Which parts should I use for my budget build

murratri

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I am looking to build a budget gaming rig and am stuck between an AMD based machine and a Intel based machine. I can spend up to 660 usd total. Which one do you guys think would b better and what parts might I want to use instead.
p.s. I want an NVidia card because they come with 2 games and I don't want to have to pay even more for new games after building a rig.

This is the potential hardware for the Intel machine
Intel Core i5-3330 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
Cooler Master DP6-9EDSA-0L-GP CPU Cooler
MSI ZH77A-G43 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
MSI GeForce GTX 660 2GB $159.99
Wireless Network Adapter Edimax EW-7811UTC 802.11a/b/g/n/ac USB 2.0
Cooler Master Elite 350 ATX Mid Tower w/500W Power Supply
Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)

And the AMD
AMD FX-4350 4.2GHz Quad-Core
Cooler Master DK9-7E52A-0L-GP
Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3
Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600
Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB
Wireless Network Adapter TRENDnet TEW-804UB 802.11a/b/g/n/ac USB 2.0
Cooler Master Elite 350 ATX Mid Tower w/500W Power Supply
Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)
 

blake1243

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Respire T40 68.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.44 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W 80+ Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $586.35
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-30 20:06 EST-0500)
 
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