Amd or Intel?

[EntAsia]

I don't know what processor to get?

1. Budget & Location
USA, with only $600 to spare.

2. Aim
I'll be using photo shop, and light room. Basic goodies. Games such as TF2, CSGO, Wow, Far Cry and basically free to play games. I some small form factor wit a color scheme.

3. Monitors

I have a 1920 x 1080p resolution montior

4. Peripherals
I need window in build

5. Why are you upgrading?

Don't have a computer
 

[79wjd]

$600 after rebates ($670 before)

$640 without any rebates (buying parts that are NOT eligible for rebates)

 

If you really need it to be cheaper, then get an R9 270 instead of the R9 280. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($106.75 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.49 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($63.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($42.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $598.06

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-11 00:56 EST-0500

[BrokenOnion]

I would say a low end Intel, such as the pentium g3258, because photoshop, lightroom, and your games will mostly benefit from stronger individual cores as opposed to AMD's which usually have more less powerful cores.

[Notree]

intel. Unless $600 is your whole budget.