Which PC to buy?

[atomicweasel]

CPU: AMD (Piledriver) FX-4350 4.20GHz (4.30GHz Turbo) Quad-Core Unlocked Processor
Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 270 Gaming 2048MB Graphics Card
RAM: 8GB PC3-12800C9 1600MHz DDR3 Memory (32GB Supported)
Motherboard: GIGABYTE AMD 760G Chipset Motherboard
Cooler: AMD Socket AM3+ CPU Cooler
Audio: Onboard High Definition Audio
Case: BitFenix Comrade Midi-Tower Gaming Case
PSU: 430W Corsair Builder Series CX430M Modular 80+ Bronze Power Supply
Optical Drive: LiteOn DVDRW Dual Layer DVD Rewriter (m-Disk Support) 24x DVD±R
Hard Drive: 1TB Seagate Hard Drive

or

CPU: AMD FX 6300 Black Edition
Motherboard: Gigabyte 78LMT-USB3
Memory: 8GB DDR3 1333mhz (1x8GB)
Hard Drive: 1TB S-ATAIII 6.0Gb/s
Optical Drive: 22x DVD±RW DL S-ATA
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2GB
Sound card: Onboard 7.1 Audio
Case: CIT Mesh
PSU: 550W Corsair VS

 

[MeteorsRaining]

Are those pre-built?

 

[LukaBoki]

The 2 build is more powerful.Better GPU and better CPU than the first PC.
I would change the PSU in the second build,since it's really low quality.Something like an XFX TS 550W is a way better choice.
It's better that you have 2x4GB of RAM than 1x8GB.That way,if one DIMM fails,you will still have 4GB of memory.
Change the PSU in the first build also to a XFX TS 550W.
All the best.

 

[kylerjobe]

Definitely the second one. Here are the main differences: The first computer has a 4 core amd cpu. The second has a 6 core. The first has a 270 gpu. The second has a 760 gpu. More cores are better. Those two graphics cards are from opposite companies but pretty much equivalent in terms of performance.

For these reasons, the second computer has a better CPU, and marginally better graphics card. The only reason to consider the first computer is because it has slightly faster RAM, but you really won't notice it much. So get the second one.

 

[JuniorPCBuilder]

Agreed, dual channel is better than single channel, and that's not a high quality PSU.

 

[kylerjobe]

The 2 build is more powerful.Better GPU and better CPU than the first PC.
I would change the PSU in the second build,since it's really low quality.Something like an XFX TS 550W is a way better choice.
It's better that you have 2x4GB of RAM than 1x8GB.That way,if one DIMM fails,you will still have 4GB of memory.
Change the PSU in the first build also to a XFX TS 550W.
All the best.

I'm pretty sure he is buying a prebuilt PC.

 

[colonelblake]

if i had my choice...for free? id walk....intel cpu's are top teir right now. no amd can touch my i7 in gaming. but on the graphics end that r9 is sweet. 1st choice is best...ive never liked the corsair psu's though..years back they had problems...just biased

 

[EasyLover]

FX6300 build is much better here and will yield better performance. Try to change the 760 to R9 280 as most likely they would be in same price range.

 

[JuniorPCBuilder]

if i had my choice...for free? id walk....intel cpu's are top teir right now. no amd can touch my i7 in gaming. but on the graphics end that r9 is sweet. 1st choice is best...ive never liked the corsair psu's though..years back they had problems...just biased

I wouldn't drop those builds on the basis that they have slower CPUs, as games rely on the GPU more. And games rarely utilize hyper-threading.

 

[colonelblake]

if i had my choice...for free? id walk....intel cpu's are top teir right now. no amd can touch my i7 in gaming. but on the graphics end that r9 is sweet. 1st choice is best...ive never liked the corsair psu's though..years back they had problems...just biased

I wouldn't drop those builds on the basis that they have slower CPUs, as games rely on the GPU more. And games rarely utilize hyper-threading.

windows does...and thats a huge advantage in loading times for gaming

 

[atomicweasel]

The 2 build is more powerful.Better GPU and better CPU than the first PC.
I would change the PSU in the second build,since it's really low quality.Something like an XFX TS 550W is a way better choice.
It's better that you have 2x4GB of RAM than 1x8GB.That way,if one DIMM fails,you will still have 4GB of memory.
Change the PSU in the first build also to a XFX TS 550W.
All the best.

I'm pretty sure he is buying a prebuilt PC.

Yes I am