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Whats the advantages/disadvantages to using an AMD system rather than an Intel system ?

Going with the 8320/8350 would be cheaper and more cores for BF4. 

Lack of smaller form factors. 

 

You're overspending if what you want to do is gaming. 

Why 16GB ram? 8GB is plenty for gaming. Also, dominator platinums are a waste of money. Ram is ram. Brand has no affect on performance. 

Caviar blacks aren't worth the money. Barracudas are only slightly slower and much cheaper.

My recommendations: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1XV5y

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Hi ,I will be upgrading by current system

(Intel Core2 ,Asus P5Q SE Plus,HD4770 ,Kingston DDR2 ram(forgot) ,cooler master 550w ,cooler master elite mid tower) because it simply can't take the load of some games e.g BF4

 

I plan on using a

-Obsidian 750D

-Corsair AF120 performance editions

-MSI GD65/G45

-I5 4670K

-Corsair Dominator 16Gb 1866mhz

-EVGA SuperNova NEX650

-Gigabyte R9 280X

-WD Black 2TB

 

~$1440-1460 USD

 

Second/alt build is 

 

-Corsair Dominator 16Gb 1866mhz

-EVGA SuperNova NEX650

-Gigabyte R9 280X-Obsidian 750D

-Corsair AF120 performance editions

-Asus ROG Maximus VI Hero

-I5 4670K

-WD Black 2TB
 
~$1460 USD
 
Will be running a single monitor ,a blackwidow Keyboard ,and a logitech desktop mouse(forgot the model)
I might upgrade to a Crossfire config in the near future.
Will be buying most of my stuff online cos the markup where i am is quite a bit.
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which motherboard features do you like more?

the systems are going to perform the same

Cpu: Intel i7 4770k @4.4 Ghz | Case: Corsair 350D | Motherbord: Z87 Gryphon | Ram: dominator platinum 4X4 1866 | Video Card: SLI GTX 980 Ti | Power Supply: Seasonic 1000 platinum | Monitor: ACER XB270HU | Keyboard: RK-9100 | Mouse: R.A.T. 7 | Headset : HD 8 DJ | Watercooled

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I recommend you go with the first build but insteda of buying the new fans you could spend that mony on the motherboard, i think that would be better, the standard fans in the case are pretty good

cpu: intel i5 4670k @ 4.5ghz Ram: G skill ares 2x4gb 2166mhz cl10 Gpu: GTX 680 liquid cooled cpu cooler: Raijintek ereboss Mobo: gigabyte z87x ud5h psu: cm gx650 bronze Case: Zalman Z9 plus


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Cpu: intel i7 4770k @ 4.2ghz Ram: G skill  ripjaws 2x4gb Gpu: nvidia gtx 970 cpu cooler: akasa venom voodoo Mobo: G1.Sniper Z6 Psu: XFX proseries 650w Case: Zalman H1

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I recommend you go with the first build but insteda of buying the new fans you could spend that mony on the motherboard, i think that would be better, the standard fans in the case are pretty good

 

I recommend you go with the first build but insteda of buying the new fans you could spend that mony on the motherboard, i think that would be better, the standard fans in the case are pretty good

Just the 3 stock Fans ? No need for additional fans ? Also , would i need a CPU cooler ?

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the corsair ram is kind of overkill, you will be better out with kingston hyper x or something on those lines

My rig : CPU: Intel i7 4820K   Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI   RAM : Kingston hyper X 2133MHz 2x 8GB total 16GB   CPU-Cooling : Corsair H60 V2   SSD : Intel 335 series 180GB   PSU : Corsair RM series 750w   Chassi : Corsair Graphite 600T   GPU : Asus radeon HD7750 ( gonna upgrade soon )

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Just the 3 stock Fans ? No need for additional fans ?

Your temps will go down by 1oc or 2 oc max, its more of a placebo effect and it will get louder

cpu: intel i5 4670k @ 4.5ghz Ram: G skill ares 2x4gb 2166mhz cl10 Gpu: GTX 680 liquid cooled cpu cooler: Raijintek ereboss Mobo: gigabyte z87x ud5h psu: cm gx650 bronze Case: Zalman Z9 plus


Listen if you care.

