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$2900 pc build. which is best? among other things

Technoclaw

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Ok, so I've got a few questions I thought you guys (or girls) might be able to help with.
To start it off, I have a budget of $2900 Australian ($2265 American) and I have two builds in mind but can only get one, duh. So which one do you think is better?

Build 1:
CPU: I7 4790K
RAM: Kingston HyperX fury 1866Mhz 16GB
GPU: AMD R9 380X, 390 or 390x ( considered the 980 Ti but if it's $800 US that makes it $1000 AUS which is a lot for a single gpu).
MOBO: MSI GAMING 5
CPU COOLER: NZXT Kraken x41
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 850w
Storage: 512GB crucial mx100 ssd and 1TB Seagate Barracuda

Build 2:
CPU: I5 4690k
RAM: Kingston HyperX fury 1866Mhz 8GB
GPU: AMD R9 295X2
MOBO: Same as build 1
COOLER: NZXT Kraken x31
PSU: same as 1
Storage: same as 1

Any thoughts?
If you had my budget what parts would you get?
Also, any ideas on the potential cost of the 395x2?
I had another question but I forgot what it was.
I know it's a bit to answer but thanks for any answers.
 
You're under way with your build then. Not sure how much of a hurry you're in… will be interesting to see what happens on the GPU side of things when the AMD 300 series launches. I'd be tempted to wait give we must be getting pretty close to some solid specs being released :)
 

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