I have ~$800 budget, Intel vs AMD

[CoolidIP]

They are exact to the dollar, one being a mid atx tower and the other a micro.
Intel: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/coolidip/saved/4iQu

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  Doesn't have ssd
  Micro atx tower-smaller, hotter, cramped
  No overclocking in future

AMD: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/coolidip/saved/4iPY

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  Slower amd card, but had more cores
  Slower gpu but can handle what I do, minecraft
  easily overclocks with aftermarket cooler
  has ssd

Please don't be say one build just because your a fanboy for one, please take a look and look at the parts in each build.

 

[Obnoxious]

It's a hard choice, but you can always upgrade the Intel later to an i7, and if you do upgrade later; you can put an SSD in then. With the AMD, upgrades are limited.

If you don't plan on upgrading at all, not even in the distant future, then I'd go AMD. After a couple of years, if you do want to upgrade the AMD, you'll need a completely new system; whereas the Intel is open to upgrades. Therefore the Intel could work out cheaper in the long-term.

Personally this is extremely difficult, and I'm sure you're thinking the same. It completely depends on what you want; if you're willing to upgrade in the future the Intel could be a worthwhile investment; otherwise the AMD is ready to be used without no upgrades.

 

[CTurbo]

This an easy decision. The i5 is WAY stronger and the GTX760 is a little stronger. The only thing the AMD build has going for it is the ssd.

 

[JOOK-D]

I'd definitely take the intel option. You could easily cut down on costs by moving to ATX too. EDIT: By that I was implying you could get a cheaper ATX motherboard and case.

An SSD isn't worth a weaker CPU, IMO.

 

[CTurbo]

That's a steal of a deal on that 4570. You could get a much cheaper B85 motherboard and make room for an ssd. I recommend the Crucial M500 120GB over that Kingston in that price range. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a microATX build. That doesn't mean you can't have proper cooling. The AMD build will actually run hotter although I doubt it would ever be noticeable. The 4570 is so strong you will never need to overclock it.

 

[Alpha3031]

Yes, intel is expensive (so you cant improve other parts as much) but unless your going to get the 760 as well on the amd build the 6300 will go down oc or no oc (though if you're going to just play mine craft an i3/athlon would probably do)

 

[Calculatron]

I don't think that AMD build has an Overclocking-friendly motherboard anyway. I'd drop the SSD and see what else you may be able to eke out of it, but, as it stands, I am with everyone else - the intel build

 

[logainofhades]

Made changes to the Intel build and was able to include an SSD, for a little bit less.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($73.47 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($239.20 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $757.62
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-08 13:06 EDT-0400)

 

[CTurbo]

You could scrap the ssd and actually upgrade to a GTX770

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3owqb
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3owqb/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3owqb/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($309.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $759.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-08 20:55 EDT-0400)