My $800 Gaming, Streaming, Video Editing, Recording Builds: WHICH IS BEST?

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Hi guys, I'm completely new to building computers and as most people I'm getting my income tax in soon. Naturally, I'd like to make a nice budget PC that will do all of the above (gaming at 1080p at great frame rates, video editing, streaming, and recording for youtube). Now my budget is set at $800 but I'd like to keep it closer to $700 if possible.

So here are the builds:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($138.00 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($17.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($123.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($299.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-S2S-124K-GP 44.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($12.49 @ OutletPC)
Total: $799.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-25 06:52 EST-0500

Second build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($175.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Biostar B85MG Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.97 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($328.99 @ Directron)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($44.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $742.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-25 07:09 EST-0500

My questions are the following: 1) Will the CPU be sufficient for all of the things listed above, and if not: What are your suggestions? 2) Is my PSU too big for this PC if I intend to overclock a bit? and 3) How hard will it be to have the R9 290 work for me? I've seen a lot of horror stories.

Thanks for your time!
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bkcft6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bkcft6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ 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: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($31.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $797.71
Prices include shipping...
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In the first build that TX3 will cry like a baby when you start overclocking the FX
In both builds the power supply could be better (the best EVGA's are the G2 and B2)
For streaming the FX build is better, assuming you aren't using shadowplay or raptr
Overall I prefer the i5 build though
 
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Solid $700 build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($63.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.97 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($242.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $692.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-25 07:37 EST-0500

Add $100 for the gtx 970 obv
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bkcft6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bkcft6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ 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: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($31.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $797.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-25 11:17 EST-0500
 
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