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What cpu would compliment the R9 290 Tri-X by Sapphire?

My mobo is the ASRock Z97 Extreme3 so the cpu must be LGA1150 to be compatible.

I intend to sell the build as a budget gaming pc so the cheaper the better.

Thanks for your time, Looking forward to your answers!
 
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hellraiser06
Your GPU is almost equal in performance to a GTX 1060 according to the GPU Heirarchy at Toms.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html

In such a situation, I would say, it will take advantage of all CPUs except maybe the high end (> R5 1700 and coffee lake i7 'k models), so you can buy any CPU you want and it will still be utilized properly at 1080p. I would suggest you to buy the cheapest CPU that you can find that is supported by your motherboard and it will be fine. Maybe get the cheapest i5?
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The purpose of this project is to sell my old parts as a fully working budget gaming build so I dont really want to invest that kind of money into it. The R9 290 is a capable but aging card... whats the cheapest CPU you can think of that will still allow the 290 to perform well?

Thanks!
 
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Your GPU is almost equal in performance to a GTX 1060 according to the GPU Heirarchy at Toms.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html

In such a situation, I would say, it will take advantage of all CPUs except maybe the high end (> R5 1700 and coffee lake i7 'k models), so you can buy any CPU you want and it will still be utilized properly at 1080p. I would suggest you to buy the cheapest CPU that you can find that is supported by your motherboard and it will be fine. Maybe get the cheapest i5?
 
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