Which build and why?

[AmishMayhem]

Budget (including currency): $700

Country: Canada 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming only. Rust, Valheim, RDR2, CoD, Smite 

 

I am looking to get into PC building and gaming via slowly building and adding parts. Looking at a couple budget builds and hoping for some advice on which way to go. Also wondering if there’s a better price I should be looking or on these used builds.  
 

Build 1: 

 

For $700 CAD 
i7 3770 processor
16gb RAM
Nvidia GTX 1060 6gb graphics card
2tb hard drive
Wi-Fi antenna
Blu ray disc drive
700 Watt power supply

Build 2: 

 

For $650.00 CAD
i7-4790K CPU @4.00GHz
16 GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
500 860 Evo SSD
1tb HDD
CoolMaster EX2 Extreme 725 PSU

 

 

[MrMcMuffinJr]

17 minutes ago, AmishMayhem said:

Budget (including currency): $700

Country: Canada 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming only. Rust, Valheim, RDR2, CoD, Smite 

 

I am looking to get into PC building and gaming via slowly building and adding parts. Looking at a couple budget builds and hoping for some advice on which way to go. Also wondering if there’s a better price I should be looking or on these used builds.  
 

Build 1: 

 

For $700 CAD 
i7 3770 processor
16gb RAM
Nvidia GTX 1060 6gb graphics card
2tb hard drive
Wi-Fi antenna
Blu ray disc drive
700 Watt power supply

Build 2: 

 

For $650.00 CAD
i7-4790K CPU @4.00GHz
16 GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
500 860 Evo SSD
1tb HDD
CoolMaster EX2 Extreme 725 PSU

 

 

2. the 4790k is still an absolute beast today. While the 1060ti is one of the best bang for buck GPU for 1080p gaming, the 970 is actually more powerful. build 2 is all in all more powerful at a lower price

[Rameares]

Can you used the $50 dollar saving on build 2 to pay for a gtx 980 ti or gtx 1070.

 

 

[AmishMayhem]

6 hours ago, MrMcMuffinJr said:

2. the 4790k is still an absolute beast today. While the 1060ti is one of the best bang for buck GPU for 1080p gaming, the 970 is actually more powerful. build 2 is all in all more powerful at a lower price

Oh really? Very benchmark site and video I have found shows the 1060ti performing slightly better? 

[AmishMayhem]

5 hours ago, Rameares said:

Can you used the $50 dollar saving on build 2 to pay for a gtx 980 ti or gtx 1070.

 

 

No, because the used builds already come with each their own gpu. 

[Rameares]

build 2 still the gpu's are very close and the lack of ssd will drive you crazy after awhile. The only down side I see is the reduced vram on the 970 will mean that you can't set textures to maximum in some games, probaly not an issue for 1080p.

[Downkey]

7 hours ago, AmishMayhem said:

Budget (including currency): $700

Country: Canada 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming only. Rust, Valheim, RDR2, CoD, Smite 

 

I am looking to get into PC building and gaming via slowly building and adding parts. Looking at a couple budget builds and hoping for some advice on which way to go. Also wondering if there’s a better price I should be looking or on these used builds.  
 

Build 1: 

 

For $700 CAD 
i7 3770 processor
16gb RAM
Nvidia GTX 1060 6gb graphics card
2tb hard drive
Wi-Fi antenna
Blu ray disc drive
700 Watt power supply

Build 2: 

 

For $650.00 CAD
i7-4790K CPU @4.00GHz
16 GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
500 860 Evo SSD
1tb HDD
CoolMaster EX2 Extreme 725 PSU

 

 

unless you need the wifi go with the second build. Should be a bit faster and is $50 less

[AmishMayhem]

1 hour ago, Downkey said:

unless you need the wifi go with the second build. Should be a bit faster and is $50 less

What makes the 1060 6gb worse than the 970? All the benchmarks and videos I’ve seen comparing the two show the 1060 as slightly better? 

[Downkey]

Just now, AmishMayhem said:

What makes the 1060 6gb worse than the 970? All the benchmarks and videos I’ve seen comparing the two show the 1060 as slightly better? 

they are about the same, the inclusion of the better CPU also helps. You can also OC it if it has a z series mobo

[AmishMayhem]

1 hour ago, Rameares said:

build 2 still the gpu's are very close and the lack of ssd will drive you crazy after awhile. The only down side I see is the reduced vram on the 970 will mean that you can't set textures to maximum in some games, probaly not an issue for 1080p.

True, true. The 5400 rpm hdd would be quite slow. For these days. 
I do understand that the max I will be doing is 1080p. That’s all I’m going for. Just looking for best price and performance. I will likely need to get a new cpu fan for the #2 build. Looking at the cryorig h7 and found a used one for about $40. 

[Rameares]

Don't need to replace the cpu cooler unless temperatures are over 70. If it ain't broke don't fix it.

[AmishMayhem]

2 hours ago, Downkey said:

they are about the same, the inclusion of the better CPU also helps. You can also OC it if it has a z series mobo

It is a z-97 pro mobo. 
 

[Downkey]

Just now, AmishMayhem said:

It is a z-97 pro mobo. 
 

Yup, you can get a decent OC

[AmishMayhem]

50 minutes ago, Downkey said:

Yup, you can get a decent OC

This is the inside of the PC. Will I need a new cpu fan? The seller recommended it and others.