Which $600~ Budget Gaming PC Build would be best? (+Possible Overclocking?)

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Hi! I plan to build a PC for Christmas, and I came up with these builds:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mPBwjX (Intel)
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CcJYwP (AMD)
As you can see, one is Intel, and one is AMD. If I don't plan to upgrade, and I don't plan to overclock, which would be best? If I did want to overclock, I know that the FX 6300 would obviously be the way to go as it is an unlocked processor. Let me know what you think!

In addition to that, if I was going to overclock, what kind of build would I need? I'm mostly talking about the power supply here as I would probably choose a Hyper 212 Plus or Evo for the aftermarket heat-sink and cooler. Bottom line, let me know what you think! Mind you it can't exceed $630, Preferably $600.
 
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amd one is much better

though if you can spend $625 then we can get much better gpu (280 ) and also got better ram ( can come in handy during overclock ) as a combo ( combo resulted in 71$ for price of ram )

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($96.78 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($52.25 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Trident 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($85.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.85 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)...
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amd one is much better

though if you can spend $625 then we can get much better gpu (280 ) and also got better ram ( can come in handy during overclock ) as a combo ( combo resulted in 71$ for price of ram )

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($96.78 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($52.25 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Trident 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($85.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.85 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($23.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($9.69 @ Mwave)
Total: $625.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-14 07:35 EST-0500
 
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As others have said, if you plan on overclocking the FX-6300 will perform better when overclocked. If you plan on running just at stock, the Intel is the better choice. With that said, you may also want to check into how much it will cost for the AMD chip plus proper cooling to properly overclock it to see if it reaches into the budget of an i5; which is better overall.
The Intel chip is also better at power consumption regardless, which is probably of little concern here.
 
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put this one together a little while ago for someone else.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($81.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.85 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($31.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $624.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-17 12:25 EST-0500

couple dollars more and your looking VERY good with an i5 cpu.
 
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While that's a good build, it doesn't include the price of the Operating System like the others have, adding another $90+ to it.
 
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you won't see me arguing. i have been on the amd end of many a thread arguing in it's favor. just happened to have this build at the ready and thought i would share it. did miss the os requirement so of course it'n not gonna work for the op.
 
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i would not even hesitate to go fx 6300 over any dual core intel cpu. i can say i have never built a pc with an i3 in it. if budget won't allow for an i5, i go for the fx series. if the budget won't allow for good gpu and an i5, i'll go with the fx series and better gpu as well.

the proof of concept is all over this forum. when someone asks, "cpu or gpu" 99% of the time the answer is "your cpu is good enough but your gpu will make the most difference to your games". this has been said for all kinds of pentium and dual core set-ups or older phenom x4 etc. so if these are "good enough" the surely, the 6300 is a much better "good enough".

if budget allows, then by all means go i5 and strong gpu. the i5 build above was done specifically due to the op asking to do the best we could to put an i5 into the build. he was willing to go with less gpu for now to get the i5. so that's what i did.
 
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