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Both my systems currently run r9 270x's (one is xfx one is gigabyte) both are running stock... Upgrading mine(the gigabyte) to an r9 390 8gb in the near future, not sure which variant but I like the Asus strix version... Gaming at 2560x1440 is decent but not decent enough with the 270x, so I'm upgrading.

Post some pics of that setup when it's done! Sounds pretty sweet.What monitors are you going with for that?

Think they'd be able to run 2 displays at that resolution?

That's kinda where I'm looking. I'm wondering what kind of performance increase would running 2 390/x's in crossfire be over just one?

I wasn't sure where I'd need to start, but it seems at least a r9 390 is necessary. My problem is that I'm impatient and my build is a work in progress thus far. I'm going to swap motherboards in the future to at some point, run sli or crossfire.

I'm looking to upgrade my gpu in my current build, currently a gigabyte r9-270x 2gb but I'm using an hp envy32 display that's 2560x1440 and would really like to take advantage of that resolution. Looking for some idea of what to go with... I'd like to be running gta5, witcher 3, far cry 4 and similar at this resolution at max. Anyone? Anyone?

Even more updates... Swapped out the stock CPU cooler for a noctua nh-u12s. Much quieter than stock and better looking too!

I'm upgrading my heatsink/fan on my 4690k and am wondering what anyone has done to achieve a quiet oc with this chip using air. I will also be upgrading my case fans too. I have 2x 120mm (front in and rear out). Can a low noise oc be achieved using only air on this chip, or should I look to a pre built closed loop system?

AMD processors cannot fit into Intel boards... You would need to find an am3+ motherboard or an Intel processor for that gigabyte board.

Just wanted to update on the project... Decided to go Intel, went for the 4690k and the Asus board I listed originally. So far I can't complain and probably won't anytime soon. The 4690k definitely outperforms my old a10 7700k. Very happy with the upgrade. My only gripe is the CPU fan is louder than I'm used to... But I knew from the get go I would be replacing that down the road. And, thank you all for the input and advice. Nice to have willing assistance at hand. Some pics of the new build... And another question. What CPU cooler should I go with? I was looking at either the hyper 212 evo or a low profile noctua unit. Not sure about water cooling in this case but I'd consider it if the performance is measurably better than air cooled units. Thanks again!

I've read that the only difference between the 4460 and the 4690k is overclocking (k) and that the 4460 has a slightly lower clock speed?

I've been building PC's for a bit. Have a few successful builds under my belt. I have only built using AMD cpu/motherboards so far and am looking at building my first Intel build. I am not sure if I should spend the moderatly extra money on the Intel system or stick with a higher end AMD build. I really enjoy my current system, it performs pretty damn good IMHO, but I'd like a bit more while playing games. Currently I'm running: AMD A10 7700K with an Arctic Freezer A11 cooler Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI Motherboard Kingston HyperX Savage 2400MHz (16GB) Kingston V300 SSD (240GB) Corsair CX 750M HGST 7200rpm (1TB) XFX Radeon R9 270X Thermaltake Core V1 Case (200mm front and 2x 80mm Arctic F8 fans at back. The new build, I would like to continue with the Matx or Mitx size/Smallish form factor. I won't be upgrading the GPU with this build, but eventually will. Currently running this setup on an HP ENVY32. What I'm currently looking at is: Intel i5 4690k ASUS Micro ATX LGA 1150 Z97M-Plus Kingston 240GB V300 SSD (boot) WD Black 1TB (storage) Rosewill LINE-M Micro-ATX case Possibly looking at going AMD FX but my figures, for similar parts, I'm only looking at 50-100 total difference for parts, Intel being the more expensive route. I'll be re-using the memory from my current build. Looking for some insight on which way to go... Let me hear it! I'm leaning toward the Intel build. Thanks!