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£300 Builds: Which one to choose?

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September 25, 2013 1:19:27 PM

Hello guys!
After weeks of researching and comparing I have finally built two £300 (pounds) builds, but now the problem is, I don't know which one to choose.
What do you guys think, which one is better for gaming?

AMD Build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.30 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard (£43.75 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£34.85 @ Dabs)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7790 1GB Video Card (£102.02 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£37.26 @ CCL Computers)
Other: Aero Cool Strike-X One Gaming Black Midi Tower (£28.58)
Total: £303.76
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-25 21:21 BST+0100)

INTEL Build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor (£85.19 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI B75MA-P45 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£48.31 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£34.85 @ Dabs)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card (£71.05 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£39.30 @ Amazon UK)
Other: Aero Cool Strike-X One Gaming Black Midi Tower (£28.58)
Total: £307.28
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-25 21:20 BST+0100)

The last question is about PSU.
Which of these three would be better for these builds?
1. XFX ProSeries 450W (P1-450S-X2B9)
2. XFX 450W (P1-450S-XXB9)
3. Corsair CX 430W

Also, if you think there is a better build for around 300 pounds (+/- 10) I look forward to see yours.

Thank you in advance!

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September 25, 2013 1:34:32 PM

tiny voices said:
I would get one of the XFX units for the PSU for sure.

The top build is better for gaming. Better GPU. But, for the same price, you can get this gtx650ti BOOST: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-01gp436...

It will perform better than the 7790.


Thank you! I'm going to read about this 650ti.
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September 25, 2013 1:35:42 PM

physloww said:
tiny voices said:
I would get one of the XFX units for the PSU for sure.

The top build is better for gaming. Better GPU. But, for the same price, you can get this gtx650ti BOOST: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-01gp436...

It will perform better than the 7790.


Thank you! I'm going to read about this 650ti.


Not 650ti. It is a 650ti BOOST. they are completely different cards.
September 25, 2013 1:46:24 PM

tiny voices said:
physloww said:
tiny voices said:
I would get one of the XFX units for the PSU for sure.

The top build is better for gaming. Better GPU. But, for the same price, you can get this gtx650ti BOOST: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-01gp436...

It will perform better than the 7790.


Thank you! I'm going to read about this 650ti.


Not 650ti. It is a 650ti BOOST. they are completely different cards.


Yes, I got that. Just wrote shorter :) 
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