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#1 Leeuwenhok
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@PredatorRules

I'm planning on 1080p gaming for the life of this PC, which I assume to be at least the next 5-6 years. Will the 290 last me that long?

One reason of getting the 390 over the GTX 970 or R9 290 was that it was the newest tech, while the others have been out for a while.

And my second option to go to was the GTX 970. But since the 290 is saving me about a hundred bucks, I'm forced to ask how does it stand against the 970? And again, will the 290 last 6 years?

How are the other parts of the build? And what alternative cooler do your recommend, since you refuse to comment on this one?

Also, is an SSD a necessity? If I do get one, it'll be a 120 or 240 GB one because of my tight budget. So I'll probably won't be keeping most of my games on my SSD. One way I see this is I should skip the SSD for now and get it along the line in a year or two.

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#3 Leeuwenhok
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@PredatorRules Yeah, if I get the 6600k I'll also be getting the latest Z170 mobo along with DDR4 RAM. Now that's something to brag about.
But let's not forget that I'm on a budget here. I'd like to go as low as the cost can get. You recommending 2x290s or 980 Ti, cards that are more expensive than the one I already have in the list, is not helping.

Btw, I made a part list yesterday. Have a look.:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Z2wWQ7

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#4 Leeuwenhok
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@Coseniath No, I'd rather have an approximate of the parts I should buy.

@insane_metalist@sSubZerOo@PredatorRules
First of all, I'm unable to decide whether I should go all out and buy a $1000+ PC right now which would last me the next 5-6 years. (Yeah, $1000 is about my all-out option). The other option is to get a cheaper, under $800 PC which would last me around 4 years before needing an upgrade.

Secondly, should I get the latest and greatest 6600k processor, the 4690k, or drop low and get the 4460 for about a $100 less (than 6600k)? Also, will the 4460 last me 5-6 years from now?

Next is the GPU, is it better to get the best GPU out there (I assume the R9 390), or should I get a $100 less GPU such as the, I don't know, 270X or 280? Same question as for the CPU, will it last the next 5-6 years? Or if I'll upgrade the GPU, while keeping the 4460, will the GPU be the only thing to be upgraded?

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#6 Leeuwenhok
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@insane_metalist I'm gonna stick with 1080p for at least the next 5 years. Will the 290 last me that long? Or should I get a GTX 970? Or if I'm going to spend the extra $100, why not the 390?

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#7 Leeuwenhok
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@Coseniath I'm going to my home country and I'll see if the amazon.com shipping rates are not too much. If they are, I might buy the components from a local retailer.

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#8 Leeuwenhok
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@insane_metalist I read somewhere that the R9 390 is actually a rebrand of a 3 year old card. Is this true and does it matter? Btw, I have no partiality towards AMD or NVIDIA.

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#9 Leeuwenhok
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Now that 4 months have passed and the new Skylake CPUs are out along with some new graphic cards... what under $1000 build do you recommend?

I checked out pcpartlist.com but all the builds featured are using older components.

P.S. I think this topic should be moved to the Hardware section.

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