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The R9 290 is a lot faster than the GTX 760, because the GPU chip on it is a lot faster. Specifications alone can't really tell you that; you need to read real-world benchmarks.

I'd personally hold out for the Core i5-4690K, expected to be available on June 25th. Its a refresh of the i5-4670K, slightly higher clock speed and better thermal performance for better overclocking for the same price. If you don't intend to overclock at all, then save some money and stick with the i5-4690.

Note that if you plan to overclock, you'll need a Z97 motherboard and a 'K'-series processor. If not, H97 is fine.
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It is definately on the high side for a single card (~500-600W, is all you need atm) but its a quality PSU so if you will be overclocking or adding another card in the future you will need the headroom
 
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Ok. Thats interesting. Im glad you showed me that. The only thing is i believe the motherboard i selected only supports crossfire, not sli. Looks like im gonna have to find a different motherboard, but thats no biggie
 
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The one in your partspicker list has a second pci slot that only runs at x4 when the first slot is ocuppied, in order to crossfire or sli you should get a board operats at atleast pci2 x8 when the first is occupied, so as to not bottleneck the second card. The second board would be perfectly fine for sli mode.

As far as i am aware any board that supports xfire will also support sli
 
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Ok, ya im gonna go with the 2nd board. But the specs do say the first board doesnt support sli, only crossfire. But surely with 2 760's would be more than enough. But, that would be down the road, so things might change then. Thank you for helping me sort things out
 
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I like this build better, as you get a far better GPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($30.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($86.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($390.59 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ TigerDirect)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $986.18
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-10 20:07 EDT-0400)
 
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Thats a good looking setup aswell. The only thing its missing is, no dual vid cards. And not many features for the motherboard. The one i had chosen has the new m2.5,support... I dont even have a clue what that is. But its new! Really though, what is it? But, the vid card you chose is only $90 more. So whats an extra $90 out of $1000? I think ill take it all. Just gonna be a while now. Have to get a new phone... :(
 
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The R9 290 is a lot faster than the GTX 760, because the GPU chip on it is a lot faster. Specifications alone can't really tell you that; you need to read real-world benchmarks.

I'd personally hold out for the Core i5-4690K, expected to be available on June 25th. Its a refresh of the i5-4670K, slightly higher clock speed and better thermal performance for better overclocking for the same price. If you don't intend to overclock at all, then save some money and stick with the i5-4690.

Note that if you plan to overclock, you'll need a Z97 motherboard and a 'K'-series processor. If not, H97 is fine.
 
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