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As the title says im having a difficult time deciding on the CPU for my new build. I have about 740$ left over after buying the rest of my parts and its going to be spent on a cpu/gpu combo. So I can either buy a i7-4770k+gtx770 or a i5-4670k+gtx780. Im not a heavy gamer, I do photo editing sometimes. I will be programming on it (engineering student) and I stream movies via hdmi (getting a 4k tv in a couple of weeks). Would the gtx 770 be sufficient enough for 4k video playback or would I need a gtx 780?

 
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Since I am not a fan of wasting money on overclocking, I recommend the Xeon e3 1230v3. I don't think a GTX770 would be strong enough for 4k gaming so I would get a GTX780, R9 290, or R9 290x.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3yXKL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3yXKL/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3yXKL/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($499.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $739.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-24 02:52 EDT-0400)
 
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I bought a Asus pro-Z97 (wifi) a couple days ago, also I wont be gaming on the 4k tv jsut video playback(moives/tv shows.. etc)

 
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Oh, and as an added bonus, 290X is worse performing than the GTX 780, Quadro K6000, Titan, Titan Black, 780 and 780Ti.
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One 290 is about on par with one 780 for considerably less $.
One 290x is about on par with one 780ti for much less $.
Two 290s will outperform two 780s assuming that much video power is necessary.
Two 290xs will outperform two 780tis assuming that much video power is necessary.
 
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Havent seen anyone test the video playback capabilities of the cards, mostly just gaming performance so i wasn't sure. The new 4k media players are also 500-700 dollars, and offer very little flexibility (no usb mounting for drives), so win win lol.

 
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He might have meant the heating and the noise lol
 
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The tri-X has a much higher power consumption but it does fit into my budget lol, could get an i7 and the Tri-x since its 370 on Amazon. Never owned a Radeon card though, seems kind of too good to be true at 400 $ with that performance.

 
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Look at some reviews of the Tri-X 290 and you'll see. It is even quieter than the 780 at times. The 290 is a better value than the 290x.

I still recommend an e3 Xeon like the 1230v3 though. I just can't see you ever needing to overclock.
 
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The 290x was originally supposed to only cost around $500, but supply problems and the bitcoin frenzy raised the price like crazy. The 290 was supposed to be around $400 I think. Prices/demand are both finally down. There's nothing really wrong with AMD cards nowadays. The drivers are a LOT better now and since you'll only be using 1 card, there's no real issue at all. The problems had more to do with using 2+ cards. The tri-X is a good model.
 
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