intel vs amd

[anfor68]

I'm really stuck on this because my house tends to get little bit hot during the summer(4th floor apartment) and AMD uses more power therefore creating more heat, but they're also cheaper.

so my question is, what is the brand you recommend for gaming with the situation described as above, and if it's AMD, what APU(?) and motherboard you guys recommend? thanks in advance

[mvitkun]

I think you need to add more info.

like

whats your MAX budget?

what will this pc's primary use be?

what case do you plan to put it into?(how good is the airflow)

[anfor68]

well, my max budget probably would be around $350 to $400 including both mobo and the cpu

the primary use of my pc is is gaming and otherwise just internet

the case (I know you're going to say it's gay, but here it is) is ?Antec GX700

if you need more info, I have a 550Ti and plan to use 8GB of RAM at 1600MHz

[Mrinsane]

get i5/i7 and z77 mobo. good combo with 550ti, then you can upgrade gpu later on to like 660ti

[Smite]

So your budget for cpu and mobo is 350-400? You said you have a 550ti and Plan? to use 8GB of ram? is this ram apart of the budget?

if your looking at 350-400 for cpu and mobo. 3570k and asrock z77 extreme 4 plus evo212 is 391.97 shipped.

[mvitkun]

Smite pretty much has the perfect suggestion there.

only thing I'd add is check to see if there's a microcenter near you,they have great intel cpu pricing and i3/i5/FX + motherboard combo deals.sometimes only i5/i7.

locations

http://www.microcenter.com/site/stores/default.aspx

ad deal

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e055b2fc#/e055b2fc/33

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[Guest]

Off the top of my head there isn't that big a difference in the temps. Any decent cooler will make up for it too.

[TechFan@ic]

If you want to use this for gaming, you'll be hard pressed to spend a bit of money on a new graphics card rather than on a new CPU & mobo .

You will see massive gains in FPS if you upgrade your graphics card. Upgrading from 550 Ti to a 7870 (220$) will more than double your FPS in real-world scenarios.

[anfor68]

thanks for the help guys!!! I was going to buy the MSI Z77A-GD55(has a free offer for Corsiar Vengeance 8GB RAM). buit I'll consider buyin\g another motherboard to go along with the 3570K!!! thanks again

P.S: I think I'll wait for the graphics card a bit for the prices to drop down more.

[MunsonedForLife]

Smite pretty much has the perfect suggestion there. only thing I'd add is check to see if there's a microcenter near you' date='they have great intel cpu pricing and i3/i5/FX + motherboard combo deals.sometimes only i5/i7. locations [url']http://www.microcenter.com/site/stores/default.aspx ad deal http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e055b2fc#/e055b2fc/33 http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e055b2fc#/e055b2fc/34

Yup...I was gonna say Microcenter since they even have some AMD/Motherboard combos where the motherboard is free with the purchase of certain AMD processors, worth checking out for somewhat budgeted builds.

[TERAFLOP]

For 400$ you can have your cake and eat it !

FX 6300 :130$

Asrock Extreme3 : 85$

Gigabyte Windforce HD 7850 2GB : 195$

Total 410$

7850 average FPS across all games tested on 1920x1080 = 117 FPS

550 Ti average FPS across all games tested on 1920x1080 = 61 FPS , 7850 is almost twice as fast .

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2...ance,2976.html

FX 6300 has all the processing power you will ever need .

Links to parts :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157280

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125419

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009O7YORK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A379DMENHHKXFP

Enjoy your awesome new system !

[asusfan]

If $400 is your budget for m/board and CPU you should be able to get a happy medium setup, however don't expect to have super amazing rig for that price, but still a good one is possible.

Its personal preference if your going with mid range components, you also should figure out if all your other older components fit the new ones.

You should be able to pick up a 6 core CPU and board for that price, what spec are you running now??

[anfor68]

I just picked up a msi z77a-gd55 and my friend is probably buying me a 3770k

so I'll have to wait on the video card

meanwhile what's like a good cpu cooler that's not too bulky?