Moving from Intel to amd system

lawrence281 · 14 Aug 2016 at 23:23

So I'm the past, I've built an Intel build for my first gaming system, and got a radeon card which burnt out running it on the first day, ever since getting a free equal replacement, I went to nvidia and was smooth sailing since then.
Recently sold my system due to commitments, but in the near future I'd like to go for a fully amd cpu/ Radeon build and wondered will I notice a big difference in gaming, apart from price.

I used to run a i7 4770k and gtx 980. I don't know anything about amd cpus or cards, any information on equivalent parts to my nv and Intel parts specs would be appreciated so I know price ranges I look at!

Main games would be to get a decent fps for games like bf1, big releases in general

lawrence281 · 15 Aug 2016 at 06:28

Borealis said:
Unfortunately, the AMD CPUs are currently way behind Intel. The FX series are the top end, and they date back to 2012/2013. An i7 4770K and 980 will pretty much beat any AMD system out there.

The difference would be the GPU. An RX 480 is roughly equivalent to a GTX 970, but you can get an 8GB version. The Nvidia equivalent is the GTX 1060 with 6GB VRAM. I'd go with an RX 480 every time, because it has 8GB VRAM and will work better with DX12 in the future.

What exactly is dx12 and how does it affect gaming

lawrence281 · 15 Aug 2016 at 06:29

Don't really understand the point of having an amd system then, if it's that far behind, unless used for non gaming purposes :/

lawrence281 · 15 Aug 2016 at 06:31

Doogles said:
Going to anything on the AMD side coming from a 4770k is going to be a massive hit and feel horrid. R9 Fury might be worth a punt though for you although I'd just spend the extra £75 for the 1070.

But is the low end sky lake cpus width getting over an i5, I guess I wouldn't mind spending money on it, hoping id get it 2nd hand cheaper. Only problem would be not feeling I'm using it to its full potential