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Get an H97/H81/H85/H87/Z87 and a 4440/4460 with a 270.

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The thing is this.I am building a pc for a friend and i am in a narrow spot.I could go for z97 and a 4690k with a 750ti which i think it should be fine for 720p gaming he said he will change the pc again in about a year or go for a fx-8300 and a 270x.I am still on the z 97 platform just for the simple fact that it's going to get new cpu's and he can keep the i5 for a very long while when the amd one is just old and the cpu's are not the best.I am sure the 750ti will do just fine for 2 -3 years if not what should i recommend him taking in consideration the fact that with that i5 he could upgrade just the gpu.

ps:not saying anything bad about amd,i am just asking

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Get an H97/H81/H85/H87/Z87 and a 4440/4460 with a 270.

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I would say i3 with another GPU or i5 if he can afford.

I wanted to go with the g3258 but is not that good and he can afford better

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Get an H97/H81/H85/H87/Z87 and a 4440/4460 with a 270.

That could work.Actually i will try to see what i can find right now

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The thing is this.I am building a pc for a friend and i am in a narrow spot.I could go for z97 and a 4690k with a 750ti which i think it should be fine for 720p gaming he said he will change the pc again in about a year or go for a fx-8300 and a 270x.I am still on the z 97 platform just for the simple fact that it's going to get new cpu's and he can keep the i5 for a very long while when the amd one is just old and the cpu's are not the best.I am sure the 750ti will do just fine for 2 -3 years if not what should i recommend him taking in consideration the fact that with that i5 he could upgrade just the gpu.

ps:not saying anything bad about amd,i am just asking

go with an i3 and a 960

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If you're getting a lower end CPU, get an nvidia GPU. You'll get better synergy due to the lower overhead of their drivers.

The GPU benchmarks are always done on high-end CPU's.

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The thing is this.I am building a pc for a friend and i am in a narrow spot.I could go for z97 and a 4690k with a 750ti which i think it should be fine for 720p gaming he said he will change the pc again in about a year or go for a fx-8300 and a 270x.I am still on the z 97 platform just for the simple fact that it's going to get new cpu's and he can keep the i5 for a very long while when the amd one is just old and the cpu's are not the best.I am sure the 750ti will do just fine for 2 -3 years if not what should i recommend him taking in consideration the fact that with that i5 he could upgrade just the gpu.

ps:not saying anything bad about amd,i am just asking

 

Intel.

 

At this point in time, I'd say in around 99% of situations AMD CPUs/APUs are obsolete and people should go with intel alternatives if possible. (There are some situations where an AMD processor is a better option, though this is not one of them..)

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That could work.Actually i will try to see what i can find right now

It would be your best bet, a 4460 is as good as a 4690k for gaming and it won't be a bottleneck for quite some time. I would stay away from amd for gaming until they release Zen, provided Zen doesn't turn into another bulldozer

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Thanks everyone for help.I will go with a h81 and a 4460 because i can fit a better gpu and in future he can either upgrade the cpu to a normal i7 which will still be viable for a long while or upgrade the gpu.Thanks again for your advices.Have a nice weekend.

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Thanks everyone for help.I will go with a h81 and a 4460 because i can fit a better gpu and in future he can either upgrade the cpu to a normal i7 which will still be viable for a long while or upgrade the gpu.Thanks again for your advices.Have a nice weekend.

 

If all you're doing is gaming then an i5 is just as good as an i7 in pretty much all games, the extra $100 or so for an i7 isn't all that worth it.

 

Now if you edit/record/render videos and such, then the i7 is a good choice.

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If all you're doing is gaming then an i5 is just as good as an i7 in pretty much all games, the extra $100 or so for an i7 isn't all that worth it.

 

Now if you edit/record/render videos and such, then the i7 is a good choice.

Is pure gaming and 720p

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Is pure gaming and 720p

 

Then an i5 is good for you.

 

Also, why such a low resolution?

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Then an i5 is good for you.

 

Also, why such a low resolution?

Not for me,its for him and you know...we have a rule here.If aint broken don't try to fix it.His monitor is running just fine and there's no need for another one since he doesn't have the money

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