Help me pick! Power supply vs better motherboard

Riel Malibiran · Dec 9, 2013

Please pick from these 3 Builds.
MSI b85 G43 Gaming
Seasonic X-650
i5 4570
Asus gtx 770 dcuii
Crucial ballistix tactical tracer 8gb
Wd blue 1Tb
Samsung 840 evo 128gb
Cooler Master blizzard t2

Vs
Msi H87 G43 Gaming
Corsair TX650M
Rest is the same

Vs
i5 4670k
MSi z87 g43 gaming
Seasonic X-650
Asus gtx 770 dcuii
Crucial ballistix tactical tracer 8gb
Wd blue 1Tb
Blizzard T2
No ssd

chimera201 · Dec 9, 2013

Well i would go with the second one. There is not much benefit by overclocking an i5 compared to the benefit u will get from an SSD

camohanna · Dec 9, 2013

Go 8320 + 970 chipset as that is same price as i5 -4670 non-k and 8 series mobo but it can be overclocked

camohanna · Dec 9, 2013

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2hzC9
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2hzC9/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2hzC9/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($99.48 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.93 @ Amazon)
Total: $432.37
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-09 08:19 EST-0500)

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