PC build for CS:GO and League of Legends, recording too

vTiger

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Hello,
I looking to purchase PC for gaming, especially for these games CS:GO, League of Legends and recording gameplay for YouTube. My budget is $600 or $700, I need the best one. I just want to run most of the games smooth with high FPS without lag. If possible with Intel processor. Please help me. Thank you.
 

Live Wyre

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($151.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($94.23 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.26 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($150.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.68 @ Amazon)
Total: $703.11
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-08 07:43 EDT-0400)

An eight core AMD processor will handle recording well and can hold it's own compared to intels at this price. The GPU is powerful for it's price/power consumption and the PSU is huge overkill so you can upgrade your GPU in the future.
 

vTiger

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I need Intel, not AMD.

 

Live Wyre

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Ok then, but I'll tell you that it won't be as fast as the AMD build.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.29 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.28 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.26 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($150.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($38.83 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.68 @ Amazon)
Total: $677.31
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-08 08:14 EDT-0400)
 
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Live Wyre

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If you're recording/editing/rendering your videos, it helps to have extra cores. In gaming, it performs similarly unless you are playing very heavily single threaded games. If you are just playing the games you state above and future games +recording, I feel that the AMD build is better at your budget.