i7-4770K with GTX 760 or fx-8350 with GTX 770 for Gaming Rig

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AarBea

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Hi Guys,

I'm wanting to build a decent gaming rig to play the latest and upcoming games ie. Watch Dogs & WildStar.

I'm wondering which system would be better in the long run, the

i7-4470K with GTX 760, or a FX-8350 with GTX 770.

Both systems will have 16GB Ram, don't know if I want to SLI in the future considering the power consumption,

Thanks :)
 
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For a gaming build, i5 4670k (Z87 motherboard for OC) with GTX 770 is best.

If you want the CPU power to max out for even longer, the FX 8350 would be best for that, with the GTX 770. Make sure you get a 990FX motherboard with that, as if you want to OC, anything below is not the best.
 
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Just a little correction, this is on par with the 990FX boards when it comes to overclocking, but it costs less since it has none of their other features (like SLI).
 
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actually, no it isn't. With that board you can get good ones and bad, that 970 board is good for OC, though poor when it comes 8-core overclocking to a good standard. Many people have fryed their VRM with that motherboard when trying to do a good OC with AMD 8-core CPU. The problem is, the 970 chipset was never really meant for overclocking, so it shouldn't really be done.

The 990FX chipset does a much more stable, and is much safer to do any OC with.

That said that board is very good for OC for a 970 chipset, but it's luck of the draw if the OC will be good, as it varies. It is doable, but not recommended, as the board quality is still poor.
 
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That board has 8+2 phase CPU VRM, more than my 990FX has... I wouldn't call that bad for 8-core OCing.
 
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Drop the 16GB to 8GB, gaming wise 8GB is more than enough. Now put the money towards a GTX 770 and 4770k, or if not enough drop down to 4670k. An i5 will deliver the same gaming perfromance as 4770k 99% of the time.
 
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Power phase design is not everything, there is more then just one factor.

990FX boards with 6+2 Phase can outperform in OC due to these reasons;

higher quality VRU's/VRU heatsinks and Higher Quality VRM's, all which lead to best OC capability, as well as the power phase design. Unless you go for an ASRock 990FX Extreme9 (12+2 Phase), Sabertooth, 990FX based boards have better limits, as those are the ultimate 990FX OC boards out there.

If the OP decides to SLI, the 990FX is also a prime reason, as X16/X16 or X8/X8 (Identical x16) is only offered to 990/FX based boards. Otherwise your in X16/X4 in SLI.

As for the UD3 for SLI;

1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)

X4 mode (SLI), not good.
 
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