policebear 9 Posted December 27, 2012 (edited) Intel set-up:motherboard:http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=71114&vpn=P8Z77-V%20LK&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1033Processor:http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=72279&vpn=BX80637I53470&manufacture=Intel&promoid=1033AMD set-up:Motherboard:http://www.newegg.co...N82E16813128514Processor:http://www.newegg.co...N82E16819106009Keep in mind I'm only stuck on whether to use a Intel Motherboard and processor or AMD motherboard and processor,also keep in mind I'm only posting what I can afford to purchase, here is the rest of what I'm going to buy.HDD: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16822236339RAM: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16820231527Disk Drive: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16827135204Case (Already Bought): http://www.newegg.co...N82E16811517012 Edited December 27, 2012 by Policebear88320 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rossums 2190 Posted December 27, 2012 The Intel build is better than the AMD build.Remember, you're going to need a graphics card.Also, do not get a single 8GB stick of RAM, get 2 4GB sticks or it won't run at full speed.The RAM is dual-channel so requires 2 channels being used to run at it's full capacity, 1 stick will just be making it slower. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aussiestig 681 Posted December 27, 2012 The Intel setup is twice as good-An AMD user Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rossums 2190 Posted December 27, 2012 The 5800K is more comparable to the lower end i3.http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/trinity-gaming-performance,3304-7.htmlThe benchmarks don't even show the i5 it is that far a head and only compares the chip with the i3 chips. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites