Mr.Mem Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Should I go with this build or this build? My main goal is for games, but I would like a decently fast computer either way. I would greatly appreciate opinions and reasons. Note: I designed neither of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanner the Original Scout™ Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 I recommend a build with an FX-8320/50. Cheaper and get a better GPU to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Дебра Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 I recommend a build with an FX-8320/50. Cheaper and get a better GPU to boot. He already has a amazing GPU in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanner the Original Scout™ Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 He already has a amazing GPU in there. Just save some ca$h for more games. Just realized there was an R9 290 in the other build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knavesmith Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 /summon AwesomeMcCoolName Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Дебра Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Just save some ca$h for more games. Just realized there was an R9 290 in the other build If he can get a i5 within his budget without the rest of his build suffering he should. AMD isn't bad but it isn't great either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanner the Original Scout™ Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 /summon AwesomeMcCoolName he's not "available" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanner the Original Scout™ Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 If he can get a i5 within his budget without the rest of his build suffering he should. AMD isn't bad but it isn't great either. Hey, the FX 8320 is relevant in games. It's extremely relevant in GTA, ditto to BF4 and Hardline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Дебра Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Hey, the FX 8320 is relevant in games. It's extremely relevant in GTA, ditto to BF4 and Hardline. If a game is designed to run on a FX it will run amazing, if it isn't it will run like crap. Most games won't even use all of it's cores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanner the Original Scout™ Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 If a game is designed to run on a FX it will run amazing, if it isn't it will run like crap. Most games won't even use all of it's cores. The ONLY upper hand the i5 has is in emulation. It will pounce the FX in CPU-intensive PCSX2 games. Other than that, most games won't suffer from an FX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Дебра Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 The ONLY upper hand the i5 has is in emulation. It will pounce the FX in CPU-intensive PCSX2 games. Other than that, most games won't suffer from an FX. A lot of games (Arma 3 etc) use <4 cores so most of the FX's cores are just idle. The i5 works much better on games like these, the FX will run like crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Oddball Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 neither have nvidia graphics cards, so neither Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhuocheng Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 R9 290 one. One is like 80 dollars more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanner the Original Scout™ Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 neither have nvidia graphics cards, so neither Nvidia is gay anyways. He's smart for not picking them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhuocheng Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 neither have nvidia graphics cards, so neither AMD is the best bang for the buck right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underrscore_ Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Nvidia is gay anyways. He's smart for not picking them. orly at least the performance is better so amd is gay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanner the Original Scout™ Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 orly at least the performance is better so amd is gay *COUGH*GTX 970 *COUGH*WOODEN SCREWS Ignorant... that and AMD does better in OpenGL/CL-related things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhuocheng Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 orly at least the performance is better so amd is gay AMD didn't release a single chip flagship card since 2013 so it isn't a fair fight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krawtch Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 AMD also didn't pay developers to make their games run like shit on nVidia rigs. however, the opposite is true. thanks Ubisoft, you're great and your games are certainly not a diarrhea water balloon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanner the Original Scout™ Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 AMD also didn't pay developers to make their games run like shit on nVidia rigs. however, the opposite is true. thanks Ubisoft, you're great and your games are certainly not a diarrhea water balloon. THIS SHIT On Intel's side, Cinebench is actually made to run worse on comparable AMD rigs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnage Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Seems like the only real difference is the GPU and both are good for most games. What are you going to be playing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ŴƬЯ-A Vakume Kleener Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 I think you should go with this build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwesomeMcCoolName Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 I recommend a build with an FX-8320/50. Cheaper and get a better GPU to boot. Hey, the FX 8320 is relevant in games. It's extremely relevant in GTA, ditto to BF4 and Hardline. The ONLY upper hand the i5 has is in emulation. It will pounce the FX in CPU-intensive PCSX2 games. Other than that, most games won't suffer from an FX. lol, no no and no. An i5-4440 will outclass an FX9590 in virtually every game/task with the exception of the heavy virtualization/rendering and one or two titles which are beyond poorly optimized. In everything else, an i5 will win. @OP I'd go with the R9 290 build if money isn't an issue since it is the better of the two...but the 280x is still a very capable card (depending on what settings you want to play at -- at 1080p it's the perfect card). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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