Abadede Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Here's my specs:Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bitAMD FX Eight-Core Processor FX-8350 4.0GHzCooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM FanGIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3P AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD MotherboardG.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900)GIGABYTE|GV-R929WF3-4GD R9 290 Graphics cardI just got the CPU & Video a few days ago, but I'm thinking that I should have gotten an i5 instead. Costs is not too much of an issue as it were during the time of getting the AMD CPU, so I have the cash to get a new motherboard and Intel CPU.I will sell my new FX-8350 back on eBay.I'm thinking about an Intel Core i5-4690K with MSI Z97 PC Mate LGA 1150 motherboard. However, last night I was doing some reading about the 8350 vs 4690K, and someone also recommended an Intel Xeon E3-1230v3 because it's "essentially an underclocked i7-4770, and for the price, it is simply unbeatable. It has 8 threads like the FX-8350, yet out performs it in every task."Will I gain a significant benefit buy getting i5/Xeon, or with my new video card + my new CPU work almost as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMcSame Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) I though it was the 1231v3 that was like a 4770... Hmmm. Anyway, there's not going to be a huge benefit jumping to 4690k. The Xeon will have a bigger benefit but I don't think it's justifiable. I suppose you could make the jump with broadwell but personally I'd wait for skylake if I was going to make the jump over to intel. Well, that's a lie, I'll probably wait for Intel's 2017 architecture (the one after cannolake with no name yet) to upgrade, but in your situation I'd wait for skylake, so you'd be look at an upgrade in 2016, though even that seems a little early to me. What you could try and do is see if the retailer will take the parts back and give you a refund and then you could jump to a 4690k if you really wanted to. Edited February 18, 2015 by TheMcSame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abadede Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 I'm just trying to make a system that should play GTA 5 with good FPS @ 1920x1200 with max AA & AF enabled (unlike GTA 4, hopefully R* will include the two graphic settings in the game). I *guess* my setup should do it, but if I can get better gameplay with the i5, I'll be more inclined to switch. Also, the only time I upgrade my system is when R* releases a new GTA on the pc. With this all been said, do you recommend I get the i5 setup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoječ Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I though it was the 1231v3 that was like a 4770... Hmmm.As the OP said, E3-1230V3 is like an underclocked i7-4770. 1231V3 is exactly like i7-4770. Anyway... I'd suggest waiting for the next gen of Intel processor (Skylake). Apparently they're going to be revealed on August 15th. As for the i5-4690k vs. Xeon dilemma - getting the i5-4690k makes sense only if you're gonna overclock the CPU. If you do, I reckon it's a better option for gaming than Xeon. But if you won't be overclocking, then I'd go for Xeon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMcSame Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 As the OP said, E3-1230V3 is like an underclocked i7-4770. 1231V3 is exactly like i7-4770. Ahh, I must've missed the underclocked part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abadede Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) I though it was the 1231v3 that was like a 4770... Hmmm. As the OP said, E3-1230V3 is like an underclocked i7-4770. 1231V3 is exactly like i7-4770. Anyway... I'd suggest waiting for the next gen of Intel processor (Skylake). Apparently they're going to be revealed on August 15th. As for the i5-4690k vs. Xeon dilemma - getting the i5-4690k makes sense only if you're gonna overclock the CPU. If you do, I reckon it's a better option for gaming than Xeon. But if you won't be overclocking, then I'd go for Xeon. Well, the MSI Z97 PC Mate is great for overclocking. And I already have the 212 EVO CPU cooler. Is overclocking difficult? I understand that something better is coming out later, but I doubt I'll have the cash and/or desire to upgrade then. So it's now or 'til the next GTA PC release (2018-19-20?). Edited February 19, 2015 by Abadede Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMcSame Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Well, the MSI Z97 PC Mate is great for overclocking. And I already have the 212 EVO CPU cooler. Is overclocking difficult? I understand that something better is coming out later, but I doubt I'll have the cash and/or desire to upgrade then. So it's now or 'til the next GTA PC release (2018-19-20?). In a nutshell it's just changing a few values (or a bunch of sliders if you OC in windows). In detail... Videos say more than words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoječ Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Well, the MSI Z97 PC Mate is great for overclocking.Well... I wouldn't call a mobo with so sparse VRM count (4+2 phases) great for OC. It's average at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abadede Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) Ha, I know nothing about oc settings, I'm just going by what the reviewers say on newegg.com. Edited February 19, 2015 by Abadede Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivispacem Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I think you'll probably be fine as it stands for V. Having already bought an FX, selling it on at a loss and buying something else is a waste of both time and money. When push comes to shove the difference between an i5, i7 and FX83** in gaming is pretty negligible. Flachbau 1 AMD Ryzen 5900X (4.65GHz All-Core PBO2) | Gigabye X570S Pro | 32GB G-Skill Trident Z RGB 3600MHz CL16 EK-Quantum Reflection D5 | XSPC D5 PWM | TechN/Heatkiller Blocks | HardwareLabs GTS & GTX 360 Radiators Corsair AX750 | Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic XL | EVGA GeForce RTX2080 XC @2055MHz | Sabrant Rocket Plus 1TB Sabrant Rocket 2TB | Samsung 970 Evo 1TB | 2x ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Q Acoustics 2010i | Sabaj A4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abadede Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Thank you Sivispacem! You, along with everyone else here, have giving me the exactly info I was looking for. I will stay with what I have, and finaly get around to paying for the pre-order of GTA 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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