Intel or AMD configuration

[victorpexacos]

Hello fellow users, I have finally decided to retire my old desktop and buy something decent to play new titles.

The budget is around 600€

I have read a lot, much much more these days before posting this question here, so that you can give me your opinion, since I read you quite a lot and I trust your judgment ;D

I am going to show you two GUIDELINE configurations without graphics, as it will probably be an R9 270X or a GTX 760 depending on the budget. The goal of the budget is to get the best possible performance with a certain quality of components.

Intel

AMD

Well, as I said above, they are guideline, as I know that with a little more money you can improve the quality of the components and I will look at that when I decide if the platform will be AMD or Intel.

Regarding buying the Intel or AMD platform, these are the conclusions I have drawn:

• The core vs core performance of Intel is much superior to that of AMD, so games that use one, two, four cores will generally perform better on this Intel.

• Better default temperatures and lower TDP in the Intel, so it could be used with the default cooler, although a Cooler Master TX3 is recommended at a minimum.

• This Intel does not have overclocking capability, AMD does, and with some overclocking I think it could reach a performance similar to the Intel, although I'm not sure.

• According to what I have read, games are going to tend to use more cores, although I don't know if an FX 6300 will differ much from the Intel if this happens.

• And perhaps the most important thing, if I buy an FX, it would be to overclock it sooner or later, so the cooler would be mandatory, and the motherboard I put is the one they usually recommend for that. But the doubt is that with the Intel processor, a normal motherboard and with TX3 the price difference is reduced and according to them, the performance of the Intels does not change much with components that are not High-End

Well, I have probably left several things uncommented, but I think the idea has been more or less clear.

So in summary, the idea is that if, for a price difference of maybe 40€, it is worth more the Intel or better to invest in a better graphics card, or buy some popcorn and go to the cinema :wall:

I hope you give your opinion, and now I will configure a couple more configurations, to see if I can stay under 600€ with a graphics card.

[victorpexacos]

[victorpexacos]

[Fassou]

Personally, I would have no doubts in opting for a 4570 + H87 as you can see by the signature, but if the budget is really tight, I would stop buying some things to take advantage of parts I already have.

The HDD, to spend €50 on a TB, better let go of €72 for double the capacity, or use one you already have, and the case and additional heatsink would also save me.

The memory, some G.Skill that come out well priced and usually don't give problems (I avoid Geil).

With what you save by joining the brotherhood of the fist, you can try to reach a 280X ( €250 ), and you will have a great rig that you can improve in the future, all those aesthetic nonsense like the case :troll:

Salu2!

[victorpexacos]

The old computer is a P4, with a 60GB hard drive ;D a classic piece of junk jajaja

I can't even use the case, which is why I need a whole new computer.

Thanks for replying.

[victorpexacos]

And as for the platform's duration, it is assumed that AMD will not continue with the FX ranges, so these will be the last processors supported by AM3+ and in the future would have to change platform.

On the other hand, Intel's 1150 is supposed to last at least one more generation and could update the hardware.

I think I will go for Intel, if anyone feels like advising me a complete configuration, I would appreciate it, since in sources and motherboards there is a lot to choose from and in tight budgets the difference between choosing something of quality and something mediocre can be 20€.

Best regards and I hope you will collaborate a little in the post.

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[Bm4n]

Victor intel has had very clear cycles for a few years, a socket is good for one generation of processors and the next (which is of the same architecture but with a smaller manufacturing process), I tell you this about updating, in any case I think the computers last that long so you won't mind. AMD keeps the sockets more but the chipsets change and improve, not as often, but in 3 or 4 years you will want to change the whole system.

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[victorpexacos]

Well I think I'll go for intel if I can gather more money, and if not I'll go down to an fx6300, because I'm not very picky when it comes to gaming, but I feel like buying a good computer.

Thanks to everyone for the opinions.

Best regards

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[amd125]

@victorpexacos:

Well, I think I'll go for Intel if I can gather more money, and if not, I'll go for an FX6300, since I'm not very picky when it comes to gaming, but I want to buy a good computer.

Thanks to everyone for their opinions.

Best regards

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Well, you can also look at the FX-8320, which works very well and will be around €30 more than the 6300. It may be true that AMD doesn't release more processors for that platform, but as others have mentioned, Intel usually does the same thing more quickly. Whether you buy Intel or AMD, coming from a Pentium 4, it will seem like another world and you'll surely get years of use out of it.

[victorpexacos]

@amd125:

Man, you can also look at the FX-8320, which performs very well and will be around €30 more than the 6300. It may be true that AMD doesn't release more processors for that platform, but as others have mentioned, Intel usually does the same thing more quickly. Whether you buy Intel or AMD, coming from a Pentium 4, it will feel like a whole new world, and you'll surely get years of use out of it.

I understand what you're saying, but when I make the budgets for Intel and AMD, the difference is only about €30 at most.

What I would like is if you have some time, could you adjust these budgets I'm giving you a bit:

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For example, I'm not sure if I could save some money on the motherboards. I don't think so for AMD, because the fx8320 is overclockable, and if I have the possibility, sooner or later I'll overclock it.

On the other hand, Intel doesn't allow overclocking, but I'm not sure if choosing another board with an older chipset will perform the same as the H87.

I love the case, but I could save about €9 if I get the Cooler Master K280, which isn't a big deal, although by saving a little on each component, I can lower the budgets a bit.

I look forward to your final opinions, as I don't want to give this matter much more thought.

Best regards and thanks to all.

[Obione]

It would be better source, FSP Raider or Corsair CX but well, if you have to scrape this, a 270X moves you: http://xtremmedia.com/?q=cconfig/view#A023913,A012629,A008468,A001648,A002314,A021463,A001299