I am looking for the best AMD gaming pc that will handle 16 GB of RAM

[Stardar1]

If the guy asks for an AMD build, dammit, give him an AMD build!

Thank you.

he is basing the AMD build off of an old AMD laptop

[don_svetlio]

Here you go. I supposed you have hdd/ssd

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.88 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($52.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($314.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $704.81

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-10 10:52 EDT-0400

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[Stardar1]

Well there are quite a few. Believe it or not, it's much better to get an APU + AMD GPU in a laptop, you will get more performance than an Intel CPU and Intel HD or low end Nvidia card. On the low-mid range laptops, this makes a lot of sense. Trust me, I've seen and used quite a few and this is coming from someone that hasn't owned an AMD CPU since the Phenom II days in 2009.

but not for a mid-range gaming desktop

[don_svetlio]

Or this
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($52.97 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($42.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $702.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-10 10:56 EDT-0400

[Stardar1]

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i would assume getting the 4GB 380 with an unlocked Devil's canyon would be more balanced and give better performance

[iamdarkyoshi]

he is basing the AMD build off of an old AMD laptop

I know. He may have had good gaming performance due to the fact that intel mobile IGPUs suck ass.

[don_svetlio]

i would assume getting the 4GB 380 with an unlocked Devil's canyon would be more balanced and give better performance

4460 + 390 would yield better gaming results.

[Laputacake]

a xeon? for gaming? at $700?

Um? Yes? Because from what I can tell they are going to be play minecraft which doesnt need an amazing GPU but does like a big CPU

[Stardar1]

4460 + 390 would yield better gaming results.

dependent on the games

[RyanMacRocks]

If you want AMD, wait for Zen to come out and hope that it's good. If not, get a 4690k and a 380/390 which will give you much better performance than some of the best AMD processors while still in your $700 budget.

[jimakos234]

i would assume getting the 4GB 380 with an unlocked Devil's canyon would be more balanced and give better performance

Nah, the 4460 is not bottlenecking the 390 at all.4460 + 390= beast combo

[Laputacake]

4460 + 390 would yield better gaming results.

Not for minecraft and look at their name

[Gofspar]

NICE MEME!

 

Real 8 cores

  Shitty VIshera cores.

 

[don_svetlio]

Not for minecraft and look at their name

He'd still get 300 fps in minecraft - that's what a friend's 3330 gets

dependent on the games

1% of games might be an issue

[Stardar1]

Not for minecraft and look at their name

I have the 4690k at 4.5 GHz and have paired it with a 4GB 270x, it ran GTA V at max settings. it will destroy minecraft, and the 380/4690k will run almost anything you tell it too (maybe not dying light)

[don_svetlio]

I have the 4690k at 4.5 GHz and have paired it with a 4GB 270x, it ran GTA V at max settings. it will destroy minecraft, and the 380/4690k will run almost anything you tell it too (maybe not dying light)

R9 390 is around 40% faster than your 270X and GTA V is a GPU-bound game - he'd get a lot more than you

[iamdarkyoshi]

Minecraft runs on the most potato of computers but brings expensive high end machines cowering to the ground

[noisebomb44]

i think being a fanboy is ok. i mean its fine to like one company more than the other 

Being a fanboy is when you like a company so much that you dont even look at the other options when buying something, i dont think thats ok

aka that company now has slaves that gives them money, so that they can put out shit products and still get huge sales

 

Thats like eating at the same restaurant every day, even tough you know that it tastes like shit, just because the man who owns the restaurant is black

 

(btw im not saying that amd is selling shit products)

[Stardar1]

Minecraft runs on the most potato of computers but brings expensive high end machines cowering to the ground

uhh, i have a 1k setup, and i get 1k fps.

[Stardar1]

R9 390 is around 40% faster than your 270X and GTA V is a GPU-bound game - he'd get a lot more than you

my point is that a 380 and the devils canyon would do better than the 4460 and the 390 unless you specify a situation

[don_svetlio]

my point is that a 380 and the devils canyon would do better than the 4460 and the 390 unless you specify a situation

4460 currnetly doesn't get maxed out in games - not unless you go out of your way to do it.

4460 + R9 390 is what 90% of the people on here will recommend.

[Stardar1]

4460 currnetly doesn't get maxed out in games - not unless you go out of your way to do it.

4460 + R9 390 is what 90% of the people on here will recommend.

but in CPU intensive games like Minecraft (well, its not GPU intensive is it?)

Planetside 2

Dying light (shitty PC Port makes it need a beast cpu)

and almost every indie game EVER

[Laputacake]

He'd still get 300 fps in minecraft - that's what a friend's 3330 gets

1% of games might be an issue

Yea, but when he does loads explosions then the xeon will be good

 

 

I have the 4690k at 4.5 GHz and have paired it with a 4GB 270x, it ran GTA V at max settings. it will destroy minecraft, and the 380/4690k will run almost anything you tell it too (maybe not dying light)

I'm arguing for 380 and xeon

 

 

my point is that a 380 and the devils canyon would do better than the 4460 and the 390 unless you specify a situation

[Stardar1]

Yea, but when he does loads explosions then the xeon will be good

 

 

I'm arguing for 380 and xeon

 

 

 

i do not agree with the choice of the xeon, the devils canyon I5 will do better in most situations and just as well in minecraft, as well as being a better overclocker and having a better upgrade path

[don_svetlio]

but in CPU intensive games like Minecraft (well, its not GPU intensive is it?)

Planetside 2

Dying light (shitty PC Port makes it need a beast cpu)

and almost every indie game EVER

Planetside ran on my Athlon II X2 250 - will be a piece of cake for the 4460.

Dying light will be fine. It's GPU-intensive