AMD build vs INTEL/NVidia

lawrence281

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So just coming up with a build, which will be generally for gaming, I already have the PSU. Just wondering the difference, or what you guys think I could change, mainly for GTA5 when its released, but other games on high to run smoothly.

AMD:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI AMD Radeon R9 285 Gaming Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6350 Black Edition 3.90GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £99.95
1 x Asus M5A97 R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £67.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16001104G-2CW) - Blue Light £49.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £46.99
Total : £424.51 (includes shipping : £8.00).



INTEL/Nvidia:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving** £277.98
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 760 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (76NPH6DV8RNZ) £179.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £49.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £46.99
Total : £564.55 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
stulid said:
The Intel build is nice, but the AMD build is a better GFX card and you could even get the PCS+ R9 290 at £199 and match the price of the Intel.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320E Black Edition 3.20GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £109.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £52.99
1 x Avexir Core Red Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16001104G-2CIR) - Red Light £49.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £39.95
Total : £462.52 (includes shipping : £8.00).



What case+PSU do you have?
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Antec high current gamer 510w and Fractal R5. So if I would go ahead with that AMD build, is it equally equivalent performance or is there a better outcome?
 
MrMD said:
The intel build is defiantly the far better option of the two above.

Dont underestimate how important a powerful CPU is for gaming.The I5 is significantly better than the FX core CPU's when it comes to gaming.Need to clock FX cpu's to 4.3-4.5ghz to match them for gaming most of the time.

It would be worth it even the slightly weaker GPU as your rig would have far better longevity imo

Edit:I had an Fx CPU and moved to intel,i did like my fx6300 tho,awesome little cpus for the cost.But for smooth gaming I5 is a lot better
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Yeah ill be sticking to intel, amd doesnt really appeal to me, rather be assured performance for the extra cash upon, I guess AMD would only be suited to build a system that isnt for gaming
 
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