AMD vs Intel

[Old Man]

I understand that this question has been dragged through the mud a lot, but I need to ask it any way, so be nice please. When putting together a gaming system (desk top pc) and wishing for it to have a life of say 5 years, where it will handle (more or less) all types of gaming without too many problems, is it better to go for AMD or Intel? Taking into account, that I would be getting a gtx 970, everything else is open up to say £750 for the complete build as of today.

TY in advance

Also some pro/con as to your choices please..

 

[Old Man]

Intel is your best bet at the moment.

I would also suggest reconsidering the 970 if you plan to use this PC for 5 years due to its vram issues.

Hmmm, it's quite costly to move up to a gtx 980, so I doubt there would be any cash for it, so what real choices are there other than the gtx 970?

 

[Old Man]

^ that.

All the fun of the 980, much lower price. I would get an 8gb one just to be safe.

I thought there was a major heat and power issue with this card?