AMD or Intel

[dadasmithywinkle]

AOC was the cheapest 24" ips monitor 1080p

Oh ok, makes sense. It'll be a great build!

[dadasmithywinkle]

 

 

 

Well....it did but at the moment I don't have my main rig set up to use it.

 

No power cables, or?

[eman21790]

Oh ok, makes sense. It'll be a great build!

Anyways you can get windows keys for like 10 bucks lol

[Akolyte]

I normally choose Intel because I've had better experience.  But people have different luck  with different brands sometimes.  And while intel is newer and often faster, they are more expensive and don't offer as much cores. 

 

So choose wisely.  

[Dabombinable]

No power cables, or?

Its running off a 400W PSU is from 2002, I'm lucky its even got the single SATA connector.

[dadasmithywinkle]

Anyways you can get windows keys for like 10 bucks lol

I *might not* buy my OS's at all.

[dadasmithywinkle]

Its running off a 400W PSU is from 2002, I'm lucky its even got the single SATA connector.

Yikes... sounds like fun tho - I'd try to hook it up. 

[eman21790]

I *might not* buy my OS's at all.

*Shshhhhh* We don't talk about that here *Shshhhh* (Just shy away)

[eman21790]

I *might not* buy my OS's at all.

Unless you are talking about ubuntu.

[dadasmithywinkle]

Unless you are talking about ubuntu.

Oh yeah, mhm, sure

[salecar3]

I am wondering what CPU cooler to get. Corsair 100i or Noctua DH-D15

if oc get h100 but if not then noctua

[Razzaa]

if oc get h100 but if not then noctua

The Noctua will perform just as well as the H100 . The H100 will be a lot louder with the stock fans. Corsair software is buggy as hell also. The Noctua is bigger and the H100 looks better imo. I owned both recently.

[shawn finkenstead]

I use the Dell E2414H and they are actually great monitors.

[Guest]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9x9qQ7I was thinking kinda more in this direction because I wanted a scheme of red/black. Also my mom is going to buy my monitor so.

You realise that the case you have chosen doesn't have a window ? So a colour scheme is kind of pointless 

 

If your mom is buying the monitor does that mean we can take it out of the $1200 budget ?

[eman21790]

You realise that the case you have chosen doesn't have a window ? So a colour scheme is kind of pointless 

 

If your mom is buying the monitor does that mean we can take it out of the $1200 budget ?

Yes and ow I thought I got the windowed version. Lol

[Suika]

There are times when an AMD cpu is the better choice for rendering -- it's just not usually the case. 

 

But saying Intel is better than AMD (at the same price point)  simply isn't true 100% of the time as an FX8 will beat a locked i5 in rendering. Although a Xeon can usually be had for not too much more than an FX8 giving it the lead. And an FX6 will beat an i3 in rendering. 

It's true 95% of the time, at least. Video rendering, or plainly repetitive calculations, are the only areas I've seen the FX-8350 pass an i5 up in benchmarks, but as you mentioned, a Xeon can likely be had for an additional $40-60 to whatever you'd spend on AMD, and offer a much better gaming experience.

[Guest]

The psu is a bit ott but I would grab it whilst it is on offer. 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($136.88 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($71.00 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($118.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($347.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Keyboard: Corsair Raptor K40 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1174.68

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-25 08:03 EST-0500

[Baionoido]

When DirectX12 comes out, compare Intel and AMD then. It'll be interesting to see how FX-83xx series perform

[Dabombinable]

When DirectX12 comes out, compare Intel and AMD then. It'll be interesting to see how FX-83xx series perform

Ikr, because it also means that my Core 2 Duo E8500 will be a lot more interesting at 4.42GHz (where it is fast as my i5 4440 in single threaded tasks).

[asusfan]

a few years ago there was a battle going on between Intel vs AMD, if your building new now then most people would say Intel as its more futureproof and lots of m/board available for them.

AMD haven't made anything new after the FX AM3+ series in the high end CPU product, its a shame but for now Intel with its pricing is what most people are going for.

AMD can still perfrom ok, if only they would drop the prices to less than $80 for a FX 6300 or 8350 then you would get a different selection of customers on budget builds. they would be better off selling in numbers at a lower price. but don't, and as Intel has reduced over the years now its afforable to get an intel CPU that has more futureproof, performance etc.

[Dabombinable]

a few years ago there was a battle going on between Intel vs AMD, if your building new now then most people would say Intel as its more futureproof and lots of m/board available for them.

AMD haven't made anything new after the FX AM3+ series in the high end CPU product, its a shame but for now Intel with its pricing is what most people are going for.

AMD can still perfrom ok, if only they would drop the prices to less than $80 for a FX 6300 or 8350 then you would get a different selection of customers on budget builds. they would be better off selling in numbers at a lower price. but don't, and as Intel has reduced over the years now its afforable to get an intel CPU that has more futureproof, performance etc.

I think that in regards to the current prices of the FX 6xxx and FX8xxx CPUs, AMD can't really lower them without sacrificing profitability.