Which build is better for the buck?

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I just want to know with build is a better gaming PC for the buck?? And any tips?


1st Build

Case

Thermaltake VN40006W2N White Commander MS-I Snow Edition USB3.0 Mid Tower

Processor

Intel Pentium Processor G3258 4 BX80646G3258

Power Supply

XFX ATX 550 Power Supply

Graphics card

Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB

Hard Drive

WD Blue 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive

Memory

Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB Kit (4GBx2) DDR3 1600 MT/s (PC3-12800) CL9 @1.5V UDIMM 240-Pin Memory

Motherboard

ASRock Micro ATX DDR3 1066 LGA 1150 Motherboard

$$$
$519.02
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2nd Build

Memory

Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB Kit (4GBx2) DDR3

Motherboard

ASRock Micro ATX DDR3 1066 LGA 1150 Motherboard H81M-HDS

Hard Drive

WD Blue 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache

Graphics card

Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB GDDR5

PSU

XFX ATX 550 Power Supply

Processor

Intel Pentium Processor G3258 4

Case

Thermaltake VN40006W2N White Commander MS-I Snow Edition USB3.0 Mid Tower

$$$
$541.74

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*Note i didn't add optical drive and windows software
 
Solution
You really need to try to sqeeze a Z97 board into your build the H81 you have selected can't overclock which is really needed to get decent framerates on some of the more demanding games.