Well, if you pick the i3, you will have a straight upgrade path to a locked i5 like 4460 or 4690, which can beat nearly any AMD any day. The CPUs are pretty matched, but the AMD build has a better GPU... So I kind of have made a dilemma, nd I dont like those, its my least favourite thing on building PCs, but if you are willing to go with $25 more to get the same GPU, the Intel would be much more worth it.