Hi all,
Just recently I had my computer crap out on me (graphics card died), and as such I'm looking at getting a new one. I've been browsing around for something to replace what I had and I've come across two that look promising.
First: cost before taxes $1039CAD
Processor Type AMD A10-7700K Kaveri APU
Processor Speed 3.4 GHz
Processor Cores 4
RAM 8 GB DDR3 (1333 MHz)
Hard Drive Capacity 1 TB SATAIII
Hard Drive Speed 7200 RPM
Optical Drive 8X DVD±RW Slim Optical Drive
Pre-loaded OS Windows 8.1 64-Bit
Graphics Card AMD Radeon R9 270X
Dedicated Graphic Card Yes
Video Memory 2 GB
Second: Cost before taxes $1049CAD (currently 949 due to a sale)
Processor Type Intel Core i7 4770
Processor Speed 3.4 GHz
Processor Cores 4
RAM 12GB (DDR3 1600MHz)
Hard Drive Capacity 2 TB
Hard Drive Speed
Just recently I had my computer crap out on me (graphics card died), and as such I'm looking at getting a new one. I've been browsing around for something to replace what I had and I've come across two that look promising.
First: cost before taxes $1039CAD
Processor Type AMD A10-7700K Kaveri APU
Processor Speed 3.4 GHz
Processor Cores 4
RAM 8 GB DDR3 (1333 MHz)
Hard Drive Capacity 1 TB SATAIII
Hard Drive Speed 7200 RPM
Optical Drive 8X DVD±RW Slim Optical Drive
Pre-loaded OS Windows 8.1 64-Bit
Graphics Card AMD Radeon R9 270X
Dedicated Graphic Card Yes
Video Memory 2 GB
Second: Cost before taxes $1049CAD (currently 949 due to a sale)
Processor Type Intel Core i7 4770
Processor Speed 3.4 GHz
Processor Cores 4
RAM 12GB (DDR3 1600MHz)
Hard Drive Capacity 2 TB
Hard Drive Speed
7200 RPM
Optical Drive BD Combo
Pre-loaded OS Windows 8.1
Graphics Card Nvidia GTX 650
Dedicated Graphic Card Yes
Video Memory 1 GB
I'm not a ridiculously avid gamer, but I do play, and I want this to be able to last me for a while. My main concern is that (according to most websites) the A10 isn't as powerful as the i7, but the gt 650 gets blown out of the water by the R9. Both are still an improvement on my old rig.
So, which would be better dollar-for-dollar, and why?
Optical Drive BD Combo
Pre-loaded OS Windows 8.1
Graphics Card Nvidia GTX 650
Dedicated Graphic Card Yes
Video Memory 1 GB
I'm not a ridiculously avid gamer, but I do play, and I want this to be able to last me for a while. My main concern is that (according to most websites) the A10 isn't as powerful as the i7, but the gt 650 gets blown out of the water by the R9. Both are still an improvement on my old rig.
So, which would be better dollar-for-dollar, and why?