New Computer Thoughts/Opinions (Pre-Buy)

wow, thats cheap. my rig added up comes close to 1000$.

i don't know. i don't go amd for processors cause intel gets more power than amd when at the same speed. though intel is more expensive. i think there are other reason i went with intel.

mugen is right about intel and amd, if you want a gaming rig to run max, try to get an i5 or i7 processor, maybe 4th generation. for the graphics card, get a gtx760 ti. or any ti graphics card, even a gtx 750 ti is really good for the price

there is an intel 4000 series processor out under 200.


lowest i5 you can find and quad core. with motherboard picked out.  picked it from highest rating mother board under 100$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116942&cm_re=i5-_-19-116-942-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135355&cm_re=motherboard-_-13-135-355-_-Product (do some research on a better motherboard than this for low price, just grabbed this one out for reference, if you decide to go with this.)



pair that with amd graphics card and you might be able to get a cheap desktop. as for other stuff. you want to get a 600w power supply.
r9 270 (2gb) or r9 280(3gb shown in your links) should do. 270 is cheaper than 280.  you should be good with 2gb or more for games.
nvidia would be better cause a couple games have performance hits on amd graphics card

@eb
a ti series card is expensive. i have a gtx 770 which is equivelant to a 660 ti. and cheaper.

watch out for AMD, they got problems for video games, unike intel's, AMD don't come with auto cool down technologies, hence them getting on fire(literally) when overheating too much... but most people don't get to that point just so you know

so keep an eye on that.

intel is years ahead of amd, they hold 80% of the market share and keep amd that way so they don't fall under the american law of the monopoly thingy...  so yea. intel always has at least 2 generations up their sleeves that they can release when amd gets something new in the market ...

why do you need a pc btw? last time you showed us your lappy it was a beast nay? 

600$ one looks really good nonetheless... a steal

from my perspective amd thinks more cores are better. but intel tries to improve performance on there existing cores so you get better performance on there existing designs.

also intel and nvidia stuff lasts longer than amd products.

InfinitasImpetum wrote:from my perspective amd thinks more cores are better. but intel tries to improve performance on there existing cores so you get better performance on there existing designs.  

also intel and nvidia stuff lasts longer than amd products.

that's not it, it's not about philosophies, it's just that intel can produce cpu with smaller nano metric circuits ... producing less heat for more power, thus amd (lacking behind) needs to have more core to try and match the same amount of power...  

it's like when the ps3 was updated to the slim version, it fixed the Yellow light of death issue caused by overheating because they replaced the cell processor with another cell processor that was manufactured smaller... thus less heat. 

amd can never catch up, it's not about opinions it's just facts, i know what im talking about i had someone close in my family running a pc business and working with the top guns of the industry for long. Intel can release new tech as soon as AMD releases one, and intel can match any price because they are already a few generations ahead...as we speak they probably already made i9 and "i" whatever the name...

i found one not too expensive and showed you(look at previous posts). you will also need a different motherboard.  

my i5-3570k costs 230$ and its one of the best i5s you can get.  

i5-4440 is lowest price intel i5 you can find. but it can't be overclocked.

here some links that might help you.
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.aspx?sku=302356
http://www.portatech.com/products/category.cshtml?id=1240