[Battle of the Builds] Intel/Nvidia vs. AMD White Build Under $800

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StormBrew

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Hello everyone from the community! I'm in the wraps of completing a white themed build, and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for this build! I have two systems here, with a white theme from both the AMD and Intel sides. Any suggestions are welcome, and i'm hoping for some ideas to decide which build would be better.

First the Intel/Nvidia build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG C7 40.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($37.49 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H110M ECO Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($37.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.79 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($178.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.95 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Fractal Design FD-FAN-SSR2-120 40.6 CFM 120mm Fan ($9.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Fractal Design FD-FAN-SSR2-120 40.6 CFM 120mm Fan ($9.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $792.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-16 01:48 EDT-0400

Secondly, the AMD build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8300 3.3GHz 8-Core Processor ($118.90 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG C7 40.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($37.49 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FX-Gaming ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($112.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($35.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.79 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($163.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Fractal Design FD-FAN-SSR2-120 40.6 CFM 120mm Fan ($9.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Fractal Design FD-FAN-SSR2-120 40.6 CFM 120mm Fan ($9.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $753.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-16 01:49 EDT-0400
I'm planning on adding in a magnetic white LED strip to make the build look better. Thanks so much, and have a good [day or night]!
 
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Without any doubt, the Intel build will spank that FX configuration. I'd seriously consider waiting a little longer to pull the trigger on this build though as we should see some GTX 1060 GPU cards within a month or two after the 1070/1080 are released. It may be well worth the wait if performance on those cards turns out to be on the same order as what we're hearing the 1070/1080 cards are capable of, factoring in scale of course. If not, understandable, but the Intel build will absolutely be a much better option than going with the 3 year old AMD platform.
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Intel + NVIDIA/AMD Gpu dominates in may areas. I have both AMD and INTEL systems but most games like Arma 3, Dota 2, Witcher 3, and other CPU intensive is handle better by overclock haswell i5. But for say AutoCAD, Maya, 150MB Excel, MS Project (im doing MS in robotics) and programming, more cores help so in this one my AMD system did a better job.

I would pick Intel and NVIDIA.
 
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Without any doubt, the Intel build will spank that FX configuration. I'd seriously consider waiting a little longer to pull the trigger on this build though as we should see some GTX 1060 GPU cards within a month or two after the 1070/1080 are released. It may be well worth the wait if performance on those cards turns out to be on the same order as what we're hearing the 1070/1080 cards are capable of, factoring in scale of course. If not, understandable, but the Intel build will absolutely be a much better option than going with the 3 year old AMD platform.
 
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