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11290slk · 04-15-2013, 12:52 PM

I've had a bit of a problem wrapping my arms around the fact that with the Intel, I would not have to have a video card in the system and wondered if there was an equivalent AMD CPU (speed) that would also NOT require a video card to be used. Not a gamer, just a moderate power user (some photoshop, HDR processing, things like that). I know that the 3570K is probably overkill but I do like to have the power for the future if I need it.

Appreciate any advice. Trying to hold down the cost of a new build a bit if I can as it seems prices have been rising lately. Seems Intel is pretty proud of their CPU's but maybe they earn that higher price, just not really smart enough to know. Been about 5 years since I built my current system and used Intel for the first time then. Have been happy with it.

04-15-2013, 12:52 PM	#1
11290slk Member (6 bit) Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Evansville, IN & Orlando, FL Posts: 55	AMD equivalent to Intel i5-3570K I've had a bit of a problem wrapping my arms around the fact that with the Intel, I would not have to have a video card in the system and wondered if there was an equivalent AMD CPU (speed) that would also NOT require a video card to be used. Not a gamer, just a moderate power user (some photoshop, HDR processing, things like that). I know that the 3570K is probably overkill but I do like to have the power for the future if I need it. Appreciate any advice. Trying to hold down the cost of a new build a bit if I can as it seems prices have been rising lately. Seems Intel is pretty proud of their CPU's but maybe they earn that higher price, just not really smart enough to know. Been about 5 years since I built my current system and used Intel for the first time then. Have been happy with it. Last edited by 11290slk; 04-15-2013 at 01:02 PM.