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Aug 14 2016 11:37am
Quote (Subtle @ Aug 14 2016 12:30pm)
Is it worth it to spend an extra 100 on the cpu? Thinking the quad is a better choice so he's not left upgrading in the near future




Tbh, it's "worth it" to spend more like $1000 dollars on a new desktop.

Like this...

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/DHGLPs
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Aug 14 2016 12:52pm
No it isn't really worth it. The i3 performs very similarly to the i5 because of it's hyperthreading. in most cases, the i5 will not even out perform the i3 by a significant margin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJuadijvTSU
You'll clearly see that the i5 is better in some titles, at some points, but only marginally. IMO this is not worth the extra money, especially because if you had put 100 more into graphics, you would get more frames across more games on average anyway, than putting it in the CPU.
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Aug 14 2016 01:49pm
It's worth getting i5 and cheaper gpu that can max wow now, and spend on gpu later when he actually needs it.

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Aug 14 2016 06:48pm
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No it isn't really worth it. The i3 performs very similarly to the i5 because of it's hyperthreading. in most cases, the i5 will not even out perform the i3 by a significant margin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJuadijvTSU
You'll clearly see that the i5 is better in some titles, at some points, but only marginally. IMO this is not worth the extra money, especially because if you had put 100 more into graphics, you would get more frames across more games on average anyway, than putting it in the CPU.


I was talking to my buddy and he would spend the additional 100, so 700 budget to get the i5. That's what I was asking if it were worth it, get both good cpu and gpu
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Aug 14 2016 06:56pm
Quote (Secksii @ Aug 14 2016 02:49pm)
It's worth getting i5 and cheaper gpu that can max wow now, and spend on gpu later when he actually needs it.


This by far
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Aug 14 2016 09:55pm
What about something like this?

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/byjsXH
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Aug 14 2016 10:53pm
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What about something like this?

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/byjsXH



if he wants to cheap out on psu and case, he might as well get the 1060 for $250.
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Aug 14 2016 11:11pm
Quote (Secksii @ Aug 14 2016 09:53pm)
if he wants to cheap out on psu and case, he might as well get the 1060 for $250.


Where are you finding this 1060 @ 250?
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Aug 17 2016 03:30pm
That's a very overpriced 960...they're worth about 130 dollars, so that's all i would spend on one. (a 970/1060 or 390/470/480 are all close to 70% better, so it should be quite cheaper)

here's a revised version with your i5 and gpu. The 470, despite being a whole number lower than the 480, performs nearly identically.
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/dvXt8K
edit: dont use pcpartpicker to get your graphics. it's not showing all the 470's availble
this is the cheapest i found on newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125896&cm_re=rx_470-_-14-125-896-_-Product
This if you want 8gb version
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202226&cm_re=rx_470-_-14-202-226-_-Product


Also, apologies about earlier i thought you were meaning to shift your budget around to include an i5.

This post was edited by Rapture on Aug 17 2016 03:37pm
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