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this is a great build, but i actually managed to find myself a used Asus r9 290 directcu ii for only $220 on r/hardwareswap and i'm extremely happy about that because of the quality and rarity of the card.

do you think i could use this cpu to crossfire two high end cards? such as the R9 290 or gtx 970

I was going to go with AMD at first, the 8320 in fact, but i've heard that it isnt as good as an intel for some games and also emulating which is important to me. someone is selling their asus r9 290 direct cuii's on reddit with a year of use on them, they were both crossfired at the same time. he wants $220 each, do you think its a good deal? I've read the cooling is significantly better. I asked if he would do $200 since a new 290 is only 232 with rebates.

don't worry about it, i found a "thing" on reddit in like 2 minutes that will let me get past the key install and legally upgrade to windows 10. If that doesnt work i'll figure something out.

That was a great video, i'll definitely be doing that. As for the internet problems, i dont play many multiplayer games and i get a great connection using my laptop in my room so i'm not really worried too much about that. Doing the work of rigging cables makes the $30 really easy to spend.

lol okay i exaggerated but its really far and down a flight of stair. i'd have to go through walls and stuff.

how would i install windows onto it without it? and my room is like 80 ft away form the modem and i cant move it. I'm new to this. also, you dont think that processor will inhibit the abilities of that GPU? and the monitor is 60hz 1080p so getting anything that will overpower that makes no sense

yeah he only used his key once so far so he should have another 2-3 uses which he said i could have if i gave him some we... what was i saying?

Oh sorry i forgot to mention a friend of mine has a windows 7 disc he said he would let me use.

Oh, yeah that actually makes a lot of sense. My CPU wouldnt really be able to handle the full capabilities of it especially if i tried to crossfire. And I don't plan on gaming on 1440p because i feel next jump should be 4k and 1440 monitors can be expensive. I think that this is the best the build is going to be.

what do you mean by unbalanced? on that website they have the r9 290 paired with an i5 4430 which is worse than the one i've selected and also 8gb of ram. the rest of my parts are totally fine.

what is an h97 variant? and also do you think the 390 is worth the extra cash? it would end up costing me around another 70-80 to get one and that's not very fun.

They're both 1080p 60hz IPS monitors, and the same size and price. Why should i choose this one?

What up guys, I wanted to get your opinion on a new build that I have spent the last couple days working on. The main point here is to be able to create a machine that can melt 1080p games to nothing and eventually handle the transition to 4k gaming with grace. I dont need to do any sort of rendering or streaming because none of that interests me, however i do want to be able to emulate at least a gamecube. PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/P7BWqs Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/P7BWqs/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: Asus Z87-A (NFC Express Edition) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.00 @ Newegg) Memory: Team Dark 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.20 @ SuperBiiz) Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB TurboDuo Video Card ($232.98 @ Newegg) Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Micro Center) Power Supply: Raidmax Vampire 800W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($75.60 @ SuperBiiz) Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive ($12.60 @ SuperBiiz) Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($27.00 @ SuperBiiz) Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Amazon) Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($26.98 @ Newegg) Total: $849.28 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-02 20:34 EDT-0400 I chose an i5 4460 because it is a good, solid processor for the money and is pretty much the standard for modern pc gaming. This isnt a decision thats set in stone. If you guys think i could make a better choice here, let me know what it is. The motherboard was an easy choice because asus is a great brand and this one is on sale plus it has sli and crossfire support for really cheap. Memory im not really sure about either, not sure whether i should use 1 8gb card or 2 4gb cards. But whatever, lemme know what you think. Storage isnt important, i dont mind load times. I can always get an ssd later. The 290 was my gpu choice because right now its a good price, can handle 1080p like a total beast and can even do some 1440p. when its being crossfired im sure it can handle some light 4k games. Is this the best choice? I know nvidia is bundling their cards with MGS which is cool but im not a huge fan so performace for price is more important here. I chose that power supply so that i wouldnt need to buy a new one if i wanted to run crossfire or sli. does anyone know how well it would fit in that case? The rest are periphrials that i need because i dont have anything else to use in their place, so they must be considered in the final cost. Thanks guys, this is a great site full of great people. So much more helpful than r/buildapc (no offense to any of your regulars there) Edit: I forgot to mention that a friend of mine is lending me his copy of Windows 7 so I won't need to buy that.

I dont think a 950 will cut it