intel vs amd (choosing a processor)

[manlykeweaver465]

Im gonna be building a new pc and i was wondering which type of processor would suite my needs 

 

the new pc will be used for gaming and for the stuff ill be doing at college such as rendering video and images

 

and i don't know which processor to choose 

[Stardar1]

1 minute ago, manlykeweaver465 said:

Im gonna be building a new pc and i was wondering which type of processor would suite my needs 

 

the new pc will be used for gaming and for the stuff ill be doing at college such as rendering video and images

 

and i don't know which processor to choose 

They call it Wintel for a reason. 

 

What is your total budget for the build? i can hook you up with a couple part lists. 

[Enderman]

i7 5960X

 

 

 

 

 

seriously, first you need to decide on a budget

[manlykeweaver465]

On 4/26/2016 at 4:17 PM, Stardar1 said:

They call it Wintel for a reason. 

 

What is your total budget for the build? i can hook you up with a couple part lists. 

the budget is £800 - £900 

 

also does the gpu contribute to rendering ?

[Stardar1]

Just now, manlykeweaver465 said:

the budget is £800 - £900 

 

also does the gpu contribute to rendering ?

Depends on specific software. 

[manlykeweaver465]

On 4/26/2016 at 4:17 PM, Enderman said:

i7 5960X

 

 

 

 

 

seriously, first you need to decide on a budget

the budget is £800 - £900 (forgot to put it in)

[manlykeweaver465]

On 4/26/2016 at 4:18 PM, Stardar1 said:

Depends on specific software. 

like cinema 4d and adobe premier pro  stuff like that

[Matias_Chambers]

You have to look at a lot more than the brand when choosing a CPU. But to answer you question, get Intel. AMD CPU's are dead and outdated.

[Enderman]

2 minutes ago, manlykeweaver465 said:

the budget is £800 - £900 (forgot to put it in)

for the whole build or just the CPU?

 

if thats for the whole build then look at a 6600k or 6700k

[manlykeweaver465]

On 4/26/2016 at 4:21 PM, Enderman said:

for the whole build or just the CPU?

 

if thats for the whole build then look at a 6600k or 6700k

yeah its the whole build 

[Enderman]

1 minute ago, manlykeweaver465 said:

yeah its the whole build 

try to get a 6700k bundle for cheap

if you cant make it fit the budget then buy a used 4790k, those are good and cheap

[manlykeweaver465]

On 4/26/2016 at 4:23 PM, Enderman said:

try to get a 6700k bundle for cheap

if you cant make it fit the budget then buy a used 4790k, those are good and cheap

thanks

[Stardar1]

8 minutes ago, manlykeweaver465 said:

Im gonna be building a new pc and i was wondering which type of processor would suite my needs 

 

the new pc will be used for gaming and for the stuff ill be doing at college such as rendering video and images

 

and i don't know which processor to choose 

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

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£222.04 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£65.81 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£52.78 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£70.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.90 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  (£267.96 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.99 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£96.12 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £875.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-26 16:24 BST+0100

 

That Xeon is an i7 4770 without an integrated GPU, perfect for this. 

[manlykeweaver465]

On 4/26/2016 at 4:24 PM, Stardar1 said:

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

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£222.04 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£65.81 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£52.78 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£70.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.90 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  (£267.96 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.99 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£96.12 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £875.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-26 16:24 BST+0100

 

That Xeon is an i7 4770 without an integrated GPU, perfect for this. 

thanks for the help, im probably  gonna go with this

[Matias_Chambers]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Kfrh6h

[don_svetlio]

4 minutes ago, manlykeweaver465 said:

thanks for the help, im probably  gonna go with this

It's a solid build but I'd change the 970 to a 390 for better performance

[TheRandomness]

5 minutes ago, Matias_Chambers said:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Kfrh6h

Just made it a bit cheaper c:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£222.04 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£55.32 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£54.70 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£70.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390X 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£319.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£54.52 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£60.83 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £838.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-26 16:33 BST+0100

[manlykeweaver465]

On 4/26/2016 at 4:33 PM, TheRandomness said:

Just made it a bit cheaper c:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£222.04 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£55.32 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£54.70 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£70.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390X 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£319.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£54.52 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£60.83 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £838.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-26 16:33 BST+0100

thanks !

[Matias_Chambers]

2 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

Just made it a bit cheaper c:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£222.04 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£55.32 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£54.70 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£70.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390X 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£319.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£54.52 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£60.83 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £838.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-26 16:33 BST+0100

No HDD?

[TheRandomness]

Just now, Matias_Chambers said:

No HDD?

Oops. http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/7xrh6h

[manlykeweaver465]

On 4/26/2016 at 4:35 PM, Matias_Chambers said:

No HDD?

its fine i could use the hard drive in my old pc (1tb) 

[Stardar1]

43 minutes ago, manlykeweaver465 said:

its fine i could use the hard drive in my old pc (1tb) 

Didnt realize how cheap the R9 390x is in the UK, as @TheRandomness used. I recommend swapping to that GPU. 

 

EDIT: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/JZwFWZ

[TheRandomness]

46 minutes ago, manlykeweaver465 said:

its fine i could use the hard drive in my old pc (1tb) 

It's better to say things like that in the op

I still vote mine c: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/DMpJCJ