I'm buying my gaming setup today and I have the choice between these 2 builds...

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Bedardraurus

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PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/31KY2
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/31KY2/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/31KY2/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($245.50 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($112.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($214.99 @ Memory Express)
Memory: Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($114.48 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($125.18 @ Amazon Canada)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($274.50 @ Vuugo)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.64 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 750W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($129.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1417.24
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-01 08:06 EST-0500)

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PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/327mj
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/327mj/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/327mj/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($381.00 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($144.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Patriot Wildfire 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($226.00 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($125.18 @ Amazon Canada)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($224.50 @ Vuugo)
Case: BitFenix Survivor ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1401.62
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-01 08:06 EST-0500)


I can't switch pieces as they are already built
Don't look at the price, I have a good deal for each and those are canadians price... i would pay basicly the same price with ether one so which one do you think is the better!

thx
 
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Shneiky
The first option will bring you better gaming experience. Also, do not mind that you are getting a Sandy Bridge CPU. Ivy Bridge or even the new Haswell does not bring anything notable as fast as gaming performance goes. The HD 7870 will let you play anything on a 1920x1080 monitor at mid-high / high or ultra depending on the game and it is much more powerful than the HD 7850 in the 2nd build.

You can easily overclock the I5 2500k to 4 GHz with that liquid cooling and match current Haswell chips in productivity software if you use any. But in gaming, you will not notice any difference than I5 2500k, I5 3570k or I7 4670k and even in CPU intensive scenarios the difference is only marginal.

Also the first build has a higher quality Asus...
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The first has a better GPU but also not a very good one and the second a better CPU but for gaming not a big difference in most games. If you want to play games on ultra with high fps you wont be able to because of the weak GPU and for a such price it is not good, also not a Haswell CPU. Option 2 has no cpu cooler. How much would you pay for option 1 and 2 ?
 
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The first option will bring you better gaming experience. Also, do not mind that you are getting a Sandy Bridge CPU. Ivy Bridge or even the new Haswell does not bring anything notable as fast as gaming performance goes. The HD 7870 will let you play anything on a 1920x1080 monitor at mid-high / high or ultra depending on the game and it is much more powerful than the HD 7850 in the 2nd build.

You can easily overclock the I5 2500k to 4 GHz with that liquid cooling and match current Haswell chips in productivity software if you use any. But in gaming, you will not notice any difference than I5 2500k, I5 3570k or I7 4670k and even in CPU intensive scenarios the difference is only marginal.

Also the first build has a higher quality Asus motherboard then the MSI option in the 2nd one.

Cheers and good luck.
 
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Bedardraurus

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Both sell for 800$ can
 
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