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Yep, should be good to support modern titles at 1080P 60Hz for a few more years.

I believe there was another post in here with similar issue. have you tried removing removing your ram, and cleaning the ram slot using clean air (not mouth blown as it contains moisture), and insert it back again. if you have another working ram module, you can try that too to rule out the Ram...

What is the best Z97 mobo between the listed choices if i get the i5 4690k and do some OC'ing and why?(power phase, blue black theme, no hassle in bios) 1)MSI Z97 PC mate ATX 2)ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX 3)ASRock Z97 Pro4 ATX

Thanks for the tips guys. Lets say I am leaning over the AMD side since it costs about $100 less than the 4590+h97 mobo bundle, is the Gigabyte 970A-UD3P a good platform to overclock the 8320e to about 4ghz? CTurbo, thanks for the advice on the R9 280, but from several benchmarks and videos...

I am planning to get a Gtx 960 later, so i'll just stick to that in the meantime. Is the H81 motherboard that I mentioned good enough for the 4590?

Thanks for responding quickly Justkeeplookin. Well, the thing is, there is a Microcenter near where I live, so the combo price is quite cheap compared to online price for both Intel and AMD systems. I would really love to get the i5 4690k with a decent Z97 mobo, but that will cost me around $100...

Forgot to mention, this is my current build. CPU: AMD Phenom II X3 B73 unlocked to X4 MOBO: Asus M5A78LM-LX Plus GPU: Diamond Radeon HD 7770 GHz edition PSU: EVGA 500B RAM: 8GB Kingston Blu

The title says it all. I am on a budget limited upgrade so I have to consider whether to get an i5 4590 with a ASRock H81M-HDS motherboard for LGA1150 or get an FX8320e and do some decent overclock on the Gigabyte mobo (I've to consider the power bill too). Both combo cost almost the same, with...