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Hi all,

I've recently been researching the past couple of months trying to build a PC that can play higher end games at 1080p maxed out at a reasonable fps. I pretty much wanna topple my console on performance.

Here's a link to items I'm considering,

https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?BundleExist=N&ID=32999468&ChangeQty=0

I don't mind dropping a little over a thousand on the pc components, but if someone knows a way to get the same performance with slightly less cash that would be appreciated. Also, if someone can do better for the current price point please let me know.

Thanks,

Spenc

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Take a screenshot, I can't see the parts listing :(

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I'm pretty sure this is his Newegg wishlist. You just take the ID number in the URL and replace a public wishlit ID number with it.

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=32999468

Anyways, this gets my recommendation. I'm seeing a lot of really top shelf brands and a lot of instant saving to go along with it. You'll be hard pressed to find a better deal on equivalent parts, though you can make some sacrifices to get the price down.

However, the SSD looks incredibly slow and I question its reliability. I would spend another $10-20 and get something a little better.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820239045

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA29P1EC5421

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The build looks good, but I think I could get the same performance with more features:

This is slightly more, but more powerful, I upped the SSD as well - http://pcpartpicker.com/p/M72Rgs

This is $100 cheaper and a tad better on the CPU. Graphics are the same: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FhsJmG

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Thank you guys so much for the look over I will be going with the kingston hyperX 3K SSD after looking over performance which was a big over sight on my part. Now I dont wanna start craziness, but as far as I can tell AMD and Intel play the leapfrog game quite a bit. There's no particular reason to go one way or the other right?

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Well, technically there is.

If you play games that are crappily threaded, Intel's stronger performing single cores are the way to go.

If you do a lot of video rendering, AMD is better.

If you're rich, go intel.

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On CPU, intel is in the lead... but they are a little more expensive. It really just depends on your budget.

The 4670k (and newer 4690k) outperforms the AMD FX 8350 at both multithreaded tasks and single core performance... UNLESS it is a 8 thread ~100% utilization task.. then the 8350 wins, but that doesn't happen in gaming.. just rendering and transcoding tasks.

The builds I put together for the same cost and cheaper will perform better than what you had... I am not going to say the 8350 is a bad processor, but I really think it comes down to making the most of your budget.

Here is an intel build and an AMD build to fit a $1200 budget.

AMD - http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xTWwkL

Good build, especially if you like AMD, open CL, and are excited about mantel

Intel (non overclocked) - http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6cC9t6

more powerful in both CPU and graphics than the AMD build. Money saved on the cooler and overclocking motherboard is put into better graphics. Intel chips utilize ram better, especially for multi-tasking or if you wanted to stream your gaming online.

Intel (Overclocked) - http://pcpartpicker.com/p/X23vqs - I went over by $5

This has the strongest CPU for gaming. It has the same graphics performance as the AMD.

** I chose the case because it is a great deal right now unless you don't like LED fans... then choose something else.

**The powersupply could have been cheaper, but I chose the cheapest single rail, gold certified model I trusted

Source for AMD ram issue with streaming: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26UKz42uQ1Y

Final summary - Overall I would go for the non-overclocked option of the three for sheer performance. If you really want to dabble in overclocking, then the i5-4690 offers the best performance there as well.

**Important notes about cost reduction -

  • You can reduce the ram on teh AMD build to save about $75 bucks, but you may get reduced performance when multitasking and streaming.
  • You can put the same graphics card from the AMD and I5 build into the xeon 1230v3 build to reduce the cost by $80 and get the best "middle of the road" option with increased CPU performance and lower price.