New build for girlfriend! Intel VS AMD

[iHardware Shelden]

I agree with many here, APU would be PERFECT 

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

I agree with many here, APU would be PERFECT 

How so?

Only bought the new gtx 460, because her old 8800 GTX on her Core2Quad Q9450 setup was dying.

 

later I found out that it's the motherboard. So.. Yeah. Lots of spare parts, might aswell just buy a new motherboard and cpu, and add the rest.

[iHardware Shelden]

How so?

The integrated graphics on the chips are amazing for what they are, also more cores plus slightly better single core performance over the FX line. You can also grab a cheep radeon card down the line and cross-fire it with the on board graphics. APUs are also quite cheep right now.

[iHardware Shelden]

 

I know she is not gaming much but great video on how well they perform

[Prysin]

How so?

Only bought the new gtx 460, because her old 8800 GTX on her Core2Quad Q9450 setup was dying.

 

later I found out that it's the motherboard. So.. Yeah. Lots of spare parts, might aswell just buy a new motherboard and cpu, and add the rest.

your GTX 460 is basically on par with the 7870ks iGPU...

 

get a AThlon 860k. Cheap quad core that is slightly slower then the i3, but at much lower cost

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($68.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A78M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($46.80 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($75.60 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.20 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($36.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $262.58

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-03 18:01 EDT-0400

 

 

here... this gonna work just fine. Trust me. This setup wont dissappoint. you can OC like 2-300 MHz easily on that board if you want a little tiny bit more umpf. But its not really needed

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

The integrated graphics on the chips are amazing for what they are, also more cores plus slightly better single core performance over the FX line. You can also grab a cheep radeon card down the line and cross-fire it with the on board graphics. APUs are also quite cheep right now.

Are you even reading what I write? Lol.

We already HAVE a GTX 460 No need for more graphics cards.

That's why I'm focusing on a cheap CPU only solution lol

[Guest trucker2]

Sorry i'm kinda old fashioned,My wife new we were serious when she got to order dessert.

On a more serious note the fx 6300 or the 860k, Normally I would say an A10 but you have the dgpu already.

6300 will be faster

FM2+ boards for an 860k have SATA 3 and PCIE 3 support even with the budget 68 chipset boards. If you see an A10-7850k/MB combo that's cheaper then the other two get it. I have one and I am VERY happy with it.

[Prysin]

@Edgar R. Zakarian

skal du bruke komplett eller kjøper du fra en annen side?

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

Sorry i'm kinda old fashioned,My wife new we were serious when she got to order dessert.

What the acutal fuck bro

Well we Live in Denmark, and here If you're married, you have to support one another, if you're not married, you can get support from the state, if you lose your job.

So Marrige is kind of a no-go mostly. Plus ½ of the people married here have seperated, and/or cheated.

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

@Edgar R. Zakarian

skal du bruke komplett eller kjøper du fra en annen side?

Jeg brugte bj-trading.dk Dansk side, for at gøre det billigt.

Jeg har bestil i3 build. Virker bedst.

[iHardware Shelden]

Are you even reading what I write? Lol.

We already HAVE a GTX 460 No need for more graphics cards.

That's why I'm focusing on a cheap CPU only solution lol

I must have skipped over that part

 

But ya the Athlon 860k would also be a great option.

[Prysin]

Jeg brugte bj-trading.dk Dansk side, for at gøre det billigt.

Jeg har bestil i3 build. Virker bedst.

ja du kan ikke slå feil med en i3.

 

kjøp en Samsung SSD eller Crucial BX100 SSD. disse er de beste.... Kingston V300 er OK, gode lese hastigheter, men horribel skrive hastighet.

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

-I ordered the i3 build. Seems to make most sense in her case.

Had it been NEWER games, or triple a titles, id might've been a difference choice.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR INPUT! Helped me out A LOT.

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

ja du kan ikke slå feil med en i3.

 

kjøp en Samsung SSD eller Crucial BX100 SSD. disse er de beste.... Kingston V300 er OK, gode lese hastigheter, men horribel skrive hastighet.

