AMD or Intel

Digital_hero · 18 Dec 2013 at 14:23

Hello everyone, sessions greetings

Am new to the forum, and looking for some advice

Basically am looking to build a new system as my current one is getting a bit old (will post my current spec below)

I've been out of the PC component loop for a while now and just wondering which is the best way to go AMD or Intel,at the time of building my current PC Intel were the way to go as they had just released their core 2 duos which am running (an E6850 3.0gh)

I was thinking about buying into Intel's Haswell, am not an intel fan boy or anything like that and don't want to dismiss AMD, I just thought it would be good to stick to what I know

Once again any help advice a brief description on the past 6 odd years LOL would be awesome

MERRY CHRISTMAS GUYS N GIRLS

ExRayTed · 18 Dec 2013 at 14:25

Intel if budget isn't a concern, AMD if it is. Give us an idea of budget, what you require (monitor, O/S etc) and what the main use of the computer is and we'll spec you up.

Oh, and welcome to the forums

joeyjojo · 18 Dec 2013 at 14:27

Hello and welcome.

Default questions:
* What will the PC be used for?
* Will you be reusing current components? (Monitor, HDD, OS, PSU...)
* What's the budget?

P.S. you didn't list your current system as you said you would.

Digital_hero · 18 Dec 2013 at 14:40

Opppps sorry guys forgotten my current specs

CPU: Intel E6850 Core 2 duo 3.0 GHz
RAM: Corsair XMS 4 GIG
PSU: Corsair HXT 620
MOBO: Asus P5N32-E SLI
Video Card: sapphire 6850 1 gig

Basically just looking for a new tower as I have monitors,keyboard ect
Was thinking about using my graphics card and upgrading as and when if possible

I plan on using my new PC for editing photos as I've just got into photography and gaming
Budget is about £1000

Thanks Guys

Idleman · 18 Dec 2013 at 15:17

How old is that Psu?
For a £1000, you should get a pretty decent system, including a Gpu.

Digital_hero · 18 Dec 2013 at 16:00

My PSU is about 6 years old

Idleman · 18 Dec 2013 at 16:17

Digital_hero said:
My PSU is about 6 years old

A new Psu is in order.

Any particular case you have your eye on?

And can you reuse your OS?

Digital_hero · 18 Dec 2013 at 16:31

Yep I Can Use My OS Again

I was looking at the NZXT 860 I think it was, it comes with a lot of room,fans, and dust filters

Am Currently Using An Antec P182B

Idleman · 18 Dec 2013 at 16:38

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Rev2.0 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Battlefield 4 PC Game £269.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-SLI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £99.95
1 x Bitfenix Survivor Midi Tower Case - White £86.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £64.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £47.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £954.36 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Digital_hero · 18 Dec 2013 at 16:47

Thank You

Lot Of Fans On That Graphics Card Lmao

Digital_hero · 18 Dec 2013 at 16:48

Is Their/Will Their Be Much Room With That Case ? :/

Idleman · 18 Dec 2013 at 16:59

Digital_hero said:
Is Their/Will Their Be Much Room With That Case ? :/

It`s a fairly large case, so will accommodate your components without any problems.
Have a look through the case section and see if there is one that you would prefer, as case choice is personal. I only added it to make up the spec, it would`nt be my choice.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=2362

This is a nice case. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-143-CS&groupid=2362&catid=1489

ExRayTed · 18 Dec 2013 at 17:06

An AMD build with a very good GPU

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Radeon R9 290 "Voltage Unlocked" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £119.99
1 x Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £99.95
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £67.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black (CC-9011014-WW) £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £64.99
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler £31.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24F1ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £17.99
Total : £982.27 (includes shipping : £17.85).

lee32uk · 18 Dec 2013 at 17:12

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Radeon R9 280X DirectCUII TOP 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £269.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 530 Full Tower Gaming Case - Black £104.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-SLI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £99.95
1 x Be Quiet Power Zone 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £69.95
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £64.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 V2 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £59.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £47.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £996.82 (includes shipping : £12.50).

BinnsY · 18 Dec 2013 at 17:23

If you fancy going intel / nVidia this would be my recocmendation.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 770 Gaming Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £269.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £191.99
1 x MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black (CC-9011017-WW) £78.95
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £64.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler £49.99
Total : £987.29 (includes shipping : £17.85).

Digital_hero · 18 Dec 2013 at 17:43

Idleman said:
It`s a fairly large case, so will accommodate your components without any problems.
Have a look through the case section and see if there is one that you would prefer, as case choice is personal. I only added it to make up the spec, it would`nt be my choice.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=2362

This is a nice case. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-143-CS&groupid=2362&catid=1489

I lIke The corsair Case better

Digital_hero · 18 Dec 2013 at 17:47

Decisions, Decisions LoL

Thanks Guys N Girls I Do Appreciate All Your Posts

Idleman · 18 Dec 2013 at 18:05

Digital_hero said:
Decisions, Decisions LoL

Thanks Guys N Girls I Do Appreciate All Your Posts

What hdd`s do you have and do you need an optical drive?

Idleman · 18 Dec 2013 at 18:23

ExRayTed said:
An AMD build with a very good GPU

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Radeon R9 290 "Voltage Unlocked" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £119.99
1 x Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £99.95
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £67.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black (CC-9011014-WW) £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £64.99
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler £31.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24F1ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £17.99
Total : £982.27 (includes shipping : £17.85).

That cooler wont fit in the 300R. According to Stulid, who done a review, it is about 173mm with the fan connected.

joeyjojo · 18 Dec 2013 at 18:46

Idleman said:
That cooler wont fit in the 300R. According to Stulid, who done a review, it is about 173mm with the fan connected.

I'd go for exrayted's spec (the 290 is by far the best GPU of the lot) with a cooler that fits if what idleman says is true.