Which builds is better?

[Chris Yahya]

My friend and i are arguing over which pc is better, mine or his. Wanna put and end on this debate once and for all , i wanna know which build would you guys pick if you had to choose. 

My build :

Intel core i5 2400

Stock Intel cooler

Mobo : H61M-s2p-b3 Gigabyte
Palit jetstream gtx 970 
10 GB RAM (1x8GB VENGEANCE by Corsair, 2 GB XMS 3 by Corsair)
Corsair CX500 BUILDER SERIES V2
500gb seagate barracuda hdd sata 3, 1 80gb seagate barracuda hdd sata 2, Seagate Momentus 1000GB 2.5" Hdd, 1000GB WD Blue 2.5" (total : 2580 GB) 

Samsung SyncMaster E1920 (1366x768) (16:9)

Case : Corsair SPEC 01 Case

 

Custom :

Cooling : 2 intake LED 120mm, 1 Exhaust LED 120mm, 1 exhaust High Speed 120mm (no Led)
 

 

His build 
 

Intel core i5 4690k (4.6Ghz)

Mobo : ASRock H81M (yes you can oc with a bios update) 

Corsair H100i
Sapphire R9 290 (reference) 
Corsair vengeance 2x4gb 1600mhz
1tb wd blue hard drive
Corsair cx600m

Generic Samsung Display 4:3 ratio

Case : Corsair SPEC 02 case

 

Custom :

Cooling : 1 exhaust standard fan 120mm no LED

 

i've tested on both builds, tested on fc4 and other games, they achieve equal performance.

 

the difference is only CPU Usage.

 

my build :

CPU Usage 

 

Highest : 80%

Lowest : 20%

average : 65%

 

his build

CPU Usage

 

Highest : 60%

lowest : 19%

average : 50%

 

COD : AW

my build

Highest : 87%

Lowest : 40%

average : 70%

 

his build

highest : 75%

lowest : 30%

average : 63%

 

*his build : the CPU clock from 4.6 ghz is thermal throttled by overheating capacitors mobo to 3.5 Ghz, with several stutter

 

*sorry for my bad eng

Edited May 6, 2015 by Chris Yahya

[manikyath]

easy to find out: grab a benchmark of the kind you want to test (probably game benchmark) and see how both systems do.

i'm actually curious to see how both systems fare in a benchmark.

[Senzelian]

I would pick his build, simply for the not so awkward memory config and the 4690k.

 

The displays are both horrible tho.

[DotoreN]

The displays, how the fuck do you play on that.. are you guys really buying high end gaming gear with crap displays?

 

His build wins by far though simply because of the master cpu.

 

Reasoning:

 

He has a way better CPU (one of the best gaming cpu's) + he has good cooling for his cpu so he can OC it really far.

 

The GPU's are pretty equal, yours is better but since your cpu isn't that great it might bottleneck your 970 a little so in the end there's not that much difference.

 

Also the 2x4 dual channel of his build wins over you 1x8 + 1x2 even though it's not that much of a difference.

[DimasRMDO]

His PC is better in my opinion....

[HyperHorse]

You both fail. Get a Z87 motherboard at least.

[VolkA]

Both kind of fail when it comes to display but just rig alone, I will pick your friend's. He's should be (in a way) 30% - 50% better than yours (roughly).

[Chris Yahya]

The displays, how the fuck do you play on that.. are you guys really buying high end gaming gear with crap displays?

 

His build wins by far though simply because of the master cpu.

 

Reasoning:

 

He has a way better CPU (one of the best gaming cpu's) + he has good cooling for his cpu so he can OC it really far.

 

The GPU's are pretty equal, yours is better but since your cpu isn't that great it might bottleneck your 970 a little so in the end there's not that much difference.

 

Also the 2x4 dual channel of his build wins over you 1x8 + 1x2 even though it's not that much of a difference.

why his ram wins? he buys 1x8Gb chip and 10 days later he buy again 1x8GB. so he calls dual channel.

 

is dual channel kit with separate chip is different?

 

*sorry for my bad english

[Chris Yahya]

You both fail. Get a Z87 motherboard at least.

still saving money to buy that

 

*sorry for my bad eng

[DimasRMDO]

You both fail. Get a Z87 motherboard at least.

Well, at least they can upgrade in the future. Let's talk about current build....

[hasnieking]

His is a bit better but you both have to get a better monitor, use your current monitors as a second monitor (like I do)

For 100€ you have a good monitor!

[Chris Yahya]

by the priority, should i buy new monitor first or change the CPU?

 

i've tested on both builds, tested on fc4 and other games, they achieve equal performance.

