I am planning on building my first PC in the next few months and it will be used for gaming for the most part. I am having a hard time deciding on two different builds, which are both around $600.
The first one is an AMD build:
CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.44 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Case: DEEPCOOL DUKASE Mid Tower ($55.00)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: USED VisionTek AMD Radeon HD 7970 (900491) 3 GB ($150.00)
Total: $567.38 (US)
The 2nd is a Intel build:
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T2 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($16.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: USED GeForce GTX 670 4GB ($150.00)
Total: $603.83 (US)
I know that the AMD-FX CPU is much older than the i5-4460, so I was wondering if it was still worth it to go with build #1. I might want to get into streaming into the future, so the 8 cores could come in handy then, but I am afraid the CPU will fall far behind in the next few years. I was planning to buy used graphics cards for both of the builds to save a lot of money, so if you advise against that please let me know:) The reason I only have a SSD for storage in both builds is because I already have a hard drive to use.
Thanks for reading and any feedback is appreciated:)