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How is this build (feel free to make any changes)! I have a 1080p monitor now, but will upgrade to 1440p on Black Friday 2014. I will use the computer for gaming, animating, video editing, etc.

Intel Core i7-4790K :$280
Corsair H100i: $100
EVGA GeForce GTX 780: $530
Samsung 250GB 840 EVO: $150
1TB Western Digital Black: $80
8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X DDR3-1600: $80
MSI Z97S SLI PLUS: $134
Corsair 500R: $120
EVGA SuperNova 750 G2: $100
Lite-On iHAS124-14: $15


Total: $1589.00

There is also this Sapphire Tri-X OC Radron R9 290 for $410 AR. That said, I always preferred NVIDIA and the GTX 780. Which should I buy?

 
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The vast majorit Asrock's AM3+ boards are not very good, I admit that much. You have to look at like an extreme killer or extreme9 to get a good AM3+ board. I normally recommend Gigabyte boards for AMD. GA-78LMT-usb3 for those never planning to go above 4.0ghz, 970a-ud3p for those that want good overclocking and single GPU, and 990fx-ud3 for those that want SLI/CF, and good overclocking. Asrock has some solid FM2+ boards, and I will probably go with Asrock if I ever get around to making my Kabini HTPC.
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That is a great setup. Make sure that your RAM is dual channel (2 x 4 GB). I would also wait, because the Samsung 850 series is coming out soon. The 780 is fine, too.
 
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This is my first Gigabyte board, and I have to say, I am AMAZED. I had 2 MSI Boards and an ASUS board, and the Gigabyte one is so far my favorite. My friend has an ASRock and is limited to 4 GHz with his 8320 because his board doesn't let him start on anything past there. He tried his chip in my Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 and it worked fine.
 
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The vast majorit Asrock's AM3+ boards are not very good, I admit that much. You have to look at like an extreme killer or extreme9 to get a good AM3+ board. I normally recommend Gigabyte boards for AMD. GA-78LMT-usb3 for those never planning to go above 4.0ghz, 970a-ud3p for those that want good overclocking and single GPU, and 990fx-ud3 for those that want SLI/CF, and good overclocking. Asrock has some solid FM2+ boards, and I will probably go with Asrock if I ever get around to making my Kabini HTPC.
 
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