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[Misinthe]

Hello everyone, I'm trying to come up with a build to replace my son's xbox 360 since it's about time it gets replaced, so I thought about setting a PC with Steam's Big Picture start automatically, he's only 6yo so I want to make it easy for him. So this build would be used with a controller and go straight into Big Picture for him. Now, I have a tough time deciding between two options. Most builds I've seen use AMD processor since it's more affordable but I've seen recent post that say to better go for the i3-6100 Skylake. So my question is, which of this builds do you think I should go for? Is there anything you would change? Thank you for your thoughts in advance!

 

AMD Build 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BxPQjX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BxPQjX/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master GeminII M4 58.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.91 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard  ($96.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($40.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.66 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 360 2GB Video Card  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $484.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-05 18:48 EDT-0400

 

 

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Intel Build

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TxQcQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TxQcQ7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master GeminII M4 58.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.91 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($113.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($40.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.66 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 360 2GB Video Card  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $546.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-05 18:48 EDT-0400

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

Even better

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YPWzmG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YPWzmG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($50.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($37.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.66 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($138.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $499.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-05 18:54 EDT-0400

[EarthboundHero]

What's your budget?

[ANewFace]

If you know how to overclock this g3258 build will destroy, and with the money saved you can step up to a GTX 960 which will kick a r7 360's ASS

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.29 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($37.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($42.95 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.66 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($153.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Raidmax Vortex ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $503.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-05 18:57 EDT-0400

[Sanderman135]

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Sanderman135/saved/sQVypg

Try this 

[ForsakenLive]

Skylake i3+ GTX 950 sounds like a better plan.

Don't spend that much on motherboard and cooling.

[Misinthe]

Is the GTX 950 better than the r7 360? Also, how is the i3 better than the 860k?

[GreezyJeezy]

13 minutes ago, ANewFace said:

If you know how to overclock this g3258 build will destroy, and with the money saved you can step up to a GTX 960 which will kick a r7 360's ASS

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
 

17 minutes ago, Jacktastic-Mofo said:

Even better

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YPWzmG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YPWzmG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
 

 

if this was made a year or two ago i would agree, but nowadays more games need 4 core to evne have the game boot. so a 4 core AMD is better if he wants to play games like far cry and games that will come out in the future months/years.

[Misinthe]

4 minutes ago, GreezyJeezy said:

if this was made a year or two ago i would agree, but nowadays more games need 4 core to evne have the game boot. so a 4 core AMD is better if he wants to play games like far cry and games that will come out in the future months/years.

This is exactly what I was thinking about. I don't remember where but I saw some "vs" reviews that gave better performance to the 860k but in the end the 6100 won and I don't know how. 

[GreezyJeezy]

3 minutes ago, Miguel552 said:

This is exactly what I was thinking about. I don't remember where but I saw some "vs" reviews that gave better performance to the 860k but in the end the 6100 won and I don't know how. 

you can OC some CPU's and they will be better. but it still won't make then run games the require 4 cores.

[Misinthe]

With the release of pascal, shouldn't the older GPU's go down in price?

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

28 minutes ago, GreezyJeezy said:

if this was made a year or two ago i would agree, but nowadays more games need 4 core to evne have the game boot. so a 4 core AMD is better if he wants to play games like far cry and games that will come out in the future months/years.

Not really true.

[GreezyJeezy]

Just now, Jacktastic-Mofo said:

Not really true.

try to run far cry 4 on a dual core

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

Just now, GreezyJeezy said:

try to run far cry 4 on a dual core

An i3 is recognized by games as a quad core- I would know I ran Far Cry 4 on an i3-4150.

[Misinthe]

But you're talking about almost double the price, for that price I could go for an FX-8320E and only pay $20 more. How would the i3 compare to that?

[Misinthe]

And is the 950 really that much better than the R7 360?

 

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

5 minutes ago, Miguel552 said:

But you're talking about almost double the price, for that price I could go for an FX-8320E and only pay $20 more. How would the i3 compare to that?

The 8320E has a terrible performance per core and a Skylake i3 will actually perform much better all while drawing less power and putting out less heat.

[GreezyJeezy]

1 minute ago, Miguel552 said:

And is the 950 really that much better than the R7 360?

 

yes the 950 is better by a fair percent 

[Misinthe]

Just now, Jacktastic-Mofo said:

The 8320E has a terrible performance per core and a Skylake i3 will actually perform much better all while drawing less power and putting out less heat.

I see, and the 8320 regular? or that is true for all of them?

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

Just now, Miguel552 said:

I see, and the 8320 regular? or that is true for all of them?

True for pretty much all of the FX line, they're really dated at this point.

[GreezyJeezy]

13 minutes ago, Jacktastic-Mofo said:

An i3 is recognized by games as a quad core- I would know I ran Far Cry 4 on an i3-4150.

you wish buddy

[Misinthe]

Just now, Jacktastic-Mofo said:

True for pretty much all of the FX line, they're really dated at this point.

Ah, okay, thanks for the info, I'm just scared the i3 might not be able to handle the gaming with it's 2 cores. He likes playing CoD Ghosts like any kid. That's his favorite game.

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

Just now, GreezyJeezy said:

you wish buddy

I know, you know- cause I've done it.

1 minute ago, Miguel552 said:

Ah, okay, thanks for the info, I'm just scared the i3 might not be able to handle the gaming with it's 2 cores. He likes playing CoD Ghosts like any kid. That's his favorite game.

The i3 is recognized as a quad core in games- trust me I've used to an i3 in my old rig before I upgrade to the i5 I have now.

[GreezyJeezy]

8 minutes ago, Jacktastic-Mofo said:

I know, you know- cause I've done it.

The i3 is recognized as a quad core in games- trust me I've used to an i3 in my old rig before I upgrade to the i5 I have now.

even if you say its recognizes does not mean it will perform the same. they can easily make the game say its a 4 core to trick it but when it comes down to it, it only has 2 physical cores.

[Misinthe]

I think what he meant is that the i3 has hyperthreading?