Which build would better suite my needs? AMD vs. Intel

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I have everything on the builds except the CPU, motherboard, and GPU. I will be streaming Netflix and Spotify, school work, work, light gaming(Minecraft, NCAA, online mini games, may buy more games that take advantage of GPU), record music. Don't plan on overclocking at all. I want the best CPU for my needs and the motherboard with the most and best features. If you have better parts at the same price or they dont exceed my budget of $1,100 please post them.

AMD

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Ki7v

Intel

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/H3jk

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first of all intel is more for rendering videos and video editing. i feel for what you are doing you wanna be getting an amd for sure as well as amd for graphics nvidia personally i feel your just paying for stupid cuda. considering you will be playing minecraft and maybe some small games really get a 7870 for what you need really an 8350 would be a good cpu for you and i would reccomend an asus board considering its great quality and please tell me you know about technic for minecraft??

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I also watch a lot of YouTube.

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Yeah if I were you, I'd go AMD as far as the processor goes. By the way, you can get the FX8350 for like 20 bucks cheaper than listed in that build. As far as a GPU goes, it doesn't really matter. If you're all about having an ecosystem, then go AMD. If you're gonna be rendering videos or playing games that take advantage of PhysX, then go nVidia. I'd recommend going with an MSI Twin Frozr which come in both AMD and nVidia variants.

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the GPU i have, HAWK, is a special edition twin frozr if im not mistaken.

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yeah amd is great especially for the price

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Okay so games set aside...which would be better for everday computing and performance? Which would be the snappiest and last the longest? Which one is able to withstand more applications at once? Which one could handle alot of the most hardcore applications?

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lol man for what you are doing you dont need that much maybe a quad core amd is great for price to performance and may last you up to 5 years maybe less considering there is always new stuff coming out but really for what your doing amd 8350 would be your best bet then spending over a thousand dollars on intel stuff

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Alright thanks. haha. I just like having the best. DJM

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so do i but i am more into video editing my self i currently have an i5 3450 and will be getting a 3770k after i get a 7970 for the gaming side

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Great plan!! What type of videos do you edit?

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Since im going AMD do i need to change PSU or would 600W still be plenty?

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And do I need a cooler?

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The PSU should be fine although I would personally invest some money in a 80+ platinum PSU with too much power (850-1000w). This in case you change your mind and later on want to upgrade your PC (add some hard drives or go SLI/Crossfire with a second GPU)

Of course an 80+ platinum will save you money on the power bills over time and you'll probably never need more then 800w so if you are going to build a new PC (or upgrade your current build) in a few years from now you won't have to buy a new PSU and can spend that extra money on a better GPU/CPU.

But that's just my opinion, if you need to stay within budget now and just need a PSU that will do it's job you are good with the current PSU.

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i strongly agree with you really i got a 600 watt and wasny good enough for my new graphics card i wanted to get so i got a 1000 watt lol a little over the extreme but oh well :P

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I have a 530W PSU atm and it's doing fine but I have a radeon HD 5770 which only uses 1 PCI cable, but it has been unstable lately so i ordered a new PSU (1000w Seasonic Platinum series) because I am planning on upgrading my mobo/CPU/GPU/RAM at the end of the year (depending on when ddr4 comes I might upgrade early next year as well)

Also if you buy a new PSU get a fully modular PSU, your future self will thank me later.