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I am building a pc for a friend and so far I have come up with two builds.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mzkpVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mzkpVn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($187.93 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: *Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: *Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $714.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
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and

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/m38DmG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/m38DmG/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor  ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($89.79 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($68.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $714.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Which build is better? Is there anything that I could improve in these two builds?  He would like the price to be around $600-$700. 

Any feedback is appreciated.

Thanks.

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i would go with the intel build

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I'd go with the i5 build as well.

PC Specs: 

CPU: i7-9700k  | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Elite | RAM: 16GB's Team T-Force Vulcan 3000MHz | GPU: Zotac GTX 1070 8GB AMP! Edition  | Storage: 500GB WD Caviar Blue | 1TB WD Caviar Black | Crucial BX200 240GB SSD | OS: Windows 10 64-bit  | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold | CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 | Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | Headphones: Sennheiser HD 598 Special Edition's, HD 598 Cs | Keyboard: CM Storm QuickFire XT MX Blues | Monitors: Acer GN246HL 144Hz, Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro.

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Intel
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($187.93 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($81.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Apotop 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($65.70 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($233.00 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.98 @ NCIX US) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($2.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($2.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($2.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $740.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-26 15:04 EDT-0400
 
 
AMD

 
CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($134.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($89.79 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Apotop 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($65.70 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($233.00 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.98 @ NCIX US) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($2.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($2.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($2.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $695.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Intel, but get 2x4 gigs of RAM, not 1x8. You want it to run in dual channel (will be faster).

Rig: i7 13700k +Contact Frame - - Asus Z790-P Wifi - - RTX 4080 - - 4x16GB 6000MHz - - Samsung 990 Pro 2TB NVMe Boot + Main Programs - - Crucial P3 2TB NVMe for photo work - - Corsair RM850x - - Sound BlasterX EA-5 - - Corsair XC8 JTC Edition - - Corsair GPU Full Cover GPU Block - - PTM 7950 - - XT45 X-Flow 420 + UT60 280 rads externally mounted - - EK XRES RGB PWM - - Fractal Define S2 - - DellAlienware AW3423DWF 34" -- Logitech Pro X Superlight - - Logitech G710+ - - LTT Northern Lights Deskpad

 

Headphones/amp/dac: Schiit Bifrost Multibit - -  Schiit Lyr 3 - - Fostex TR-X00 - - Sennheiser HD 6xx

 

Homelab/Media Server: Proxmox VE host - - 512 NVMe Samsung 980 RAID Z1 for VM's/Proxmox boot - - Xeon e5 2660 V4- - Supermicro X10SRF-i - - 128 GB ECC 2133 - - 10x8TB WD Red RAID Z2 - - 2x 800 GB SAS SSD’s (1 SLOG, 1 L2Arc) - - 45 HomeLab HL15 15 Drive 4U - - Corsair RM650i - - LSI 9305-16i HBA - - TreuNAS + many other VM’s

 

Unifi UDM Pro in front of full unifi network infrastructure

 

iPhone 17 Pro - - MacBook Air M3

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To the poster above me, I was about to tell him to get that r9 290 as well (I just ordered one yesterday) but its now sold out... lol

Rig: i7 13700k +Contact Frame - - Asus Z790-P Wifi - - RTX 4080 - - 4x16GB 6000MHz - - Samsung 990 Pro 2TB NVMe Boot + Main Programs - - Crucial P3 2TB NVMe for photo work - - Corsair RM850x - - Sound BlasterX EA-5 - - Corsair XC8 JTC Edition - - Corsair GPU Full Cover GPU Block - - PTM 7950 - - XT45 X-Flow 420 + UT60 280 rads externally mounted - - EK XRES RGB PWM - - Fractal Define S2 - - DellAlienware AW3423DWF 34" -- Logitech Pro X Superlight - - Logitech G710+ - - LTT Northern Lights Deskpad

 

Headphones/amp/dac: Schiit Bifrost Multibit - -  Schiit Lyr 3 - - Fostex TR-X00 - - Sennheiser HD 6xx

 

