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900? Nvm... Get a i5 and a GTX 970 and a cheap mobo

 

OK, so a 4690K. What other parts should I get? I've got about $900 for the whole PC.

 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($62.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $891.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I want to put an AMD FX 9590 in my new PC. The only problem is that it only fits in really BAD motherboards. I can't find a single AM3+ motherboard that has even 1 PCIe 3.0 x16 slot, only 2.0. That means that I'd have to cripple my graphics card just to be able to use the better CPU. Should I get a weaker CPU and a good motherboard, or should I allow my motherboard to cripple my graphics card?

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don't get the fx 9590 gt an i5 4690k or i7 4790k

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OK. I can only afford an AMD CPU, so what AMD CPU should I get instead?

If you can afford the 9590 you can afford the 4690k and the money you save on not buying a crazy beefy board could even get you an I7-4790k. Give us your total budget and we will give you an appropriate build

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I don't see how you can't get intel cpu. i5 4460+ H81M-HDS will run games better than any amd chip.

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OK. I can only afford an AMD CPU, so what AMD CPU should I get instead?

 

A 9590 is aound $240.

 

Which is more than the price for a 4690K. And the price of an AMD mobo with the VRM support for all 8 blazing hot cores will cost the same as a decent z97 board. 

System: Thinkpad T460

 

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900? Nvm... Get a i5 and a GTX 970 and a cheap mobo

 

OK, so a 4690K. What other parts should I get? I've got about $900 for the whole PC.

 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($62.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $891.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-30 14:44 EST-0500
 
970 did not quite fit, or I couldn't fit it in.

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12700, B660M Mortar DDR4, 32GB 3200C16 Viper Steel, 2TB SN570, EVGA Supernova G6 850W, be quiet! 500FX, EVGA 3070Ti FTW3 Ultra.

 

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Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($62.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $891.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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970 did not quite fit, or I couldn't fit it in.

 

I'll rearrange a bit to fit the 970.

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Yes. I want to be able to play most modern games at 1080p on high/ultra settings at upwards of 40 fps.

 

I tries to lower the price as much as possible before rebates:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mBbzGX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mBbzGX/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($214.99 @ NCIX US) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.75 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.98 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.85 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($329.98 @ NCIX US) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($43.00 @ Newegg) 
Total: $859.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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You can build off of it and make changes if you don't mind rebates. I wouldn't want to pay $1000 and get $100 in rebate cards but that's just me.  :P

System: Thinkpad T460

 

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