Samsung EVO og Crucial var dyre (expensive), sammenlignet med Intenso. Derfor jeg valgte den.

Kingston V300 var billigere, men den har dårlig controller, har jeg læst.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2332818/ssd-kingston-intenso.html

[TheConverter]

Get the 6600K it's a steal imo

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

I must have skipped over that part

 

But ya the Athlon 860k would also be a great option.

Haha, it happens.

Thanks for the input!

I ordered the i3. This way I don't have to live with AMD's stock cooler, and not forced to pay for aftermarket cooler

Plus the 1150 socket can be upgraded on. If I'd have to use AMD, it would be after their new upcoming CPU line-up, which I KNOW they would upgrade on.

Cause AM3+ is probably dead after the bulldozers.

 

(I don't hate AMD, I'm using it right now, 8350 is great )

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

Get the 6600K it's a steal imo

You are SUCH a troll, the picture is perfect :lol:

[Prysin]

Samsung EVO og Crucial var dyre (expensive), sammenlignet med Intenso. Derfor jeg valgte den.

Kingston V300 var billigere, men den har dårlig controller, har jeg læst.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2332818/ssd-kingston-intenso.html

nei ikke controlleren... de bruker ikke samme NAND... så du kan ende opp med treg NAND...

 

HYPER X versjonene demmes har alltid samme nand og er billige...

 

Har ikke hørt on Intenso.. Men det funker sikkert..

 

Har en V300 som boot disk. og 1x 250GB + 1x 500GB 850 Evo til steam mappa mi. V300 funker. Om ikke annet er den en slags "the little engine that could".... for prisen er det et OK produkt.

 

 

PS:

AMD stock kjøler er bedre enn intel sin... MYE bedre. herregud, den kjøleren som kommer med din 125w FX... kjøleren til Athlon er nesten den samme.... Tro meg... Intel stock suger, hart... drit dårlig. Men den funker, men bråker noe veldig

[iHardware Shelden]

Get the 6600K it's a steal imo

The Q6600 is a steal

 

I'm having to much fun saying I have a 6600 Cause I do!

[iHardware Shelden]

Haha, it happens.

Thanks for the input!

I ordered the i3. This way I don't have to live with AMD's stock cooler, and not forced to pay for aftermarket cooler

Plus the 1150 socket can be upgraded on. If I'd have to use AMD, it would be after their new upcoming CPU line-up, which I KNOW they would upgrade on.

Cause AM3+ is probably dead after the bulldozers.

 

(I don't hate AMD, I'm using it right now, 8350 is great )

Great idea, ya you wont be sorry i3 is a great chip also.

[TheConverter]

The Q6600 is a steal

 

I'm having to much fun saying I have a 6600 Cause I do!

 

U need to spend less on random PC's and get  a decent main rig

[TheConverter]

You are SUCH a troll, the picture is perfect :lol:

Oh I only now see that u got the i3 but the i5 4460 is kinda shit now that the 6600k is a bit more expensive but much more power 

[iHardware Shelden]

U need to spend less on random PC's and get  a decent main rig

I have a 6300 in my main and that is more than enough for me The 6600 was from a trash picked system

 

Also if I got an amazing rig then I think messing with computers would become less of a hobby, plus my title says it all, Pentium 4s are the shit B)

[Hieb]

only outperform FX in older titles, or titles that only use 4 cores. Newer games who more often support more then 4 cores, the FX will get similar FPS as the i3, but it will have better minimum FPS (in general).

 

Hard to tell man, a lot of different hardware testing sites, user testimonies and youtube videos all show different results. I've seen some sources find i3 do better than FX-9590 in modern titles and some that have FX-8350 performing similar to i5-4690. I tend to go by YouTube videos since the videos are user experiences with overlay showing FPS (and sometimes other data) so it seems the most accurate to me, and more YouTube videos than not paint a better picture for the i3 than the FX lineup except in a few games.

[Edgar R. Zakarian]

Jeg bruger Silent Knight II på min 8350 :-D det virker fint.
Fik ikke Stock Cooler med min.