Are both of these builds okay for their price point?

[BrightKnight141]

My friend wants to build his own computer, but he's not sure of his budget. He plans on building in about a month, and he asked me for help. These are the two builds I've come up with- $350 and $500.


Here is the $350 one-
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CPU: AMD A8-6600K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor ($100.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ECS A75F2-A2(1.0) ATX FM2 Motherboard ($40.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $321.60
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-16 19:51 EDT-0400)


And here is the $500 one.
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CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.74 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($57.78 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($142.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $490.45
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-16 19:51 EDT-0400)

 

[IDontUnderstand]

Changed the RAM for $350 build,
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A8-6600K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor ($100.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ECS A75F2-A2(1.0) ATX FM2 Motherboard ($40.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($38.45 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $358.01
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-16 20:00 EDT-0400)

It looks good to me otherwise.

 

[Bad_Kitty13]

for the first build i changed the ram to 1600 and changed mobo to a reputable brand
you will also need a disk drive to load windows
same price and better performance

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3b6Qp
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3b6Qp/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3b6Qp/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD A8-6600K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor ($100.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($41.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($38.45 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $359.33
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-16 20:04 EDT-0400)

the second one

i changed the psu to a more reputable brand

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3b74Z
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3b74Z/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3b74Z/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.74 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($57.78 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($38.45 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($142.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $553.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-16 20:09 EDT-0400)

i would choose the second one