which would you choose?

[hoorhay]

I have about $400 to work with for getting a gaming PC to push my 1600x900 monitor. I will NOT be able to allocate more funds than this towards the PC. Currently I have a choice between these two towers locally via craigslist. Which would you choose? Neither seller will part their towers out.

#1

i7-970 ( claims stable 4.16ghz stable overclock)
x58 mobo
18GB 1066 RAM
120GB SSD
600GB HDD
GTX 780 3GB
620W Seasonic PSU
Windows 10 Pro

#2

i7-4770(no unlock)
H81 mobo
8GB 1866 RAM
120GB SSD
120GB SSD
GTX 580
EVGA 600B PSU
Windows 7

I have gotten both to agree to $400 cash. Just not sure who to pull the trigger with!

 

[AceIccey]

#1 for sure, the i7 970 will do you just fine and that GTX 780 is very powerful and it has 18gb of ram, an SSD, a great power supply, and windows 10 pro. Great deal for $400. First one for sure.

 

[joex444]

#1.

Older CPU, but both platforms are essentially non-upgradeable and a 970 OCing to 4.16GHz isn't abnormal in any way. While the 4770 is newer, at 3.4GHz and locked the 970 can probably outperform it at the expense of using more power and generating more heat. #1 also has a much better GPU, PSU, more RAM, and more storage.