$900 amd/intel build opinions needed

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ibesmiley

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Hello Fanboys(and girls)!

Please flood this thread with your biased opinions and disdain for the opposite brand, I really need to be convinced which side to go to:

AMD
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Intel

I have included a monitor which my friend(whom I am building this computational device for) needs and also AC Wifi of some form. He uses the stock router from bright house, which I am not sure uses AC or whether that is the correct sentence structure to state that in.

It is going to be for gaming mostly, 1080p, ultra, etc. Ideally I am trying to keep it stronger than MY current build which is kinda old and crappy

Also I would prefer not to have Rebates factored into the builds. The ones i posted were both around $905 without rebates.

Thank you for the help!
 
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CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($137.75 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Apotop 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($328.99 @ Directron)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1...
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CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($137.75 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Apotop 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($328.99 @ Directron)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($24.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $928.53
 
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ibesmiley

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Rockie_ Thank you for your submission on my topic! i really love the build you posted but it's a bit out of my price range, I would not be using rebates(I know it's dumb not to but I would be submitting the build to him and he wouldn't send them in) I have now updated the post to include this. Though if you can work something up again that would be helpful! ;D Also please note: he needs a Wireless adapter of some sort.
 
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i7Baby

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.47 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($199.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor ($137.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($24.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $850.07 ($914 without rebates)
 
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ibesmiley

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($92.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1066 Memory ($62.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.97 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 970 4GB XLR8 Video Card ($329.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $920.89

I stole basically from both of your builds i7Baby to make this one, Do you think it would do well? BTW Thank you for taking the time to post 2 builds on here!
 
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ibesmiley

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Oh sorry, that is the price without rebates and including shipping. So the XFX is better quality? I will add the PSU, what are some good GPU brands to look at? I just chose the PNY as a place holder tbh.
 
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