Which 400 dollar PC build is better? [for gaming]

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/7cKTnn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/7cKTnn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Celeron G1840 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Biostar H81MHV3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($33.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 470 4GB Red Devil Video Card ($174.98 @ Newegg)
Case: DIYPC Solo-T1-BK ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.97 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $404.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/kH6D8K
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/kH6D8K/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 845 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Biostar Hi-Fi A70U3P Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($148.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Enermax Thorex ATX Mid Tower Case ($28.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $420.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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And if both could be better could you build me a 400 dollar PC?
 
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Hlsgsz

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Spend a little extra:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: *MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: *Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Momentus 640GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($33.69 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 470 4GB Red Devil Video Card ($174.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($21.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $461.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
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turbopixel

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What do you want with it? Web surfing? Or even playing games? What type of games? Btw, did you look at the warnings? For your first build, it says:
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The PowerColor Radeon RX 470 4GB Red Devil Video Card length of 255mm exceeds the DIYPC Solo-T1-BK ATX Mid Tower Case maximum of 240mm.
DIYPC Solo-T1-BK ATX Mid Tower Case has front panel USB 3.0 ports, but the Biostar H81MHV3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard does not have onboard USB 3.0 headers.
Some Intel H81 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Haswell Refresh CPUs.
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The graphics card is too big. So the second build would be better.

Here is my suggestion:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($49.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($44.18 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Antec VSK4000E U3 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.79 @ OutletPC)
Total: $467.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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EDIT: Damn, did forgot the memory... Now its much pricier...
 
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RCFProd

RCFProd

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($37.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 460 2GB Video Card ($94.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($26.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $402.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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  • - The RX460 delivers GTX950 level performance for a much cheaper price
    - The PSU selected has 5 years of warranty and 100% Japanese capacitors for durability (important)
    - The i3-6100 is a big improvement on the X4 845 and will help the GPU to perform better consistently
    - Does include MIR
 
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