First build (£750)

Hardware Build a PC
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This will be my first build and my budget is limited to £750. I have spent some time researching all the components that would go into my build and I came up with these two builds:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1ObY5

and

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1ObZf

One is based on intel cpu and the other is based on amd. I will be using this PC mainly for gaming and media (I am planning to do computer science at university next year so this may change). If I was to get the intel cpu I would not overclock it therefore I went with the non k version however with the fx 8320 I would probably OC it to at least 4 Ghz. I would like to play on ultra settings in at least 1080p.

I am looking for a honest opinions on these builds and whether or not the intel or amd cpu will suit me better.

2

What kind of games are you playing? Games that don't take advantage of multiple cores; the intel option is better and if you play games that are well optimized; the amd option is better.

3

I play games such as battlefield 3, counter strike source and the witcher 2. I would like this system to last 3-5 years which is the reason why I'm looking at the 8 core cpu's since most of the new games will start to use more cores.