Which of these builds should I choose?

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Philip Carlsen

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Hi guys

I want to build my own pc (it's my first time), and I would like for you guys to recommend or guide me in choosing the right pc-build. Inbetween the following 3 builds, which of them would you guys recommend? What's the advantages and disadvantages? Is it even possible to fit all the components into the mini-itx build? (I'm concerned about the power supply and cooler especially).
And another thing: Is all the components compatible with each other?
Thanks for your guidance in advance.

The options are as follows:

Build 1 (mid tower intel build):
MSI Z97 Gaming 5, socket 1150
Intel core i5 4690k
MSI GTX 770 2GB PhysX
Cooler Master CM 690 III
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 MHz 8gb CL9
Corsair RM1000, 1000W PSU
Samsung SSD 840 EVO 500GB
NZXT HUE RGB LED Controller 5,25 Bay
Cooler Master Seidon 240M CPU Cooler

Build 2 (mid tower AMD build):
MSI 990FXA-GD80
AMD FX-8350 Black Edition
ASUS Radeon R9 280X 3GB
Cooler Master CM 690 III
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 MHz 8gb CL9
Corsair RM1000, 1000W PSU
Samsung SSD 840 EVO 500GB
NZXT HUE RGB LED Controller 5,25 Bay
Cooler Master Seidon 240M CPU Cooler

Build 3 (mini-itx mix):
MSI Z97I AC, socket 1150
Intel Core i5 4690k
Sapphire Radeon Tri-X R9 280X 3gb
Corsair Graphite 380T Mini-ITX
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 MHz 8gb CL9
Corsair RM1000, 1000W PSU
Samsung SSD 840 EVO 500GB
NZXT HUE RGB LED Controller 5,25 Bay
Cooler Master Seidon 240M CPU Cooler
 
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They're all pretty good, but that's too much wattage to use. Here's the ring to rule all rings:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($232.96 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L12 37.8 CFM CPU Cooler ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($103.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($73.80 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($349.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1130.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 10:58 EDT-0400
 
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The reason why I chose to pick a bigger power supply was partly because I wanted an usb-fridge, which uses 300 watt, and for future upgrades. But do you think a 750W power supply can do the job anyways? Of course it will be easier with the intel build, as it uses less power.
 
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This would be a good build for around 1000$:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.05 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($35.23 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($146.26 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($78.22 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.22 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($370.98 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($40.26 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.80 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1062.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Yea, I may have misunderstood the description of the mini-fridge. So I wont need that big of a power supply after all.

Another thing, though: What's the difference when a gpu is made by different companies? For example the gtx 970 made by EVGA, Gainward or MSI. Does it make any difference, or should I just take the cheapest one. Because there's like a pretty big price difference.
 
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@OP 650W is plenty for any of those builds, get a EVGA P2 G2 or B2 PSU, XFX, Seasonic or a Antec HCG, they are good quality PSUs which will last a long time.

For the gtx 970 the best cooler i've seen is the MSI one, the EVGA one has problems with a misaligned heatsink, the msi one runs the best especially when overclocked, but if you don't want to overclock it still runs better than the asus strix at stock.
 
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Okay. Thank you for clarifying the stuff about the graphic card for me. But what's the difference between a P2, G2 and B2 PSU? And XFX, Seasonic and Antec HCG. is that just the different brands?
 
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Yeah, they are just different brands.
 
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