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[thefoxer]

Thinking of a new gaming PC, have a few choices in mind and was looking for some feedback (because that never hurts, right?)

1. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/TheFoxer/saved/4fmP Intel build

2. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/TheFoxer/saved/4dxg AMD build

I know RAM, optical drive, and storage hdd are missing; I already have those parts. And on the intel build, should i up the PSU to the rosewill capstone 550w? Cannot decide if 450w is sufficient enough.
Trying to keep this around 750USD, going to be a gaming rig. Thanks.

 

[AgentTran]

The capstone 450W is good enough for your build, and is a very good PSU.
I would go with the Intel build, but for almost no money I would switch out the 3rd generation i5 with this 4th generation:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $184.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-02 16:15 EDT-0400)

Other than that, go with the Intel build and remember the compatibility notes suggested by PCpartpicker.

Have fun!

 

[thefoxer]

The capstone 450W is good enough for your build, and is a very good PSU.
I would go with the Intel build, but for almost no money I would switch out the 3rd generation i5 with this 4th generation:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $184.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-02 16:15 EDT-0400)

Other than that, go with the Intel build and remember the compatibility notes suggested by PCpartpicker.

Have fun!

I somewhat agree with the fourth gen i5 over the 3rd gen one, however, the motherboard is on sale for a pretty decent price this and is a really solid board, sadly it's not compatible with Haswell.

 

[thefoxer]

The capstone 450W is good enough for your build, and is a very good PSU.
I would go with the Intel build, but for almost no money I would switch out the 3rd generation i5 with this 4th generation:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $184.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-02 16:15 EDT-0400)

Other than that, go with the Intel build and remember the compatibility notes suggested by PCpartpicker.

Have fun!

I changed my mind, agreeing with you after thinking about it. This is the new build
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/TheFoxer/saved/4fqt

 

[AgentTran]

The capstone 450W is good enough for your build, and is a very good PSU.
I would go with the Intel build, but for almost no money I would switch out the 3rd generation i5 with this 4th generation:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $184.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-02 16:15 EDT-0400)

Other than that, go with the Intel build and remember the compatibility notes suggested by PCpartpicker.

Have fun!

I changed my mind, agreeing with you after thinking about it. This is the new build
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/TheFoxer/saved/4fqt

Looks good man, happy building.
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It's common courtesy here