Well I'm about to get a computer for gaming, budget: 1000€ (~1100 US $)


My general question is simply if intel or amd is the better choice for a gaming setup. I used to play with intel cpus only, but I'm pretty much open to new things but still want to get the best out of my budget.

So anyone have further information about this question? Would be great to get some help

edit: actually I spend about 150€ on a monitor, so probably 850€ left for the computer itself, hope this helps

This post was edited by Owner23 on Jul 26 2015 04:17pm

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Do you need an Operating System?:
Do you have any specific preferred components?:
Do you need a sound or wireless card?:
Do you want stock cooling or do you plan on overclocking?:
Do you need a monitor? mouse? keyboard?:
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it depends on the game, and many other factors
but having a stronger GPU with AMD CPU > weaker GPU with INTEL CPU in a low budget build

This post was edited by Secksii on Jul 26 2015 04:43pm

Budget: 900 US$ (850€)
More specific use (what games, what programs): in general gaming, currently ffxiv and ark
Planned time until purchase: prolly 1-2month
Do you need an Operating System?: nope
Do you have any specific preferred components?: not really, just a few things which shouldnt be worse in place, like: 16gig ram 2400mhz, at least an cpu with 8k+ bench, compareable gpu with gtx960 4g, no ssd needed (already in stock)
Do you need a sound or wireless card?: nope
Do you want stock cooling or do you plan on overclocking?: thinking about it, still unsure
Do you need a monitor? mouse? keyboard?: check the edit, and just need a keyboard, prolly will spend about 80€ on it, have a few in mind
Zip code/location? (Shipping costs): hamburg, germany

depends on games you play

intel will offer you way better performance on single threaded apps

otherwise either

dx12 might soon change that but then again its up to the developers

You can afford an intel.

16 gig of ram at 2400 mhz (2xx euros)
(wasted money and wasted time , especially to play ff)

very expensive? lol

dx12 might change things but,

intel performance in all games > than amds hit and miss performance with slilghtly better graphics

there is alot of game benches that prove this, will link them if needed

so lets recommend him something that has shorter shelf life just for small bump in graphic performance

also consider his budget on monitor most likely 1080p/60

This post was edited by yupitsmeh on Jul 27 2015 07:42am