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    Hello all :) .

                 I'm having trouble picking between the following builds. (These are not prebuild I'm building it myself.)

$1635

Gaming Chasis:    BitFenix Prodigy mITX Case
 MotherBoard:      GIGABYTE Z97N-Gaming 5 Mini-ITX w/ 802.11ac
CPU:                     Intel® Core™ i7-4790K 4.0 GHz 8MB Intel Smart Cache

Cooling:               Nzxt Closed Liquid Cooling Extreme Performance CPU Cooler (2 x Standard 120MM Fans)
RAM :                   8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/2133MHz Dual Channel Memory (ADATA XPG V3)
Video Card:         EVGA Superclocked NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card (Maxwell) [+539] (Single Card)
Power Supply:     550 Watts - Cooler Master V550 80 Plus Gold Semi Modular Power Supply [+52]
Hard Drive:         2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive) Secondary Hard Drive: None External Storage: None
Sound:                ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

 

                   Or the Amd (small) Mid tower

$1785
Gaming Chasis:   Cooler Master N600
CPU:                    AMD FX-9370 4.40 GHz (4.7 GHz Turbo) Eight-Core
Cooling:               Nzxt Closed Liquid Cooling Extreme Performance CPU Cooler (2 x Standard 120MM Fans)
Motherboard:       GIGABYTE 990FXA-UD3 AMD 990 ATX w/ Ultra Durable 3, On/Off Charge, GbLAN, 4 PCIe x16, 2 PCIe x1, 1 PCI
RAM :                   8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/2133MHz Dual Channel Memory
Video Card:          EVGA Superclocked NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card (Maxwell)
Power Supply:      500 Watts - EVGA 80 PLUS Bronze Certified Power Supply
 Hard Drive:         2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD
Sound:                 HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

 

I love Both Builds but I am worried with a M itx It will be hard to upgrade in the future(not that I'll need to for awhile)

But I love AMD I have stood by them for as long as I can remember.

I have always had issues with Intel and its sockets so I worry about the ability to upgrade.

For this being my 2nd personal pc build I want it to last and be able to take recording and gaming at the same time. (as well as 3d modeling and

Note I will be moving this pc around a bit (the purpose of being somewhat small for a desktop)

Graphic editing, cry engine ect.ect...)

I'd love some opinions at the moment.

If you have and Ideas for me let me know. Thanks a bunch :)

 

Attached is a pic of the 2 cases (Desplay purposes only, I'm not buying prebuilt.)

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Art is in my blood, Gaming is a moving art form :)

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Neither - build your own. 

 

EDIT: So the picture is only to show the cases?

Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow; Motherboard: MSI ZZ490 Gaming Edge; CPU: i7 10700K @ 5.1GHz; Cooler: Noctua NHD15S Chromax; RAM: Corsair LPX DDR4 32GB 3200MHz; Graphics Card: Asus RTX 3080 TUF; Power: EVGA SuperNova 750G2; Storage: 2 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB; Crucial M500 240GB & MX100 512GB; Keyboard: Logitech G710+; Mouse: Logitech G502; Headphones / Amp: HiFiMan Sundara / Mayflower Objective 2; Monitor: Asus VG27AQ

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I am building it Not buying it prebuilt. (I'm not a moron)  :)

Thanks for being the first to clarify that though lol.

Art is in my blood, Gaming is a moving art form :)

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Neither - build your own. 

 

EDIT: So the picture is only to show the cases?

Yes :)

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I'd go for the Intel build, but make some changes and go ATX.

 

I recommend this:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xycXhM

 

It's cheaper and has upgradability.

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I'd go for the Intel build, but make some changes and go ATX.

 

I recommend this:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9Vnf23

 

It'll cost you about $45 extra though - But you have 16GB of ram ;)

H105...excellent 240mm AiO for the price.

Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow; Motherboard: MSI ZZ490 Gaming Edge; CPU: i7 10700K @ 5.1GHz; Cooler: Noctua NHD15S Chromax; RAM: Corsair LPX DDR4 32GB 3200MHz; Graphics Card: Asus RTX 3080 TUF; Power: EVGA SuperNova 750G2; Storage: 2 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB; Crucial M500 240GB & MX100 512GB; Keyboard: Logitech G710+; Mouse: Logitech G502; Headphones / Amp: HiFiMan Sundara / Mayflower Objective 2; Monitor: Asus VG27AQ

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Go with the intel build. I'm an AMD fanboy on the CPU side aswell, but the i7 4790k will allow you to record and game far easier than with the FX-9370. Also, that price is extremely sexy

Since you only have two DIMM slots, you should probably get an 8GB stick. If you need more, then you can always upgrade later

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intel build all the way (obvious reasons)

What are these obvious Reasons?

Like I said elaborate?

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What's your budget though? And what will you use this computer for?

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This pc will be used to do lots of gaming in 1080p (being in college and all I wont be able to afford 4k) I plan to do alot of 3d modeling/Graphic design/and game creation with different engines. But to be honest Mostly heavy gaming and recording/Streaming.

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This pc will be used to do lots of gaming in 1080p (being in college and all I wont be able to afford 4k) I plan to do alot of 3d modeling/Graphic design/and game creation with different engines. But to be honest Mostly heavy gaming and recording/Streaming.

How about this then?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($127.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($86.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($349.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($349.99 @ Amazon)

Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($51.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1611.84

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-25 04:41 EDT-0400

My rig: Intel Core i7 4790k | MSI Z97 PC Mate | GSKILL Ripjaws X 16GB 1866MHz | ADATA Premier SP550 480GB SSD | Seagate Barracuda 3TB | Seagate Barracuda 2TB  | MSI Gaming X GTX 1070 | Thermaltake Versa N21 | Corsair CX550M Semi Modular PSU | AOC G2460PF 144Hz | Logitech G502 | GSKILL Ripjaws KM780  | GAMDIAS HEPHAESTUS V2  PCPartPicker | Old Build Log | New Build Log

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