Gaming PC: which system?

[paulofuertes]

Hello!
I've been picking up parts for a few days but I ended up with 2 options: intel and amd

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Opt #1 (INTEL)

- SDD: Intel 520 Series 240 GB SATA 6 GB/s SSD, 2.5-Inch

- HDD: Seagate 3TB Desktop HDD SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive (ST3000DM001)

- Ram (x2): Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory (CMZ8GX3M1A160​0C10)

- PS: EVGA SuperNOVA 750 80PLUS B2 Bronze Certified 750W ATX12V/EPS12V Power Supply 110-B2-0750-VR

- Monitor: AOC i2769Vm 27-Inch Screen IPS Frameless LED-Lit Monitor, Full 1080p, 5ms, 50M:1 DCR, VGA / (2)HDMI, MHL / Display Port, Speakers, VESA

- GPU: Gigabyte R9 280X GDDR5-3GB DVI-I/HDMI/2xM​ini DP OC Graphics Card (GV-R928XOC-3G​D REV2)

-Mobo: MSI ATX DDR3 2600 LGA 1150 Motherboards Z97 GAMING 7

- CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 Processor (6M Cache, 3.90 GHz) BX80646I54690

~ Avg. cost: 1200 ~

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Opt #2 (AMD)

- SDD: Intel 520 Series 240 GB SATA 6 GB/s SSD, 2.5-Inch

- HDD: Seagate 3TB Desktop HDD SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive (ST3000DM001)

- Ram (x2): Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory (CMZ8GX3M1A160​0C10)

- PS: EVGA SuperNOVA 750 80PLUS B2 Bronze Certified 750W ATX12V/EPS12V Power Supply 110-B2-0750-VR

- Monitor: AOC i2769Vm 27-Inch Screen IPS Frameless LED-Lit Monitor, Full 1080p, 5ms, 50M:1 DCR, VGA / (2)HDMI, MHL / Display Port, Speakers, VESA

- GPU: MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G Graphics Cards

- Mobo: ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

- CPU: AMD FD8350FRHKBOX FX-8350 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition Processor

~ Avg. cost: 1250~
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Which one would be better, in terms of performance in gaming? (and also in general). Which one would you pick? (or what would you change)

Regards!

 

[ZeroGravity780]

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

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | $219.89 @ OutletPC
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $29.98 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97xud3hbk) | $126.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Memory** | [Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx318c10fbk28) | $72.89 @ OutletPC
**Storage** | [Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te120bw) | $88.98 @ OutletPC
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $49.89 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx9704gd5oc) | $329.99 @ Amazon
**Case** | [Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-rc912kkn1) | $42.99 @ Micro Center
**Power Supply** | [SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ssr650rm) | $93.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Optical Drive** | [LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-gh24nsb0) | $19.75 @ OutletPC
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-gfc02050) | $88.98 @ OutletPC
**Monitor** | [Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vs238hp) | $134.99 @ NCIX US
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $1392.31
| Mail-in rebates | -$93.00
| **Total** | **$1299.31**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-02-22 11:01 EST-0500 |


Its alittle over budget but id definitely go for something like my build, its a solid build that will last you awhile.

 

[ZeroGravity780]

With $1200 dont buy an AMD as intel is much faster and performs much better for gaming. Intel CPUs have a much better performance per core that AMD.

 

[kacpercusen]

intel has better temps, and cores dont matter in the cpu because games dont make use of more than 4 cores, if you can get a intel core-i5 4960k instead because of the multi threading and only a little extra cost.