Having a real hard time choosing a build

[FrozenZephyr]

so i decided to build my first rig next month but im having alot of issues choosing certain components mainly the gpu and cpu i have a budget of $800..

so this was my first build
Cpu : i5-4690K
ram : 8gb
gpu : gtx 760



this was my 2nd build
Cpu : Amd fx-8350 or FX 6300
Gpu : R9 280x 3gb
same amount ram


so the problems i have is with the first build a couple people from fourms have told me that the i5 is weak or not worth the price i should get an i3 or something else and the 760 is not faster than the r9 280x..

but with my 2nd build i still have people telling me the 8350 is not a strong cpu even though it has 8 cores and the gpu the r80x has screen flickering problems so im stuck 🙁



im getting really frustrated thinking i just might pick up a ps4 and a new tv and call it a day

if this is in the wrong section im sorry

 

[junkeymonkey]

well looking at all the amd -R- card issues here at toms don't think I'd go that way right now -- I left amd first time ever for intel and cant say it was the wrong move [happy]

 

[Eximo]

A lot of conflicting information there.

i5 and Intel in general are superior in the instructions per cycle and efficiency categories. i3 are generally dual core, but each core is fairly fast and they do make fairly good gaming CPUs. i5 has 4 cores, which is pretty much the ideal right now. Only improvement over an i5 is an i7, which adds a little cache and hyperthreading (8 logical cores, but still only 4 physical ones)

AMD FX 8320/8350/9370 all have 4 dual core modules, for a total of 8 cores. However each pair of cores shares the same ALU. Essentially, in tasks that really do use more then 4 cores the FX 8xxx chips will do better then an i5. For any task that doesn't use more then 4 cores, the i5 will be faster.

That is a bit of generalization, but it is more accurate then what was said earlier.

No idea what they mean by screen flickering with an R9-280X, which is a decent video card. Same with the GTX760, both will allow for gaming at 1920x1080 on high to ultra settings in most games. I believe the 280X is faster and more directly competes with the GTX770.

 

[Deleted member 1300495]

This is going to be the best build you can get. The 4690K is one of the strongest CPUs out there, those people were out of their mind.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.40 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.75 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $804.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-25 15:21 EDT-0400

 

[junkeymonkey]

''with an R9-280X, which is a decent video card.'' looks like the trick is getting a -R- card that works and seeing all the threads coming in on them its hard to look there way right now