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Spec me a £750 build MAX around a 7950 and amd 8350( 8350 destroys 3570k so no fanboys) will be playing bf3 cod minecraft. Os needed but can not be included if it can't fit in budget no mice keyboard or monitor needed. Thanks.
 
[YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £149.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Zalman Z9 USB 3.0 Midi Tower Case - Black £54.98
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) HDD £43.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G186C9K) £39.95
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £822.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
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Josh_ said:
8350 destroys 3570k so no fanboys
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I'm afraid it doesn't fella. An overclocked 3570K uses less juice than the 8350 at stock too by the way.

We spec intel because it makes for a much better all round rig. Yes it's a bit more dosh but it does have an IGP. For those of us that use a dedicated GPU the IGP can be used for quicksync to help with video encoding and with LucidMVP you can switch between the IGP and the dedicated GPU as needed to save on the power bill.

If you want an AMD build that's your call. The video above infact shows that BF3 had a lower minimum FPS which is what you want to be worried about.

You've had some nice intel specs. RJC has done an AMD build for you here. With that Z9 U3 case I would seriously suggest getting a modular PSU from experience and the USB3 header adapter for it is a nice addition.

Best of luck with the build
 
Josh - Look at some real benchmarks as in 95% of games the i5 beats the 8350 I cant beleive your listening to this youtube idiot. If its a case of value for money then the 8350 is a good CPU but actual gaming performance in games that use a maximum of 4 cores (which is nearly all games except 2-3 games) the 3570k beats the 8350 let alone looking at the i7....
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/fx-8350-vishera-review,review-32550-18.html
 
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Here you go Josh a quick AMD build, but I still think that your missing a trick with not listening to us and not going Intel ........

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7870 XT rev2.0 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £149.99
1 x ASRock 990FX Extreme3 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £90.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £53.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLE2CP4G3D1608DE1TX0CEU) £43.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - White £39.95
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £778.85 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
I agree with ethermaster. The 8350 isn't a bad CPU but your missing a trick not listening to us. We are not fanboi's in the slighest, so for a lot of people to suggest you look at an Intel build and you dismiss them is not constructive.

If you want to be one if those people who puts numbers ("i have 8 cores.. Uhuhhhu") before performance so be it.. We've said our bit.
 
Intel build:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Zalman Z9 USB 3.0 Midi Tower Case - Black £54.98
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) HDD £43.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G186C9K) £39.95
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
1 x Akasa USB 3.0 internal adapter cable (AK-CBUB09-15BK) £5.99
Total : £868.79 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
i have a 3770k and an 8350 and the 8350 with the same g-card is about 10 fps lower, when doing crossfire the fps is all over the show on BF3 ranging between 70 and 140 whereas crossfire on the i7 stays stable and goes up and down when it should. from experience get the intel if you can its the same price and it's better, i actually regret not getting the i5 as the amd has let me down
 
Quick update after the "this week only deals" changed but no OS.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7950 Boost 3072MB PCI-Express Graphics Card (11196-19-20G) £239.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £149.99
1 x ASRock 990FX Extreme3 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £90.98
1 x Seasonic S12II 620W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.98
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £53.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLE2CP4G3D1608DE1TX0CEU) £43.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - White £34.98
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £740.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
This is like the 6th thread he's made, he's been continuously told what to buy.
He's just a troll.
I mean with an OP like "The FX8350 destroys the 3570k, no Intel fanboys", give me a break.
If he genuinely believes that he should be banned for being stupid.
 
Agreed Martini,

If he was doing thread heavy tasks as well as gaming on a budget so he couldnt get an i7, then the 8320 makes sense. But other than that I dont really see much point getting an 8320. Seeing as it doesnt have as good as overclocking performance and you need to spend more money on a motherboard to get decent VRM's.
 
honosuseri said:

I'm afraid it doesn't fella. An overclocked 3570K uses less juice than the 8350 at stock too by the way.

We spec intel because it makes for a much better all round rig. Yes it's a bit more dosh but it does have an IGP. For those of us that use a dedicated GPU the IGP can be used for quicksync to help with video encoding and with LucidMVP you can switch between the IGP and the dedicated GPU as needed to save on the power bill.

If you want an AMD build that's your call. The video above infact shows that BF3 had a lower minimum FPS which is what you want to be worried about.

You've had some nice intel specs. RJC has done an AMD build for you here. With that Z9 U3 case I would seriously suggest getting a modular PSU from experience and the USB3 header adapter for it is a nice addition.

Best of luck with the build
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ah that guy in the video, does good descriptive videos but with a migraine his voice might be enough to kill ya
 
Is my spec good?

Amd 8350.
Asrock 970 extreme 3 (or 4?!)
1tb western digital hardrive
8gb corsair vengeance 1600mhz (should I go 1866 or 2133?!)
Gigabyte 7950
Probably corsair h60
Don't really know about case was thinking HAF 922, need something with a side window, good looking and great airflow. Thanks.
 
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