Thanks guys, appreciate the input.
If I could get a 290 for as cheap as you, i'd be all over it! Unfortunately here in Canada, the 290 selloff isn't as prevalent. Newegg.ca really doesn't have anything with a meaningful discount right now. :( All of the 290's are well over $300.
There has...
A local seller has a 4GB GTX 770 for approximately $200ish.
My question, is there any better value card for the money at this price point? Or should I snap it up? From what I can tell through reading various reviews and benchmarks, this card can hang with a 280X which costs about the same...
Understood. I thought about that and figured that if I can get out of the box performance that is >= an FX8320, might as well do it.
As for video cards, the BF deals are coming about fast and furious up here now. I might grab an R9 290, R9 280X or GTX 770 that there are some good deals on.
That's what i'm thinking as well.
As for the mobo, seems the only substantial difference between H97 and Z97 is with regards to overclocking. H97 can modify the multiplier only (on K-series CPUs) while Z97 can modify multiplier and clock speed. Am I missing anything else?
Wow, had no idea this would get so heated. Any AMD vs. Intel discussion could go that way I guess. :P My options as of now, stretching the budget a little bit:
AMD FX-8320e - $132
MSI 990FXA-GD65V2 - $69.99 AR
Total: $203 + tax
OR
Intel i5-4440 - $150
MSI H97 Guard-Pro - $79.99 AR...
Well this sure escalated quickly. :o
I'm leaning towards the i3 due to the fact that I can drop a Haswell i5/i7 in there down the road, but also that it is 20 dollars less for the CPU and likely also less for the mobo as I wouldn't be overclocking.
Is there any benefit to getting a Z97...
As the title states, looking to build a budget gaming rig and these two processors with their respective motherboards will come in around the same price.
From what I can gather, the i3 will soundly beat the FX in single-threaded performance but will lag in multithreaded applications. Given that...
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