500$ PC?

[CartertheCOCguy]

which one is better:

intel, amd :

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3esmW
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3esmW/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3esmW/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($38.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.23 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Xigmatek Recon ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $448.17
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-22 15:27 EDT-0400)

 

amd, amd:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3es5q
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3es5q/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3es5q/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.23 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Xigmatek Recon ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $464.17
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-22 15:23 EDT-0400)

 

 

 

 

i would love to try bf4, but i will mostly play minecraft, cod and bf4 (if possible) all at 1080p

[KamiKatze]

Amd Amd for best price/performance. The GPU could be better, maybe someone else can throw together a build with a 265 or R9 270. But other than that it's a good build.

 

Edit: but the FX 6300 is good, I'd actually not go lower than taht for BF 4 etc.

[Shd0w2]

Are you actually going to buy any of these? prices and stuff change so fast and you keep making builds and posting, please post when your actually ready to buy it within the week.

[Shd0w2]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard:  ECS A970M-A DELUXE v1.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($25.38 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.00 @ Amazon) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card  ($249.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case:  Raidmax ATX-249B (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($23.25 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Micro Center) 

Total: $545.59

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-22 15:37 EDT-0400)

[Erik4boss]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard:  ASRock FM2A75 Pro4 ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($84.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory:  G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($72.25 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.98 @ OutletPC) 

Case:  NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Micro Center) 

Total: $433.17

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-22 15:39 EDT-0400)

 

Throw in an 260x when you need an upgrade. Great with dual graphics!

[WoodenMarker]

Better: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3etaL