i3 4150 or i5 3470 Gaming

[Toshz]

Hey Guys,

So as the title says i3 4150 or an i5 3470?

Mostly Gaming, I have these two builds in mind, one does not have a case but it doesnt matter I have a spare one (it'll have to do in the meantime, even though it is a normal tower).

-Elite 110
-i3 4150
-GTX 760 ITX
-Kingston Hyper X Fury 8gb Ram
-1tb HDD WD
-h81m itx
-Rosewill Capstone 650w Modular PSU

or

-i5 3470
-GTX 770
-Asrock H61MV ITX
-4GB Kingston HyperX Fury Black 1866
-Rosewill Capstone 650w Modular PSU
- 1tb HDD WD

 

[DroneDroneDrone]

The 3570 is better for gaming.

 

[DroneDroneDrone]

Nevermind, thought it said 3570. The 4150 is better processor wise, but basically it comes down to this. Better GPU vs Better CPU. I'd go with the 3470 since you get a better GPU. Also consider changing the GPU to a 280/280x

 

[DroneDroneDrone]

Yeah get the 280x. Its much cheaper and will perform similarly with the 770.

 

[Toshz]

The 3570 is better for gaming.

Nevermind, thought it said 3570. The 4150 is better processor wise, but basically it comes down to this. Better GPU vs Better CPU. I'd go with the 3470 since you get a better GPU. Also consider changing the GPU to a 280/280x

These days I really dont trust AMD, I have heard a lot of people with artifacting problems and such, I have considered AMD but when I saw the reviews on newegg I said no. lol

 

[DroneDroneDrone]

Ok then. 770 will do fine as well. You'll have no problem maxing out most games.

 

[kunthakenthe]

drone is right get a r9 280x it will perform similarly. Also cant you get a i5 4590 or 4690k its newer faster and upgradable no point in getting last gen cpu's

 

[Toshz]

Any 280x you guys would recommend over a 770? I really dont want a brick after two months lol.

 

[kunthakenthe]

asus,msi, or sapphire would do great coolers, msi and asus were said to have had that problem with artifacting but i think that is fixed. if you can spend that much for a gtx 770 you might aswell got a r9 290 which is basically a gtx 780

 

[DroneDroneDrone]

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr928xoc3gdrev2
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100363vx2sr
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r9280xdc2t3gd5
I'd choose from these 3. Not really alot of difference, just better coolers and what not. The gigabyte/sapphire will cool better while the ASUS will be quieter.

 

[Toshz]

I can say Im really impressed the 290 comes with 4gigs of vram lol holy shit, too bad it doesnt fit in my budget.

I appreciate all your responses but Im going NVIDIA, maybe in a few years when AMD gets their shit together on quality control I will buy one of their cards meanwhile Intel, Nvidia is the way to go for me.

edit: or do you guys think I should go with haswell i3 and the gtx 770 and later on upgrade to an i5?

 

[DroneDroneDrone]

Ok. Good luck with your build. Glad I could help

 

[kunthakenthe]

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr928xoc3gdrev2
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100363vx2sr
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r9280xdc2t3gd5
I'd choose from these 3. Not really alot of difference, just better coolers and what not. The gigabyte/sapphire will cool better while the ASUS will be quieter.

i heard gigabyte is voltage locked and not as good of a cooler.

much better cards around the price of a gtx 770 and 2x as good.

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-1003622sr

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r9290dc2oc4gd5

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-912v308002

 

[Toshz]

The PNY GTX 770 im taking is pretty cheap 320 bucks on newegg.

400 is kinda off my budget, haha.

 

[kunthakenthe]

I can say Im really impressed the 290 comes with 4gigs of vram lol holy shit, too bad it doesnt fit in my budget.

I appreciate all your responses but Im going NVIDIA, maybe in a few years when AMD gets their shit together on quality control I will buy one of their cards meanwhile Intel, Nvidia is the way to go for me.

edit: or do you guys think I should go with haswell i3 and the gtx 770 and later on upgrade to an i5?

get the i5 it will not bottleneck the card. amd is not that bad man those reviews are probably from when it was first released.
if your going to go nvidia then at least get a 780 if you can fit it in your budget or a 4gb gtx 770 then sli it

 

[kunthakenthe]

The PNY GTX 770 im taking is pretty cheap 320 bucks on newegg.

pny is not as good a cooler its like zotac cheap 4gb versions but not as good cooler

 

[Toshz]

The PNY GTX 770 im taking is pretty cheap 320 bucks on newegg.

pny is not as good a cooler its like zotac cheap 4gb versions but not as good cooler

They also have lifetime warranty, that kind of sucks me in. lol

 

[DroneDroneDrone]

Hi Toshz, I heard you like support/warranty. I'd like you to meet my friend. His name is EVGA.

 

[Toshz]

Let me go to the builds section and see if someone can build something nice for me my budget is pretty limited 650 bucks, no case no hdd needed. newegg only btw.

If you guys could help me out with that I would appreciate it, would like to see different people's opinion.

 

[DroneDroneDrone]

Does that budget include OS?

 

[Toshz]

Does that budget include OS?

nope lol

 

[DroneDroneDrone]

Heres the i5 with a 760:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VqMrRB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VqMrRB/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.48 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.70 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $649.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
and here's a 4150 with a 770
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vKTqP6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vKTqP6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.48 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.70 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($322.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $652.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
kept with your intel/nvidia preference, but really though, if you're willing to go with AMD you could get a 280/280x

 

[Toshz]

Heres the i5 with a 760:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VqMrRB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VqMrRB/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.48 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.70 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $649.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
and here's a 4150 with a 770
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vKTqP6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vKTqP6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.48 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.70 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($322.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $652.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
kept with your intel/nvidia preference, but really though, if you're willing to go with AMD you could get a 280/280x

Can you do i5 4570 r9 280x? btw no optical drive needed also have one of those.

 

[DroneDroneDrone]

280x with 4570 will put you above you $600 budget by $50. You can get a 280 instead which will put you under budget. 280x>770>280>760

 

[DroneDroneDrone]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TTfC4D
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TTfC4D/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.48 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.70 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($279.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $674.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
here iss a build anyway. Did my math wrong, will be $74 above budget. You could always go with the i3 4150 if you want it though