Building a new mid-range PC need some kind suggestions for the build.

prajwal1010

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I am building a new PC with about price range 1200 to 1400$ which will convert to 2000$ where I live. I am confused on GPU, which shall I choose: AMD OR Nvidia..R9 390 or GTX 970. I will probably change the GPU after 2 years but for 2 years at 1080p I need something that will handle most games at high. And someone recommeneded to choose GTX 970 becasue it supports direcX 12.1 and 390 only 12.0 but im my opinion direcx 12.1 will probably come year later. So, there won't be much difference. What do you think about this thing and given are the specs I am choosing. If you found something that can be improved then feel free to tell.

Specifications:
CPU: Intel Core i5 4690K 3.5Ghz Quard Core Processor
CPU Cooler: CM Hyper Evo 212
Motherboard: MSI Z97 Gaming 5 - 1150 Socket
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4G OR MSI R9 390 8G - Twin Frozer V
RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro - (2x4) 8GB 1866MHz DDR3 RAM
Case: Corsair Carbide 450D
PSU: Corsair CX600M 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular
SSD: 120GB Samsung EVO SSD
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache HDD
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 1080p Monitor
DVD: ASUS 24X Model

That's all please suggest kindly and what do you thibk about GPU: 8GB vs 3.5+0.5GB, DirectX 12 vs 12.1, Stream Processors 2560 vs 1668, etc. and others. Thanks in advance. :)
 

excella1221

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Where do you live exactly? It's easier to help if we knew since prices differ everywhere.

Your build looks good. +1 on the R9 390.
You'll want a better PSU for your build though, I only ever consider CX series for low-end builds. I highly suggest a larger SSD too, preferably double that. Trust me. I'm running an OCZ Vertex 4 128gb from 2 years ago and it's just not enough especially after the OS installed, I've been scrambling for space for a long time.