DorkNRok Posted July 18, 2013 Member ID: 3282 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 4 Topic Count: 26 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 350 Content Per Day: 0.08 Reputation: 139 Achievement Points: 2327 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/10/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 16 Birthday: 08/18/1983 Device: iPhone Share Posted July 18, 2013 All, Prepping for a build, and looking for some input. Looking to get the biggest bang for my dollars, so in order to get the graphics card I want I was looking at going to an intel i5 processor instead of an i7. Anyone running or have input on the i5 4670k? Building this new computer mainly for BF 4, and unfortunately the specs aren't out yet. Just looking for any input my fellow idiots may have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
WiZiD Posted July 18, 2013 Member ID: 804 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 446 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 3600 Content Per Day: 0.68 Reputation: 1053 Achievement Points: 24386 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 11/28/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 7, 2020 Birthday: 04/25/1960 Share Posted July 18, 2013 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284 1 review of 739 gives 5 stars....best bang for the buck!! Pros: * Multitasking is a breeze! Against my room mates 3880 i-7, this processor smokes his!* Fast processor. This 8 core competes with my room mates 3880 i-7.*Price. 200$ for a true 8 core? That's amazing! I went with an AMD buildspecifically because it saved me 600$. Granted, Intel build withsimilar stats would have had an overall better performance of around 20%but a 50% increase in price for 20% better performance? Not worth it inmy book, since I am on a budget. Cons: * The fan that came stock with the processor ispathetic. I had to buy a fan roughly twice the size to keep my processorrunning between 10 and 35 degrees C.* Running multiple thingsis a breeze, yes but when it comes to running just 1 or 2 programs, the3880 i-7 is faster. Also, with gaming, brief lag spikes occur due tobuffering happen more often on my computer than my room mates year oldcomputer with a 3880 i-7 in it but hey, that's the difference between atrue 8-core that is 200$ from AMD and a 400$ processor from Intel.Overall, it's about 15-25% less performance than the 3880 i-7. Other Thoughts: * I'm quite content with this processor.I wish in some aspects it was a little faster but I'm a highexpectation gamer on a budget. If looking to build a BEAST computer thatcan keep up with all of the games coming out (so long as you can affordthe graphics card), I do recommend going AMD and with this processor. DorkNRok and Cpt.TennealXI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
DorkNRok Posted July 18, 2013 Member ID: 3282 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 4 Topic Count: 26 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 350 Content Per Day: 0.08 Reputation: 139 Achievement Points: 2327 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/10/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 16 Birthday: 08/18/1983 Device: iPhone Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 I appreciate the input, I'll def check it out and do some research. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Joe Canadian Posted July 19, 2013 Member ID: 822 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 87 Topic Count: 317 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5477 Content Per Day: 1.04 Reputation: 5025 Achievement Points: 42632 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 20 Joined: 12/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 25, 2023 Birthday: 03/01/1967 Device: Windows Share Posted July 19, 2013 I went with an AMD build too, no regrets whatsoever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
rookido Posted July 19, 2013 Member ID: 5785 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 7 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 172 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 74 Achievement Points: 1098 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/27/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 19 Birthday: 01/01/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted July 19, 2013 I read somewhere on the net saying the Haswell cpu definitely have some improvement over the Ivy Bridge and Sandy Bridge but not much. The only concern so far is the heat generated by those cpu if you try oc. But hey if you can afford the cpu, I bet you also can afford a decent cpu cooler, right? when trying to build your own gaming rig, don't be cheap to yourself. you get to enjoy your rig that can deal with more games, not just for bf4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
fireurza Posted July 19, 2013 Member ID: 677 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 19 Topic Count: 172 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1457 Content Per Day: 0.28 Reputation: 791 Achievement Points: 9890 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 11/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 16 Birthday: 02/20/1986 Device: Windows Share Posted July 19, 2013 i got an amd build much cheaper than an intel build and there are only a few intel cpus better than my current cpu and they start at around 600... my cpu was 170... not worth the 5% better benchmark score Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Sergeant Fist Posted July 21, 2013 Member ID: 4367 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 13 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 43 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 9 Achievement Points: 370 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/17/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 5 Birthday: 08/30/1981 Device: Android Share Posted July 21, 2013 Hi, for gaming you should go for the i5 really. If you are rendering video then the AMD FX 8350 would be the better option due to it having more threads. Although if you are rendering, then it would be better just to shell out for an i7 as they smoke the AMD 8350 in every way. (If you don't believe me, check out a few benchmarks) The AMD 8350 is an eight core CPU but it is widely known that AMD cores do not perform as well as intels. Roughly half the performance, meaning that the AMD CPU performs roughly the same as a four core intel even though it has 8 cores. TBH though, if you are only using it for gaming then the CPU does not matter as much as you might think. You should spend the most money on a graphics card. Many people seem to make the mistake of buying an overly expensive CPU, and buying a lower performance graphics card. Just make sure the processor is a quad core or higher in order to avoid bottlenecking the GPU. Both of these CPU's are good mid range choices though. You won't really go wrong with either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtreme Posted July 23, 2013 Member ID: 3095 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 1 Topic Count: 16 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 188 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 115 Achievement Points: 1277 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/29/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 10, 2013 Birthday: 02/14/1963 Share Posted July 23, 2013 You didn't specify your budget. There's a CPU for every budget and that's where "bang for the buck" comes into play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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