I5 3330 vs I7 3770

Im not going to be overclocking.

Other PC specs 

-GTX 660 1.5GB DDR5

-Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit

-8GB 1600Mhz RAM

-2TB HDD 7200RPM

Im just gonna be Gaming and watching youtube mostly. Maybe upload a few benchmark videos.

games like Arma 3, BF3, Skyrim.

Well, both of those are overkill for gaming, and an AMD card will give you better performance for your money than an nVidia. what's your total budget?

 

These are the specs for the Alienware x51 $950 and $1050 i was planning on building one just like the Alienware x51. Becuase is will be easier to upgrade considering the x51 has a max PSU of 330W.

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Copying an Alienware?!? Well, we were all new to hardware once. Alienwares are actually pretty awful for gaming. It seems that Dell finds that jamming a very high end CPU into the system is better for marketing, when in fact, it's the graphics card that determines 90% of gaming performance. For gaming, you are best off spending at least twice as much on your GPU as your CPU. I can pick out a list of parts for you if you want.

For the processor, i'd probably go with either a AMD 8350 or if you want intel, an i5- 3570k. I know you said you wont be overclocking but for $20 bucks, if you change your mind later, you'll be really glad. Otherwise, the 3570 (no k) is the same, just without the overclocking capacity.

Also, how much are you looking at spending on this whole thing?

 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PaLY

Miskonius hes not oc, get the 8350 over 8320 if you are not oc

I'm using the i5-3570 non-K. It's doing well. Not overclocking.

You can get a decent H77 motherboard which is cheaper than most Z77 -> more money in the GPU, SSD, PSU or RAM.

You can save even more buy going AMD. The FX6300 is a marvelous 6-core for the money!

I dont know if it was fanboy bs, but someone said the 6300 beats an i7 in crysis 3 since it uses all six cores

Here are some options to consider:

AMD Build:

[url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PeYk]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PeYk/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PeYk/benchmarks/]Benchmarks[/url]

[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox]AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor[/url] ($132.49 @ Amazon)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a97ler20]Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard[/url] ($79.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2kit4g3d1609ds1s00]Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($51.20 @ Newegg)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex]Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($74.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7td250bw]Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk[/url] ($168.27 @ Amazon)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-1003523l]Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card[/url] ($289.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-200r]Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($63.98 @ Newegg)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9]XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply[/url] ($59.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-gh24ns95]LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($17.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Total:[/b] $931.89
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Intel Build:

[url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PeZr]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PeZr/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PeZr/benchmarks/]Benchmarks[/url]

[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80637i53350p]Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($179.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z77pro3]ASRock Z77 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard[/url] ($94.99 @ Amazon)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2kit4g3d1609ds1s00]Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($51.20 @ Newegg)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex]Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($74.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7td250bw]Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk[/url] ($168.27 @ Amazon)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-1003523l]Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card[/url] ($289.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-200r]Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($63.98 @ Newegg)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9]XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply[/url] ($59.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Optical Drive:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-gh24ns95]LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer[/url] ($17.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Total:[/b] $994.18
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* AMD build has OC'ing CPU (easily) and should be good for just about any game out there.

* Intel build has non-OC'ing CPU (and no integrated GPU), but the mobo has OC'ing available. The mobo also supports front USB 3.0 ports (for your case).

* Both builds have a 250 gb SSD for snappiness in boot time and also when you load apps and/or games. If this matters to you, then I would get at least this size of SSD. If it doesn't matter to you that much, I would just stick with a standard HD and upgrade the GPU to a 7970.

* AMD build is cheaper and probably has more room to grow, possibly (AM3+ Mobo's should support upcoming CPU's). The Mobo doesn't support front USB 3.0 ports (for the case), if that matters to you or not. The Mobo does have USB 3.0 ports on the back and you can always use an extender cable, if you want to have easy access to them.

It's up to you on what you would like to do, but that is what I'd consider.

Sorry for the mess of a post above, my first on the site :) But you will get the idea, I hope :)