Do what ya want. Howevee the price is very high for my liking. And that is coming from a person who goes to a private school. I know how to make a computer and how to optimize one but that seems a bit pricy.

Yup. Download more RAM.

I post on a phone so my grammar is always terrible. My phone usually doesn't let me go back and edit either.

aren't you getting an i7 4770k
emphasis on the "k"
an i7 4770 is worse than the amd but the 4770k is better its a quad core yes but it hyperthreaded making it 8cores (will show up 8 cores in taskmanager and any other program you get) and is indeed better than the amd google i7 4770k vs amd fx-9370

Edit: ok miss read your post you planned on getting the i7 4770 yeah that is worse than the amd but y not dish out $15 more and get the i7 4770k and have then beat the amd

I presume that you plan on hosting your own Spiral Knights server-? To my knowledge (I haven't seen the code, but I've heard that), all the heavy work is done serverside, not clientside. I get fine FPS and built my machine for ~600ish usd. That being said, I did save big time on the OS and hardware side of things... no fancy mouse/keyboard, OS magically downloaded itself for free, etc. Plus I started with a 250 gig hard drive that I had lying around, so I got a 1 TB one to go with it.

But good luck with it, I'm sure it'll run the game quite smoothly.

Build 1
You really wanna run an FX 9 series over the much cheaper and generally overclocking to the same speed FX 8 series? Unless you're an overclocking aficionado that's just not worth the money, especially for performance that can be tough to notice outside of benchmarks. To hit those crazy clocks you'll probably want to opt for a more custom cooling solution too.

Build 2
It's already been stated, but if you want to overclock get a K series Intel. The others don't have the unlocked multiplier to allow overclocking. End Story. If the last time you looked at overclocking was the Core or first generation i7 series you've got some reading to do about how much has changed.

Both
Why so many watts? For what you propose the PSU in both cases is overshooting your needs quite handily. You could probably get away with a 650W unit or a 700W if you're so sure you'll somehow OC everything and maintain a 100% load at all times.

Why so cheap on the storage? You're planning to splash out over $1000 dollars and you're looking to buy one of the cheapest 1TB drives on the market? Seriously, save up elsewhere and purchase a SSD, even if just a small one for the OS and have a large traditional data drive for everything else. The difference an SSD will make over your HDD selection will make much more noticeable than fretting over AMD vs Intel arguments.

As for the argument, what's this whole coolers thing when both builds are using aftermarket solutions? Also, cache size, core count (Intel and AMD define "core" differently) and even clock speed is fairly apples to oranges since both design philosophies are radically different. Depending on the use one CPU may outstrip the other. In general Intel units are much faster at single or lightly threaded (few cores) tasks while large heavily threaded (any cores) will favor AMD. However, in the end of the day both will probably play SK about the same as it's something designed in the days of the Core 2 Duo and both options you're looking are are seeking to bang a nail in with a sledgehammer. (And check out the Bench at Anandtech for much better CPU comparisons. Seriously, the sites you mentioned are overly simplifying things.)

Seems like you didn't actually read Dogrock's comment.

The long and short of my post is "do your research better." If spiking past 100fps in a few games is your goal then even a well clocked Core 2 Quad will work on the CPU side. This is speaking from using one as the main workhorse for many years now. Any modern desktop CPU you purchase is massively powerful, to the point where unless you have a specific hardware intensive task there's very little point in spending beyond upper mid tier, especially if you're running a 1080p screen at 60fps. Many benchmarks make mountains out of a difference that's only visible in synthetic tests. The returns for your dollar diminish very fast and most would rather have the cash for a few more games than waggling in a benchmark what will be outdone by next year's hardware anyway. It's much better to get an ordinary modern CPU and spend more on the GPU and SSD. They are where you'll see your dollars at work.