Selecting a suitable Graphics Card for a new Gaming PC

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Dear Everyone,

I'm in a process of selecting components to a new Gaming PC.
After reading a lot of answered questions over the forum, I see the most suggested CPU for my needs (Gaming, no rendering or video editing at all, and I don't know how to overclock...) would be Intel i7 4790. Since some people mentioned that Graphics card could be a cpu dependent, I'd like to ask:

    ■ Are there any suggested cards? Card brands (Usually prefer an Nvidia GPU)?
    ■ Is there a need to go for a double card PC? Or even get two cheaper cards and combine them to exceed a performance of a more expensive one?


In case it matters, the games I have in mind are: Starcraft 2, Fallout 4.

Thanks in advance,
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This is what I would recommend. For up to 1440p gaming. If you want 4k gaming, add another r9 390 (The motherboard/PSU support it)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($248.95 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($159.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($95.45 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal...
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I think you picked the wrong CPU, the I5-4690K is the better option. If you were video editing and rendering, I would get the I7, but it's not worth it for just gaming.

Always go with one single card. I would have to know the rest of your planned system before deciding on a card.
 
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Dear Turkey3_scratch,

To be honest: there's no rest of the planned system yet. Right now I'm asking in the various forums (according to the topic) about various components of the "would be gaming pc" :).
In your opinion the benefits of the i7 4790 aren't worth the extra 100$? I thought of getting the i7 4790k due to the extra 2MB cache and the higher frequency (4GHz vs 3.5GHz).

Thanks in advance,
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I cannot recommend anything without knowing your total budget. Also, you could just overclock the I5-4690K is actually 3.9Ghz (it turbo boosts) and the 4790K is 4.2Ghz (it turbo boosts also). Also, you could simply overclock the 4690K (aftermarket cooler recommended if you do so).
 
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Dear Turkey3_scratch,

My total budget for the PC (without the peripherals and the screen) is around 1950$~2000$.
Regarding the overclocking... I'm kind of scared of the subject (once burned down two GPUs due to stupidity...) and lack the knowledge of how-to.

Regards,
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This is what I would recommend. For up to 1440p gaming. If you want 4k gaming, add another r9 390 (The motherboard/PSU support it)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($248.95 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($159.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($95.45 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card ($263.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($71.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1026.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-08 18:49 EDT-0400

I personally spent a bit more on my 390 and went with sapphire because the gigabyte had some bad reviews. Here in Canada the difference was 25$. Huge difference in price between the 2 in the States.
 
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Thanks Andy_Man,

I've seen the benchmarks on the R9 390 but couldn't get a clear answer: does 8GB ram makes a huge difference in comparison to the Nvidia GTX970 with 4GB?

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