New build. looking for advice.

[Quackadilly Blip]

Right. So this is my first build in around 5ish years. I haven't really kept up to date with everything so I'm not super comfortable with making this investment without some feedback.

Budget: ~$1000(USD)
Resolution: Until I can make myself spend the money on a new monitor this isn't really a concern. Current monitor only supports up to 1366x768 :s
Games / Settings Desired: WoW, BF4, Dayz. Would prefer highest settings i can manage
Any other intensive software or special things you do (Frequent video encoding, 3D modeling, etc): Nothing so far, but just starting to pursue my Computer Science degree so who knows what the future holds.
Country: 'Murica
Parts that can be reused: Will be reusing current HDD but will be buying a new HDD and SSD in the coming months so recommendations for those are welcome too.
Do you need an OS? No
Do you need peripherals (e.g. monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc)? No

I've spent some time putting together a couple of builds. My current build is an AMD machine, but i'm not opposed to Intel so I put together a build of each.

comments/criticisms/changes appreciated.


Also I'm not likely to be doing any OC. Thanks in advance guys.

AMD

pcpartpicker link /p/2w1xO

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($189.99 TigerDirect)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 TigerDirect)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($8.99 Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($124.99 Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($113.98 Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($87.98 Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 Newegg)
Total: $900.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-05 09:58 EST-0500)


Intel

pcpartpicker link /p/2w1BF

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($292.98 Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.24 Amazon)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($8.99 Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($157.99 Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($113.98 Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($87.98 Newegg)
Total: $1020.14
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-05 10:01 EST-0500)

[Toffie]

- Much better GPU and will easily wreck BF4 at max settings / 1080p.
- Added M-ATX case so the motherboard wont look small in it, no need for a Z87 motherboard on a CPU that can't be overclocked.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-K Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($499.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($86.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $959.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-05 15:49 EST-0500)

[Quackadilly Blip]

Thanks for the reply! I'm a bit curious about OC. How risky is it? Is it likely to fry the cpu/mobo/any other components?

[chazus]

I honestly feel it's silly to spent $1000, and a $500 GPU... and not have a 4670K. The only reason not to OC these days is not being able to afford the parts that will make it happen.

Get a 770 or 280X, and use that extra money to make the OC + SSD happen :P

[Quackadilly Blip]

I'm really not opposed to OC I'm just not sure what all is required to make it happen/be stable. My biggest fear is trying it and frying my brand new pc.

[chazus]

Its .... honestly EXTREMELY difficult to damage anything with overclocking. You have to honestly be pretty stubborn/careless.

[Quackadilly Blip]

Well in that case I suppose i should go w/ the i5-4670k? Even if i don't OC to begin w/ I shouldn't limit myself since I can afford it. Also is it really worth it to spend more on a gpu like the 780 or even the 280x? I'm not really a hardcore fps guy anymore. I just like to mess around with my friends when i have free time. MOST of my gaming is in WOW, but I just want the ability to have decent fps when i do hop into bf4. Anything will be a huge upgrade over my current system. running an old amd phenom 9950 w/ 8 gigs of ddr2 and a nvidia 9800gt gpu. ^.^

[chazus]

I personally think they're too much. Considering what you're using now... a 770 would be fine. Or a 280x. Bother are under $350.

[Quackadilly Blip]

Alright thanks so much for the help. Care to recommend a Mobo? There are so many choices and I honestly don't know which would be best. I don't need one w/ a lot of PCI-e slots. only gonna run one gpu and wireless network card. Thanks again oh wise one(s)!

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.73 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($167.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($147.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($334.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.50 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $1207.13
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-05 18:14 EST-0500)

Bear in mind that that includes both an SSD and a HDD, which comes to an eztra $210. Remove those and you have a $1000 computer. The GTX770 is interchangable with an R9-280X depending on your needs.