i7 4790k + R9 280x or i5 4690k + R9 290?

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RageKage14

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This is for strictly a gaming computer. I don't plan on doing any other upgrading for quite a while. With the money saved by downgrading the CPU, I can get a better GPU. Although, I am worried that with newer games recommending i7s, I don't want to be held back by CPU. What do you all recommend?
 
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i5 4690k
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117372&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
r9 290
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127774&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
is your best bet :)
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Honestly, if you aren't going to water cool the GPU itself, you're much better off getting a GTX 770+i5 4690K. However, if you are willing to shell out an extra $150 to water cool the GPU, then the r9 290 will be similar to a GTX 780. But in that case, since the GTX 780 costs $500 and the r9 290 costs $400, get the 780, as the extra water cooling supplies will bring the r9 290 to $550.

But one thing. If you are going with the r9 290, do not get a "normal" version. When I say that, I mean if you do choose the r9 290, then get the Twin Frozr edition. It costs about the same as the r9 290, but has incredible cooling, so no need to water cool.

If you hadn't realized, I recommended water cooling because the r9 290 is a volcano. In some cases, it melts on people if used in intense gaming/tasks. And it's LOUD, but water cooling should fix that. But I still recommend a GTX 770/780, as they outperform the r9 290 and run a LOT cooler and quieter.

But, if you have no other choose, pick the i5 4690K one. The i7 does absolutely nothing to performance, but it affects rendering and multiple applications drastically with it's hyper threading technology. However, that's only if doing large tasks, and it doesn't affect FPS. So it is unnecessary to pick the i7 and downgrade the GPU, which affects FPS the most, if not all of it.

Remember, get the Twin Frozr!
 
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Man, 290 costs 400$ including the nice cooler: http://pcpartpicker.com/mr/newegg/gigabyte-video-card-gvr929oc4gd
 
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tommyturner12

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Man, I don't know, Windforce cards cost about $500-575 for r9 290's. I don't think I could trust a $400 Windforce card that costs less than the actual original card. It got 3/5 stars, so it's decent, but not top notch. But good find, though
 
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Costs 400$ everywhere :S and it has the same performance than 780, depending on the game one is better tha the other:

http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GDDR5-4GB-2xDVI-Graphics-GV-R929OC-4GD/dp/B00HS84DFU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1402517564&sr=8-1&keywords=gigabyte+r9+290

The reference card is not sell now, but I think it costs about 360$
 
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i5 4690k
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117372&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
r9 290
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127774&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
is your best bet :)
 
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