 

the difference is only CPU Usage.

 

my build :

CPU Usage 

 

Highest : 80%

Lowest : 20%

average : 65%

 

his build

CPU Usage

 

Highest : 60%

lowest : 19%

average : 50%

 

COD : AW

my build

Highest : 87%

Lowest : 40%

average : 70%

 

his build

highest : 75%

lowest : 30%

average : 63%

 

*his build : the CPU clock from 4.6 ghz is thermal throttled by overheating capacitors mobo to 3.5 Ghz, with several stutter

 

*sorry for my bad eng

[Guest]

How can you live with that monitor?

[Chris Yahya]

His is a bit better but you both have to get a better monitor, use your current monitors as a second monitor (like I do)

For 100€ you have a good monitor!

whats your monitor? 

[Chris Yahya]

How can you live with that monitor?

yes i do, and i didnt plan upgrade for my monitor 

 

but he (his build) still keeps his "lovely" monitor, he says thats so precious thing

[DotoreN]

why his ram wins? he buys 1x8Gb chip and 10 days later he buy again 1x8GB. so he calls dual channel.

 

is dual channel kit with separate chip is different?

 

*sorry for my bad english

 

2x4gb dual means, he'll have acces to both sticks at the same time, same speed.

 

Dual can provide a boost up to 10-15% performance gain over a single stick which results in higher fps as more data can be fed at once.

[Chris Yahya]

and his room was very hot because his GPU (r9 reference is sooooo thermal throttling) and noisy.

 

but he admits my build is too damn cool (overkill cooling) and super silent.

[Chris Yahya]

2x4gb dual means, he'll have acces to both sticks at the same time, same speed.

 

Dual can provide a boost up to 10-15% performance gain over a single stick which results in higher fps as more data can be fed at once.

here is the RAM specs

 

my RAM :

 

Vengeance 8 GB Black 1600Mhz CL 9-9-9-24

XMS 3 2GB Black Low Profile 1600Mhz CL 9-9-9-24 (previously xms 3 is KIT series, 2x2gb but my mobo only has 2 slot)

 

His build

Vengeance 4 GB Black 1600Mhz CL 9-9-9-24

Vengeance 4GB Blue 1600Mhz CL 9-9-9-24

 

*different colors because he buy not KIT series, buying 2 pack single ram

 

*sorry for my bad eng

[DimasRMDO]

here is the RAM specs

 

my RAM :

 

Vengeance 8 GB Black 1600Mhz CL 9-9-9-24

XMS 3 2GB Black Low Profile 1600Mhz CL 9-9-9-24 (previously xms 3 is KIT series, 2x2gb but my mobo only has 2 slot)

 

His build

Vengeance 4 GB Black 1600Mhz CL 9-9-9-24

Vengeance 4GB Blue 1600Mhz CL 9-9-9-24

 

*different colors because he buy not KIT series, buying 2 pack single ram

 

*sorry for my bad eng

Well, only different color, still the same RAM.

[Chris Yahya]

Well, only different color, still the same RAM.

wow didnt know that makes much difference.

[DimasRMDO]

wow didnt know that makes much difference.

Still the same RAM, color is just for convenient. Choose which one fits for your style.

[DotoreN]

here is the RAM specs

 

my RAM :

 

Vengeance 8 GB Black 1600Mhz CL 9-9-9-24

XMS 3 2GB Black Low Profile 1600Mhz CL 9-9-9-24 (previously xms 3 is KIT series, 2x2gb but my mobo only has 2 slot)

 

His build

Vengeance 4 GB Black 1600Mhz CL 9-9-9-24

Vengeance 4GB Blue 1600Mhz CL 9-9-9-24

 

*different colors because he buy not KIT series, buying 2 pack single ram

 

*sorry for my bad eng

 

You have 2 running in single.. he has 2x4 in dual channel.. so his will be slightly faster. Also the color says nothing, it's the same ram. It's just asthetics.

[Chris Yahya]

You have 2 running in single.. he has 2x4 in dual channel.. so his will be slightly faster. Also the color says nothing, it's the same ram. It's just asthetics.

nah i just need to buy 8 gig RAM vengeance then.

[DotoreN]

nah i just need to buy 8 gig RAM vengeance then.

 

haha yes, and its not expensive.

 

Also the ram difference is really minor...

 

It's mainly because of his superior cpu + cooling that he wins.

[Eyesthetics]

Lol what is this bullshit

I'm the owner of the second build

I don't have that monitor, he's just lying, my monitor is the lg25um65p (2560x1080 21:9)

Cut the bullshit m8