Which Build Is Better?

[DarkWizard]

I am planning to build a PC and i am new to this stuff and wanted to know community opinions before i buy one (i am open to changing certain things as well)

 

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BUILD 1

CPU - Intel Core i5 4690 3.5GHz 6MB

$295

MOTHERBOARD - ASRock H97M Pro4

$109

GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW ACX 2.0 4GB GDDR5 256bit, DVI-I, DVI-D, HDMI, DP SLI Ready Graphics Card 04G-P4-2978-KR

$359 amazon

HARD DRIVE - WD 3.5" Blue 1TB WD10EZEX SATA3 64M 7200rpm HDD

$69

RAM - Kingston HyperX FURY Blue HX318C10FK2/8 8G Kit (4Gx2) DDR3 1866MHz Desktop Ram

$85

POWER SUPPLY - EVGA 600B (100-B1-0600-KR) 600Watt 80Plus Bronze Power Supply Unit

$75

 

CASE (which one??) - Coolermaster NSE-400-KWN2 N Series N400 USB3.0 Side Window Case without PSU

$69

or Thermaltake Core V21 CA-1D5-00S1WN-00 USB3.0 Black Mini Cube Case (No PSU)

$78

or Coolermaster NSE-200A-KKN1

$81

 

 

 

BUILD 2

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($319.00 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($55.00 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.00 

Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 ($78.00) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.00 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($68.00 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($479.00 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($83.00 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($95.00 

 

Which one is better and why?

[Trik'Stari]

Whichever one has an SSD

[salecar3]

second one is better

[tugadude4]

I'd say the second build

[scobie56]

the second one 

[DarkWizard]

the second one 

 

I'd say the second build

 

second one is better

 

Why though 

[scobie56]

Why though 

the cpu is a k witch means you can overclock it and i wouldn't get a z97 board if i wouldn't overclock and it has an ssd

[DarkWizard]

the cpu is a k witch means you can overclock it and i wouldn't get a z97 board if i wouldn't overclock and it has an ssd

 

Do you recommend a different board i am not really fussed with overclocking  

[IateMApoo]

2nd

[CubiX]

I would choose the second build because you got an overclockable cpu and a better quality mobo (z series mobos) + an ssd.

But would totaly change the psu as the b line of evga wasnt really that succesfull and also change the mobo .. better gigabyte or asus instead of asrock (they have better quality components + more stable uefi and bios ) and also the harrdrive (seagate has some cheap hdd's BUT stats have shown that they have very poor reliability ) I would suggest you a wd blue or black for better performance but for the ultimate reliability you should go with HGST or previously called hitatchi  

[salecar3]

Why though

ssd, oc potential of the cpu sli potential