Which one of these 2 builds is better?

blackhawk89

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I want a gaming desktop that is able to run all of the latest games and more advanced games that will come out in the future smoothly and efficiently (I don't want any lag in my frame rates or anything like that while i'm running my games) and was wondering which one of these builds would better meet that requirement.

First build:

Motherboard:
Newegg.com - ASRock Z77 Extreme6 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

PSU:
Newegg.com - CORSAIR Professional Series HX750 (CMPSU-750HX) 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

DVD Burner:
Newegg.com - LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer Internal 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Model IHAS324

Windows:
Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit - Operating Systems

CPU:
Newegg.com - Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I73770K

RAM:
Newegg.com - CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9

Video Card:
Newegg.com - EVGA 02G-P4-2678-KR GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

SSD:
Newegg.com - SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC128B/WW 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Optional Storage Drive:
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Case:
Newegg.com - Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Second build:

DVD Burner:
Newegg.com - LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - CD / DVD Burners

Case:
Newegg.com - Antec Twelve Hundred V3 Black Steel ATX Full Tower Unbeatable Gaming Case

Motherboard:
Newegg.com - ASUS P9X79 LE LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with USB BIOS

CPU:
Newegg.com - Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73930K

Cooler:
Newegg.com - CORSAIR H100 (CWCH100) Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

RAM:
Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL11Q-16GBXL

GPU:
Newegg.com - EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-2682-KR GeForce GTX 680 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

SSD:
Newegg.com - OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-240G 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Storage Drive:
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

PSU:
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series RSA00-80GAD3-US 1000W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Please let me know which one of these builds would be better suited for my gaming requirements or if you think neither is good feel free to suggest a whole new build that you think would be better or if you have a better alternative for just one or two parts in either of these builds just let me know which part you think would be better.

Thanks in advance for any help given!
 
Both are great, but the second one is better. However it also looks like it might be a bit more expensive. If you wouldn't be comfortable spending that much money, then the first will still run games at nigh on the max settings.
May I ask if you'll be putting these together or if they're pre-built, and also where you're buying from?
 
I agree both are great. The second one looks familiar to me. :)

It all depends on what your budget is.
 
I do plan on building it myself, but i'm a bit nervous as this will be my very first time building a desktop and I don't want to screw anything up haha. I plan on buying most if not all of my parts from newegg.ca
 
Well then if you can afford the second one you'll be playing games at max for a while to come, if not the first will still play all games (I think) at max as well
 
For the first build, I would recommend a sabertooth mobo or p8z77-v pro from Asus so that you take advantage of your full speed.

---------- Post added at 09:23 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:21 AM ----------

I was also nervous about like maybe breaking a pin on my CPU or something on my first. Build. However, newegg's how to build a of helps a ton. Just a word of advice, everyone probably had that feeling.
 
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