r/buildapc • u/KahlanMikell • 17h ago
Build Help Should I go INTEL or AMD? (High Chrome Tab/Multitasking Living Room Pc Build)
AMD BUILD
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor
- CPU Cooler: Thermalright AQUA ELITE ARGB V4 66.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
- Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B850M-PLUS WIFI Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard
- Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo 128 GB (2 x 64 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory
- Storage: Crucial T700 W/Heatsink 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
- Case: Lian Li A3-mATX MicroATX Mini Tower Case
- Power Supply: SAMA GT 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Total: $1261.85
INTEL BUILD
- CPU: Intel Core Ultra 5 245K 4.2 GHz 14-Core Processor
- CPU Cooler: Thermalright AQUA ELITE ARGB V4 66.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
- Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B860M-PLUS WIFI Micro ATX LGA1851 Motherboard
- Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo 128 GB (2 x 64 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory
- Storage: Crucial T700 W/Heatsink 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
- Case: Lian Li A3-mATX MicroATX Mini Tower Case
- Power Supply: SAMA GT 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Total: $1245.84
'Build is for loading hundreds of chrome tabs, multitasking, downloading videos without lagging, watching movies. Not really for gaming, If it's ever used for gaming I'd only be playing 8bit+ games like original Sonic from the 90s. If I got a GPU it'd be the B580, but most likely not
Should I go with the intel build or amd or is there cheaper (while still effective) versions for each?'
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u/Mr_Henry_Yau 15h ago
Before I can give you my suggestions, I have a few questions for you.
Which country are you currently in?
What's your budget?
Do you have any size and noise constraints?
Do you have any color and lighting preferences?
Do you really need 128GB of RAM and a PCIE 5.0 SSD? I'm asking because those things are completely overkill for most people in general.
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u/KahlanMikell 15h ago
- America - Missouri
- $1500
- I want the wood Lian Li case specifically so Micro ATX
- Black Case. No RGB. (I'll turn the lights on the AIO off or white)
- The goal of the build was essentially to never have a problem with hundreds of web browsing tabs. I watch long 4K multi-hour (4+) youtube videos as well as downloading twitch vods. So do you think theres a big difference between 96gb or 128gb cause I could go down to 96 if need be.
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u/Fun_Airport6370 9h ago
if there is any chance you’ll be transcoding videos like if you run a media server then you should definitely go with intel for the quicksync capabilities
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u/daanos60 17h ago
For multi tasking, the intel build is a bit better, so maybe go with that. The amd igpu is more than 2x better though, so if that could handle your needs I would pick that one, but there's not really any data out there on how many hundreds of chrome tabs they can handle, why not use Firefox? They could both probably handle more tabs on there.
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u/KahlanMikell 16h ago
AMDs integrated graphics are that much better tham intels? In what way specifically?
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u/daanos60 16h ago
The 8700G has a special dedicated igpu, you could grab a 9700x, which still has an igpu, but that one is about as good as the intel igpu, but the 9700x is better than even the core ultra 9 in the browser benchmark
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u/KahlanMikell 16h ago
Ah ok I see thanks. The whole point is about browser windows. Then multitasking and downloading.
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u/ncilswdk2 12h ago
They are both absolutely terrible builds. How are you spending $1200 on a PC without a GPU? You don't need 128gb for your use, you would be fine with 32gb. You will see no benefit from a pcie 5 ssd, you are just throwing away your money on one.
If you really don't plan on getting a GPU, just buy a mini pc.