Which Combination to go?

[Dalokie]

I'm thinking whether to go for a

i5-6400 with R9 380

or

FX-8320 with a Gtx 960, R9 290 or R9 380 (all are 4gb version btw)

[Dalokie]

*For gaming

[alexhelvetica]

I'd go with the FX 8320 with a R9 290 since the R9 290 is the best out of the graphics cards you listed and the FX 8320 is okay.

 

[AlphaGamer46]

5 minutes ago, Dalokie said:

I'm thinking whether to go for a

i5-6400 with R9 380

or

FX-8320 with a Gtx 960, R9 290 or R9 380 (all are 4gb version btw)

I would go for the i5-6400 and the R9 380, mainly because Intel chips are better for gaming.

[Dalokie]

Now I'm confused

[alexhelvetica]

15 minutes ago, Dalokie said:

Now I'm confused

The R9 290 is the fastest out of the graphics cards you listed

The i5 6400 is the best CPU out of the ones you listed.

 

I'd go with a faster GPU since the FX 8320 is not a huge step down, and it can hold the R9 290's weight quite well.

[i_build_nanosuits]

18 minutes ago, AlphaGamer46 said:

I would go for the i5-6400 and the R9 380, mainly because Intel chips are better for gaming.

^^this

...and the i5-6400 with a cheap H110 chipset board should not cost much more than the AMD FX...it's far more efficient and simply perform better in games across the board.

[Dalokie]

Maybe I should just wait till gtx 1070 comes out. And prices will drop.

@Comic_Sans_MS

[alexhelvetica]

1 minute ago, Dalokie said:

Maybe I should just wait till gtx 1070 comes out. And prices will drop.

@Comic_Sans_MS

You can always wait, but there is no guarintees that the other GPUs will go down in price. 

I bought my R9 280 a month before the R9 300 series came out, the prices of the 280 didn't go down, the R9 380 just slotted in with the R9 285 and the R9 280x's.

 

Also remeber that the R9 290 is already a generation out of date, it isn't going to get any cheaper and it is also in scarce numbers so it may not be there in 2 months time. 

[Imakuni]

19 minutes ago, Dalokie said:

Maybe I should just wait till gtx 1070 comes out. And prices will drop.

@Comic_Sans_MS

Prices for new GPUs aren't likely to drop much....

 

.... but, you'll likely be able to score a nice deal on used cards from someone that's upgrading. Keep an eye out for Gtx 970s or R9 390xs.

[App4that]

Wait for the benchmarks and buy used. Go intel on the CPU.

[Dalokie]

Thanks guys

 

[FRN]

I'd go for i5-6500 (performs better than 6400 for little price difference) and MSI R9 380 4GB. Been planning my next PC and I would go with that combination.