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Best Components to match the Sapphire R9 290 tri-x OC with an Intel i5 4590

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June 26, 2014 4:56:18 AM

To all the PC building masterminds out there,

I've heard that the R9 series seems to be performing quite amazingly in gaming. I wanna know the best combination with the Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri - X OC and the Intel i5 4590 (this is what I can get for my budget) processor to get the best performance out of the two and no incompatibilities.
I've researched on this, but I can't really find what works with what and so on. (I'm new to Building) I'm on a budget of (AUD)$1200 (In USD it's $1035) for the build EXCLUDING the peripherals and hardware like the monitor. If you think it's a better addition than the HDD for the build, a 120GB SSD will be enough as I'll add a HDD later. (I don't WANT it, as a HDD will be great as well. I can add an SSD later) Try more performance than Storage. :D 
-Please do add a better processor if there's enough $$ left. (Intel only please)

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June 26, 2014 5:22:03 AM

you can start from this template

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: MSI H97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($549.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Cooler Master K380 ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Enermax 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1178.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

if you really want sapphire tri X, use this
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100...
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June 26, 2014 3:10:58 PM

AMD Radeon said:
you can start from this template

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: MSI H97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($549.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Cooler Master K380 ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Enermax 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1178.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

if you really want sapphire tri X, use this
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100...


So wait, will the sapphire tri x work with this rig? I really am gonna use the sapphire because I got a really good deal for it
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June 26, 2014 7:58:20 PM

yes it will, it has 650W psu to power the card
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June 27, 2014 3:12:10 AM

AMD Radeon said:
yes it will, it has 650W psu to power the card


but the card says it needs a 750w psu? should I get one of those?


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June 27, 2014 4:20:40 AM

A 650w psu will be fine, as long as you dont xfire. Just get a quality psu from xfx or seasonic.
Btw, sorry i accidently picked solution, i dont even know why i am able to do it...
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June 27, 2014 11:46:36 AM

do you want to overclock the cpu. It'll cost more but get you more performance in the long run. If you dont want to i'll get you a gpu that can be oc'ed so you can get the max oc avalible
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June 27, 2014 11:54:20 AM

now i kinda went overboard on pricing and but the gpu i got you is top notch trust me. Its a msi lightning that comes in a box i heard was worth 20$ itself for a box thats a lot. i can lower it further if you want. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/NewCarSmell/saved/zCfhP6 heres a lower cost one with a good gpu to its going to be a r9 290 which is kinda a underclocked r9 290x so oc it to 290x level this one falls way below budget http://pcpartpicker.com/user/NewCarSmell/saved/GVsmP6
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