards are not enjoyable as Nvidia....With Nvidia it's more enjoyable to see the extra options you can pick in games plus it has he extra features like DSR and other stuff.