Which one is the best gaming pc setup?

[Dante1234]

I have no clue about computers so could you guys help me out a found a couple videos about building a PC and I was wondering which one is the best. I want to play Day-Z and G-mod at great graphics and also want to record in the background using an legato and not wanting that to lag my game. Here are the specs of the computers that I found. Also I don't want to go over $750 but I would like a computer more around $600 but if its worth it ill go to $750.

● $500 (Penitum G3258 w/ r9 285) http://pcpartpicker.com/p/s7ryQ7
● $530 (*********i3 w/ r9 285 (Recommended)http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Fm7PYJ
● $530 (Pentium G3258 w/ r9 280x) http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xQsHJx
● $570 (*********i3 w/ r9 280x (Recommended) http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XQsHJx
NOTE PRICES CHANGE OVER TIME

● (6 Core) http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mPrfD3
● (8 Core) http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rJ3kzy
**NOTE PRICES CHANGE OVER TIME**

● (i3)$700: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hWRjvK
● (i5)$760: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pqn3WZ
**NOTE PRICES CHANGE OVER TIME**

Parts List-
CPU-AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor
RAM-G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
GPU-Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card
Motherboard-Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard
HDD-Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB
Case-Corsair 200R Mid Tower Case
DVD Drive- Black SATA 24X DVD Burner
PSU-EVGA 600W

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vmB4GX



Parts List-
CPU-AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
RAM-G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
GPU-MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card
Motherboard-Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard or ASRock
970 EXTREME4(The latter has USB 3.0 headers which will make the rear USB's work, the former will require an adapter)
HDD-Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB
Case-Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case
DVD Drive- Black SATA 24X DVD Burner
PSU-EVGA 500W

Copied these directly from the video also could you let me know if there is a lot better setups I could do for 700.

 

[Viking2121]

All honesty,

1) The i5 with the GTX970 is the best out of all of them.

2) The FX8350 system with the R9 285 is decent runner up of that i5 system.

I'd say away from the dual core CPU's like the i3 or Pentium. Newer game will tax them out, leaving no room for your system to really do anything such as recording or streaming gameplay.

 

[Jmitch38]

One 8Gb is cheaper then buying 2 4GB. Also, go up another 100w. Also, what is your plan for this computer other than gaming?

Also, be careful with certain mid towers, not all can support large video cards. Antec makes some cases that are $20 more but can fit the large video cards.

 

[zeyuanfu]

This would have much more bang for your buck than any of the above systems while staying in your preferred price range:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($39.05 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $630.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-15 12:38 EST-0500