Which of these builds?

[Wadely2134]

Alright, other than having the case already I am about to start purchasing parts for a fresh build. I have 2 builds that I am deciding between with only about an $80 dollar difference between the 2.
This pc will really only be used for playing WoW and SC, storing photos and listening to music.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Wadely2134/saved/2mQx
or
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Wadely2134/saved/2mSN

Any advise or opinions? Power supplies adequate? The p/s calculator I used specified a minimum of 583W...

 

[AxlFone]

Lets make you really good build?
here PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1CE9v

If you do not plan to sli then good 550w psu id enough. Then take this.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-power-supply-capstone550m

 

[nokiddingboss]

Alright, other than having the case already I am about to start purchasing parts for a fresh build. I have 2 builds that I am deciding between with only about an $80 dollar difference between the 2.
This pc will really only be used for playing WoW and SC, storing photos and listening to music.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Wadely2134/saved/2mQx
or
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Wadely2134/saved/2mSN

Any advise or opinions? Power supplies adequate? The p/s calculator I used specified a minimum of 583W...

i like both builds but given that you play WoW and SC II, both of which heavily favors intel, then i must in good will recommend you to go with the i7.

 

[Wadely2134]

Lets make you really good build?

Neither of those would be optimal for my usage?

 

[Wadely2134]

i like both builds but given that you play WoW and SC II, both of which heavily favors intel, then i must in good will recommend you to go with the i7.

Is there a short form answer as to why those specific games favor intel? Do games like crysis favor intel as well?

 

[AxlFone]

If you think you need i7 yhen good buy is intel xeon 1230V2
Then build looks like this.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1CEgJ

and you can seve bit in cpu cooler take CM 212 EVO.

 

[Wadely2134]

I have had probably no less than5-6 people advise me on a i5-4670kcpu, but no real explanation as to why...wouldn't the i7-3770k or the fx-8350 be an upgrade from the -i5-4670k?

 

[AxlFone]

No

4670k is new cpu.

But look this. http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Xeon+E3-1230+V2+%40+3.30GHz

Then look this. http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/699?vs=701

 

[nokiddingboss]

i like both builds but given that you play WoW and SC II, both of which heavily favors intel, then i must in good will recommend you to go with the i7.

Is there a short form answer as to why those specific games favor intel? Do games like crysis favor intel as well?

yep there is. both games heavily relies on single thread performance. the single most glaring weakness of amd's cpu's. otherwise, its essentially a tie even on crysis 3. you can search here at toms for the benchmarks or hardwarecanucks.com to see for yourself. i'd rather go with amd personally but i won't recommend it to you as you are playing games better suited for intel processors.

 

[AxlFone]

This good to know as well

 

[nokiddingboss]

This good to know as well

thats cute. but notice the "1024x768" resolution. are you even gonna play on that kind of low resolution?
to sum it up:
low res benchmarks (ie. below 1080p) = bad (its not even near real world settings)
high res benchmarks (ie. 1080p and above)= good (best indication of what you'll be experiencing although not 100% fool-proof)

 

[AxlFone]

That test was made to show difrence between cpu performanse.
Andwhat overclocking makes benefit.

Now remember that OC makes lots of warm too. To OC AMD you must OC then higher to mach intel. This makes more heat and noise.

 

[nokiddingboss]

your intentions are good but sadly it means nothing once you are playing on 1080p or higher. i'm not saying that you are wrong, but i think it'll be better if you post some high res benchies for a better perspective. i don't think i'll be playing crysis 3 max on 1080p and expect 70+fps on a single 7970ghz don't you think so too?

 

[AxlFone]

Play crysis with 3 2560 *1440 monitors and then we will talk about this.
Must leave you something to do aswell. You can post the scores you like
Like this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb4bnprOjxM
Or do you like more this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_6DWSEGkf0
How about this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0toqqPS3P-s
Six monitors!

 

[nokiddingboss]

Play crysis with 3 2560 *1440 monitors and then we will talk about this.
Must leave you something to do aswell. You can post the scores you like

i'd love to do that, but unfortunately i don't have a 1440p monitor that you are requesting. so here's some benchmarks from anandtech for 1440p though crysis 3 isn't included. http://www.anandtech.com/show/6985/choosing-a-gaming-cpu-at-1440p-adding-in-haswell-/5
comeback after you are done perusing with the results. 1080p results are pretty easy though, even here at toms they have benchies for crysis 3 comparing both intel and amd cpu's. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/crysis-3-performance-benchmark-gaming,3451-8.html

 

[AxlFone]

All are with 7970 scores 🙁
I prefer more other side. They work better in sli? But maybe in some day will try Ati.
Not yeat anyway. Im happy now my own build with nvidia cards.
Next I order 2560 1440 monitor. Then two more 27" 1080p monitors.
Plan is to get six monitors in future.

 

[RazerZ]

Go with this build, definitely a lot better than the builds on here so far ( no offense), and the best run for your money.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($225.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Xigmatek GAIA SD1283 56.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($21.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($124.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Plextor M5S Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($254.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.48 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1323.33
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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