Which PC build is better in your opinion?

[King Charles III]

Budget $500 1080p gaming.

Intel: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ygrNgs

AMD: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yGbbCJ

Which build would you recommend? Any part swaps you would recommend?

This is going to be my first build.

Also, I've read that the FX-6300 runs too hot, but I don't plan to overclock the CPU.

 

[ksham]

Better by what criteria? Or in other words, what is the build used for? What criteria should I use to determine which build is better for you?

 

[iceclock]

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/89nxbv) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/89nxbv/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox) | $112.98 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-970pro3r20) | $59.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d4gbxl) | $45.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $54.98 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [PowerColor Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr7260x1gbd5dhoc) | $69.99 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-200r) | $44.99 @ NCIX US
**Power Supply** | [XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9) | $59.99 @ Newegg
**Optical Drive** | [Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbbebe) | $15.98 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $464.89

this would be better