Two potential Rigs, one budget, REALLY need help deciding.

[Prominer44]

Okay, so I've been researching building my own PC since April, and I've often bounced between AMD and Intel, Nvidia and AMD, and so forth. Just when I finally thought I had settled for Intel and Nvidia, I start hearing about how great the FX and Radeons are. I have already bought a few parts, however most of the (except a $15 CPU cooler) have been brand neutral, i.e. the parts could work with either Intel OR AMD rigs.

So today I decided to try throwing together an AMD build that's still within my $900 - $1000 on PCPartpicker and the rig I got was pretty damn good. But now I'm stuck, I can't decided which rig I should go about investing in. I won't have the funds until December or January at the latest, but I'd really like to have a final part list to focus on so I can monitor part prices and quality. Either rig will be used for gaming, video editing, photo editing, and school work. I really want to get the best bang for my buck and am fully willing to mix and match parts from each rig, I just really need help choosing which to go with.

Here are the part lists:

INTEL/NVIDIA BUILD:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake CLP0556 39.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (Purchased For $15.99)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($93.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (Purchased For $56.94)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($92.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($184.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $53.99)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer (Purchased For $14.83)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (Purchased For $103.03)
Total: $889.70
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-16 22:24 EDT-0400)

AMD BUILD:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($94.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (Purchased For $56.94)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($92.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($190.70 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $49.99)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer (Purchased For $22.99)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (Purchased For $103.03)
Total: $904.58
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-16 22:25 EDT-0400)

Please help, I am really torn on this!

 

[Sangeet Khatri]

Why get a Nvidia 660 when you can fit in an 760 for the same price of complete build. This is what you should get for Intel :
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: MSI H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($92.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($254.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $911.12
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-16 22:52 EDT-0400)

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