$500 vs $700 Budget PC Comparison

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1JmCM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1JmCM/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1JmCM/benchmarks/

[$500]
CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($48.96 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $453.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-30 16:40 EDT-0400)

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Je0s
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Je0s/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Je0s/benchmarks/

[$700]
CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($174.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($93.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.25 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 450W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $654.18
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-30 16:40 EDT-0400)

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How much would performance suffer if I choose the $500 build over the $700?
 
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Video card is the same for both builds, so it depends what you're doing. I suggest going in between and going for a FX 6300. Depends what you're doing, but more cores do not benefit current games that much. Video rendering and editing for example use more cores than others. Most modern games use at most 4 cores.
 
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Well if you used the same case and cooling between the two, it's really a $450 build vs a $580 build

I'd go for the 8350, or the 8320 and the 8320 will OC to the 8350 speed. You also don't have a hard drive in either one. If you on a budget, drop down the cooler and the case, get the 8320 and get a better video card. I much rather have a better looking video card than a fancy case and cooler.
 
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Go for this.
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CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($144.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($124.97 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.75 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $649.67
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-30 16:55 EDT-0400)
 
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The GFX I neglected to downgrade most because its already a pretty slow card. The PC would be used for rendering and rare gaming...I pretty just want faster render times--if that helps. I'd like a semi-quiet, upgradable PC to use for a few years.
 
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Refer to my option, it has a nice 7870GHz instead.
 
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I was trying to stay as close to $100 as possible for the GFX Card as I intend to purchase a proper GFX card next year after the new series comes out.

 
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Downgrade my build to a 7850 and keep the PSU, you need some headroom.
 
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Any recommendations for some cheap, well-ventilated cases?
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also, why did you add the RAM that you did? I enjoy learning.http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-khx1600c9d3b1k28gx
 
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The R4 is a nice case to go for. I added that memory because it runs in Dual Channel compared to single channel.
 
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Did you choose the newer(?) mobo because its 990FX instead of 970? Whats the difference? (between the chipsets)

You've been super helpful btw--thanks ^.^
 
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The M5A99FX R2.0 has better stability with the 8-core AMD FX8320\8350 due to more power phases and as such does not throttle (clocks jumping up and down all the time) like some 970 boards.

 
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