Which of these builds is better?

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Sweetiebelle

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So I would like to know which of these builds is the one you would go for? or if you would mix some of the builds up together? and how well will the build you would pick perform with games like BF3, Skyrim etc on max settings

1st build

Case
InWIN BLACK DRAGON RIDER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3770K (3.5GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V: PCI-E 3.0 READY, WIFI, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 2133MHz X.M.P(4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Second graphics card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX850 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE
Processor Cooling
COOLIT ECO II A.L.C ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
NORTON 360 SUITE - 1 Year Licence for upto 3 PCs
Monitor
AOC 23.6" WIDESCREEN LED TFT - 1920 x 1080, 5MS, D-Sub, DVI-D

Price £2202/$3179/2582 euros (mouse, headset, keyboard and 2 year full warranty included)

2nd build

Everything is the same but instead of the dual 680's It's one 690 and a CORSAIR 1050W PRO SERIES™ HX1050-80 PLUS® SILVER MODULAR

Price £2470/$3884/ 3155 euros

3rd

Everything is the same again but instead of the intel processor its the AMD bulldozer fx 8150 and the gtx 690 with the corsair 1050w power supply, 16GB hyper genersis 1600MHz RAM and ASUS M5A97 Mobo

Price £2167/$3407/2768 euros

So which of them 3 guys?

Also is it worth coughing up the extra money for a 120hz monitor instead of 60hz?

Sorry If I am clogging up the forums with my threads I just really want to make sure I make a sensible buy
 
first is best of the 3 all around, but why not build your own by hand instead of paying them a good chunk, can probs build the first for 1900 or less and you could save some with less overkill parts, no game will use 16gb's of ram, a 3570k will only be slower in like 10 games since very few use over 4 threads and in BF3 the like 10fps difference one member here said they saw doesn't matter cuz you'll be well beyond 100fps.

Also, if you are gonna spend that much on the hardware, i'd grab 3 monitors so you actually will get a benefit cuz a single 680 will easilly max all that stuff on one 1080p monitor
 
I posted this on Tom's hardware as well.

"The V is not worth it when an ASRock Z77 Extreme4 is cheaper and better bang for buck. The GTX 680 isn't worth the $100 over the 670. Difference is 5% in performance. Win Ultimate is a waste for gaming. Get Home Premium. Use the savings on a nice SSD like the Vertex 4 for $115. "
 
I agree with jonny, build one yourself. It will be cheaper and you can pick the stuff that is useful to you. I also agree about the graphics card. For such a minor improvement, the 680 just isn't worth the extra money.
You won't see any improvement with 16 GB RAM over 8 GB, and Intel motherboards only support up to 1600MHz, so there is another thing you can save money one.
The first machine is great and all, but you can save so much money without losing performance if you steer clear of prebuilt computers and do the work yourself.

Sorry If I am clogging up the forums with my threads I just really want to make sure I make a sensible buy
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Not a bad call. I did the same before I decided on all my parts. :D
 
azeem40 said:
I posted this on Tom's hardware as well.

"The V is not worth it when an ASRock Z77 Extreme4 is cheaper and better bang for buck. The GTX 680 isn't worth the $100 over the 670. Difference is 5% in performance. Win Ultimate is a waste for gaming. Get Home Premium. Use the savings on a nice SSD like the Vertex 4 for $115. "
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The extreme4 isn't bad and all, but i and another member here had some issues with it, my issues turned out to be other things it left a bad taste in my mouth for them, and the other guy here got a DOA and then he can't get the voltages stable and all, a gigabyte UD3 or similar is a much better option IMO. Agreed with the rest, but although the Vertex4 is one of the fastest drives out there, they cost a bit more normally too, a agility3 or vertex3 for a good bit less won't be much slower
 
Not as much as Crucial M4. On newegg, they are cheaper. With Firmware 1.5, they are even better. I see no reason not to.
 
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