Posted May 5, 2015 I know the 4690k has is a formidable cpu, but is it worth considering the amd for a more budget orientated build? Intended pc use is gaming, cad and programming as well as light photo/ video editing Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 5, 2015 The FX-8350 will be great for all of those things, multiasking wise. However, you have to take into consideration that 970 am3+ boards are much pricier than 1150 motherboards, so really you're paying almost the same for either setup. an i5 would be better for gaming, so if your PC is going to be heavy on that then you may want to go with the 4690k. junker build in the making Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 5, 2015 no the 4690k will perform almost always better it works perfectly fine for cad and editing, it might just be a few minutes longer to render something than the 8350 but it actually leaves you room to upgrade in the future if you want NEW PC build: Blank Heaven minimalist white and black PC Old S340 build log "White Heaven" The "LIGHTCANON" flashlight build log Project AntiRoll (prototype) Custom speaker project Spoiler Ryzen 3950X | AMD Vega Frontier Edition | ASUS X570 Pro WS | Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB | NZXT H500 | Seasonic Prime Fanless TX-700 | Custom loop | Coolermaster SK630 White | Logitech MX Master 2S | Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Pro 512GB | Samsung 58" 4k TV | Scarlett 2i4 | 2x AT2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 5, 2015 The FX-8350 will be great for all of those things. Intended pc use is gaming, Lets all ripperoni in pepperoni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 5, 2015 I know the 4690k has is a formidable cpu, but is it worth considering the amd for a more budget orientated build? Intended pc use is gaming, cad and programming as well as light photo/ video editing Thanks! I wouldn't. I mean, you could, but expect less performance in games. CAD and video editing might scale well with the extra cores, but honestly it shouldn't be much of a difference. QUOTE ME OR I PROBABLY WON'T SEE YOUR RESPONSE My Setup: Desktop Spoiler CPU: Ryzen 9 3900X CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 Motherboard: Asus Prime X370-PRO RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @3200MHz GPU: EVGA RTX 2080 FTW3 ULTRA (+50 core +400 memory) Storage: 1050GB Crucial MX300, 1TB Crucial MX500 PSU: EVGA Supernova 750 P2 Chassis: NZXT Noctis 450 White/Blue OS: Windows 10 Professional Displays: Asus MG279Q FreeSync OC, LG 27GL850-B Main Laptop: Spoiler Laptop: Sager NP 8678-S CPU: Intel Core i7 6820HK @ 2.7GHz RAM: 32GB DDR4 @ 2133MHz GPU: GTX 980m 8GB Storage: 250GB Samsung 850 EVO M.2 + 1TB Samsung 850 Pro + 1TB 7200RPM HGST HDD OS: Windows 10 Pro Chassis: Clevo P670RG Audio: HyperX Cloud II Gunmetal, Audio Technica ATH-M50s, JBL Creature II Thinkpad T420: Spoiler CPU: i5 2520M RAM: 8GB DDR3 Storage: 275GB Crucial MX30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 5, 2015 I know the 4690k has is a formidable cpu, but is it worth considering the amd for a more budget orientated build? Intended pc use is gaming, cad and programming as well as light photo/ video editing Thanks! If gaming is your primary focus, the 4690k is far ahead of the 8350. CPU: Intel i5-4690k RAM: 16gb Corsair Vengance Pro DDR3-2400 Case: NZXT S340 Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo Storage: Intel 730 SSD PSU: EVGA 850G2 Mobo: Asus Z97-A 3.1 GPU: 980ti G1 OS: Windows 10 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 5, 2015 I know the 4690k has is a formidable cpu, but is it worth considering the amd for a more budget orientated build? Intended pc use is gaming, cad and programming as well as light photo/ video editing Thanks! Intel all the way, it is more efficient and will by far out preform the AMD cpu in all of those cases. I recently completed a build and these two were both options but my client went with the intel and surely did not regret it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 5, 2015 The FX-8350 will be great for all of those things. Intended pc use is gaming, Intended pc use is gaming, cad and programming as well as light photo/ video editing how ever i would still suggest a 4690k, because it has a stronger single core strength, and it may be slower in rendering out things, but it will be more fluent while using such programs. plus it has a better upgrade path although i would suggest a xeon 1230 v3 since it will perform better than either cpu in everything other than gaming, since it is basically a 4770 My Rig PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/kGNksYPrice breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/kGNksY/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($379.00 @ shopRBC) CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ NCIX) Motherboard: MSI CSM-H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($78.83 @ DirectCanada) Memory: Kingston HyperX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($139.99 @ Memory Express) Storage: Kingston Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($71.34 @ DirectCanada) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($92.95 @ Vuugo) Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($298.98 @ Newegg Canada) Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($125.98 @ Newegg Canada) Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($66.99 @ NCIX) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($116.00 @ shopRBC) Case Fan: Cougar Turbine 120 (4-Pack) 60.4 CFM 120mm Fans ($23.99 @ NCIX) Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) Keyboard: Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($114.99 @ NCIX) Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse ($76.99 @ Amazon Canada) Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset ($78.98 @ DirectCanada) Total: $2074.22 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 15:33 EDT-0400Build log http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/303263-the-dell-from-hell/#entry4121100 Phone Compassion Spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EN6s426gyxqPloIqT4wQ7Y7yovkkQy_5B3djVN-N-R8/edit#gid=0 Gta V Pc Online Crew http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/344773-unofficial-linus-tech-tips-gta-v-crew-pc/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 5, 2015 Author You won't save much money going with the 8350 due to having to get an expensive motherboard. i5 is good enough for all of your needs (better than the 8350 in most settings). Have you considered the Xeon though? Better choice than both the 8350 and the 4690K. Haven't considered the Xeon, would it be worth looking into? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 5, 2015 The i5 is the better choice for gaming and about equal for light photo editing, not very significantly slower for video rendering. Not only that but it leaves the door open for much better future upgrades with a 4790k available if you do need more power for video editing and rendering. With the 8350 you're basically committing to having no upgrades available without also upgrading your motherboard and likely your ram too (By 2016 it will likely be ddr4 only for new AMD chipsets) ------- Current Rig ------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 5, 2015 The FX-8350 will be great for all of those things. Intended pc use is gaming, As much as I like your recommendation and you, he's also looking to use it for video editing, and CAD software. I rank all productivity ahead of gaming when picking a processor. FX-8350 | GA-990FXA-UD3 | G.SKILL 2x8GB 1600MHz | 1TB WD RE4 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI R9 290x Lightning | Corsair AX860i | Silverstone FT05B-W Pentium G3258 | MSI Z97 PC Mate | G.SKILL 4x4GB 1066MHz | 500GB Samsung 2.5" | Stock cooler | Pending GPU | EVGA 500B | Antec DF-35 GoPro Hero 3 Silver | Netgear R7000 Nighthawk with DD-WRT | HP Officejet Pro 8610 | Canon iP110 | AudioTechnica ATR2500 USB Downdraft cooler for mITX board (new build) | Desk mount mic stand | Pop filter | Anti-vibration mount for microphone | mITX case | 3rd monitor (matching existing 23.1" | Intel Core i7-4790K (for mITX build) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 6, 2015 I'm almost positive the i5 renders faster than the 8350, even with CAD, but I could be wrong. Dem fanboys, benchmarks are benchmark, if you dont have tried both you cant speak mate. Magical Pineapples
