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The r9 390x is an excellent choice for that budget. I would suggest the Sapphire variant. 

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There is no such thing as excess in hardware. 

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I wouldn't exactly call that middle ranged. Go with the 390X, it's quite ahead of the 970 and trades blows with the 980.

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So I am looking for a new gpu that costs NO MORE than 450 USD. I don't know if I should go with the 390x, 970 or I should just wait for pascal/new Radeon GPUs. For reference, my CPU is an i5 4460.

Yeah...go for the r9 390x

or if you can, go for the water cooled r9 fury x

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So I am looking for a new gpu that costs NO MORE than 450 USD. I don't know if I should go with the 390x, 970 or I should just wait for pascal/new Radeon GPUs. For reference, my CPU is an i5 4460.

Plus if you ever go for 2 way crossfire, you don't need the bridge

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So I am looking for a new gpu that costs NO MORE than 450 USD. I don't know if I should go with the 390x, 970 or I should just wait for pascal/new Radeon GPUs. For reference, my CPU is an i5 4460.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9390xgaming8g

This one averages a 5 star rating and you'll have $50 left over

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