2 budget pc builds, help me decide

[Delerium89]

My friend asked for my help with his budget pc. He has about $700-800. Wants it to be able to run bf4 1080p high-ultra at 60fps. First build is Intel and second is AMD. Also note that he doesn't need a PSU. Thoughts?

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/J7f7ZL) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/J7f7ZL/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | $209.99 @ Newegg
**Motherboard** | [MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97pcmate) | $89.78 @ OutletPC
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f317000cl11d8gbxl) | $57.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $48.49 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp42974kr) | $334.98 @ NCIX US
**Case** | [Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-spec01redled) | $29.99 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $759.22
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-26 16:43 EST-0500 |

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Rjt6mG) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Rjt6mG/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd8350frhkbox) | $147.25 @ TigerDirect
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga990fxaud3) | $93.00 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f317000cl11d8gbxl) | $57.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $48.49 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp42974kr) | $334.98 @ NCIX US
**Case** | [Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-spec01redled) | $29.99 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $711.70
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-26 16:44 EST-0500 |

 

[i7Baby]

BF4 - http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=3060&game=Battlefield%204

An i7 would help. You can't get an i7 and a gtx970 in a build for $700. So I don't think you'll meet your target of BF4 Ultra 60fps for $750. Especially with the problems BF4 still has.

Budget?

 

[frag06]

The Intel build. Just change the motherboard to an ASRock Extreme 4 or something, MSI has bad QC with their motherboards.

Also, if he plans to overclock he will need an aftermarket cooler.

 

[frag06]

BF4 - http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=3060&game=Battlefield%204

An i7 would help. You can't get an i7 and a gtx970 in a build for $700. So I don't think you'll meet your target of BF4 Ultra 60fps for $750. Especially with the problems BF4 still has.

Budget?

There is practically no difference between an i5 and an i7 in BF4. The majority of issues have been fixed, btw; it's mostly just small bugs now, rather than large issues.

If i7 performance is wanted, the Xeon 1231v3 is on sale for about $235 right now.

 

[okcnaline]

The Intel one, no questions asked.

 

[i7Baby]

You need an i7 to play at Ultra.

 

[Delerium89]

You need an i7 to play at Ultra.

No you don't. In my personal rig I have an i5 4670k and run the game fully maxed at 1440p, fps rarely dips below 100