Intel or amd what to choose?

[Jackie Hakura]

I am buyimg a new rig next week.My build would be:
8 GB RAM
1 TB HDD
Corsair 500 W PSU
Windows 7 64 bit
GTX 960 Asus strix 2 GB
So i am confused with the processor.I have a limited budget and i need a good processor for my CPU thats cheap and gives high performance.I am Thinking of either AMD 8350 or any intel core i5 proccesor.What do u guys think whats best for my build?

 

[daniel_blacke]

What are you planning to use your pc for?

 

[naroslife]

Refer to this.

 

[Karan Thakur]

get the amd 8350 its an octa core cpu and amd offers more value for money.....Here is comparsion between an intel i5 and amd 8350

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-4440-vs-AMD-FX-8350

you can check yourself the scores of both...cpu's and also the price..you pay for each

 

[synphul]

Depending what you use the pc for, a locked core i5 will easily outperform the 8350 in just about anything. You'd have to get a decent amd motherboard and aftermarket cooler and oc it to get closer to i5 performance. Cpuboss isn't the most knowledgeable source for cpu comparisons. And 8350 is only $20 cheaper than an i5 4590 so they're basically the same price.

 

[daniel_blacke]

Make a fully informed choice...

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-5.html

 

[sizzling]

What are you planning to use your pc for?

This is an important question, OP you need to answer.

For gaming the i5 is the accepted winner but for some heavy multi threaded activities the AMD can take the lead

 

[johnnyb105]

A 8320 would be a great lower cost cpu to build a budget system and They overclock well with a good heat sink combo. I have the 4690k and the 8320 and I see no real difference between the 2 except single core performance where as the 4690k is 239 I belive the 8320 costs around 139 extra 100 bucks for system.

 

[synphul]

This has a few benchmark comparisons of the 8320 and the 3570k (not oc'd - the 3570k should have similar performance being 2yrs older than the 4590 and only 100mhz faster stock/turbo so they should even out. No 4590 was on the list for a direct comparison.)

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/698?vs=701

In the u.s. anyway (could change depending on op's location), the 4590 is $189. The 8320 is $135, but to oc it will need a halfways decent motherboard like a 970/990 since it's still a 125w chip like the 8350, and will need an aftermarket cooler so factor in at least $30, maybe $40 for a budget cooler. The 8320 is quickly becoming a $170 cpu with cooler just to try and catch up to the locked i5. There's always a 'catch' somewhere, amd's stated several times that they've specifically priced their hardware according to its' competitor in terms of performance.

If the op is on a tight budget they can always get an i3 for less than the 8320 if their priority is gaming with nearly identical fps in most games. Paired with a decent motherboard, they have an upgrade path to an i5/i7 or xeon. If they're invested in an 8320, there's nowhere to really go without investing an additional $160-180+ for an 8350/8370 and little to no improvement over the 8320. Just like it wouldn't make much sense upgrading from an i5 4460 to a 4590 for $180.

 

[johnnyb105]

My I 5 got hot with the standard heat sink and fan so yes on The intel side of things you can add the cost of a aftermarket heat sink fan combo or water cooling ,, So it is true theres always added cost on both sides of the fence.. Case rosewill Thor 6 case fans so there was enough airflow and no OC at the time.

 

[Jackie Hakura]

I am gonna use it for gaming.

 

[daniel_blacke]

i5 then... hands down and don't listen to the doubters.

 

[Jackie Hakura]

IDK how to overclock :/ a processor

 

[daniel_blacke]

Then don't. It doesn't increase your processing power by THAT much anymore. Back in the day OCing was all that but today it's really just a hobbyist thing. If your interest is gaming, then just game and enjoy it.

 

[Jackie Hakura]

One more question Will i need a cooler if i go to buy core i5 or amd processor??
And is the b85 motherboard good for my rig??

 

[synphul]

You shouldn't need a cooler if the cpu is stock, it comes with one though stock coolers aren't the best. They should work though. Your best bet with the motherboard is to check the website of the manufacturer and see if it needs a bios update to support the i5 model you pick. B85's can be a cheap way to get an i5 up and running.

 

[daniel_blacke]

I have a B85, yes it will work fine. I'd take synphul's advice to check for a BIOS update. He's knows his stuff.

 

[Karan Thakur]

I am gonna use it for gaming.

My friend if you are going to get one for gaming then get the amd 8320 many titles like battlefield 4 are designed to give better performance with multiple cores....and other thing is as soon as dx 12 is released single core perfomance will stand no where,,,,and amd's processors are better if you want to overclock....Get the amd 8320 and you wont be disappointed trust me...

 

[Jackie Hakura]

@Karan As i said i dont know how to OC a processor.Also is amd only useful if i oc it?Is it not good without OCing it.

 

[Karan Thakur]

@Karan As i said i dont know how to OC a processor.Also is amd only useful if i oc it?Is it not good without OCing it.

A guy ran battlefield 4 at 1080 p high settings with an amd fx 6300 6 core cpu ( without overclocking) and the one im suggesting you is amd 8320 octa core 3.5 ghz....
and about the overclocking thing...just one thing ..."There is a first time for everything" but im sure it would work flawlessly without even overclocking

 

[Neutr1n0]

Omfg... dont listen to that idiot recommending fx8320 over i5 4590 for gaming. You cant compare intel and amd core count and clock. DX12 wont change anything for existing games and single core performance will always rule over core count.

 

[Karan Thakur]

Omfg... dont listen to that idiot recommending fx8320 over i5 4590 for gaming. You cant compare intel and amd core count and clock. DX12 wont change anything for existing games and single core performance will always rule over core count.

First Thing : I never said AMD 8320 is better than i5 4690 but considering the price you pay 63 $ more to get the i5
Second Thing : The AMD is good if he wants to overclock...and if he can't overclock then that is not my problem
Third Thing : I never said anything about intel and you are an idiot..!!!!!!!

 

[Jackie Hakura]

Ok so can u say 4590 is future proof cause i am not thinking to upgrade my pc for next 3-4 years

 

[synphul]

Nothing is future proof. No such thing exists in ever changing technology which is how they manage to keep developing and selling new hardware and software all the time. The 4590 is a stronger cpu than the 8320 or 8350 so it should last you awhile yes. Whether it lasts 3-4 years depends on what you need it to do, if it's still doing what you need it to do and the requirements of future games that would be pointless to speculate at. For some people it may on sustain their needs for 2-3 years, others 4-5 years. There is no way to say with certainty that any cpu will 'definitely play all future games amazingly for the next 4 years'. My opinion is that it will be far more likely to remain useful for a longer period of time than amd's cpus because it's a stronger faster piece of hardware.