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I was just wondering what would be better for my modern day gaming with new games and also mobas such as Dota 2, League of Legends and the classic CS:GO with very good FPS. Thanks in advance :)

AMD - http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=wish_lists&wlcId=482994&action=wish_lists
Intel - http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=wish_lists&wlcId=482848&action=wish_lists

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Intel intel intel. That amd is going to bottleneck you A LOT.

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INCOMING INTEL BARRAGE!!

 

But yeah, go with Intel for this.

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Intel for sure. 9590 is really not a good CPU

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Intel, definitely. but I might recommend a 380 over a 960. it's more a driver level thing though so it's up to you.

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With that budget, get a 4790K or Skylake.

And I think you can do better.

Buying your parts from one vendor is not a good idea.

 

Where do you live?

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I wouldn't get a Xeon for gaming, I would get an i5 4690k

 

If you go for AMD for gaming, don't get an 8 core, get a quadcore or 6 core. (I wouldn't suggest AMD for gaming anyway unless your budget is really low.)

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With that budget, get a 4790K or Skylake.

And I think you can do better.

Buying your parts from one vendor is not a good idea.

 

Where do you live?

I live in Australia

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just for the lols, 9590 ftw.

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Thank you for everyone for commenting btw :)

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A Xeon for gaming when you could get a different CPU which would be much better for gaming? Like how could you pass up a 980ti? You can get Windows 8 off of G2A or reddit or something for like 30 bucks. https://www.g2a.com/windows-8-professional-32-64-bit-cd-key-global.html and upgrade to Windows 10 for free. 

 

 
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Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($145.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
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Get an I5 and pair it with an R9 380

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Why not get the Xeon, its an i7 without overclocking. @Comic_Sans_MS

An I5 is an I7 that has no hyper-threads

And it can still overclock

 

The only games that would benefit from the Xeon are heavily multi-threaded games

 

 

A Xeon for gaming when you could get a different CPU which would be much better for gaming? Like how could you pass up a 980ti?

He's from Australia

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A Xeon for gaming when you could get a different CPU which would be much better for gaming? Like how could you pass up a 980ti?

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($317.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($145.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1505.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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The only problem is that is USD and im AUD :D

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A Xeon for gaming when you could get a different CPU which would be much better for gaming? 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($317.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($145.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1505.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-26 06:23 EDT-0400

 

thats in USD, he's got a 1500 AUD (massive difference) 1500 USD gets you an i7 and a 980Ti, 1500 AUD gets you at absolute best an i5 or xeon and a cheap 970

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I was just wondering what would be better for my modern day gaming with new games and also mobas such as Dota 2, League of Legends and the classic CS:GO with very good FPS. Thanks in advance :)

AMD - http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=wish_lists&wlcId=482994&action=wish_lists

Intel - http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=wish_lists&wlcId=482848&action=wish_lists

For those games Intel's single core performance wins.

TL:DR ==> Go Intel

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Why not get the Xeon, its an i7 without overclocking. @Comic_Sans_MS

No, It is not.

i5's are i7's without hyperthreading and still unlocked.

 

Xeons are for workstations, not gaming computers!

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thats in USD, he's got a 1500 AUD (massive difference) 1500 USD gets you an i7 and a 980Ti, 1500 AUD gets you at absolute best an i5 or xeon and a cheap 970

Oh lol. 

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thats in USD, he's got a 1500 AUD (massive difference) 1500 USD gets you an i7 and a 980Ti, 1500 AUD gets you at absolute best an i5 or xeon and a cheap 970

I know, I was working on a build for a friend and I found out the cheapest Z97 motherboard @ PCCaseGear was $179.

Aren't I glad that I didn't go down the intel path!

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No, It is not.

i5's are i7's without hyperthreading and still unlocked.

 

Xeons are for workstations, not gaming computers!

I got told that the Xeon would do similar performance to an i7 for what I am doing at this price range.

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I got told that the Xeon would do similar performance to an i7 for what I am doing at this price range.

Xeons are different, they are not aimed for the general public (They can still game, but that is not what they are made for.)

 

i5's are very close to i7 specs and performance wise, the main difference is that the i5 doesn't have hyperthreading.

In fact i5's are identical to i7's but they are the reject ones! (There are some that supposed to be i5's too though)

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Xeons are different, they are not aimed for the general public (They can still game, but that is not what they are made for.)

 

i5's are very close to i7 specs and performance wise, the main difference is that the i5 doesn't have hyperthreading.

Okay, thanks :)

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