Which is better? Advice on build

Lord Cameron

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MOBO: ASUS M5A78L-M LX3 VGA+SND+GLN HT5200 SATA2 DDR3 Motherboard

CPU: AMD Bulldozer FX-4100 Socket AM3+ 4 Core Processor - 3.60GHz, 3.80GHz Turbo

GPU: Gigabyte NVIDIA GTX660 2GB DDR5 PCI-E Graphics Card

RAM: Corsair CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 4GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3Vengeance Memory Module

PSU: Corsair Builder Series CX 500 Watt ATX/EPS 80 PLUS Bronze Power Supply Unit

HDD: Western Digital 1TB internal Hard Drive - Caviar Blue (3.5 inch)

Heat sync: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - Intel/AMD

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 Series Micro ATX Case - Black Pearl

£456.85 from amazon

or

MOBO: MSI H61M-P31-G3 Motherboard (Intel H61 Processor, 16GB RAM, M-ATX, Gigabit LAN, Socket LGA1155)

CPU: Intel Pentium G850 2.8GHz Processor, Socket 1155, L3 3MB, Sandy Bridge, 32nm

GPU: Gigabyte NVIDIA GTX660 2GB DDR5 PCI-E Graphics Card

RAM: Corsair CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 4GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3Vengeance Memory Module

PSU: Corsair Builder Series CX 500 Watt ATX/EPS 80 PLUS Bronze Power Supply Unit

HDD: Western Digital 1TB internal Hard Drive - Caviar Blue (3.5 inch)

Heat sync: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - Intel/AMD

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 Series Micro ATX Case - Black Pearl

£431.17 from amazon

Which one is the better in terms of performance?

Would you change any parts of you were to buy either build?


 
Neither of those two, both will bottleneck your GPU. Here's my recommendation :

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1BQJR
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1BQJR/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1BQJR/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£86.39 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.85 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£24.13 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.85 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card (£144.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master Force 500 ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.87 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£49.85 @ Aria PC)
Total: £466.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-09 20:23 BST+0100)