First Computer Build, 4 Variations $700~$500 Refurb or New GPU!

Which Build? Choose a $700 and $500 Builds or Other


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Andrei_316

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I'm building my first PC and my parents are giving me a couple hundred dollars to add to my computer build. In about a week or two is the plan and I need to make sure that what either setup I go with its a good one for its price point.

There are 2 $700~ Setup that I need you guys to look over a choose if going refurb is worth it.

First Setup:
Case: NZXT Source 210 w/ Side Window - $45
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM - $55
MoBo: ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS AM3+ Micro ATX - $60
PSU: EVGA 100-W1-500-KR 500W ATX12V 80+ Certified - $60
CPU: AMD FX 8320 - $180
GPU: Sapphire R9 270X - $200
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X 8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600 - $80
Peripherals & Other:
M6900 Mouse - $25
Rosewill 120mm Case Fan - $8

Sub: $713
Total : $856.03 w/ Shipping, Tax etc.

1st $700 Build http://secure.newegg.ca/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=24839892
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Second Setup:
Case: NZXT Source 210 w/ Side Window - $45
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM - $55
MoBo: GIGABYTE GA-B85M-DS3H LA 1150 B85 - $80
PSU: CX500 500W ATX12V - $55
CPU: Intel Xeon E3 1220V3 Haswell LGA1150 - $230
GPU: REFURBISHED EVGA GTX 660 2GB SC or GTX 660 FTW w/ ACX Cooler - $155
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws 8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600 - $80
Peripherals & Other:
M6900 Mouse - $25

Sub: $725
Total : $869.60 w/ Shipping, Tax etc.
2nd $700 Build http://secure.newegg.ca/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=24839912

There are multiple questions and ideas like instead of getting a GTX 660 Refurb I could swap it with a R7 265. That is why I'm asking all you wonderful forum peeps to help me out. Give opinions if I should get a Refurb to get better performance but with a risk, or play it safe get a card around its performance but choose a weaker cpu. I've done a lot of thinking and you guys could sure help :D
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Also here are 2 $500 Build because I'm not exactly sure how much they're giving me, so yeah just in case. I currently have $300 saved up and my parents said its alright if it hits the $850 but I'm not entirely sure they were paying attention to me in that exact moment lol :p

First $500 Build
http://secure.newegg.ca/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=24999265

Second $500 Build
http://secure.newegg.ca/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=19331794

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Thanks for the future help and Thanks for reading this long post :)