Quality or Quantity. What would you choose out of these two?

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So i had a build in my head that i was going to build

Fx 6300 - £82.53
M5A97-LE-R2.0 - £63.98
Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz 2x4gb - £64.99

Then i stumbled upon this at the same price point

Fx 8320 - £108.34
AsRock 980DE3 U3S3 - £48.05
Kingston 1333mhz 2x4gb - £52.99

I'll be running a 7870 gpu and an xfx550w psu with either, im just curious as to which you would choose for gaming as i'm in two minds.

Help is appreciated. Thankyou.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£82.53 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£98.95 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£45.00 @ Aria PC)
Total: £226.48
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-13 00:24 GMT+0000)


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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£82.53 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£65.43 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£69.23 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£45.00 @ Aria PC)
Total: £262.19
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-13 00:27 GMT+0000)
 
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Thanks for the input, its the lure of the 8 core CPU that drew me in but I'm on a strict budget so like u say i would have to sacrifice with poorer RAM and mobo.

Thank for the other ideas for mobo and RAM, unfortunately the mobo i have chose is at the top end of my price range for one, so i'll have to stick with that however i may go for the 1866mhz memory you suggested over the 1600mhz.
 
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you'll barely notice a performance difference, and like sr-71 blackbird said, the ASUS board is definitely better!
 
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You mean between the 8 core and 6 core or between the 1600mhz RAM and the 1866mhz RAM?

 
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