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Hey guys. What one do you reckon is better and why? should i pay the little bit extra for the alternative, or mix and match the components from the two builds?

 

http://www.userbenchmark.com/PCBuilder/Custom/S3830-M84491.159390.412.89201vsS20897-M36976.7824.412.43831?tab=MBD

 

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1 minute ago, BenoitWW said:

The only thing i am wary about for i3 is dual core vs quad core? 

it has hyperthreading so its basically fine, its almost a quad core

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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2 minutes ago, BenoitWW said:

The only thing i am wary about for i3 is dual core vs quad core? 

Don't worry. When I built my PC that was also my worrying but I assure you it is fine.

This guy said it perfectly.

1 minute ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

it has hyperthreading so its basically fine, its almost a quad core

 

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Just now, BenoitWW said:

I heard that hyper threading only helps with content creation not gaming, but could be wrong about that?

helps with everything that can use it, it can help with gaming preformance too. the computer just sees 4 cores not that 2 are cores 2 are hyperthreaded

1 minute ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

aw hell no. It's not even close to comparable to a quad core with the same IPC (like an i5), but since AMD is so inefficent with its cycles and the architecture is so old the i3 should still win out

i know but its better then no hyperthreading

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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1 minute ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

that's once you got your standard i5, because 4 cores and 4 threads are enough if you're just gaming. Below 4 cores, you're going to see a performance hit, but shouldn't be anything major on a 460

The 460 and the Skylake i3 are a perfect match for each other.

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1 minute ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

that's once you got your standard i5, because 4 cores and 4 threads are enough if you're just gaming. Below 4 cores, you're going to see a performance hit, but shouldn't be anything major on a 460

 

@Bananasplit_00 wayl technically windows doesn't see cores at all, it sees threads. But yeah, a hyperthreaded CPU is better than not

it sees them as the same is what i ment to say with it so... :P 

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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Have you considered getting a 1050?

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REMILIA Mk.IIIG CPU: Ryzen 7 5700X3D, Cooler: Gelid Sirocco (Arctic MX6), RAM: 4x 8Gb sticks of Patriot Viper Steel Series 3600 CL17, Mobo: AsRock X570 Taichi, GPU: Inno3D RTX 3080 iChill x4 10G, Storage: 1TB Intel 670p NVME SSD boot drive, a few 1TB and 512gb SATA/NVME SSDs for game storage, 6 hard drives:2-12 TB, PSU: Montech Century II 850W, Case: Silverstone FLP02, PCIE Cards: Cheap Chinese Marvell 88SE9215 4 port SATA card, Sonnet Allegro USB3.2 Card Monitors: ViewSonic Elite XG270QC (165hz, 1ms MPRT, 1440p, VA, Freesync PP, pneumatic stand), electriq 27qhd180i (IPS, 180hz, 1440p, 1Ms), iiyama G2530HSU-B (75Hz, Freesync, one in landscape, one in Portrait, all on pneumatic monitor stands).

 

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I'd see getting the Athlon X4 over something like a Pentium, but certainly not an i3.

 

4 minutes ago, BenoitWW said:

50% more expensive, is it 50% better?

This depends on where you live. In the US, the RX 460 is about $105, the GTX 1050 is about $115, and the GTX 1050 Ti is about $140, going by PCPartPicker prices.

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I buy off amazon / newegg

But where do you live, UK? US? Europe?

REMILIA Mk.IIIG CPU: Ryzen 7 5700X3D, Cooler: Gelid Sirocco (Arctic MX6), RAM: 4x 8Gb sticks of Patriot Viper Steel Series 3600 CL17, Mobo: AsRock X570 Taichi, GPU: Inno3D RTX 3080 iChill x4 10G, Storage: 1TB Intel 670p NVME SSD boot drive, a few 1TB and 512gb SATA/NVME SSDs for game storage, 6 hard drives:2-12 TB, PSU: Montech Century II 850W, Case: Silverstone FLP02, PCIE Cards: Cheap Chinese Marvell 88SE9215 4 port SATA card, Sonnet Allegro USB3.2 Card Monitors: ViewSonic Elite XG270QC (165hz, 1ms MPRT, 1440p, VA, Freesync PP, pneumatic stand), electriq 27qhd180i (IPS, 180hz, 1440p, 1Ms), iiyama G2530HSU-B (75Hz, Freesync, one in landscape, one in Portrait, all on pneumatic monitor stands).

