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Im currently looking at building a console sized machine I can game on while im away for 6 months. Its currently a toss up between either an a10 6800K black edition or an i5-4690K. It will be used with a 970 and only on a 1080p TV so im wondering will i be better off with the APU in terms of price to performance? If anybody is interested it will be going in either rvz01 or rvz02 (if its released in time)

 
p.s. I fully intend to sell the build when I get back as I have no other use for it.
 
TIA

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Get the I5 it's much better.

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What's your budget?

 

If you don't mind forking out I'd go with the i5, but I'm not sure if the 4690k gives much benefit over a locked i5 for what you're wanting to do.

 

im looking at trying to keep it below £500 as I already have a 970 for it. As its going to be pretty much a disposable system im looking to get best performance for price I can. As i said 6 months and im going to sell it anyway. I have no use for another gaming rig

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im looking at trying to keep it below £500 as I already have a 970 for it. As its going to be pretty much a disposable system im looking to get best performance for price I can. As i said 6 months and im going to sell it anyway. I have no use for another gaming rig

I'd say i5 for a console build since I'm using one with the stock cooler on my rig and the temps are good.

CPU: i5 4690K @ Stock                GPU: Asus GTX 970 STRIX @ Stock      SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 120GB (OS and Drivers)     Headset: Audio-Technica M20X

Case: Corsair Obsidian 250D        RAM: Kingston HyperX 16GB LP             HDD: WD Caviar Black 2TB                                         Mouse: Logitech m185

OS: Windows 8.1 OEM                 PSU: Corsair RM650                                Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97N Mini ITX                         Keyboard: Corsair Gaming K65 RGB

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I'd say i5 for a console build since I'm using one with the stock cooler on my rig and the temps are good.

 

The i5 is almost £200 on its own though and I have a feeling its way overkill for what im going to be using it for

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The i5 is almost £200 on its own though and I have a feeling its way overkill for what im going to be using it for

Well yeah, whatever suits you.

CPU: i5 4690K @ Stock                GPU: Asus GTX 970 STRIX @ Stock      SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 120GB (OS and Drivers)     Headset: Audio-Technica M20X

Case: Corsair Obsidian 250D        RAM: Kingston HyperX 16GB LP             HDD: WD Caviar Black 2TB                                         Mouse: Logitech m185

OS: Windows 8.1 OEM                 PSU: Corsair RM650                                Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97N Mini ITX                         Keyboard: Corsair Gaming K65 RGB

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