Will this system run next gen games with no problems at a fair price?

My HP laptop just overheated and fried my motherboard and/or CPU less than two weeks after the warranty expired (convenient) so now I'm looking for a new desktop. I'd rather not wait for new hardware to come out, as I need a computer for school, which has already started.

It should be good. The 7870 is slighly faster than the ps4's GPU and the i7 makes the ps4/xbox ones CPU loook like a complete joke

I would rather go for an i5 system and used the money saved to get a 7950 (the i5 is pretty much identical to the i7 in games while being significantly cheaper)

So the i5 is the way to go. This is exactly the kind of advice I was looking for. Thanks so much!

It should be good. The 7870 is slighly faster than the ps4's GPU and the i7 makes the ps4/xbox ones CPU loook like a complete joke

I would rather go for an i5 system and used the money saved to get a 7950 (the i5 is pretty much identical to the i7 in games while being significantly cheaper)

mastershake575

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It should be good. The 7870 is slighly faster than the ps4's GPU and the i7 makes the ps4/xbox ones CPU loook like a complete joke

I would rather go for an i5 system and used the money saved to get a 7950 (the i5 is pretty much identical to the i7 in games while being significantly cheaper)

Sanligo

[ Also, there's a labor day sale going on where I can get the 7870 for the price of a 7790, and a 7950 would be a $190 increase in cost,Sanligo

In that case selected no video card and buy the 7950 yourself

If that's true, then I think the best option is to stick with the 7870 and then get an upgrade later. Once the 8000s roll out, I'm sure there'll be a price drop. Though I'll still switch to the i5.

[QUOTE="Sanligo"][ Also, there's a labor day sale going on where I can get the 7870 for the price of a 7790, and a 7950 would be a $190 increase in cost,mastershake575

In that case selected no video card and buy the 7950 yourself

Edit: I take that back. It looks like I can choose between a preinstalled 2GB 7870 for $180, or I can buy a 3GB 7950 for $230 and install it myself. That seems like an easy choice. Thanks!

I think it is probably reasonable to say that a 7790 could be $190 cheaper than a 7950.Sanligo

The old price of the 7950 was $260-320 (cyberpower most likely bought all there 7950s before the price drop so they basically wanting to get there money back at the cost of the buyer )

The i7 won't benefit you much in games and everyday tasks - the benefit is usually found in cpu heavy work like encoding videos or extracting heavily compressed archives. The i5 4670 is still a great CPU. You could get the 4670k and a Z87 motherboard and overclock it if you want more CPU speed.

One last question. How does the i5 compare to the AMD processors. Namely the A8 or the A10. I could switch to AMD for about the same price and I feel like its better for gaming, especially if I order a seperate 7950 graphics card. (It would be compatible with http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127737 right? I'm new to pc buildings, and I dont want to assume wrong and waste alot of money.)

Edit: Nevermind, looks like the i5 is the way to go, unless I totally missed something.

One last question. How does the i5 compare to the AMD processors. Namely the A8 or the A10. I could switch to AMD for about the same price and I feel like its better for gaming, especially if I order a seperate 7950 graphics card. (It would be compatible with http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127737 right? I'm new to pc buildings, and I dont want to assume wrong and waste alot of money.)

 

Edit: Nevermind, looks like the i5 is the way to go, unless I totally missed something.

Sanligo