Need Help Choosing a System Build!

Roaraxe565 · Mar 25, 2014

I am having a hard time deciding which system build I should go with. I have two builds One is an Intel 4670k build and the other is an AMD FX-8350 build. They are both similarly priced. My goal in the end is to have a computer that can play games like WoW, NFS, Titanfall, CoD, and BF4 on High/Max/Ultra settings at 45+ FPS (preferably 60). As well as video editing, music production and web surfing and playing/streaming music.

Intel 4670k
PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.74 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($152.86 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($83.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($319.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($92.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1255.47

AMD FX-8350
PCPartPicker part list

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.74 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($115.00 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($83.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (Red) ATX Full Tower Case ($139.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1219.62

AMD Radeon · Mar 25, 2014

at that budget, definitely option #1
but you need some improvements there

Roaraxe565 · Mar 25, 2014

Such as?

KrAzZiiHaMzZii · Mar 25, 2014

Don't worry about improvements right though, this is a pc we're talking about here anything on there can be upgraded but for right now yea option 1 seems more legit

Roaraxe565 · Mar 25, 2014

KrAzZiiHaMzZii :

Could you elaborate a little more? What do you mean by "more legit"?

KrAzZiiHaMzZii · Mar 25, 2014

Roaraxe565 :

Well I'm gonna take back "more legit" lol Everything looks the same and i guess you can say im biased because i'd prefer Intel over AMD that's really the only reason i'd go for option 1 unless you're worried about how the case looks. lol

AMD Radeon · Mar 25, 2014

it is a revision of your build, with better price/performance parts selection
better mobo for OC, 12 phase VRM. MSI g45 has only 8
better ram 1866 cl9, low profile heatsink to avoid clearance issue with 212 evo
cheaper ssd, hdd
bigger psu, xfx is made by seasonic too
favorite gtx 770 evga acx cooler

i hope it will help

good luck

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.73 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.25 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($327.36 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1198.20
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-25 23:50 EDT-0400)

KrAzZiiHaMzZii · Mar 25, 2014

Understand this though what AMD Radeon said is gonna be expensive unless you just wait and look for deals, which can take a while, but atleast you'll save money.

AMD Radeon · Mar 25, 2014

^ with optimization, it is not necessarily more expensive
see the price above... $50 cheaper than before

the OP can even upgrade the ssd to 240GB M500 in order to fit all games data

KrAzZiiHaMzZii · Mar 26, 2014

AMD Radeon :

Better RAM, PSU, Motherboard yea it'll be expensive.

AMD Radeon · Mar 26, 2014

^ you must be new here

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