Intel i5 6400K VS AMD FX 8350 CPU's

[PapaShand]

Hi there,

i have had a dilemma as I bought a 9590 and didn't realise the short supply, not to forget expense in parts, I am looking to buy one of these two but I want to know which is best for me...

I will 80% of the time be Gaming but, I will also use for the odd research and quite often for Homework as I'm still a Student, what should i get?

 

[InvalidError]

Higher power units tend to be slightly less efficient at low loads. Aside from that, it should make no difference if you get a 600W or 1200W PSU.

 

[PapaShand]

Thanks Invaliderror, what is the best Motherboard for this build... https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/PapaShand/saved/QvzGXL as Rogue Leader has been suggesting the ASUS Prime but I don't know if it's because its cheap or it's a very good Mobo, if you have a better suggestion what Mobo would you choose? Thanks.

 

[Rogue Leader]

650 is fine, if its cheaper even better. I suggest the ASUS PRIME because IMO its a good board. I always use ASUS.

That Link you posted shows a Corsair CSM PSU?

 

[PapaShand]

I forgot, what are the opinions on PSU's? I am getting the Corsair Case shown and was wondering what I should do, get a Corsair PSU Gold + Certified or stick with EVGA at a little more pricey, what's my best option? Also, I've just finished my choices, any suggestions apart form the PSU debate? P.S. Should I be opting for the Asus Prime B250M-A or the B250M-K? I'm only gonna use 16 GB of RAM but are there other benefits to the B250M-A or just the capacity of RAM? Thanks!

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/PapaShand/saved/QvzGXL

 

[Rogue Leader]

I forgot, what are the opinions on PSU's? I am getting the Corsair Case shown and was wondering what I should do, get a Corsair PSU Gold + Certified or stick with EVGA at a little more pricey, what's my best option? Also, I've just finished my choices, any suggestions apart form the PSU debate? P.S. Should I be opting for the Asus Prime B250M-A or the B250M-K? I'm only gonna use 16 GB of RAM but are there other benefits to the B250M-A or just the capacity of RAM? Thanks!

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/PapaShand/saved/QvzGXL

The M-A has 2 more ram slots, an HDMI port (that you don't need because you have a GPU), an extra M.2 socket, a USB type C port, and its physically a little bigger. Personally i would go for that you never know when you may need more room and kick yourself for not spending $10 more.

The Corsair CSM is an OK PSU, IMO the EVGA G2 series is better quality, made by Superflower which is the best in the business aside from Seasonic.

 

[PapaShand]

This is how it's looking now, anything else I need to do? Imma make a post asking what everyones' opinions of the build are and if there are any suggestions, I'll make sure to feed back to you on what they say, or, you could just view the post yourself!

Anyways, here's the build... https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/VL3q9W

 

[MaDDD]

Are you going to be using those SP120's on a radiator? If not, AF120's may be better suited as a case fan. SP - Static Pressure AF - Air Flow

 

[TJ Hooker]

Seeing as how that case already comes with two fans and he's using a low power GPU, I'd say ditch the additional fans altogether. Other than that, looks good to me.