You're going to hate me for asking this....

[TAGD]

Hi, so a couple of days ago i asked for a build around £700(im now spending a bit more) and got a couple of great answers and decided to take them and change them a little. Basically i have two builds I can't decide between, well technically three.

It narrows down to the AMD 8320/8350 with the Asus R2.0 Pro motherboard or the Intel i5 3570k with the ASRock Z77 Extreme4 motherboard.

Yeah, so basically Intel or Amd? I bet you hate me now..... lol
If it helps, I plan on playing Star citizen when it's released, DayZ Standalone(which is a cpu hog) and bf4,etc.

 

[tiny voices]

Neither is better. I would get the i5 personally. IF you want to do editing of any kind the 8320 is the obvious choice, but if this is a PURELY gaming machine, I would get the i5.

 

[giantbucket]

edit your post to make it a poll, and it might be more fun! i'd vote intel for no reason other than I have that same one (well, extreme3), and the FX chips run way too hot for my liking.

 

[Z1NONLY]

If you are gaming, get the build with the stronger graphics card.

The CPU generally only needs to support the GPU in most games. Both of the CPU's can do that job. So the important question is which build has the better GPU?

 

[TAGD]

Sadly i can't edit it to a poll, unless im blind and can't find the option to lol, and the builds are exactly the same, both have a gigabyte r9 280x but the amd build obviously being cheaper so i could spend a little more on the case or just save the money.

 

[MDXX]

Amd+nvidia FTW

 

[TAGD]

Incase you're interested, here's the rest of the build, just add in the Amd or Intel
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)
Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive
XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case
Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler

And just so I don't have to create another thread, any suggestions? The only thing im not sure about is the case, I know most of time it's just goes down to looks but I was thinking about a Case with a side fan but im not sure if I will be able to put one in with the size of the Hyper 212 Evo.

 

[tiny voices]

A side fan is pretty pointless anyway. Generally they just mess up airflow and don't actually help cooling at all.

 

[TAGD]

Really? What about a fan at the top of the case or a extra front fan? It's really only for the gpu tbh.

 

[compnewb_12]

For a build of this budget the 8320 would be my suggestion. Games are very GPU intensive but with large multiplier games like BF4 like u mentioned using sometimes 4 or more cores, and who is to say they won't be even more intensive in the CPU utilization. I would disregard the 8350 because the only difference between the two is clock speed, and the 8320 is only 160 dollars, 40 less than the 8350 in USD. With that you could get an upgrade to either a better case, cpu cooler, or use it for some led lighting. Personally I would go for a better case like this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352031. If you want to you could upgrade your PSU but it is not really needed.

Hope this helped!

 

[TAGD]

Just had a look at that case, I think I will be getting that one now, it has excellent customer feedback.

You've all given great advice, thank-you!

 

[tiny voices]

Really? What about a fan at the top of the case or a extra front fan? It's really only for the gpu tbh.

All any computer needs to keep cool is 3 fans.

-front intake
-top exhaust
-rear exhaust

 

[TAGD]

Alright, I was only being safe because I saw some people say that the gigabyte 280x has a poor exhaust and the heat just sits in the case but then again I don't know what case they are using and what their cable management is like.