Thanks to anyone who posted on my previous help posts :)
Anyways, the deal is a friend and I want to build our first rigs and after a good deal of researching and whatnot, here's what we've come up with. Any advice on bottlenecking, etc would be great!
Interestingly, both PCs cost almost the same, around 1370$. Our budget is about 1600$, but we need international shipping, so that shaves off around 200$. (Any advice on international shipping would be VERY appreciated).
Anyways, here's his rig:
[url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/AScH]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/AScH/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/AScH/benchmarks/]Benchmarks[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd8350frhkbox]AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor[/url] ($199.99 @ Newegg)
[b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2]Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler[/url] ($34.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-crosshairvformulaz]Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z ATX AM3+ Motherboard[/url] ($229.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz16gx3m2a1600c10]Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($89.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/ocz-internal-hard-drive-agt325sat360g]OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" Solid State Disk[/url] ($64.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st2000dm001]Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($109.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp42678kr]EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card[/url] ($383.98 @ Newegg)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcadefxlusb3bl]Fractal Design Define XL Black Pearl ATX Full Tower Case[/url] ($164.98 @ Newegg)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-m12ii620bronze]SeaSonic 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply[/url] ($90.17 @ Newegg)
[b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas]Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($24.98 @ Newegg)
[b]Total:[/b] $1414.05
[i](Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)[/i]
[i](Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-02 09:11 EST-0500)[/i]
And here's mine:
[url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ANh4]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ANh4/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ANh4/benchmarks/]Benchmarks[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd8350frhkbox]AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor[/url] ($199.99 @ Newegg)
[b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2]Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler[/url] ($34.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-fatal1ty990fxprofessional]ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Professional ATX AM3+ Motherboard[/url] ($179.47 @ Newegg)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9t12gbrl]G.Skill Ripjaws Series 12GB (3 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($79.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st2000dm001]Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($109.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct064v4ssd2baa]Crucial V4 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk[/url] ($64.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtx670dc22gd5]Asus GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card[/url] ($393.98 @ Newegg)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-caph820w1]NZXT Phantom 820 (White) ATX Full Tower Case[/url] ($269.98 @ Newegg)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cmpsu650txv2]Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply[/url] ($69.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas]Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($24.98 @ Newegg)
[b]Total:[/b] $1468.35
[i](Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)[/i]
[i](Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-02 09:12 EST-0500)[/i]
Thanks :D