Homelab/Media Server: Proxmox VE host - - 512 NVMe Samsung 980 RAID Z1 for VM's/Proxmox boot - - Xeon e5 2660 V4- - Supermicro X10SRF-i - - 128 GB ECC 2133 - - 10x8TB WD Red RAID Z2 - - 2x 800 GB SAS SSD’s (1 SLOG, 1 L2Arc) - - 45 HomeLab HL15 15 Drive 4U - - Corsair RM650i - - LSI 9305-16i HBA - - TreuNAS + many other VM’s

 

Unifi UDM Pro in front of full unifi network infrastructure

 

iPhone 17 Pro - - MacBook Air M3

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It depends ... both builds have there own strengths and weaknesses 

  • The Intel will game well ... but is a dead end ... no chance to OC  and not a great rig for productivity or multitasking
  • The AMD will multi task and can be OC'ed and come close to the gaming performance of the Intel
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It depends ... both builds have there own strengths and weaknesses 

  • The Intel will game well ... but is a dead end ... no chance to OC  and not a great rig for productivity or multitasking
  • The AMD will multi task and can be OC'ed and come close to the gaming performance of the Intel

 

An i5 will multitask fine.... Sure it might not be able to do video work while you game or something like that, but it will multitask plenty well.

Rig: i7 13700k +Contact Frame - - Asus Z790-P Wifi - - RTX 4080 - - 4x16GB 6000MHz - - Samsung 990 Pro 2TB NVMe Boot + Main Programs - - Crucial P3 2TB NVMe for photo work - - Corsair RM850x - - Sound BlasterX EA-5 - - Corsair XC8 JTC Edition - - Corsair GPU Full Cover GPU Block - - PTM 7950 - - XT45 X-Flow 420 + UT60 280 rads externally mounted - - EK XRES RGB PWM - - Fractal Define S2 - - DellAlienware AW3423DWF 34" -- Logitech Pro X Superlight - - Logitech G710+ - - LTT Northern Lights Deskpad

 

Headphones/amp/dac: Schiit Bifrost Multibit - -  Schiit Lyr 3 - - Fostex TR-X00 - - Sennheiser HD 6xx

 

Homelab/Media Server: Proxmox VE host - - 512 NVMe Samsung 980 RAID Z1 for VM's/Proxmox boot - - Xeon e5 2660 V4- - Supermicro X10SRF-i - - 128 GB ECC 2133 - - 10x8TB WD Red RAID Z2 - - 2x 800 GB SAS SSD’s (1 SLOG, 1 L2Arc) - - 45 HomeLab HL15 15 Drive 4U - - Corsair RM650i - - LSI 9305-16i HBA - - TreuNAS + many other VM’s

 

Unifi UDM Pro in front of full unifi network infrastructure

 

iPhone 17 Pro - - MacBook Air M3

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Intel
 
CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($134.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($89.79 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Apotop 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($65.70 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($233.00 @ Newegg) 
Case: Rosewill R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $717.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-26 14:40 EDT-0400
 
 
AMD

 
CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($134.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($89.79 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Apotop 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($65.70 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($233.00 @ Newegg) 
Case: Rosewill R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $717.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-26 14:39 EDT-0400
 
Can't believe you didn't look at the R9 290's, they cost the same as that R9 280x, but it's much better. If it was me I would choose the AMD PC for overclocking enthusiasm. If he doesn't plan to overclock he should get the Intel build.

 

These intel and AMD bulids look the same.  Do you have an Intel version?

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Here is another option that has OC potential and an R9 290 GPU faster 1866Mhz CL9 ram and an SSD

 
Motherboard: Asus A88X-PRO ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($101.98 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Mushkin Chronos 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 290 4GB IceQ X² Video Card  ($229.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.98 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $714.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Here is another option that has OC potential and an R9 290 GPU faster 1866Mhz CL9 ram and an SSD

 
Motherboard: Asus A88X-PRO ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($101.98 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Mushkin Chronos 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 290 4GB IceQ X² Video Card  ($229.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.98 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $714.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-26 14:49 EDT-0400

 

 

That skimps on the CPU way to much. It might bottleneck the entire system.

5800X3D - RTX 4070 - 2K @ 165Hz

 

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Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($64.78 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Team Zeus Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($77.99 @ Newegg) 


Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 290 4GB IceQ X² Video Card  ($229.99 @ Newegg) 



Total: $692.71

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-26 15:10 EDT-0400

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