This is 2 builds that me and my friend put together based off of his pc and the suggested builds. One is AMD and the other is Intel.
PCPartPicker part list:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Vd74Bm
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Vd74Bm/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Vd74Bm/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($114.00 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 4GB Dual-X Video Card ($225.38 @ Newegg)
Case: Xion XON-980-BK (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Gaming 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ TigerDirect)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $840.31
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-10 23:31 EDT-0400)
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HDckgs) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HDckgs/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HDckgs/benchmarks/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | $239.99 @ Newegg
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97xgaming5) | $149.99 @ Mwave
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f32133c11d8gao) | $79.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $55.98 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn760oc4gdrev20) | $295.91 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Rosewill REDBONE U3 ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-case-redboneu3) | $49.98 @ OutletPC
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10600kr) | $44.99 @ NCIX US
**Optical Drive** | [Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lite-on-optical-drive-ihas12414) | $14.99 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $931.82
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-11 09:56 EDT-0400 |
The Intel build only has 8gb of ram just to show the difference in price.
Any comments or suggested would be appreciated.