Which one would worth for Mid-Range gaming?

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I'm currently planning for my first build, it will be mostly used for gaming and some school stuff.

Either an FX-based ATX build, for going wild with overclocking?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($192.90 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($41.74 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $646.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-10 08:18 EDT-0400)


Or an i5-Based Mini ITX build, for the compact size with a solid stock performance?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($192.90 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($42.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $665.83
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-10 08:19 EDT-0400)

Which one will perform better in most games?
And one last thing, which one will be more future-proof?

Any comments will be appreciated, thanks in advance.
 
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That is true, but with the overclocking capabilities and the $80 price difference make up for marginally better stock performance scores, and fewer compromises have to be made to build a budget system with the AMD than the Intel.

Either way he goes, he'll have a really nice computer.
 
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I see that both build has their own advantages. While the first one is having overclock ability, loads of headroom for upgrades, and somehow cheaper. I think I still have to go with the second one, due to limited room size, portability needs, and I hope it will be able to keep up for next 2 years because I'm just a student, I can't really have a steady income to save for upgrades.

Well, thanks everyone, specially for this


 
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