Budget Home PC Build - Around $750

I'm looking at two different setups for a home PC—mostly just browsing the web, some gaming, movies, that kind of stuff. I could use some input on which one makes more sense, though the differences are mostly in the fine print. Or if anyone has a better idea for this budget:

1) $1833
Intel Core i5-4460 s1150 Crucial
Crucial 8GB 1600MhZ
ASRock H81M-HDS, 1150
Gigabyte R9 280 WF3 OC,
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM
Zalman Z3+ Case
7 frac-psu-int5
Samsung SH-224DB SATA

2) $1717
PROCESSOR: Intel Core i5 4460, 3.2GHz, Haswell architecture
CPU COOLING: Intel 1155 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK
MOTHERBOARD: Intel® H81 Chipset
MEMORY: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz, PC6400
GRAPHICS CARD: AMD Radeon R9 270 2GB DDR5 (New Generation)
HARD DRIVE: 120GB SATA3 SSD
Optical Drive: DVD+-RW DL SATA black
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 5.1 AUDIO
CASE: Sharkoon gaming, black
POWER SUPPLY: 500W
NETWORK CARD: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
USB PORTS: Built-in USB 2.0 & 3.0 Ports

Just wanted to ask—are these pre-built systems, or what?

1 x Intel Core i5-4460 s1150 Crucial
1 x Asrock H81M-HDS, s1150, Intel H81, M-ATX, dual Channel 2
1 x DDR3 8GB (1x8GB) Crucial, 1600MHz CL11
1 x XFX TS Series 550W PSU -P1550S-GREEN
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB, Serial ATA III, 7200 rpm, DESKTOP SSHD, 8GB SSD
1 x Zalman Z1 mid tower case. 199(W)x432(H)x457(D)mm. MB standard
1 x LG GH24NS, DVD±RW, 24x DVD±R ,8x DL , 40x CD-R
1 x Gigabyte R9 280 WF3 OC, 3GB GDDR5 384bit, GV-R928WF3OC-3GD

$1814
CNN

It doesn't get much better than this 😁

PowerColor R9 280 3GB GDDR5 OC

Intel Core i5-4460

ASRock H81M-HDS

Kingston Technology ValueRAM 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Module

FSP/Fortron Hyper 500

SanDisk® SSD 128GB

WD Blue 1 TB SATA

Samsung SH-224DB

LC-Power PRO-923B - Red Captor

Total: 5 $170 Available at Micro Center with free assembly and shipping! (And if you want to be extra savvy—you can actually snag an additional 3% discount by signing up for their community forum, which brings the price down even further $1782)
Essentially, this build covers all your bases—you've got the i5 processor, a solid graphics card, a 120GB SSD to ensure Windows stays snappy and games load quickly, a 1TB hard drive for all your data storage, a reliable power supply, and a dependable motherboard.
Let me know if there is anything else you need to know 👍

Here is my take...

AMD X8 FX-8320 Processor
Spire Kepler Rev.2 cooler
MBO Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P
INTEL 520 SSD 2.5" 120 GB
KINGSTON DDR3 8GB, 1600MHz
XFX R9 280A 3GB TDFD
Fortron Hyper 700W power supply
Seagate HDD 1TB 64MB
AeroCool V3X Advance Evil Blue case

$1832+$$27 shipping

Intel

Intel MBO ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0
Intel Core i5 4460 Processor
INTEL 520 SSD 2.5" 120 GB
KINGSTON DDR3 8GB, 1600MHz
XFX R9 280A 3GB TDFD
Fortron Hexa plus 500W 80+ power supply
Seagate HDD 1TB 64MB
Zalman black case, ZM-T1 PLUS

$5,370.24+$27 shipping from CNN
free assembly included

INTEL
1 x Intel 1 x Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H, Socket : 1150, Intel ® B85
1 x Intel Core i5-4460 (3.20GHz,1MB,6MB,84 W,1150) Box
1 x DDR3 8GB (1x8GB) Crucial, 1600MHz CL11
1 x TOSHIBA 1TB, 7200rpm, SATA 6 Gb/s, 32MB, DT01ACA100
1 x FORTRON 550W Raider, RA550, 12cm ventilator
1 x Zalman Z1 mid tower case. 199(W)x432(H)x457(D)mm. MB standard
1 x LG GH24NS, DVD±RW, 24x DVD±R ,8x DL , 40x CD-R
1 x Gigabyte R9 280 WF3 OC, 3GB GDDR5 384bit, GV-R928WF3OC-3GD

$1789

AMD
1 x DDR3 8GB (1x8GB) Crucial, 1600MHz CL11
1 x TOSHIBA 1TB, 7200rpm, SATA 6 Gb/s, 32MB, DT01ACA100
1 x FORTRON 550W Raider, RA550, 12cm ventilator
1 x Zalman Z1 mid tower case. 199(W)x432(H)x457(D)mm. MB standard
1 x LG GH24NS, DVD±RW, 24x DVD±R ,8x DL , 40x CD-R
1 x Gigabyte R9 280 WF3 OC, 3GB GDDR5 384bit, GV-R928WF3OC-3GD
1 x ASUS M5A97 R2.0, AM3,AM3+, AMD 970, SB950, BUS 5200 MHz, DDR3
1 x AMD X8 FX-8320 Spira Kepler Rev, 3.5GHz,16MB,125W,AM3+, FD8320FRHK
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo,2011,1366/1156/775/AM3/ 626g,13-32dB

$1829

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Free shipping and assembly on orders over $667.

Larry Ortiz5 said:Just wondering, are these pre-built machines or what?

The first one is being custom-built by a company on order, while the second one is already finished and ready to go.

Here’s how I’d balance the build out:

i5 4460
ASROCK H81M HDS
Crucial 8GB 1600 MHz
Intel 520 120 GB SSD SATA 3
Toshiba 3.5" 1TB SATA 3
GeForce GTX 760 2GB DDR5
FSP 500W 80+
Zalman Z3 Midi ATX USB 3.0

That comes to about $55.70—and yeah, that includes assembly and shipping.