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Which of the two intel builds are better?

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January 1, 2014 3:27:17 PM

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2tXr5 or http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2tD9w My friend wants the 2nd one I picked out the 1st

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January 1, 2014 3:44:54 PM

I would suggest maybe going with a build like this instead. But just take it as a suggestion, i left on your Keyboard since it seems that is what you prefer. But i would suggest changing it to a cheap option if you need to save more

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($81.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($214.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VH238H 23.0" Monitor ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm QuickFire Rapid Wired Gaming Keyboard ($74.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $992.84
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-01 18:43 EST-0500)
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January 1, 2014 3:58:17 PM

In all honesty? Neither. You can definitely get a better build for the $800 mark while leaving room to purchase OS, monitor and keyboard.

Do something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($100.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($82.05 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($255.85 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($75.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($24.29 @ NCIX US)
Total: $836.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-01 18:57 EST-0500)

Much better PSU, GPU, CPU, and case.
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