My new AMD monster PC finally built!

[Eddie_Raja]

ghost_of_fazz said:

Slimebeast said:

ghost_of_fazz said:
Nice build, but damn that's one bulky case... for my tastes, anyway :P

Do you have pics of your cable management? And how does that FX6300 compare against an i5? Because I'm planning to upgrade soon.

Yeah, it's a fairly big tower but I wanted it that way. Easier to switch part inside the machine, plus I really wanted a red case.

Cable management with this case is excellent. My camera just ran out of batteries so can't take a pic but I assure it's very convenient. You have several tunnels that go into the back area of the case where all cables are nicely stacked together. In the main space of the case there's your usual couple of cables that "obstruct" somewhat, like the power cables to the motherboard, the PCE-express cables and such. Airflow and conveniency is excellent though.

I think an i5 is much faster for desktop tasks but in gaming, even in RTS games and other CPU heavy games like Skyrim, under high quality graphics settings it's only 10-15% faster, tops.

What do you currently have for PC?

Well just don't forget to give us pics of the insides of your rig later ;)

Right now I have a Conroe Pentium Dual Core @3Ghz OC, 5GB DDR2 800... and a GeForce GTX760, of course.

I can't decide if I should go AMD or Intel. I could get a FX6300 for about $137, a FX8350 for about $208 or an i5 4440 for about $216 (all USD). And all the MB for the AMD's are cheaper. Not sure if Intel is worth the premium.

If you are building an micro atx or mini ITX build, then Intel is clearly the answer because they consume less power and their smaller motherboards kick the living crap out of AMD's.

However if you are going ATX then:

$500 build = 6300, $750=8350, $1000+ = i7.