Amd or intel for gaming

[darknirvana21]

Hey I am kind of new at all of this, but I am looking into getting a gaming computer. A friend of mine has been a die hard intel fan since creation while my brother is a fan of AMD. I've looked at benchmarks and read up on both platforms, but I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions. This pc will be used primarily for gaming, things like skyrim, swtor, or MW3. How do these benchmarks translate into gaming performance?

 

[darknirvana21]

Op originally stated for gaming on games such as Skyrim, SWToR & MW3

That being said, based on the purse you have for a gaming rig, you could do pretty much anything while sticking with the Intel platform - which will indeed last longer, perform better and is not a dead platform.

Best bet is to go with a Z68 motherboard with good features, Intel i5 2500K, 16GB of DDR3 RAM, a decent SSD (120 GB or higher) an HDD for storage, a decent aftermarket CPU cooler and an AMD 7950 video card.

That machine will basically handle anything you throw at it and later on down the road, grab another 7950 for crossfire.

You can also consider the 2011 platform but i don't see an advantage in gaming to justify buying a 2011 mobo with an i7 3930...

Thanks for this information. Do you see any reason to wait for ivy if its for gaming only?

 

[amuffin]

Nope, also you want a custom liquid cooled everything. So you can cool your 2500k, and 7950 so you can overclock it to 7970 levels.

 

[sonexpc]

For Over $2000 budget ... For sure suggest you go for the new i7-3930K.... is just so fast ... not just in game but in all the application ..... if you will do Photoshop that kind or AutoCad... you will feel significant increase while you doing rendering...

For Game is a little bit over power ... but if you have budget why not?... It may last for another 5 year... The benchmark of this CPU is almost Double as i5-2500K.... and this is also easy overclock!

 

[jonpaul37]

^ +1 amuffin

No reason to wait for Ivy, it may yield a little more performance boost but that 2500K will last you at least 2 years. Not enough to warrant the wait and/or price premium IB might have over SB.

 

[mahin1islam]

It matters a lot. overall, intel is the best at gaming for their high end processor. almost all gamers will recommend an i5-2500k. but for those who cant afford it, there is always the Pentium G620, which performs better than almost all amd chips in terms of gaming.

 

[bak0n]

I like AMD but Intel is the CPU of choice for gaming.

I do still prefer AMD GPU's over Nvidia however because of the efficiency. And no, it doesn't cause an issue to run and AMD GPU with an Intel CPU.

 

[sonexpc]

For nowadays PC Market

CPU OVER $150 Perfer INTEL
CPU UNDER $150 perfer AMD ( PERFER APU Not FX)

VIDEO CARD $200 BELOW Perfer AMD
VIDEO CARD $200 ABOVE Perfer NVIDIA

 

[darknirvana21]

Nope, also you want a custom liquid cooled everything. So you can cool your 2500k, and 7950 so you can overclock it to 7970 levels.

I was planning on getting a 7970, unless Nvidias Kepler comes out sooner, which was a whole new issue for me, whether it was worth the wait on their cards.

 

[Guest]

For nowadays PC Market

CPU OVER $150 Perfer INTEL
CPU UNDER $150 perfer AMD ( PERFER APU Not FX)

VIDEO CARD $200 BELOW Perfer AMD
VIDEO CARD $200 ABOVE Perfer NVIDIA

i think the price point of intel/amd really isn't only money but also the configuration performance.
based on a budget w/o heavy (bf3, crysis 2) gaming.
cpu with a discreet: i3
cpu w/o a discreet: amd llano

 

[fazers_on_stun]

I believe OP meant "tower" as in "tower complete with components inside as well"

Heh, hopefully that's what he meant.

Or maybe the Leaning Tower of Pizza ..

 

[Headbomb]

Hmm, Would an AMD video card work best with an AMD CPU or does it not matter?

I did the research and have considered the 3570k i5 processor.
although I still want to buy an AMD HD Radeon 7870.
I would buy a Nvidia card buy they are more expensive than AMD.

What would work best?

 

[Thomas Creel]

^ Doesn't matter

 

[jaguarskx]

My answer is:

Whatever you can afford.