Which computer should I buy? (Intel or AMD)

[ninjasttu]

Hi!

This is my first time building a computer, first thread on Tom's Hardware, and pretty much first time everything (currently I have an Imac for gaming...).

I created these two builds, at a 500-600 budget (went a little high), and I don't know which one to actually buy and build.
Intel or AMD?

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/ninjasttu/saved/FCDdnQ
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/ninjasttu/saved/yV2MnQ

Also, any suggestions for the build that stay in budget are welcome!
Will the CPU bottleneck the Graphics card in either of the builds?
One last thing, I plan on buying this during the holidays sales. Do the holiday sales actually have sales that good?
I'm a new guy to the whole computer hardware community, so excuse my stupidity. Thank you!

 

[CTurbo]

The i3 build is better. No bottlenecking. Avoid the Corsair CX series psus.


Try this.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($199.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.00 @ NCIX US)
Total: $603.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-15 21:29 EDT-0400

 

[Chemz11]

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