First custom gaming PC. CPU could be better?

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So I made my first custom gaming PC with the help of my techy friend. I basically took his word that this CPU was good, but after researching and testing, I'm not so sure.

My questions are...

Is my CPU just slowing me down?
if so which CPU should i go with? (thinking an i7)

i am willing to buy a new Motherboard if i have to (im sure i do)

SPECS ARE

CPU = AMD A10-7850K
Motherboard = ASUS A88XM-PLUS
Graphics Card = Radeon R9 270x Direct CU top 2gb CROSSFIRED
RAM = Mushkin DDR3 16g (4x4)
PSU = EVGA Supernova 750 G2 750 watt
Hard drive = WD Black Dual Drive 120 gb SSD + 1tb HDD

I was originally trying to make a micro build for better portability but the crosfire didnt quite fit so i switched to a full size case. If i have to get a new motherboard i want to go full size now. i can afford anything really but id really rather not spend more than $500ish for a motherboard and CPU combined.

Was thinking ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO with a i7-4790K?

 
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I would say overspent on ram, psu and the hard drive and not enough for cpu+motherboard.
8GB is fine for now, 16GB ram is nice but not needed if you had a limited budget.
The EVGA supernova G2 750W is a very nice psu but you probably be fine with a cheaper 550W, 650W such as XFX 550W by not going R9 270X crossfire.
WD black Dual drive is likely to be more expensive than buying a separate 120/128GB ssd and a separate 1tb hard drive.
R9 270X crossfire is meh, would had been better if it was a single R9 290. If you going with portability , I don't see R9 270X crossfire a good idea for portability.

Did not see the point getting an A10 if you going R9 270X crossfire. Going with a FX 8320 route would be much better or an i5 4690k.
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I would say overspent on ram, psu and the hard drive and not enough for cpu+motherboard.
8GB is fine for now, 16GB ram is nice but not needed if you had a limited budget.
The EVGA supernova G2 750W is a very nice psu but you probably be fine with a cheaper 550W, 650W such as XFX 550W by not going R9 270X crossfire.
WD black Dual drive is likely to be more expensive than buying a separate 120/128GB ssd and a separate 1tb hard drive.
R9 270X crossfire is meh, would had been better if it was a single R9 290. If you going with portability , I don't see R9 270X crossfire a good idea for portability.

Did not see the point getting an A10 if you going R9 270X crossfire. Going with a FX 8320 route would be much better or an i5 4690k.
Don't need an i7 for gaming, i5 is enough.

An i5 4690k with an ASUS Z97-A or an Asrock Z97 Extreme4 is a good combo. Add an aftermarket cpu cooler and you can overclock.
If you not interested in overclocking at all, an i5 4590 with a H97 motherboard is fine.
 
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My Tech friend picked the components. i basicly just took his word. and learned what i can! Thank you for your advice. i am looking into those suggested components
 
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Thank you very much. after looking into what you suggested ive come to agree with you. oh and that hard drive was a gift.
 
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when you say c2. do you mean v2? sorry for the noob Q

 
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Why settle for an i5 or i7 when you can afford to buy intel xeon processors built with up to 16 cores and 16 threads, matched with R9 290 im sure it wont heat up the intel xeon processor a bit.
 
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