Which setup is better?

[Jacob McIntosh]

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($325.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card ($449.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1079.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-19 16:54 EDT-0400)

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($225.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card ($449.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1043.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-19 16:55 EDT-0400)


They price isn't a big issue, and the main uses will be (in order of usage) gaming, A/V editing, 3D rendering. I already have an OS, monitor, HDD and optical drives, etc.

 

[diazalon]

For gaming both systems would be pretty much the same but for editing and stuff like that the i7 would help. And for doing lots of things get the ram

 

[Deemo13]

The second one doesnt need 16GB of RAM. You also dont need an i7 for gaming if that is the purpose of this build.

 

[Jacob McIntosh]

How does this look? I will be doing 3D stuff later on, and most of those programs will take advantage of hyper-threading.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-OC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($185.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($394.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1054.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-21 16:16 EDT-0400)

 

[Digestive97]

How does this look? I will be doing 3D stuff later on, and most of those programs will take advantage of hyper-threading.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-OC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($185.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($394.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1054.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-21 16:16 EDT-0400)

I would have just gone with the i5 4670k and also decided for the EVGA GTX 770 SC ACX. The motherboard is overkill unless you intend to do some heavy overclocking which I don't think you will achieve with your CPU Cooler... I also would have gone with the G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory since 2400MHz isn't really going to give a significant boost at all when it comes to gaming and you can always overclock them.

 

[Outlander_04]

dont use 2 x 2 x4 gig of RAM

Use 2 x 8 gig