Which PC Should I buy?

uGrumpy

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Okay so sorry in advance if this is the wrong forum section but I have put together 2 PC builds (Well really 1 with a different CPU) and I was wandering which one you would recommend. I will be playing games like Battlefront, Battlefield, Tomb Raider, Crysis and more. Now the main game that I play now is SWTOR and that is why I am leaning towards the Intel i5 as SWTOR is reliant on the CPU and the i5 has stronger cores as I understand.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/xQL3bj
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/xQL3bj/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($159.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 980DE3/U3S3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($33.49 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Commander G41 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N150PCe PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($11.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $634.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-20 13:13 EDT-0400
AMD Build
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/tsXKBP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/tsXKBP/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-S2H GSM Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($57.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($34.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H23 ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N150PCe PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($11.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $645.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-20 13:13 EDT-0400
Intel Build
 
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I'd go for the i5 6500/6600/6600K (6600K with a Z-170 board.) and ya you will need a better PSU. Get SeaSonic or XFX PSU's they are great quality. Instead of the 970 get the RX 480 it's a little bit more for the 8GB but you could still go with the 4GB editon. You should add a SSD to your build. You might want to change your case a MATX case.

WiiUMasterGman

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I'd go for the i5 6500/6600/6600K (6600K with a Z-170 board.) and ya you will need a better PSU. Get SeaSonic or XFX PSU's they are great quality. Instead of the 970 get the RX 480 it's a little bit more for the 8GB but you could still go with the 4GB editon. You should add a SSD to your build. You might want to change your case a MATX case.
 
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