Which build for gaming?

[grenade252]

I can't make up my mind on what I want to buy. I've narrowed it down to these builds. It will be used for gaming and internet. I want to play League of Legends, BF4, and Evolve on ultra. I usually have some webpages and youtube music playing too. I'm not going to overclock and will use 1 GPU. Currently have a 60hz monitor and will upgrade to 120hz later.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QBxg4D $899 on newegg 

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/grenade252/saved/rZ9XsY $895 on newegg

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/grenade252/saved/gVmRsY $893 on newegg

[Aniallation]

I can't make up my mind on what I want to buy. I've narrowed it down to these builds. It will be used for gaming and internet. I want to play League of Legends, BF4, and Evolve on ultra. I usually have some webpages and youtube music playing too. I'm not going to overclock and will use 1 GPU. Currently have a 60hz monitor and will upgrade to 120hz later.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($171.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($40.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.98 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.79 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($359.98 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.07 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $805.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-06 23:04 EST-0500

[Xaring]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QBxg4Dbetter 

[Imakuni]

Cuz Black. And stronger than Xaring's:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($259.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($61.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($326.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $858.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-06 23:22 EST-0500

[brob]

The build is ~$890 from Newegg.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.69 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($342.39 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $836.02
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-06 23:33 EST-0500

[grenade252]

Thanks for all the quick replies. Looks like the Intel is better. My friend just bought the R9 290 and FX-8350 I was about to buy, and is going on about how great it is in BF4 and he can download WoW and 2 other games at once, but then I saw the I5 and all the benchmarks are higher. Would the I5 have the same capabilities to handle multiple downloads and just be fast in general like the 8350? My current build is an Intel core 2 duo E7400 and it sucks, I just want to get the best for my money. Thanks for the help.

[grenade252]

bump

[Imakuni]

Thanks for all the quick replies. Looks like the Intel is better. My friend just bought the R9 290 and FX-8350 I was about to buy, and is going on about how great it is in BF4 and he can download WoW and 2 other games at once, but then I saw the I5 and all the benchmarks are higher. Would the I5 have the same capabilities to handle multiple downloads and just be fast in general like the 8350? My current build is an Intel core 2 duo E7400 and it sucks, I just want to get the best for my money. Thanks for the help.

To download multiple games at once is stupid, unless all games have shjty servers and you have a godly internet.

 

But to answer your question, yes, the i5 will handle it just fine.

[SteveGrabowski]

bump

This is a little over budget, but I think its worth it to have a hyperthreaded CPU, a really nice case, a really nice PSU, and one of the highest clocked 970s since you said you're not overclocking.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($262.98 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($71.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($57.80 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card ($339.99 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $921.70

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-07 15:48 EST-0500