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Build 1

 
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $65.00) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $65.00) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($8.78 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Xigmatek CLF-F1452 60.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($9.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Xigmatek CLF-F1452 60.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($9.99 @ Amazon) 
Other: Windows 7 Professional ($21.00)
Other: MSI A88XM GAMING-R FM2+ ($75.00)
Total: $703.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Build 2

 
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $65.00) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $65.00) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB Nitro Video Card  ($198.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($8.78 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Xigmatek CLF-F1452 60.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($9.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Xigmatek CLF-F1452 60.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($9.99 @ Amazon) 
Other: REFURBISHED MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING-R ($90.00)
Other: Windows 7 Professional ($21.00)
Total: $935.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-01 18:24 EST-0500

 

Which one should a choose and why?

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2 has a better cpu and gpu ... so easy choice

CPU: i5 6600k @ 4.6 ghz  Motherboard: Asus z170-a  Cooling: Corsair h80i GT GPU: EVGA GTX 970  Ram: G.Skill 2x8 gb ddr4 2400  PSU: EVGA G2 Supernova 550w  Case: Corsair 200r Storage: 250GB 850 EVO + 2x wd 1 tb drives

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Build 1

 
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $65.00) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $65.00) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($8.78 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Xigmatek CLF-F1452 60.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($9.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Xigmatek CLF-F1452 60.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($9.99 @ Amazon) 
Other: Windows 7 Professional ($21.00)
Other: MSI A88XM GAMING-R FM2+ ($75.00)
Total: $703.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-01 18:22 EST-0500
 
 
Build 2

 
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $65.00) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $65.00) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB Nitro Video Card  ($198.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($8.78 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Xigmatek CLF-F1452 60.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($9.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Xigmatek CLF-F1452 60.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($9.99 @ Amazon) 
Other: REFURBISHED MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING-R ($90.00)
Other: Windows 7 Professional ($21.00)
Total: $935.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-01 18:24 EST-0500

 

Which one should a choose and why?

Build 2. That CPU will make your system at least twice as fast or so. It is worth $235 extra.

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Twice as fast for 3 times the cost. I don't do a lot of CPU intensive tasks so it does not seem worth it to me.

Try an i5 4460. You will be able to see a performance leap between it and the 860k. It will be worth it.

Why do you have 2 SSDs? What tasks do you plan to do? One bigger SSD might be better and further shave off the cost.

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Twice as fast for 3 times the cost. I don't do a lot of CPU intensive tasks so it does not seem worth it to me.

Yes, but for gaming, the substantially better IPC offered by the i5 will help a lot.

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Try an i5 4460. You will be able to see a performance leap between it and the 860k. It will be worth it.

Why do you have 2 SSDs? What tasks do you plan to do? One bigger SSD might be better and further shave off the cost.

-What do you mean by a "performance leap." because the "performance leap" would have to be 3 times as good to maintain the price to performance ratio as the 860k. From what I have seen, the the i5 can at best can outperform 860k by twice at much on certain games with a the r9 280.

-2 SSDs for raid 0. I have a external hard drive for backup.   

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Dump the r9 380 and grab a 960 extreme by gigabyte, find a dual channel 8gb ran kit as dual channel has a bit of performance gains, substitute a corsair rm550 for your power supply, and definitely stay Intel. You're using less power, getting much better performance, and everything around Intel is better. Gaming, single core, multi-core performance. It's worth the money.

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-What do you mean by a "performance leap." because the "performance leap" would have to be 3 times as good to maintain the price to performance ratio as the 860k. From what I have seen, the the i5 can at best can outperform 860k by twice at much on certain games with a the r9 280.

-2 SSDs for raid 0. I have a external hard drive for backup.   

The 4460 is lesser priced than the 4690k

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INSANITY: AMD Athlon II X2 @ 3.0 GHz | Geforce GT 720 2 GB | 4 GB DDR3 @ 1333 MHz | 120 GB Silicon Power SSD | 500 GB Hitachi HDD

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