Which build should I pick?

Elemential

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I got a few builds made in pcpartpicker

I was wondering which would be the best for performance

My budget is below 600gbp

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£84.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£66.17 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£54.00 @ Kustom PCs)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.97 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card (£229.90 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case (£30.98 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: be quiet! 530W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£59.98 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.50 @ CCL Computers)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Red 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan (£8.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Red 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan (£8.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £594.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-03 13:21 GMT+0000


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£79.19 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£64.94 @ More Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.14 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£243.54 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£58.79 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£48.98 @ Novatech)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan (£5.50 @ CCL Computers)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan (£5.50 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £599.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-03 13:22 GMT+0000


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£70.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£54.42 @ More Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.97 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£149.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case (£30.98 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.50 @ CCL Computers)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan (£5.50 @ CCL Computers)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan (£5.50 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £573.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-03 13:23 GMT+0000

Im going to be playing lol, gta v, fifa 15, minecraft, cs:go, assasins creed unity/black flag etc


 

Justfortrolls

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What will you primarily be doing with this computer? "Performance" could mean a few things. If it for gaming, I would suggest the 1st option. If it's for video editing, I would choose the 3rd option.
 
option 4 with a SSD

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£153.97 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£49.36 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£54.42 @ More Computers)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£41.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.97 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£149.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£60.97 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.50 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £591.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-03 13:42 GMT+0000

This case has 4 fans (plus a fan controller) preinstalled so I removed the sickleflows
 
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