Which build? Please advise quick!

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KawaFord

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Simply need a straight answer -

A:

CPU
Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K
MOBO
Newegg.com - ASUS P8Z68-V LX LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
RAM
Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9Q-16GBRL
GPU
Newegg.com - EVGA 01G-P3-1561-KR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
HDD
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda ST250DM000 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
CASE
Newegg.com - Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

$842.26 Shipped to my door

B:

CPU
Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition Deneb 3.5GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Desktop Processor HDZ970FBGMBOX
MOBO
Newegg.com - ASUS M5A97 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
RAM
Newegg.com - CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9
GPU:
Newegg.com - XFX Double D HD-687A-ZDFC Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
HDD
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda ST250DM000 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
CASE
Newegg.com - Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

$700.00 Shipped to my door

Which build would you choose?
 
jonnyp11

jonnyp11

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but the intel one will be faster, cpu and gpu, why the amd john?

either way those aren't full builds, missing a power supply and windows, dvd drive. what are you going to use it for? i know you said straight answer but i had to
 
TekMaster

TekMaster

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jonnyp11 said:
but the intel one will be faster, cpu and gpu, why the amd john?

either way those aren't full builds, missing a power supply and windows, dvd drive. what are you going to use it for? i know you said straight answer but i had to
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You really can't see why?
for a bunch of gammers a lot of you have your facts twisted thats for sure
 
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jonnyp11

jonnyp11

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TekMaster said:
You really can't see why?
for a bunch of gammers a lot of you have your facts twisted thats for sure
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sorry man but i'm pretty sure you're just going fanboy here, if money isn't an issue then the 2500k is a good bit faster than 970 at...well....everything. and then the 560ti is also better than a 6870

find something to the contrary that isn't fanboy bs.
 
johnb35

johnb35

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Staff member
If money is no object then the 560 ti will be a little better then the 6870. I just can't substantiate the price difference for a little performance gain. The intel would run a little cooler as well. And I guess it all depends on the games you need to play.
 
jonnyp11

jonnyp11

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in other words, amd for the money, but intel will perform better. never said intel was better value, i'd buy an amd every time
 
StrangleHold

StrangleHold

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Staff member
Why just the 6870 on the AMD build? Change it to a 6950 and its still a cheaper build. Drop the Antec case, the 900 was a good case in its day, but thats been alot of days ago lol. Plus you have no power supply.
 
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