1500$ build, mixed on what mobo to get

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im starting my first build and ive decided to go with the 8350cpu and waiting for the 290x gpu amd is releasing soon. so right now im having to decide on a mobo that can go along with the graphics card.

ive been reading a few threads here and there and have come to a few mobos.

asus crosshair V for 215$
http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Crosshair-Formula-Z-990FX-Motherboard/dp/B00906DHLE/ref=dp_ob_title_ce

asus sabertooth 990fx for 175$
http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-SABERTOOTH-990FX-R2-0-Motherboard/dp/B008YDJHWM/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1380679216&sr=8-4&keywords=ASUS+Crosshair+V+Formula

lastly the gigabyte ga 990fxa ud7 for 200$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128508&nm_mc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r&cm_mmc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r-_-Motherboards+-+AMD-_-GIGABYTE-_-13128508

ill be mostly gaming with some stream viewing and such in in the background. ill be playing on a 27" 2560x1440. i know there are lower priced mobos for the cpu but i just wasnt sure as there are so many already as is. if you have other recommendations ill be glad to hear them.
 
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Hold on before you buy anything I will recommend you something with some explanation behind what i recommended.

Build #1 - Intel i5

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($225.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($73.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM...

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What is your budget, cause your already making a huge mistake, gaming should go with Intel not AMD, AMD only outweighs Intel under the following conditions.

1. You are using applications that can utilize 5+ cores.
2. You are editing music/videos with applications that require 5+ cores.

Intel is better under the following conditions:

1. You are gaming (i5 is the best since it is a quad core)
2. You use applications that can not utilize more then 5 cores (pretty much everything out there including games)
3. You want the top of the line processor, with dominant speed, and power.

I hope this helps at least a little bit. Please feel free to contact me about any other questions/concerns you may have in the future. Also please remember to pick your best solution so other people may learn from your thread. Thank you for your time, and have a good day.
 

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Definitely agree on all points. For gaming, nothing beats Intel - dollar for dollar, and every single benchmark I've seen on the internet does not say that AMD is better. Maybe in the GPU market but that depends on what driver AMD is using at the time the benchmark was made.
 

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Yep yep, thats why I run an AMD, is since i have programs that can utilize all 8 core (FX-8350) and encode music really fast (It would roughly encode my entire library, based on half of it done already, in about 7.6 hours, which is about 25,490 or about 56-60 songs a minute basically or 7-7.5 songs per core per minute, which beats the hell out of a P4 processor).
 

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i was thinking about going with 8350 just because of keeping it amd with the gpu. if i was to go intel i would more than likely go i5 4670k.

i wanted to keep it at around a 1500$ build. ive gone back and forth for the past month of either going either of those cpus. which i almost bit the bullet of going 8350 until tonight again cause of you guys lol.

and with the Mantle announcement, will that make amd products that much better in general. theres just so much to consider when building computers lol
 

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Hold on before you buy anything I will recommend you something with some explanation behind what i recommended.

Build #1 - Intel i5

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($225.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($73.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($394.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black/Orange) ATX Full Tower Case ($137.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-207DBK Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($45.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1343.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-02 00:21 EDT-0400)


Reasons for Recommending this build:

1. Will be excellent for gaming.
2. Will dominant the AMD - 8350 in everything that doesn't use more then 4 cores (pretty much everything except video/music editing)

Build #2 - AMD FX-8350

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($174.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($639.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black/Orange) ATX Full Tower Case ($137.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-207DBK Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($45.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1503.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-02 00:28 EDT-0400)

Reasons For Recommending this build:

1. Better Video Card.
2. Faster RAM.
3. Motherboard is just as good as the Sabertooth.


Conclusion:

I would go with the Intel now, not the AMD, although the AMD has a better video card, that can always be upgraded at a later time, as for the RAM difference in speed, you will never notice it, and as for speed, performance, and gaming the Intel i5 would destroy the AMD processor. The i5 is likely to be the standard for gaming for quite some time, since no game currently uses 4+ cores anyways.

I hope this helps at least a little bit. Please feel free to contact me about any other questions/concerns you may have in the future. Also please remember to pick your best solution so other people may learn from your thread. Thank you for your time, and have a good day.
 
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the only thing i have bought is the monitor(2560x1440), case(arc midi 2), cooler(hyper 212 evo). so for me, its pretty much revolving around the monitor and case. and for price, i wont mind going up to 1800 bux if it means a good build. i know the 290x alone is 600$ or so.
 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($225.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($234.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($73.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan 6GB Video Card ($995.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-207DBK Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($45.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1801.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-02 00:41 EDT-0400)

That said and done the new AMD video card benchmarks (from what I've heard) is not going to be enough to outweigh the graphics of the Titan, that said like always the GTX will probably destroy the AMD Radeon hands down. Also if you SLI, you do not have to worry about "micro-shutter and poor performance"