CPU For Gaming

FRAGMAYO · 27 Aug 2013 at 10:56

Hello guys

I have been going back and for in a dilemma as to what CPU I should get.

I will be doing nothing but gaming. I will be running a heavy game like BF3 and possibly a browser based game on a second screen.

I have been going back and forth trying to decide between the intel i5 4670K and the AMD piledrive FX 8350 (or possibly the 9370 if the price is still 180 when I get paid)

which would you guys prefer

Thanks in Advance.
Dan

jonnyp1993 · 27 Aug 2013 at 11:12

What's your budget, what board do you have, do you the rest of it ? Do you want to overclock ?

We need to know these before we can help you

wazza300 · 27 Aug 2013 at 11:14

the intel would offer more grunt in the cpu department

VincentHanna · 27 Aug 2013 at 11:38

I'd go with the Intel if I were you.

Drangueos · 27 Aug 2013 at 12:01

I would go for the i5 4670K or i7 4770K.

Uncle_Gravy · 27 Aug 2013 at 12:03

For gaming i5 3570k/4670k

~>Dg<~ · 27 Aug 2013 at 12:15

as above

if not on budget or on a amd platform already no point in considering a weaker platform.

FRAGMAYO · 27 Aug 2013 at 13:32

sorry i have nothing as of yet

but reading the reply i have come to the conclusion that the intel will be the better choice

thanks for the help guys

mnc fear · 27 Aug 2013 at 13:59

I have AMD setup due to me playing in Budget Territory but Intel has much better performance

FRAGMAYO · 27 Aug 2013 at 16:33

Looking at the benchmarks, The AMD processor seems to be better.

will this make much of a difference when it comes to gaming performance

VincentHanna · 27 Aug 2013 at 16:55

What benchmarks have you been looking at? The i5 would kill it in 95% of games.

Boomstick777 · 27 Aug 2013 at 17:10

'CPU for gaming'

4670K or 4770K, can't go wrong with either, pick the best one your budget will allow for.

Martini1991 · 27 Aug 2013 at 17:40

VincentHanna said:
What benchmarks have you been looking at? The i5 would kill it in 95% of games.

And the other 5% it's on parity

teppic · 27 Aug 2013 at 17:46

Martini1991 said:
And the other 5% it's on parity

Tsk.

SlugForAButt · 27 Aug 2013 at 21:34

VincentHanna said:
What benchmarks have you been looking at? The i5 would kill it in 95% of games.

Really?
A man of knowledge speaks... obviously. :rolleyes:

FRAGMAYO · 28 Aug 2013 at 08:30

I was comparing the 2 on http://www.cpubenchmark.net/ and the AMD had better scores.

but I would prefer to listen to the knowledge from you guys

thanks

Martini1991 · 28 Aug 2013 at 08:36

With none gaming tasks, the i5 and FX83's trade blows.
In gaming, there's a few games they reach parity, but the i5's are generally ahead.

Benchmarks don't always help, as I assume and hope people play more than 6 games.

FRAGMAYO · 28 Aug 2013 at 09:06

Yea will definitely be playing more than 6 games

thanks for all the help

Dan

jonnyb1985 · 28 Aug 2013 at 12:29

I have just got myself the i5 haswell on a ROG hero motherboard, with 8GB RAM and use an old raptor HDD and a MSI gtx 560 TI G.card and i can play BF3 on ultra, skyrim on ultra with loads of mods on it to and it runs them great.

I was on an old intel quad core Qx9650 extreme at 3Ghz and this new CPU seem to handle these games much better, and arma 2 on full settings plays so much smother. So no real performance test but I can play out I like with my haswell rig - just be careful with any overclock and the cooling for the CPU and you will go far - happy building

decto · 28 Aug 2013 at 21:38

Of the two I'd stick with the Intel at the moment. 125W CPU's get noisy especially when OC'd.

Either CPU would be fine for gaming, the bigger question is graphics. No point having a £200 CPU with a £100 GPU.

What do you have in mind for a GPU? are you considering crossfire / SLI

If you want the best advice I'd recommend posting a PC budget along with anything you will carry over or need , optical's, monitor, OS etc to get the best bang for buck.

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