A10 5800k or i3 3225

[dhruv_47]

this is for my first build

mobo : GA-B75M-D3H or asus F2A55-M-LK-PLUS

 

[conkerman]

What do you want to do on it?

I ended up with a A10 5700 as an HTPC (occasional light gaming HL2, and other old stuff).

If you don't want to game, then I would go Intel as the i3 is a more efficient processor.
If you want to Game, go Intel and a dedicated GPU.

FM2 does not make sense for game-centric computing.

My build was

A10 5700
F2A75M-DS3
8GB 1866 DDR3.
5TB Hdd space.

Its an odd product, but does just what I want from it.

 

[dhruv_47]

gaming,not looking in to igp
going for a 650 ti gpu

 

[mouse24]

gaming,not looking in to igp
going for a 650 ti gpu

In that case grab the i3

 

[dhruv_47]

ok but a10 has better clockspeed and more cores

 

[conkerman]

Go for the i3.

There is more to Performance than Clock and cores.

 

[06yfz450ridr]

just go for the fx series if you're getting a graphics card and want to save money

 

[mouse24]

ok but a10 has better clockspeed and more cores

Doesn't matter, the i3 is a lot faster even with its lower clock speed and lesser amount of cores, the architecture is much more efficient and faster. Not to mention they had to use a lot of internal space and heat to get a gpu that good (comparatively speaking, igp to igp) on the A10.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6347/amd-a10-5800k-a8-5600k-review-trinity-on-the-desktop-part-2/6

The A10 is more of an HTPC cpu (technically APU...) or for people who never intend on adding on gpu

 

[conkerman]

Case closed. Good Reply.

 

[dhruv_47]

i think i will go with i3 3225
thanks for the help

 

[shaun_shaun]

no ... just go with i3 3220 if you getting a discrete graphics card !!

 

[dhruv_47]

or maybe i will go with the new i3 3240,better clockspeed

 

[shaun_shaun]

higher clock speed doesn't mean higher frame rate in gaming.... i3 3240 is currently $150 .. why dont u put another $30 and go with i5 3470 ? it can out perform all the AMD flagship cpus and even 2500k(stock speeds)
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6396/the-vishera-review-amd-fx8350-fx8320-fx6300-and-fx4300-tested/5


u wont see much performance increase with i3 3240 comparing with 3220... just go with i3 3220 or i5 3470... otherwise you are just wasting your money...... just my 2cents

 

[dhruv_47]

how does i5 3550 compare to i5 3470

 

[geekthegreek]

look at this video what you can actually do if you instead get the i5 3570k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmw8v4sV7vI

 

[shaun_shaun]

not much.. i5 3550 clocked 100mhz higher @ 3.3 GHz

 

[dhruv_47]

i am thinking of a ga b75 d3h to pair it with,good pair?

 

[shaun_shaun]

u mean i5 3470 or 3550 ? GA-B75M-D3H motherboard looks ok to me ...

 

[dhruv_47]

i5 3550

 

[shaun_shaun]

Are you planning to buy it from Newegg ? i5 3470 currently $180 on Amazon....and i5 3550 is $210 ... I suggest you save that $30 and get HD7850 instead of 650ti....

 

[dhruv_47]

no,i am from India gonna buy it from flipkart and i don't think
newegg ships to india and the psu i selected is corsair builder
series 430w and HD7850 requires a 500w psu,i think.