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sc94597 on 19 December 2014
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haqqaton said:
Skidmore said:
So after all I read, what you all suggest is for me to go with an I5-4690K and a Radeon 280x or 285 with a PSU of ~500 to 550W(more if I would opt to upgrade to dual card in the future)

That old story about AMD GPU works better with AMD CPU is bullshit?

Yeah, that story is not true.

I would get the cheapest i5 (mine is i5-3330) I could find. The extra GHz doesn't have much effect on FPS to justify the price difference (at least here in my country). The savings could go to a better GPU or something else. Generally, in gaming, you can get any good CPU you know that won't bootleneck.

You can see how a i5-3470 performs almost the same of the pricier i7-3770k on a super demanding game like Crysis 3.

http://www.techspot.com/articles-info/642/bench/CPU_03.png


The i5 4690k is unlocked (means he can overclock in the future.) Even if he doesn't want to overclock now, it is great to have the option as he gets more into PC building and gaming. Especially since Haswell (rebooted) overclocks so well. Which brings me to my next point, it is better for him to get a Haswell architecture than an Ivy-Bridge. Especially when the price difference between the 4690k and the 3330 (or 3470) is about $25. Plus Haswell is LGA 1150 and Ivy-Bridge is LGA 1155, giving him more board options and upgradeability. 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115234 (3470)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116781 (3330)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117372 (4690k)