Gaming processor advice, AMD vs Intel

[PlasticTastic]

Hello, I'm buying a new PC soon, and I'm looking for high-tier gaming mainly.

I'm deciding between the i5-4590 and the FX-9370. I heard Intel is better overall but AMD is better value for money, but I don't know which price range it stops being worth getting the AMD and the Intel starts becoming better.

Full specs:

Case
InWIN GT1 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4590 (3.3GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® Z97-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA 6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - 1 DVI, 1 mHDMI, 3 mDP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET (£69)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H55 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£39)
Extra Case Fans
2 x 12CM Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof) (£9)

Both are pretty much the same price.

Thanks!

 

[keynes]

Depends on your budget. If you are spending more than £800 i wouldn't choose an amd cpu. For the spec you posted I would suggest the i5-4690, triple copper heatpipe cpu cooler and a caviar black as the main drive

 

[PlasticTastic]

Is the triple copper pipe really better than the Hydro?

 

[keynes]

Is the triple copper pipe really better than the Hydro?

The hydro cooler is not needed for a stock speed cpu, either will perform as well. In terms of performance for the cpu you have chosen it won't bring any noticeable benefits.