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My budget is low.. So what would be a config for my price range? I want a i7 4790k because i will not be upgrading within the next 5 years....soo i want the latest possible processor

I will use my pc. Slightly for gaming and editing... Expect that ill use it for web browsing...

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The i7 4790k will consume half of your budget....

Current rig: CPU: AMD FX-8120  Cooling: Corsair H100i  Mobo: ASRock 970 Extreme 3  RAM: 8GB 1333Mhz  GPU: MSI GTX 660Ti Power Edition  Case: Fractal Design Define R4  Storage: 2TB Seagate HDD + 128GB Crucial SSD  PSU: be quiet! 730W bronze

 

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no i7, thats for people with $1500 budgets. if you want to edit, you'll need something like this

 
CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  ($128.99 @ Directron) 
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Micro Center) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $640.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-10 08:49 EST-0500

Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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Well since you ask for the 4790k this is my build with it http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yfXMrH.But the build that you should go with is this http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jfXMrH it is a much better well rounded system the 4790k doesn't fit your budget at all and it is not necessary.

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