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Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($104.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Corsair Force LS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($156.00 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $709.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Motherboard: Asus Z97-AR ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($156.00 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($90.26 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $754.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Both builds were created by me. Let me know if any are imbalance. 
 
If you were to pick which one would you pick?
 
This build is primarily for 3D rendering and very light gaming.

Both builds only have a 120 gb SSD initially. I will add a 1TB WD Blue to either build after its built.

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Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($104.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Corsair Force LS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($156.00 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $709.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-16 01:03 EDT-0400
 
 

 
Motherboard: Asus Z97-AR ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($156.00 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($90.26 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $754.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-16 01:03 EDT-0400
 
Both builds were created by me. Let me know if any are imbalance. 
 
If you were to pick which one would you pick?
 
This build is primarily for 3D rendering and very light gaming.

Both builds only have a 120 gb SSD initially. I will add a 1TB WD Blue to either build after its built.

 

the build with the 4690k

The BBQ: i7-4770 / 212x / Tri-X R9 290x 1075/1400 / MSI H87-G43 GAMING / EVGA G2 850W / Corsair Spec 03 / Samsung 840 EVO 250gb SSD / Toshiba 2TB HDD / 8gb Kingston DDR3 1600mhz

Peripherals: G710+ / G502 / Bose Companion 2 Series III / Audio Technica ATH-M40x / Sound Magic E50

Monitors: Dell U2414H 

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The 1st one, you said you were gonna do 3D rendering, you need more threads for rendering which the 8320 has more than the 4690K. 

BTW, don't get that Kingston SSD, they had a SSD scandal a few months ago, they switched out the NAND and the performance is worser than the original V300.

If budget isn't a concern than a i7 4790k or possibly a X99 might be the better choice. 

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I would say Build #1 for rendering 

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CPU: I5 4690 3.5ghz || MOBO: MSI B85-G43 Gaming Board || RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengance Pro - Red || GPU: Gainward GTX770 Phantom 4gb || PSU: EVGA SuperNova 750W Gold || Case: Thermaltake Urban T31 || SSD: Corsair Force 120GB || HDD: 1TB WD Black
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SSDnow V300s are really, really bad. Horrible performance after they swapped out the NAND after releasing them.

Other than that, they look decent, nothing really far out of place. 

if you aren't gonna OC though, you could save a few bucks and get a non-K skew of the Intel i5-4690, since all the K does for you is allow you to overclock.

For rendering I'd get the AMD build for more threads, but maybe drop a GTX 760 in there for CUDA instead? Depends on which programs you're using.

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Definitely the AMD build if you're going to be rendering. It will perform significantly better than the i5. That being said, pick up a Crucial MX100 SSD instead of the Kingston.

Whatever you do, do NOT buy the Kingston SSD. 

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SSDnow V300s are really, really bad. Horrible performance after they swapped out the NAND after releasing them.

Other than that, they look decent, nothing really far out of place. 

if you aren't gonna OC though, you could save a few bucks and get a non-K skew of the Intel i5-4690, since all the K does for you is allow you to overclock.

For rendering I'd get the AMD build for more threads, but maybe drop a GTX 760 in there for CUDA instead? Depends on which programs you're using.

 i have a SSDNow and i don't have horrible performance just so you know  .... 

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 i have a SSDNow and i don't have horrible performance just so you know  .... 

What are your speeds? You could have gotten an early version of it. What they did was make it a high quality SSD to get good ratings, then they started making the ssd out of shit flash and the ones nowadays are horrible.

Btw, I have one too.

RIP in pepperonis m8s

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The 1st one, you said you were gonna do 3D rendering, you need more threads for rendering which the 8320 has more than the 4690K. 

BTW, don't get that Kingston SSD, they had a SSD scandal a few months ago.

If budget isn't a concern than a i7 4790k or possibly a X99 might be the better choice. 

 

 

i would go with the AMD build also what software are you using ? is it video rendering of 3d model 

 

 

SSDnow V300s are really, really bad. Horrible performance after they swapped out the NAND after releasing them.

Other than that, they look decent, nothing really far out of place. 

if you aren't gonna OC though, you could save a few bucks and get a non-K skew of the Intel i5-4690, since all the K does for you is allow you to overclock.

