MSI R9 390 Gaming 8GB with A10 5800k - Okay-ish or Superbad?

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Hi, I need advice hopefully from people who have/had same specs.
Currently, my PC specs are these:
-Asus R7 260x 2GB OC
-A10 5800k 3.8GHz (Waiting for my 212 Evo to OC)
I think no other specs need to be mentioned, but oh well:
ASRocK FM2A88x+BTC
8GB Ram (Hyper X Fury 4GBx2)
650w PSU (No idea which brand though, and i know it's important..)
1080p Monitor (Note that I'm interested in 1080p gaming)

It's time to upgrade in order to keep up with the new, demanding games like The Witcher 3.
After countless hours of research I decided I'll be getting the R9 390 MSI Gaming GPU. I'm well aware this is a beast card and needs a beast CPU to handle it. So, a CPU upgrade (I've got my eyes on i5 4690k) will be absolutely necessary if I want to do serious gaming, which is what I want. Now, upgrading my CPU will require a new Motherboard as well. (My current socket is FM2+) Derp..
I worked my ass off this summer and I can actually afford all of these, HOWEVER: There aren't really any upcoming games that I look forward to play this year, so what I've been meaning to ask all along is.. would it be wise to just get the GPU for now and the CPU+Motherboard combo later this year, when the prices might drop? Will I be able to play The Witcher 3 at least at 45 FPS? (Currently with my 260x I get 30-40 average) Or is R9 390 + A10 5800k such a terrible duo that I'm gonna be wishing I had sticked with my 260x for another year?

I apologize for any grammatical errors, English is not my native language as I come from Greece. Any help or opinions on the matter are highly appreciated.
 
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The 390 is a great choice right now for 1080p gaming, the 5800k will be somewhat of a bottleneck in some games, but bear in mind virtually any game that comes out.

I would get the 4690k and corresponding motherboard now (I recommend the ASROCK Anniversary Z97). DDR4 wont really improve performance in gaming enough to justify the cost. So the 4690K will hold it together for another 4 years at least.

That said with the bottleneck your likely not going to be loosing more than 10FPS, and with next gen AAA titles sporting DX 12 weaker cores will have less of a bottleneck on high end cards and games. So the real question is, that extra 10 FPS you'll get worth $300 right now on DX11 games?
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The 390 is a great choice right now for 1080p gaming, the 5800k will be somewhat of a bottleneck in some games, but bear in mind virtually any game that comes out.

I would get the 4690k and corresponding motherboard now (I recommend the ASROCK Anniversary Z97). DDR4 wont really improve performance in gaming enough to justify the cost. So the 4690K will hold it together for another 4 years at least.

That said with the bottleneck your likely not going to be loosing more than 10FPS, and with next gen AAA titles sporting DX 12 weaker cores will have less of a bottleneck on high end cards and games. So the real question is, that extra 10 FPS you'll get worth $300 right now on DX11 games?
 
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I'm sorry, I did not quite understand the last sentence. You mean, upgrading from an R7 260x to an R9 390, while keeping the A10 5800k, will only give me a 10 FPS performance boost? And also, what do you suggest?
 
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The A10 5800k will definitely limit the performance (I don't like the term 'bottlenecking') of an R9 390. R9 390 is slightly better than a gtx 970 at 1080p and it surpasses it at 1440p (you can use virtual super resolution if you want), also it depends on the game. Before buying anything, find your PSU model so you can now if it is good enough for the R9 390. The gtx 970 will probably be fine. Maybe DX12 will help but don't expect it to do miracles (like make your cpu perform like an i7). So, you can do the gpu upgrade, and postpone for now the cpu upgrade (maybe you will upgrade entire pc later on). If you star experincing problems in games, star thinking about an upgrade. P.S. Keep in mind that the cpu+gpu pair will not be great (maybe get a gtx 380 4gb instead?), altough it won't be such a significant upgrade).
 
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I mean doing the processor and GPU upgrade now will get you about 10 more FPS in games that cap your processor, other games will hold no difference.
 
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Omg sorry for the stupid question Xibyth, now that I read your message again it makes perfect sense.
So, conclusion: I'll get the R9 390 now (with a new PSU, my current is some "Force DR-8600btx" which costs 30 euros these days.. won't do ^_^) and hold on to my 5800k for a little longer, see how my current games run. And in time, I'll upgrade the CPU and Motherboard, just like Compuser10165 suggested. No need to rush those.
Thank you so much guys, you were both very helpful :)
 
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