8350 sli or i5 with 1 gpu

[newtopc]

hey guys so i was thinking should i go with the 8350 with 2 asus 970,s and 1 8gb stick of ram or i5 with 1 gpu and 16 gb of ram any input would be great 

[Enderman]

i5, then add a second GPUin the future

[KamiKatze]

I'd go with the i5 and the RAM.

[Sauron]

You don't need 16gb of ram for gaming, so just don't buy that. The 8350 would bottleneck dual 970s, it doesn't make sense. Buy a core i5 and 2 R9 290(x)s with 8gb of system ram, it's a much better option than either.

[ProdigyzMined]

i would go with the 8350, 1 8GB stick of ram and a 980 instead of 2 970's. Better yet, an i5 with a 980 would be killer at 1080p-1440p

[SeanAngelo]

why not i5 with 2 970?

 

but i'd go i5 route then add another gpu in the future.

 

ninja'd  

[thekeemo]

why not an i5 and dual 290x?

[Mush Brain]

i5 with 290X crossfire.

[newtopc]

You don't need 16gb of ram for gaming, so just don't buy that. The 8350 would bottleneck dual 970s, it doesn't make sense. Buy a core i5 and 2 R9 290(x)s with 8gb of system ram, it's a much better option than either.

thanks for the input guys/girls ill go for i5 and 8 gb of ram but would the asus 970 strix 4gb in sli not be better that 980 and 290x?

[IP man]

thanks for the input guys/girls ill go for i5 and 8 gb of ram but would the asus 970 strix 4gb in sli not be better that 980 and 290x?

970sli would be better than one of those cards yes 

[newtopc]

970sli would be better than one of those cards yes 

so the asus card not as good but it looks better in specs?

[IP man]

so the asus card not as good but it looks better in specs?

Ive heard many people like Gigabyte G1, but i like the asus brand so it doesnt matter as much. get the one you like best 

[hak4fun]

I personally say 8350, R9 290X or GTX 980. SLI doesn't perfectly scale so 2 GTX970s doesn't mean double the performance.

But if someone can give me evidence of benchmarks from a trusted source that a 8350 will bottleneck high performance cards. Then a I5 and a R9 290X or GTX980 would be my next choice.

[Whorax]

thanks for the input guys/girls ill go for i5 and 8 gb of ram but would the asus 970 strix 4gb in sli not be better that 980 and 290x?

I'd go with just buying one 290X. It's an incredibly capable card and it's got wonderful price/performance. It's near the same as the GTX 970 but cheaper, in most cases, I'm pretty sure.

[newtopc]

Ive heard many people like Gigabyte G1, but i like the asus brand so it doesnt matter as much. get the one you like best 

ye the g1 has a slightly highr boost clock and is suppose to be better oc but i wont be oc it thanks for input

[Zeruel]

i5, gtx 980, 8gb ram

[newtopc]

I personally say 8350, R9 290X or GTX 980. SLI doesn't perfectly scale so 2 GTX970s doesn't mean double the performance.

But if someone can give me evidence of benchmarks from a trusted source that a 8350 will bottleneck high performance cards. Then a I5 and a R9 290X or GTX980 would be my next choice.

ye i wouldnt think it would bottleneck i favour i5 but it will give me 70 euro toward gpu if i get 8350 i might just do that and go for 980 stuck with so much choice

[Sauron]

thanks for the input guys/girls ill go for i5 and 8 gb of ram but would the asus 970 strix 4gb in sli not be better that 980 and 290x?

 

It would be better than one 980, for sure, but 2 290xs are better at higher resolutions (and a lot cheaper) so if the choice is either one 970 or two 290Xs, the 290Xs are much better.

[hak4fun]

ye i wouldnt think it would bottleneck i favour i5 but it will give me 70 euro toward gpu if i get 8350 i might just do that and go for 980 stuck with so much choice

And those extra cores on the 8350 I have found useful. Especially if you plan to stream or render. But a I5 will do better with singlecore performance. But I have not heard of a 8350 bottlenecking a high performance card. My friend runs a 8320 overclocked, with a R9 270x and his performance seems to be on par with my dad's i5 4460 and R9 270x.

[newtopc]

And those extra cores on the 8350 I have found useful. Especially if you plan to stream or render. But a I5 will do better with singlecore performance. But I have not heard of a 8350 bottlenecking a high performance card. My friend runs a 8320 overclocked, with a R9 270x and his performance seems to be on par with my dad's i5 4460 and R9 270x.

thanks for input im leaning towards that now but god is it hard to make up my mind

[hak4fun]

thanks for input im leaning towards that now but god is it hard to make up my mind

Yea, the worst part about PCbuilding. finding the parts, and hoping that you made the right decision.

[newtopc]

Yea, the worst part about PCbuilding. finding the parts, and hoping that you made the right decision.

ye its kinda fun tho and with all you guys it makes it alot easier i cant thank you enuf 

[Faa]

ye its kinda fun tho and with all you guys it makes it alot easier i cant thank you enuf 

Which games do you play and at which res? It doesn't make sense going for the i5 if all you play is Crysis 3 because a 8350 doesn't bottleneck 2 GPU's in such a GPU limited game.

[chalklin]

Its proven that an 8350 bottlenecks a single 970, just get an i5 4460 and either one 970 now and a second in the future or 4460 and the pair of 290x

[newtopc]

Which games do you play and at which res? It doesn't make sense going for the i5 if all you play is Crysis 3 because a 8350 doesn't bottleneck 2 GPU's in such a GPU limited game.

ill be looking to play the latest aaa games battlefield hardline, dying light, gta v, fifa 15, cod advance warfare my budget is 1500 euro thanks for input