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Started by Hobo, June 15, 2014, 03:35

Hobo

I'm going to do a major upgrade on my current PC and would like your opinions.
What I have that I want to reuse: 8GB DDR3 1600 RAM, Western Digital 1TB Blue HDD, and a Gigabyte GTX 660 (I'd be getting another one for 2-way SLI)

Here are two builds I put together, which one do you guys like the best and why? The only difference is the CPU and Motherboard. Feel free to comment on other things.

Intel build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($90.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $886.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-14 22:32 EDT-0400


AMD build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($114.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($90.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $800.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-14 22:32 EDT-0400

Thanks  :like: :ccmas:


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-AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
-EVGA RTX 3080
-ASUS Prime X470-Pro Motherboard
-CORSAIR Vengeance RGB PRO 32GB RAM
-ADATA SX8200 NVME SSD 960GB
-Seagate IronWolf Pro 8TB HDD
-Western Digital Blue 2TB HDD
-ADATA Ultimate SU800 2TB SDD x2
-ADATA Ultimate SU800 1TB SSD x2
-Corsair HX750 Professional PSU
-NZXT H440 white/black case
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droctogonapus

I would go for the intel build if you are just going to do gaming.  The intel build has higher memory freq support if you plan to get that high clocked ram.  If you plan on doing lots of video editing/converting I would go for the amd build since most games can't utilize up to 8 cores from what I understand.  On the cpu I would go with an amd gpu but that's just me, nvidia works fine.

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Its a whale.  Computer Specs[spoiler]
Video card: Asus AMD R9 270 + Gigabyte GeForce GT 620 1 GB (Physx Card)
CPU: AMD FX 6300
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0
HDD: WD 2TB Caviar Black 7200rpm
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus
PSU: Corsair Professional Series HX650 Modular Power Supply
Memory: Amd Radeon Entertainment Series 16GB DDR3 1600 CL9[/spoiler]

TheSandman

Personally, i would go for the Intel build. The extra 80 bucks for a CPU that can fully be used or whatever, go for that. Like Droc said, most games/programs dont and cant use all 8 cores to their max efficiency.
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Twido

Go for intel, AMD just sucks (Have experience with it)  :like:


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Hobo

I was thinking the Intel build too, especially since the 4690k is a brand new CPU that will be released on June 25th.  :like:


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[shadow=black,left]My PC Specs:
-AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
-EVGA RTX 3080
-ASUS Prime X470-Pro Motherboard
-CORSAIR Vengeance RGB PRO 32GB RAM
-ADATA SX8200 NVME SSD 960GB
-Seagate IronWolf Pro 8TB HDD
-Western Digital Blue 2TB HDD
-ADATA Ultimate SU800 2TB SDD x2
-ADATA Ultimate SU800 1TB SSD x2
-Corsair HX750 Professional PSU
-NZXT H440 white/black case
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Twido

Quote from: Hobo on June 15, 2014, 16:00
I was thinking the Intel build too, especially since the 4690k is a brand new CPU that will be released on June 25th.  :like:
Fuck, overwatched ur cpu.. yeah, go intel for sure now :D


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Ethan

might have to use this to build me a new one... adding in the memory, video card and other stuff... I want a semi decent gaming rig and that not built entirely for gaming but yet might be able to run GTA 5 decently.

Hobo

Quote from: Ethan on June 16, 2014, 02:21
might have to use this to build me a new one... adding in the memory, video card and other stuff... I want a semi decent gaming rig and that not built entirely for gaming but yet might be able to run GTA 5 decently.
http://reddit.com/r/buildapcforme would be useful for you. Or you can try building one yourself on http://pcpartpicker.com


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[shadow=black,left]My PC Specs:
-AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
-EVGA RTX 3080
-ASUS Prime X470-Pro Motherboard
-CORSAIR Vengeance RGB PRO 32GB RAM
-ADATA SX8200 NVME SSD 960GB
-Seagate IronWolf Pro 8TB HDD
-Western Digital Blue 2TB HDD
-ADATA Ultimate SU800 2TB SDD x2
-ADATA Ultimate SU800 1TB SSD x2
-Corsair HX750 Professional PSU
-NZXT H440 white/black case
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Ethan

lol I tried the part picker.. ended up doing a build worth $1500, more than I am comfortable with

Hobo

Quote from: Ethan on June 16, 2014, 03:45
lol I tried the part picker.. ended up doing a build worth $1500, more than I am comfortable with
For a budget build, get an AMD CPU and GPU. Something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer  ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $729.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-16 00:11 EDT-0400

$640 without Windows. Shouldn't have any issue playing current games (except Watch_Dogs due to horrible optimization) on ultra settings @ 1080p.


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[shadow=black,left]My PC Specs:
-AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
-EVGA RTX 3080
-ASUS Prime X470-Pro Motherboard
-CORSAIR Vengeance RGB PRO 32GB RAM
-ADATA SX8200 NVME SSD 960GB
-Seagate IronWolf Pro 8TB HDD
-Western Digital Blue 2TB HDD
-ADATA Ultimate SU800 2TB SDD x2
-ADATA Ultimate SU800 1TB SSD x2
-Corsair HX750 Professional PSU
-NZXT H440 white/black case
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Dobby

Dont go with AMD stock cooler. They're awful. I cant wait until next week to get another one.
Quote from: mick88 on May 24, 2015, 21:39
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Hobo

Quote from: Dobby on June 16, 2014, 05:20
Dont go with AMD stock cooler. They're awful. I cant wait until next week to get another one.
I'm using one. It's fine, just loud as fuck. CPU stays below 60C while gaming.


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[shadow=black,left]My PC Specs:
-AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
-EVGA RTX 3080
-ASUS Prime X470-Pro Motherboard
-CORSAIR Vengeance RGB PRO 32GB RAM
-ADATA SX8200 NVME SSD 960GB
-Seagate IronWolf Pro 8TB HDD
-Western Digital Blue 2TB HDD
-ADATA Ultimate SU800 2TB SDD x2
-ADATA Ultimate SU800 1TB SSD x2
-Corsair HX750 Professional PSU
-NZXT H440 white/black case
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Dobby

Quote from: Hobo on June 16, 2014, 05:35
Quote from: Dobby on June 16, 2014, 05:20
Dont go with AMD stock cooler. They're awful. I cant wait until next week to get another one.
I'm using one. It's fine, just loud as fuck. CPU stays below 60C while gaming.
True, the hottest mine has been was during prime95 stress testing, even then it hit 74c maximum after 45 mins (Core Temp says max is 83 for my CPU) . I just like my shit quiet thats all :P it goes too damn loud.
Quote from: mick88 on May 24, 2015, 21:39
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Ethan

LOL, take that exact list, find identical Intel equivalents and windows 7, ill be happy. except I might not need a new case.

Hobo

Quote from: Ethan on June 17, 2014, 15:18
LOL, take that exact list, find identical Intel equivalents and windows 7, ill be happy. except I might not need a new case.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($42.21 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer  ($19.35 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $906.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-17 11:31 EDT-0400


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[shadow=black,left]My PC Specs:
-AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
-EVGA RTX 3080
-ASUS Prime X470-Pro Motherboard
-CORSAIR Vengeance RGB PRO 32GB RAM
-ADATA SX8200 NVME SSD 960GB
-Seagate IronWolf Pro 8TB HDD
-Western Digital Blue 2TB HDD
-ADATA Ultimate SU800 2TB SDD x2
-ADATA Ultimate SU800 1TB SSD x2
-Corsair HX750 Professional PSU
-NZXT H440 white/black case
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