[Build Help] have two builds can't decide which to get? (1000 budget)

If you're just looking for a gaming rig, you don't need an i7. If you're not getting an unlocked CPU, you don't need to spend a lot of a motherboard. I kept to your red/black theme, but got you faster RAM, a faster SSD, a better HDD, a better GPU, a better PSU, and kept your wireless adapter and keyboard:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor $176.95 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $109.99 @ Micro Center
Memory Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory $45.99 @ NCIX US
Storage Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $70.59 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $49.49 @ OutletPC
Video Card PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card $314.98 @ Newegg
Case NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case $99.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $69.99 @ NCIX US
Wireless Network Adapter TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter $11.99 @ Newegg
Keyboard Logitech MK320 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse $24.99 @ Best Buy
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates) $1034.95
Mail-in rebates -$60.00
Total $974.95
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-08 14:48 EDT-0400
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