System A or B?

[rirawin]

DS Aerocool MATX Case - Orange 

Asus M5A78L Motherboard - VRM Heatsinks installed 

Am3+ FX8350 4Ghz 8 Core CPU 
**Watercooled cooling Coolmaster** 

Kingston 8GB DDR3 Ram (2*4GB) 2 spare slots! 

1TB Sata HDD 

Antec Spot cooler - used to ensure motherboard temps kept low 

NZXT White LED Light runner 

700W PSU Corsair Silver 

 

VS

 

 

Intel i5 3450 Ivybridge Quad core CPU (3.1GHz - 3.5GHz turbo)
GIGABYTE GA-Z77-DS3H Intel Z77 Socket 1155 DDR3 PCI-Express Motherboard
Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
OCZ Agility 3 120GB 2.5" SATA-III Solid State Hard Drive
430W Corsair Builder Series 430CX V2 80PLUS Power Supply
Zalman Z11 Plus Black Midi Tower Windowed Chassis w/ USB3.0 NO LED LIGHTS

 

[bcredeur97]

Assuming this isnt a gaming build since No GPU is listed for either. I would say System B because the intel 3450 will be faster than the FX-8350 for most workloads

[matthewmarchant]

Build 2

[rirawin]

Mainly for Zbrush, Photoshop and After Effects.

 

I be buying a GPU later when I have funds, both systems are $300

[rirawin]

Mainly for Zbrush, Photoshop and After Effects.

 

I be buying a GPU later when I have funds, both systems are $300

[rirawin]

Mainly for Zbrush, Photoshop and After Effects.

 

I be buying a GPU later when I have funds, both systems are $300

[Nakano2k1]

Neither... They're both poorly thought through and implemented.

 

That being said, if you HAVE to choose one I would take the second one I guess. It's the least horrible of the two. 

 

The reason I'm taking the second one is because of the MB that comes with the 8350. If it was at least a decent overclocking MB, I would be changing my suggestion to the 8350 build. Keep in mind that the second build isn't a speed machine by stretch of the imagination.

 

What kind of gpu are you planning to buy?? I would be careful with that 430W "builder" series PSU with the second build. Also, do you need storage? I noticed that the second one only has a 120gb SSD? That's not going to fit many projects.

[rirawin]

How much would a decent motherboard for the 8350 be