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Hello , I am helping someone with a 1080p gaming build. His budget is not very big so all  I could get was an I3 4170 and an R9 290. He thinks that the i3 is way too weak for gaming and that he would like and i5 . If he gets the i5 he would have to get a GTX 960 4gb instead of an R9 290 , so which one do you think is the better choice for gaming ?

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R9 380 4GB>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>960 4GB... ?LOL 960 can't even use the 4GB :(

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i5 with 280x would be the best 

Unfortunately can't find a 280X in my country , and the ones that are out there are as expensive as the 290.

 

R9 380 4GB>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>960 4GB... ?LOL 960 can't even use the 4GB :(

It's a little bit more expensive + needs a better PSU. But I might be able to fit it.

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Unfortunately can't find a 280X in my country , and the ones that are out there are as expensive as the 290.

 

It's a little bit more expensive + needs a better PSU. But I might be able to fit it.

Nope.

 

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/asus-radeon-r9-380-strix-review,5.html

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Unfortunately can't find a 280X in my country , and the ones that are out there are as expensive as the 290.

 

It's a little bit more expensive + needs a better PSU. But I might be able to fit it.

maybe go for the 380... unless the 380x comes to your country 

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i think in most cases the i3/290 would be better. but some games set a minimum of 4 cores don't recognize the hyperthreading.

 

so the i5 with a 380/960 would probably be best for guaranteed compatability

Aftermarket 980Ti >= Fury X >= Reference 980Ti > Fury > 980 > 390X > 390 >= 970 > 380X > 380 >= 960 > 950 >= 370 > 750Ti = 360

"The Orange Box" || CPU: i5 4690k || RAM: Kingston Hyper X Fury 16GB || Case: Aerocool DS200 (Orange) || Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate || Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB + WD Black 1TB || PSU: Corsair RM750 || Mobo: ASUS Z97-A || GPU: EVGA GTX 970 FTW+

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R9 380 at the wall uses less than 200 watts, that's without PSU efficiency, so it's really lower.

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i think in most cases the i3/290 would be better. but some games set a minimum of 4 cores don't recognize the hyperthreading.

 

so the i5 with a 380/960 would probably be best for guaranteed compatability

Which games? Havent had a problem so far

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maybe go for the 380... unless the 380x comes to your country 

 

i think in most cases the i3/290 would be better. but some games set a minimum of 4 cores don't recognize the hyperthreading.

 

so the i5 with a 380/960 would probably be best for guaranteed compatability

 

R9 380 at the wall uses less than 200 watts, that's without PSU efficiency, so it's really lower.

Well then I might be able to fit an R9 380 + i5 4460 , Would a Seasonic S12II 520 W be enough ?

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Well then I might be able to fit an R9 380 + i5 4460 , Would a Seasonic S12II 520 W be enough ?

yep

Aftermarket 980Ti >= Fury X >= Reference 980Ti > Fury > 980 > 390X > 390 >= 970 > 380X > 380 >= 960 > 950 >= 370 > 750Ti = 360

"The Orange Box" || CPU: i5 4690k || RAM: Kingston Hyper X Fury 16GB || Case: Aerocool DS200 (Orange) || Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate || Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB + WD Black 1TB || PSU: Corsair RM750 || Mobo: ASUS Z97-A || GPU: EVGA GTX 970 FTW+

"Unnamed Form Factor Switch" || CPU: i7 6700K || RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury 16GB || Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Mini ITX (White) || Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate (Green Cover) || Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 1TB || PSU: XFX XTR 550W || Mobo: ASUS Z170I Pro Gaming || GPU: EVGA GTX 970 FTW+

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Well then I might be able to fit an R9 380 + i5 4460 , Would a Seasonic S12II 520 W be enough ?

Plenty.

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Is Club 3D a good manufacturer or should I go for MSI/Sapphire?

Club 3D is Powercolor, top tier stuff, no problem with them.

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