Cpu: intel i7 4770k @ 4.2ghz Ram: G skill  ripjaws 2x4gb Gpu: nvidia gtx 970 cpu cooler: akasa venom voodoo Mobo: G1.Sniper Z6 Psu: XFX proseries 650w Case: Zalman H1

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Would performance change drastically if i use a Z87 sabertooth ?

no , motherboards do very little in terms of performance

Cpu: Intel i7 4770k @4.4 Ghz | Case: Corsair 350D | Motherbord: Z87 Gryphon | Ram: dominator platinum 4X4 1866 | Video Card: SLI GTX 980 Ti | Power Supply: Seasonic 1000 platinum | Monitor: ACER XB270HU | Keyboard: RK-9100 | Mouse: R.A.T. 7 | Headset : HD 8 DJ | Watercooled

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Hi ,I will be upgrading by current system

(Intel Core2 ,Asus P5Q SE Plus,HD4770 ,Kingston DDR2 ram(forgot) ,cooler master 550w ,cooler master elite mid tower) because it simply can't take the load of some games e.g BF4

 

I plan on using a

-Obsidian 750D

-Corsair AF120 performance editions

-MSI GD65/G45

-I5 4670K

-Corsair Dominator 16Gb 1866mhz

-EVGA SuperNova NEX650

-Gigabyte R9 280X

-WD Black 2TB

 

~$1440-1460 USD

 

Second/alt build is 

 

-Corsair Dominator 16Gb 1866mhz

-EVGA SuperNova NEX650

-Gigabyte R9 280X-Obsidian 750D

-Corsair AF120 performance editions

-Asus ROG Maximus VI Hero

-I5 4670K

-WD Black 2TB

 

~$1460 USD

 

Will be running a single monitor ,a blackwidow Keyboard ,and a logitech desktop mouse(forgot the model)

I might upgrade to a Crossfire config in the near future.

Will be buying most of my stuff online cos the markup where i am is quite a bit.

Don't get dominator ram
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Hi ,I will be upgrading by current system

(Intel Core2 ,Asus P5Q SE Plus,HD4770 ,Kingston DDR2 ram(forgot) ,cooler master 550w ,cooler master elite mid tower) because it simply can't take the load of some games e.g BF4

 

I plan on using a

-Obsidian 750D

-Corsair AF120 performance editions

-MSI GD65/G45

-I5 4670K

-Corsair Dominator 16Gb 1866mhz

-EVGA SuperNova NEX650

-Gigabyte R9 280X

-WD Black 2TB

 

~$1440-1460 USD

 

Second/alt build is 

 

-Corsair Dominator 16Gb 1866mhz

-EVGA SuperNova NEX650

-Gigabyte R9 280X-Obsidian 750D

-Corsair AF120 performance editions

-Asus ROG Maximus VI Hero

-I5 4670K

-WD Black 2TB
 
~$1460 USD
 
Will be running a single monitor ,a blackwidow Keyboard ,and a logitech desktop mouse(forgot the model)
I might upgrade to a Crossfire config in the near future.
Will be buying most of my stuff online cos the markup where i am is quite a bit.

 

Dis

 
CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Microcenter) 
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($123.97 @ OutletPC) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($98.99 @ Mac Mall) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($88.34 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($484.70 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1301.95
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-05 08:14 EST-0500)

AMD Athlon X4 750k; Gigabyte F2A88XM-DS2; 8Gb Corsair XMS 1600 Mhz; AMD Hd5670 1Gb DDR3; Bequiet E6-600W; W7 Ultimate x64

#KILLEDMYWIFE                                                                                                                                                                                                                         so miner; very doge; much value   

Dell Vostro 5470: i5 4200U Nvidia GT740m 2Gb 14" 1366x768 Kingston V300 120Gb                                                                                              

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Dis

 
CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Microcenter) 
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($123.97 @ OutletPC) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($98.99 @ Mac Mall) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($88.34 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($484.70 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1301.95
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-05 08:14 EST-0500)

 

Whats the advantages/disadvantages to using an AMD system rather than an Intel system ?

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Whats the advantages/disadvantages to using an AMD system rather than an Intel system ?

More cores, better oc-ing potential, better at video rendering and editing

and in games, it's equal or it outperforms the i5

AMD Athlon X4 750k; Gigabyte F2A88XM-DS2; 8Gb Corsair XMS 1600 Mhz; AMD Hd5670 1Gb DDR3; Bequiet E6-600W; W7 Ultimate x64

#KILLEDMYWIFE                                                                                                                                                                                                                         so miner; very doge; much value   

Dell Vostro 5470: i5 4200U Nvidia GT740m 2Gb 14" 1366x768 Kingston V300 120Gb                                                                                              

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Whats the advantages/disadvantages to using an AMD system rather than an Intel system ?

Going with the 8320/8350 would be cheaper and more cores for BF4. 

Lack of smaller form factors. 

 

You're overspending if what you want to do is gaming. 

Why 16GB ram? 8GB is plenty for gaming. Also, dominator platinums are a waste of money. Ram is ram. Brand has no affect on performance. 

Caviar blacks aren't worth the money. Barracudas are only slightly slower and much cheaper.

My recommendations: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1XV5y

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