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Just checked some benchmarks between these two processors. Definitely changed my mind about the 4790k. Really seems like the difference in all games is very minimal. Going to get the 4690k. But now I really want to try and get the gtx 980 right away, and I'm wondering if the MSI one is reliable? The clocks are a bit higher but its 40 euros cheaper than the ASUS.

I am going to upgrade that once I can afford it, but upgrading the computer is number one on the list right now. I'm looking at the prices of GTX 980's right now and there is a 40 euro difference in the ASUS and MSI one. Is the MSI one reliable? I've usually sided with ASUS on gpu's.

Damn, you guys are really making me reconsider my choices . I'm starting to side a little bit more on "downgrading" the cpu and getting a 980 straight away. I'll have to do some research on prices though. Thanks for the good info both of you. I'm getting a steady 130 fps. But i'd like to get it a bit higher. Most of the pro gamers have 300+ fps. And at the same time ill have to upgrade my monitor since its only 60hz right now.

Good stuff, thanks for your input. The idea that I had here though was that I'd buy pretty much the best CPU that I can get for 350-400 euros and get a nice graphics card like the GTX 970. And if I later on feel like I need more power in the graphics card department, I could possible add in another 970. What do you think? But I don't know, do you think there would be some bottlenecking going on? I've heard cs:go is much more processor based. What about for example GTA V? Would it prefer the 4690k and a gtx 980 or what I originally thought? And yeah about the mobo I was kind of unsure if I needed one that expensive, so ill definitely be checking out that MSI one that you recommended.

Thanks for the help. I'll have to check how much I am using ram while playing a few games, but at the moment I don't really play very demanding games, only cs go on the lowest settings to get the highest possible fps. If i build this new rig I'll be playing games like GTA V, hopefully on high settings. So I'm guessing these don't really compare?

Hello everyone who happens to stumble on to this thread. So I've been planning to upgrade my first ever build a little bit. The PC I have right now is about 3-4 years old at the moment and the specs go like this: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T ~2.8Ghz 2 x 4 GB of 1600mhz DDR3 AMD Radeon HD 6950 2gb ASUS M5A78LE (mobo) XFX PRO650W power supply And 1tb hard drive, i dont remember what it is. The parts that I was thinking of buying and replacing to this setup are: I7-4790K Asus Strix GTX 970 Some or gigabyte z97. Maybe the Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 (not sure about this yet). So my main questions are: Should also update my ram? Should i make it 16gb and maybe faster than 1600mhz if possible? And is the power supply going to be okay. It should be a perfectly good power supply but taking into account that its 3-4 years old now and knowing if the power supply breaks it could break other parts. Should i get a new power supply? And also suggestions on the motherboard would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance for answers.