Which build is better (Help solve a argument)

Me and my friend made builds on pcpartpicker.com for my other friend who recently sold his ps4 and we are having an argument on which build is better. My friend is only gaming and doing school work on his system.

 

My System:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/v3kHpg

His System:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mQzXMp

This is one of those things that are really up to personal preference. Your build will probably perform better in games that require more GPU horsepower, and his will outperform yours in any MULTI-THREADED  CPU applications, such as rendering, streaming, and such. But my question is, you both have heatsinks and over-clockable CPUs, but don't have motherboards that are geared for overclocking, especially in your case. THE H81 CHIPSET DOES NOT SUPPORT OVERCLOCKING. So, If I were you, I would get something like a GTX 760/R9 270 and use the money to upgrade your motherboard and CPU, and if I were your friend, I would get an SSD and get a decent motherboard with a 990FX chipset.

 

Best Regards,

Hagame1015

If you upgrade your CPU yours be better in all areas. Right now His system is better CPU wise, but yours is better GPU wise.

Will my cpu bottleneck? Also you can overclock the h81.

http://www.techpowerup.com/202196/asus-enables-overclocking-on-h97-h87-b85-and-h81-series-motherboards.html

This is a bottleneck waiting to happen...

Ryan this is your build.

Both have some pretty severe weak points.  Weak motherboard on the second system, slow ssd in the first.

Your system has a slightly better graphics card, but his AMD 8350 will absolutely beat the shit out of your pentium.

On your friend's system have him upgrade his mother board to a 990fx

I would also upgrade the GPU, a r9 280x could be a better choice.

I will Argue say your friends system part choices are better, for these reasons

  • as impeccable as that Overclock-able Pentium is for the money there is bound to be a Bottleneck in any future GPU Upgrades. its 2 cores, two threads, most games now are getting into that Quad-core / Six Core Beneficiary Area, and putting an powerful GPU with a Dual-core, its almost like putting a rocket on a tricycle (it'll go fast until it explodes).
  • if i had to change a few things on you're friends build to make it perfect it would replace the GTX 760 with a R9-285. its powerful and relatively cheaper. and grab a 990FX Chipset board than the 970, its has more features for a tiny bit more. if you were to do that to his build it'll bring the price to about $780 which for a Total Gaming Machine is next to amazing for the money. and will be better for you, you won't really have to worry about upgrading for a bit at least until you get money again and wish to upgrade your computer again.

so here's my recommendation on what you should get, its your friends build with minor edits on the GPU and Motherboard choice.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qpKNsY

Here are three builds for you friend last night ... all three are better than either of yours for different reasons.

https://teksyndicate.com/forum/pc-gaming/pc-build/185421

Biggest issue i see in your friends build is the psu.

I think your build is going to be better if you drop the SSD since it does no effect game performance that much and use the money to buy a better CPU something like Intel Core i5-661 or other low end Core i5 processor or even mid tear one if you can find a good deal on one they will cost you 160-170 dollars. As it stands there is no winner they just focus on different areas

Niether are the best bang for the buck. I wouldn't build either. I'll post a build when I get a chance. 

Good build for $700

AMD FX8320 - Cheaper and just as capable as the FX8350. Can easily be overclocked to 4.0ghz or more. I have mine overclocked to 4.3ghz on stock voltage.

Cooler Master Hyper 212 - Cheap and will keep the FX8320 cool enough.

Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 - Great AM3+ motherboard at a reasonable price. Better for the 125watt FX8320 along with room for stable easy overclocking.

G.Skill RipJaws 1600 8gb (2x4) - Cheap reliable, 1600 is plenty for gaming and so is 8gb. 

Western Digital Blue 1TB - This drive could be replaced with a 1TB Seagate Barracuda. I went with WD cause I've had better luck with them over 15 years. I currently own both drives and the WD Blue has tested a little faster and seems to be more quiet. Also for gaming and school work a SSD isn't necessary but if the builder can spare another $60 go for it.

Sapphire R9 280 3gb Dual X - Outperforms the GTX760 at a lower price. Can max out (60fps) nearly any game at 1080p. Having 3gb vram and the 384 bit mem interface will also help down the road and with higher resolutions like 1440p or 4k.

NZXT Source 210 (Window) - Great case I own one. Arguably one of the best cases for the money. 

EVGA 600watt PSU - Very solid PSU with plenty of power and room for more at a great price.

Optical Drive - Not necessary so could be subtracted. I added it cause I have a lot of legacy games and software I still used. I also do watch DVDs on my PC once in a while.

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

Keep in mind the builds that are shown will have sometimes drastic price fluctuations over time. For example my go to PSU was a Corsair 600w builder 80+ bronze was $34 for a long time  ... now it is $68.