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I'm going to be doing a gaming build with an I-5 4690K, and a singular R9 270 that requires 2 PCI E pins from the PSU. I plan on having 3-4 system fans and a singular HDD, so what would you recommend for the wattage on the PSU? Thanks.
 
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Why is that? I've already bought the R9 270 so I guess I'll be changing processors.
 
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Because it's extremely unbalanced. Buying a $280 CPU and pairing it with a $180 GPU. Get an FX 83xx or an i5 4460

 
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Nah, definitely go with the 4690k. You'd be sorry if you didn't. The R9-270 isn't terrible, but it's not that solid either. If you crossfired with an additional card you'd be rocking at 1080p
 
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I'll definitely be upgrading within the next year or two, but the R9 270 should be sufficient for what I should do. I want to go with the 4690K for future-proofing, especially considering I already have the GPU.
 
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Wait until Q1 2015 and get an i5-5xxx Broadwell if you want to future-proof. You can always grab a cheap G3258 and use that as your CPU until Broadwell comes out. The R9 270 should definitely be swapped out for a better GPU sooner than later. DO NOT CROSSFIRE the 270 because it will be pointless when your VRAM bottlenecks. A 270 will be fine for medium settings now, but you should upgrade it to an R9 290/GTX 970
 
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