Did you buy the 8700 with the Radeon and are you happy with your purchase? Am helping my son buy an 8700 and we have the same question as you. I don't want to make a mistake as it's taken forever for him to earn enough money to buy this. He plays minecraft but also does quite a bit of graphics with blender, adobe, etc. If you see this message can you let me know if it worked out for you?