For rendering I'd get the AMD build for more threads, but maybe drop a GTX 760 in there for CUDA instead? Depends on which programs you're using.

 

Seems like the Kingston SSD is a big no no. Any suggestions for a similar priced SSD?

 

How about these?

 

Corsair Force LX

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-internal-hard-drive-cssdf128gblx

 

Mushkin Chronos

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/mushkin-internal-hard-drive-mknssdcr120gbg2

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What are your speeds? You could have gotten an early version of it. What they did was make it a high quality SSD to get good ratings, then they started making the ssd out of shit flash and the ones nowadays are horrible.

Btw, I have one too.

i got this one like a mouth ago from micro center for $60 and i am getting 400MB/s+ on HDD tune and i am happy with my 12 second cold boot.

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Seems like the Kingston SSD is a big no no. Any suggestions for a similar priced SSD?

 

How about these?

 

Corsair Force LX

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-internal-hard-drive-cssdf128gblx

 

Mushkin Chronos

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/mushkin-internal-hard-drive-mknssdcr120gbg2

Crucial MX100 http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct128mx100ssd1

RIP in pepperonis m8s

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Seems like the Kingston SSD is a big no no. Any suggestions for a similar priced SSD?

 

How about these?

 

Corsair Force LX

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-internal-hard-drive-cssdf128gblx

 

Mushkin Chronos

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/mushkin-internal-hard-drive-mknssdcr120gbg2

SP600 for a cheap and good ssd, MX100 for the best for it's price.

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What are your speeds? You could have gotten an early version of it. What they did was make it a high quality SSD to get good ratings, then they started making the ssd out of shit flash and the ones nowadays are horrible.

Btw, I have one too.

 

 

You don't have horrible performance because you got one of those early ones, those had the good NAND.

 

 

it might have been an old one as i still see the $120 price on the package maybe i was just really lucky to get one from a storage lol  

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Any reason for the MX 100?

 

SSDs are probably the components that I have the least experience with...

It's cheap, reliable, great read speeds (~500-550MB/s from my testing), and pretty decent write speeds (~350MB/s).

RIP in pepperonis m8s

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SP600 for a cheap and good ssd, MX100 for the best for it's price.

 

 

It's cheap, reliable, great read speeds (~500-550MB/s from my testing), and pretty decent write speeds (~350MB/s).

 

If I'm going with the SP 600, might as well chip in that extra $5 for the MX100.

 

Looks like the majority is going with AMD.

 

Going to save a few bucks in the pocket to take a girl on a date. HUE HUE HUE  :D

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If I'm going with the SP 600, might as well chip in that extra $5 for the MX100.

 

Looks like the majority is going with AMD.

 

Going to save a few bucks in the pocket to take a girl on a date. HUE HUE HUE  :D

Have fun on that date and good luck on your build!

RIP in pepperonis m8s

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Since you're rendering I would say AMD this time but take a look at benchmarks of the softwwares you'll be using, it might surprise you sometimes ;)

PC : | CPU: Intel 4790K | COOLER: Corsair H105 w/ JetFlo's Push/Pull | MOBO: EVGA Z97 Classified | GPU: EVGA FTW 4GB GTX 970 X2 | RAM: Kingston HyperX Beast 1866Mhz 32GB | CASE: HAF Stacker 945 | PSU: Corsair AX1500i | DISPLAY: Asus MX299Q | SSD: 2 X Corsair Neutron GTX 480 GB in RAID0 | mSATA SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 500 GB | HDD: 4 X Western Digital RED 4 TB in JBOD |

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CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS10X OPTIMA CPU Cooler  ($21.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Apotop 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg) 


Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 


Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $699.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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This is better in terms of price to performance.

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Actually I only have one question left:

 

How is the Supernova NEXB 750 PSU on the AMD build?

 

Is it reliable?

 

Reviewing the "Tier-List of PSU"

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/183351-please-read-power-supply-tiers-quoted-from-eggxpert/

 

Tier B:

 

EVGA Supernova NEX

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Why go 8320 when you can have the full fat 8350? Praize ze lord!

 

Because I could just OC the 8320 slightly past the 8350.

 

Why spend that extra $30 on an overclocked CPU, when you could spend that money on girls, food, or clothes?  :lol:

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