 

Mic: iSK UPM-1 USB XLR interface with Neewer NW700, Audio: Sabaj A3 160W DAC/AMP + Wharfdale Diamond 220 + Mission MS6 Sub, Fiio K11 R2R DAC + Douk P5 (Toshiba Tubes), Sendy Peacock, Mouse: Glorious Model I, Keyboard: Glorious GMMK ISO with Mengmoda MMD Tactile (main) and Kailh Box Navy (Function keys), Tribosys 3203 brush lubed, Taihao Green forest caps.

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1 minute ago, BenoitWW said:

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Ah okay, if you're looking to get the best for your money I recommend looking on eBay or something for a used CPU.

Here in the UK you could get a i5-6400 used for the price of a new i3-6100.

CPUs are hard to break.

REMILIA Mk.IIIG CPU: Ryzen 7 5700X3D, Cooler: Gelid Sirocco (Arctic MX6), RAM: 4x 8Gb sticks of Patriot Viper Steel Series 3600 CL17, Mobo: AsRock X570 Taichi, GPU: Inno3D RTX 3080 iChill x4 10G, Storage: 1TB Intel 670p NVME SSD boot drive, a few 1TB and 512gb SATA/NVME SSDs for game storage, 6 hard drives:2-12 TB, PSU: Montech Century II 850W, Case: Silverstone FLP02, PCIE Cards: Cheap Chinese Marvell 88SE9215 4 port SATA card, Sonnet Allegro USB3.2 Card Monitors: ViewSonic Elite XG270QC (165hz, 1ms MPRT, 1440p, VA, Freesync PP, pneumatic stand), electriq 27qhd180i (IPS, 180hz, 1440p, 1Ms), iiyama G2530HSU-B (75Hz, Freesync, one in landscape, one in Portrait, all on pneumatic monitor stands).

 

Mic: iSK UPM-1 USB XLR interface with Neewer NW700, Audio: Sabaj A3 160W DAC/AMP + Wharfdale Diamond 220 + Mission MS6 Sub, Fiio K11 R2R DAC + Douk P5 (Toshiba Tubes), Sendy Peacock, Mouse: Glorious Model I, Keyboard: Glorious GMMK ISO with Mengmoda MMD Tactile (main) and Kailh Box Navy (Function keys), Tribosys 3203 brush lubed, Taihao Green forest caps.

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2 minutes ago, ibabyslapper said:

Ah okay, if you're looking to get the best for your money I recommend looking on eBay or something for a used CPU.

Here in the UK you could get a i5-6400 used for the price of a new i3-6100.

CPUs are hard to break.

I found a i5-6500 for US $157.50. cheers for the feedback

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2 minutes ago, BenoitWW said:

I found a i5-6500 for US $157.50. cheers for the feedback

At this point I would tell you to do the same for your GPU, but since the RX460 is so cheap for what it is, I won't recommend it.

Unless you can find a R9 290 or something for $120 which is unlikely.

REMILIA Mk.IIIG CPU: Ryzen 7 5700X3D, Cooler: Gelid Sirocco (Arctic MX6), RAM: 4x 8Gb sticks of Patriot Viper Steel Series 3600 CL17, Mobo: AsRock X570 Taichi, GPU: Inno3D RTX 3080 iChill x4 10G, Storage: 1TB Intel 670p NVME SSD boot drive, a few 1TB and 512gb SATA/NVME SSDs for game storage, 6 hard drives:2-12 TB, PSU: Montech Century II 850W, Case: Silverstone FLP02, PCIE Cards: Cheap Chinese Marvell 88SE9215 4 port SATA card, Sonnet Allegro USB3.2 Card Monitors: ViewSonic Elite XG270QC (165hz, 1ms MPRT, 1440p, VA, Freesync PP, pneumatic stand), electriq 27qhd180i (IPS, 180hz, 1440p, 1Ms), iiyama G2530HSU-B (75Hz, Freesync, one in landscape, one in Portrait, all on pneumatic monitor stands).

 

Mic: iSK UPM-1 USB XLR interface with Neewer NW700, Audio: Sabaj A3 160W DAC/AMP + Wharfdale Diamond 220 + Mission MS6 Sub, Fiio K11 R2R DAC + Douk P5 (Toshiba Tubes), Sendy Peacock, Mouse: Glorious Model I, Keyboard: Glorious GMMK ISO with Mengmoda MMD Tactile (main) and Kailh Box Navy (Function keys), Tribosys 3203 brush lubed, Taihao Green forest caps.

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45 minutes ago, BenoitWW said:

50% more expensive, is it 50% better?

 

26 minutes ago, BenoitWW said:

US

Pretty sure it isn't 50% more expensive in the US:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/products/video-card/#c=379,377&sort=a8&page=1

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