Time for a new computer..INTEL or AMD? Radeon or GeForce?

If you want a legitimate discussion of these brands, I seriously hope to god this gets moved to the gaming board.

But what I'll tell you right off the bat is that at your budget, you are going to need to go with AMD for both the CPU and GPU. All the brands have their place in gaming builds, but at the lower-end budget, AMD dominates in bang for buck, particularly when looking for a rig optimized for gaming performance.

However, even from the vague specs you provided, it's likely you can get away with just a GPU upgrade. You ought to find out what you're running and give more specifics. Particularly, your motherboard, PSU (specifics), and your exact GPU. Shouldn't be hard to figure out since you assembled it yourself anyway.

If you just want a new build for the hell of it, though, I can do a part list for you, with the assumption that the $700 is for tower only.

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If you want a legitimate discussion of these brands, I seriously hope to god this gets moved to the gaming board.

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Thats what the tech board is for!

Initially I was just going to upgrade my HDs to a SSD and run one of the 750s as a storage (I think one is going bad, getting sector errors) but I think I my brother is going to buy it for like 2-300 so he has a computer he can at least play games like D3 on.

I dug up my order from NewEgg, but I added another 4GB of memory after the fact.

I don't OC anymore, I did it back in the day with an AMD Athlon 1.4 and it didn't work out to well.

I know technology and all has changed since 2002 but it just doesn't interest me anymore.

I pieced together some stuff on Newegg, came out to about $750 excluding case.

Eta I game mostly on my XBOne but I want to keep the option open to game on my pc.

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Gonna try and keep it all around $700 or so.

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You don't really have a choice. AMD.

Overspending on the motherboard.

I thought you were doing a build from scratch and selling the old one. If so, you'd still need at least a new RAM kit, case, and PSU.

With a $1k budget, you can maybe squeeze some kind of all-in-one CPU liquid cooler like the H80i... Useless if not overclocking, and taking $80-100 out of that $1,000 budget that could be put toward something better.

What resolution are you gaming at?

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So tired of the AMD crowd. They remind me of the crossfit douches

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Are you serious with this shite? I have loyalty to neither brand. He named a budget, and there are objective, clear-cut performance advantages at certain price points.

This is my recommendation for a $1,000 build. Well, it's $1048, but I wasn't going to cut any additional corners to make the liquid cooler (Corsair H100i) fit precisely in the budget. The price includes rebates, which you should always care about, because rebates and promos often save you $100+, and hardware manufacturers always honor them as long as you follow directions.

PCPartPicker part list: LINK
Price breakdown by merchant: LINK /

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.91 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin Chronos 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 280X 3GB IceQ X² Video Card ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1048.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Let me know if you have any questions about my choices, and I will be glad to explain.

If anyone else wants to suggest alternatives, please provide a technical explanation.

nVidia but if you go AMD, get yourself a nice 8320.