Which of these 2 configurations should i buy?

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I am looking to buy a new configuration, which i will be using mainly for gaming. I will list the configs down below, and i would love to hear your opinions on these.
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Processor: AMD FX-8350 AM3+ BOX
Mobo:GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P
RAM: HyperX 8GB FURY DDR3 1866MHz CL10
Graphics: SAPPHIRE 11242-07-20G R9 380 4GB GDDR5 NITRO Dual-X
Hard disk :SEAGATE Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm 64MB SATA3
Power Supply: THERMALTAKE Smart SE 630W
Case: THERMALTAKE VM30001W2Z V4 Black Edition

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INTEL Core i5-4690 3.50GHz 1150 BOX
GIGABYTE GA-H81M-D3H
HyperX 8GB FURY DDR3 1600MHz CL10
SAPPHIRE R9 380 4GB GDDR5 NITRO Dual-X
SSD Kingston 120GB
WD Blue 1TB 7200rpm 64MB SATA3 WD10EZEX
LC POwer 600w
Raidmax Vortex V4

From which of these two will i get the best gaming experience? Thank you in advance!
 
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I can't select a power supply, so this is what I've chosen:

http://www.emmi.rs/php/configurator/templatePrint.php?components=42258|0|46690|29674|42159|0|49103|0|0|37157|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0&amounts=1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1

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Both are bad. The FX-8350 build comes with a non-suitable-for-OC'ing motherboard, whilst an FX-8350 needs a bit of an overclock to run better. The power supply is really bad, like REALLY bad.

For Intel's side, the balance of components isn't good at all. i5-4690 CPU with a very low end H81 motherboard. That one lists an LC Power supply which, somehow, is an even worse one than the Thermaltake.

The R9 380 4GB overall is poorly price/performance rated.

These are pre-built systems right?
 
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Yes, these are pre-built systems. Thank you for telling me this, since my impression was generally good. I'll find some other configurations, which i hope will be better and i'll post them so i can get more feedback. Be right back :D
 
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1)
AM3+ 970 Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P, PCIe/DDR3/SATA3/GLAN/7.1
AMD FX-8300, Black Edition 32nm 3.3GHz
DDR3 8GB
SSD 120GB + HDD 1000GB
AMD Radeon R9 380 2GB DDR5,DVI-I/DVID/HDMI/DP
ATX Midi Tower, Black
600W PFC/12cm Fan

2)LGA1150 H81, PCIe/DDR3/SATA3/USB3.0/GLAN/7.1
Intel® Core™ i5-4460, BOX 22nm
3.2GHz
DDR3 8GB
1000GB
GeForce GTX960 2GB DDR5, HDMI/DVI/DP/128bit
ATX Midi Tower, Black
PFC/12cm fan

These configs aren't really specific, but i hope you can get the information you need.
 
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Also, this one:
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B85, PCIe/DDR3/SATA3/GLAN/7.1
Procesor LGA1150 Intel® Core™ i5-4460 3.2GHz
Memorija DDR3 8GB
1000GB
AMD Radeon R9 380 2GB GDDR5, DVI/HDMI/DP/256bit
ATX Midi Tower, Black
600W PFC/12cm Fan
 
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Not specific enough I'm afraid. The components do look better price/performance rated, but I'm afraid the power supply you'll get is always going to be very low quality. So your system might not hang on for too long and you don't want that.

You are not willing to build yourself? As often said, It's not hard.
 
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I would love to build a pc myself, but i'm afraid that i don't know much about building my own pc, when it comes to choosing components. Although i could manage putting the whole thing together, with the help of the guide i found here, on Tom's Hardware.The problem is that the prices are much higher in my country than in the rest of the world. For example, the configurations i posted are from 638-733 euros. Which configuration would you recommend me for gaming, within the price range of 650-730 euros?
 
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These are prices based from Germany, so obviously it will not be the same in your area (if you don't live in Germany that is).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (€184.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€89.79 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€44.36 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€51.45 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card (€197.50 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case (€57.80 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€66.90 @ Caseking)
Total: €692.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-27 12:19 CET+0100

Alternative power supply options:
XFX TS/Core edition 550w
Seasonic S12II/M12II 520w
EVGA B2 750w
EVGA GQ Series 550w
Rosewill Capstone 550w
BeQuiet! Straight Power 10 500w (These are usually expensive but it varies per country)

Otherwise list a site you could be buying from?
 
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I like it, it's a great configuration. The prices are generally higher in my area, for example the CPU is 211 euros and the graphics card is 204 euros, but i think i could afford it. As of the sites from which i could be getting these, i could list them, but none of them are in english, since it's not the main language of my country, and the prices are not in euros.
 
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http://www.emmi.rs/konfigurator.37.html (just scroll down a little bit, and the components are in english)
This is the site where i can choose the components and they will build it for me, but besides the CPU, graphics and RAM, i don't know what to pick.
CPU LGA1150 Intel® Core™ i5-4460, 3.2GHz BOX 22nm
http://www.emmi.rs/proizvodi.11.html?productId=42258
AMD Radeon R9 380 MSI GAMING 2GB DDR5, DVI/HDMI/256bit/R9 380 GAMING 2G
http://www.emmi.rs/proizvodi.11.html?productId=50056
HDD SATA3 7200 1TB WD Blue WD10EZEX, 64MB
http://www.emmi.rs/proizvodi.11.html?productId=29674
DIMM DDR3 8GB 1866MHz Kingston HyperX Fury Black CL10, HX318C10FB/8
http://www.emmi.rs/proizvodi.11.html?productId=41289

I don't know which motherboard, case and power to pick for these, except the ones you have listed me, but i'm not sure if they have them in stock. Everything they have can be seen in the falling menu when you are picking a certain component. So can anything be built with these parts that i already picked?


 
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Thank you so much for all of the info and advice you've given me! This config is really good and affordable, i mean it's withing my price range and it suits my need. And to only think i was close to ordering the configurations i initially posted on this thread, when there are much better solutions. Thank you!!!
 
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