Finish Line in Sight. Amd or Intel. Critique Please! Noob Build lol

[MurknEm]

Guys I have been reading my but off about computer components. This is my first build and I want to do it right. So I have questions. I have come up with what I think are two good systems based on my needs. One AMD and One Intel. Here's a list of things I have found to define so that I get useful answers.

1. I will not be overclocking.

2. I want to play whatever great games are out there, I like first person shooters and GTA IV. I am not going to buy a cooler.

3. I am not brand loyal to AMD or Intel; Geforce or Radeon for that matter.

4. I want the best bang for the buck.

5. Budget Under 690 lol.

6. I have additional storage here at home I don't need anymore.

This is the site I have used to compare the two central processing units

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-3570K-vs-AMD-FX-8350

Here is the AMD build

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Murk/saved/1za8

Here is the Intel Build

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Murk/saved/1Cqb

Also I was trying to figure out which graphics card to go with I would be willing to pay the $10 difference for the 660 but the 7850 seems to do the job.

Here is the site I used to compare them.

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-HD-7850-vs-GeForce-GTX-660

Bottom Line I know its a lot of content in this question and I don't expect to get everything in this post answered in one submission of a solution. With that said I appreciate any insight you all could provide. If you do provide a full proof answer I will have no choice but to deem you awesome lol. Thanks a lot guys. Look forward to seeing what you all think about my builds.

Atlanta, Ga, USA

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Those kinds of sites are generally not very useful, as they don't discriminate between all the different uses - not all programs are multi-threaded enough to use all 8 cores on the FX for example. Tom's Best CPU/GPU for the money reviews are generally quite good: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107.html http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106.html

Will look at the builds; back soon.

 

[Someone Somewhere]

OK, AMD Build first:

• ■Your board doesn't support the CPU: http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/960GMU3S3%20FX/?cat=CPU
  ■That HDD is a bit on the small side; expect to run out of space quite quickly.

Now the Intel:

• ■Can't OC on that board - try a GA-Z77X-D3H or ASRock Z77 Extreme4.
  ■Try getting CL9 RAM - tighter timings are always good.
  ■Same HDD comment