Jdogjohnny, turbopiki is right, and I would recommend his build over your two builds because it will accomplish your goal for this machine more. You're trying to run CS: GO and Minecraft while simultaneously playing music but you're on a strict budget. That means you need to make sure your money is being spent in the areas where it will most affect the areas you desire the most. I figured I would elaborate on why turbopiki picked why he did and why it's better for you than what you chose, as you said you were a noob on building. I hope that it will help you as you continue to tinker or upgrade your build.
Your main purpose is to game, and in a way, multi-task the computer. In that case, you'll want to prioritize your processor, your RAM, and your GPU. In this way, you're making the most efficient use of your money. If you spent more money, for example, on a 3TB hard drive, but skimped on your graphics card, you'll find that even though you can store a lot of stuff, the computer won't do the task you want it to do it as well. So, let's look at some of the parts turbopiki picked for you.
turbopiki picked a Athlon X4 860K vs your A8-7600. The difference between the A8 and the Athlon is that the A8 is what's called an APU. It integrates the graphics into the chip and eliminates the need for a graphics card. Now, for most people who use their computers to check e-mail, surf the web, or watch YouTube videos, etc, that's fine. And I'm not knocking APU's, they can handle pretty stressful graphics. However, most 'gamers' that I've seen and been in contact with prefer a completely separate graphics card. That's why turbopiki gave you a MSI GeForce GTX 750. A separate graphics card in most cases will handle games much better than the integrated graphics. In addition, a separate graphics card gives you the opportunity to upgrade. It is much easier to swap out one card for another rather than having to buy a whole new processor. In addition, the Athlon runs at 3.7GHz whereas the A8 only runs at 3.1GHz. This means the Athlon will simply be able to execute processes faster. While the upfront cost right now might be more buying a separate CPU and GPU as opposed to the whole package in the A8, in the long run it will accomplish your desired tasks better and make your build more flexible to upgrades.
While I have a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO and I love it, you'll notice that it is absent from turbopiki's list. Since you aren't overclocking, and it doesn't seem like you'll be running VERY stressful programs on this computer, the stock heatsink that comes with the processor will work just fine for you. Since your budget is so low, you'll want to save every penny you can, and that means that maybe in the future you can swap out your heatsink, but for now, the stock one will work just fine.
turbopiki chose a cheaper case and power supply. For both cases, a cheaper one won't break your build. While more expensive PSU and cases are really nice to have, most of the times you won't notice a difference between the expensive and cheap. So while a Corsair power supply is nice and I would highly recommend them (I like Corsair products, I find them reliable and good quality), for your strict budget, you won't notice a difference between the EVGA and the Corsair, except that the EVGA is cheaper. Honestly, as long as you get a reputable brand (EVGA, Cooler Master, Rosewill, etc) and do a little bit of homework to ensure that it isn't a dud, you'll be good to go. Same goes with the cases. More expensive cases will give you more room to work and expand and might look cooler, but you'll most likely not notice the difference between a fancy $80 case or the basic Xion turbopiki recommended.
turbopiki's recommended build has less RAM than your two builds. This is a move to simply keep costs down, as I don't see any other way he can scale back the price and keep what you want. In most cases, you'll be just fine with 4GB of RAM. Games are much more GPU reliant than RAM. However, RAM will help you run multiple things at the same time. It also helps you render and stuff like that. The general rule of thumb I've seen is that the average user will never need more than 8GB's or RAM. So, using turbopiki's build, you can buy a stick of 4GB RAM now, and if in the future you want more RAM, just spend another $25 and you can dual channel the RAM up to 8GB. That's a simple fix whenever it is possible for you to blow another $25 on your computer.
If I was to recommend a build, it would mostly be turbopiki's build with a few changes. The only changes I would make would be:
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz4gx3m1a1600c9b
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 250 1GB Video Card
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-112150020g
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-vl80001w2z
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500
Neither my or turbopiki's build is "more right". I changed out those parts simply because I prefer those brands. I prefer AMD Graphics Cards and Corsair RAM and PSU's. I've also had previous success with Thermaltake cases. However, turbopiki's build is also a very nice build as well. Just because I prefer my brands doesn't mean I think you should ONLY buy Corsair RAM, for example. Kingston also manufacturers quality RAM. The beauty of it all is that it's your choice, I only offer the other brands as an alternative. Either way you go, you'll get a good, solid build that will play your games and music that you want.
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