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My current rig is outdated at best so I’ve been thinking about buying a new for a while now.
Im able to spend 1000$/600£ on it. Last time I had knowledge on this topic was 5 years ago so I need some help. Give some ideas pls.
case: fractal design define r4
gfx: ASUS GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II OC
cpu: Intel Core i5 4670K – Haswell
ram: any 8 gb (low profile is always nice)
mb: ASUS Z87-K (socket 1150)
psu: you get what you pay for but 600w will be np
dont know the actual price but should be around £600
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Here’s a good source for ideas: http://www.logicalincrements.com/
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Here’s a good source for ideas: http://www.logicalincrements.com/
I’m also thinking of building a PC and that seems an excellent place to start with! Thanks!
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Here’s a good source for ideas: http://www.logicalincrements.com/
Good website, thinking of using this when i finally build my pc :D
Also be sure to check out /r/buildapc, bunch of great guys with great advice (for the most part)
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im no fanboy … but you can build a pc with amd parts that are chipper and way better than intel or gforce, for example AMD fx 8350 (8cores 4ghz) is less 60 euros and have better performance than a high end i5 or a hd 7990 that is the best gpu on the market that can destroy the gtx780 and is the same price, amd sometimes is too underrated
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Quoted from :blind
im no fanboy … but you can build a pc with amd parts that are chipper and way better than intel or gforce, for example AMD fx 8350 (8cores 4ghz) is less 60 euros and have better performance than a high end i5 or a hd 7990 that is the best gpu on the market that can destroy the gtx780 and is the same price, amd sometimes is too underrated
http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/444/AMD_FX-Series_FX-8350_vs_Intel_Core_i5_i5-3570K.html
This page disagrees with you. Yep, the i5 is more expensive, but it’s also better.
Also, leaving performance out of it entirely, Intel have almost always produced higher quality products than AMD.
Some people want to spend as little as possible – they fanboy AMD (for good reasons too, not judging!).
Other people want Quality. They go for Intel.
AMD had an era where its CPUs would outperform anything Intel could come up with, but that’s a long long time ago. (1995?) I remember OC’ing my K2-500 to 600mhz :D
Last edited by Spike Himself,
Well im not sure about the price from where you come from, but here is my pc:
Gigabyte z87x-ud3h – motherboard
i5 4670k – CPU
8gb corsair vengance blue – RAM
Gigabyte geforce gtx 760 2gb windforce 3x OC – GPU
Seagate baracuda 1 TB 64 mb – HDD
Samsung SSD 840 evo series 120 gb – SSD
NZXT Tempest 210 – Case
Be quiet! Shadow rock pro sr1 – Fan
Super Flower SF700A-14-A 700W – PSU
Im pretty sure its a bit out of your price range, but I run everything on ultra with no problem whatsoever. I went with geforce because its a simply logical option when it comes to price/performance atm. Radeon has either 7950, which are utter shit, and pretty much every geforce card in that price range beats it in performance. Then there is 7970 which has a lot of version. Some are good, but the ones that are, are overpriced. As I said I have no idea how much this stuff costs at your country, but its my opinion and believe me, I did A LOT of research when I was picking up components, especially the graphics card.
Edit: I also strongly recommend u take parts that can be tweaked and overclocked
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Edit: I also strongly recommend u take parts that can be tweaked and overclocked
I strongly recommend you only do this when you know what you’re doing, and when you know that doing so voids you of any warranty on your products.
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I strongly recommend you only do this when you know what you’re doing, and when you know that doing so voids you of any warranty on your products.
I tought that was obvious. Also, if you overclock you need to take care of the ventilation in your case, since overclocking brings more heat
Quoted from :blind
im no fanboy … but you can build a pc with amd parts that are chipper and way better than intel or gforce, for example AMD fx 8350 (8cores 4ghz) is less 60 euros and have better performance than a high end i5 or a hd 7990 that is the best gpu on the market that can destroy the gtx780 and is the same price, amd sometimes is too underrated
obvious troll is obvious
funny how spike got baited tho
Quoted from frixx
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I tought that was obvious. Also, if you overclock you need to take care of the ventilation in your case, since overclocking brings more heat
holy shit we got a pc expert here
I wouldn’t worry about overclocking and warranties, they can’t tell, and it’s unlikely you’ll kill something unless you’re stupid, just follow a guide if you’re unsure.
Intel hold the single threaded performance crown at the moment, and since TF2 doesn’t utilise cores all that well (I’m assuming) Intel is the way to go.
However I would disagree in saying that Intel produce higher quality products, and would like to know why you think so?
Intel hold the performance crown, but that doesn’t mean AMD make poor quality products? :P
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