Could you please check my PC Build?

[Adam Wong]

AMD FD8320FRHKBOX FX-8320 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition $149.99

Corsair Vengeance Blue 8 GB (2X4 GB) PC3-12800 1600mHz
DDR3 240-Pin SDRAM Dual Channel Memory Kit CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B $84.99

ASUS GTX750TI-OC-2GD5 Graphics Cards $154.99

ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA $90.85
6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

WD Blue 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, 7200 RPM, $57.24
SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache - WD10EZEX

EVGA 500W 80PLUS Certified ATX12V/EPS12V Power Supply $40.89
100-W1-0500-KR

Enermax Ostrog ATX Computer Case with Acrylic See-Thru Side Panel, $34.99
Black/White ECA3253-BW

Total ========== $613.94

 

[aks_1337]

This build will do better in gaming:


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.59 @ Directron)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($141.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $577.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-22 21:53 EST-0500

 

[Adam Wong]

Hi, After reading both your list and comparing with my list as well as one more could you please tell me your opinion on either of these two build? Which one should I go for?

Build 1:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($193.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($27.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($347.22 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Urban S1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.48 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $788.64

Build 2:

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($92.59 @ Amazon)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($243.03 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($61.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $697.57

Thank You

 

[aks_1337]

Out of those 2 builds only, build 1 is much better then build 2..

Better GPU - can play more games on max settings and with lower wattage/temperatures
Better CPU - intel single cores are more powerful in amd multiple cores. you'd have to overclock the amd to get similar performance as stock intel chip

Overall build 1 is just better. However, I've refined my old build which combines the best of both your builds together with a more powerful CPU, cheaper and better RAM too with the entire build being slightly cheaper then your Build 1 and using the latest components as your build 1 uses slightly outdated components. This is the one to go for:



PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($327.85 @ B&H)
Case: Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $786.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-24 20:25 EST-0500