Which one is better?

[Sanders22]

I realize not all parts are known in these pc's.
I however, don't want to go through the hassle of building one or anything like that.
I simply just want to know if you were going to buy one of these two pc's, which would it be?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227641

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883102103

I feel like the first has a better processor but weaker gpu and vice versa with the second.
I may be wrong on that though.

Your thoughts are very appreciated.

 

[envy14tpe]

If your priority is gaming and all around good then get the one with the 8320 and 380. That will be amazing at gaming. The i5 build will be way behind the AMD build in gaming. Its like this: AMD runs on High/Ultra and the Intel build at Med/High. In gaming, it mostly comes down to GPU selection. If I were to buy one I'd get the AMD build. And I say that as someone using Intel and Nvidia instead of AMD.

 

[PTOWN GAMER]

the Ibuy PC is better, Cause the second one the CPU is almost Dead. 3 year old proccesor in the second one.

The first one is good ,cause you have a strong CPU foundation for future Upgrades

 

[Sanders22]

the Ibuy PC is better, Cause the second one the CPU is almost Dead. 3 year old proccesor in the second one.

The first one is good ,cause you have a strong CPU foundation for future Upgrades

Hmm you guys seem to disagree.
So the better card isn't worth it due to the old CPU?

 

[PTOWN GAMER]

the Ibuy PC is better, Cause the second one the CPU is almost Dead. 3 year old proccesor in the second one.

The first one is good ,cause you have a strong CPU foundation for future Upgrades

Hmm you guys seem to disagree.
So the better card isn't worth it due to the old CPU?

no I would go with the AMD PC, but i was thinking maybe you might want to future proof. But the good thing is you can overclock the AMD fx8320. And yes most games depend on Graphics cards, so the Second one is better. But if you want future proof go with the first.

 

[Sanders22]

the Ibuy PC is better, Cause the second one the CPU is almost Dead. 3 year old proccesor in the second one.

The first one is good ,cause you have a strong CPU foundation for future Upgrades

Hmm you guys seem to disagree.
So the better card isn't worth it due to the old CPU?

no I would go with the AMD PC, but i was thinking maybe you might want to future proof. But the good thing is you can overclock the AMD fx8320. And yes most games depend on Graphics cards, so the Second one is better. But if you want future proof go with the first.

Im really not too concerned with upgrading it in the future honestly. I just want something for now to give me the best quality of gaming. I play games such as wow and cs:go, so the second one would run them the best?

 

[Onus]

Of those two, the iBuypower is much better, although you'll want to replace the PSU in either one. ABS appears to use an old Thermaltake TR2, which is an overrated, low quality unit. The iBuypower uses a Solytech PSU-shaped object, which may be worse, except that it will be under a much lower load. The AMD-based system uses enough power that you'll need a good 500W replacement, whereas the Intel system will run on a good 400W PSU.
I can't clearly see the boards, but the Intel system is using modern technology (that's a current-generation CPU). The AMD system has a Gigabyte motherboard in it, but it could be a 760G or other ancient-tech board that lacks modern interfaces and can't run the CPU and attached peripherals at even their rated speeds.
The graphics card in the AMD system is a little stronger, but for single-monitor 1080p gaming, the GTX950 in the Intel system will not make you "suffer," likely managing high or better settings in most games.

 

[sizzling]

The problem is the AMD has an old CPU and Ok GPU but will work well together. The Intel build has a great CPU capable of maxing all games but the GPU is weak so will hold back your gaming. The AMD CPU is old and the socket is dead so there will be no upgrade path and will limit upgrade potiental, the i5 is the latest intel socket running DDR4 so should last a lot longer. However the cheap nasty PSU's used in these pre-builts means you will need to upgrade the PSU before upgrading the GPU. The i5 build upgraded to a 960 or 970 GPU would be great

 

[Onus]

Furthermore, Blizzard games like WoW favor nVidia's architecture, so the GTX950 may end up being the better choice. Afaik, CS:GO is not particularly demanding, and a GTX750Ti or R7 260X would handle it just fine.

Tom's review showed that the performance of the GTX950 is very close to the GTX960.

Also, you will not be able to overclock the AMD CPU much if at all without risking blowing that cheap motherboard's VRMs.

 

[Sanders22]

Furthermore, Blizzard games like WoW favor nVidia's architecture, so the GTX950 may end up being the better choice. Afaik, CS:GO is not particularly demanding, and a GTX750Ti or R7 260X would handle it just fine.

Tom's review showed that the performance of the GTX950 is very close to the GTX960.

Also, you will not be able to overclock the AMD CPU much if at all without risking blowing that cheap motherboard's VRMs.

So do you feel as if I should probably go with the Intel and then in the future, upgrade the psu and gpu?

 

[Onus]

I'd get the Intel system and upgrade the PSU just to be safe (and until you do, be sure to use a surge suppressor or UPS with that system, as cheap PSUs lack protection circuits).
You may not need to upgrade the graphics card, but you could always do that in the future if more demanding games need it.

 

[Wisecracker]

The R9 380 is roughly 10% faster than the GTX 960. I can't say specifically how much faster the 960 is over the 950.

In a gaming build, in the overwhelming majority of titles it's your video card that drives gaming performance.

 

[Onus]

That is true, especially at the margin. For his games though, he's already likely to be well over 60FPS, so the difference, even if considerable in absolute terms, may not be very noticeable.
Particularly since I don't require UltraMaxOhWOW settings on games, if it were me I'd rather have a fast CPU with a GTX750Ti and play everything on medium-high than a slow CPU and a GTX970 and play with Ultra graphics settings but still get lag because the CPU can't keep up. I may be an anomaly, and I'm not disagreeing with your statement, but it is also very easy to upgrade a graphics card a year or two down the road, whereas a new CPU (especially in this example) will require a new motherboard (which may also mean a new Windows license), and possibly new RAM as well.
Looking at these two systems, both cut costs on cheap PSUs, but the B150 motherboard with all native interfaces that the Intel system has won't hurt single-GPU performance the way a cheap AM3+ board with 3rd-party interfaces (at least it has USB3.0) will.