AMD AM3+ Fx-9590 + Nvidia GTX Titan

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Just make sure you get a 990FX chipset so you get two PCIE2.0 x16 lanes for SLI if you get two graphics cards.

I understand the brand preference, but what everyone else is getting at is part of where you said
I'll gladly pay more for an AMD that would be more powerful than change brands
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in that there isn't an AMD that is more powerful, is the problem, regardless of what you're paying. An OC'd i7-4770K or an Ivy Bridge-E can both beat the 9590. But if it's just "you prefer AMD," then that's fair.

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Won't bottleneck a single Titan, shouldn't bottleneck two Titans as long as you're using a 990FX chipset.

Could debate for hours of the merits of an Intel chip vs. an AMD chip, but since we don't know what you're using this computer for, the simple answer is you'll be fine with that chip and processor combo. Just don't cheap out on your motherboard. Although, if you are gaming, a 780Ti is better for the money.
 
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No, you really can't debate for hours. The AMD is slower at almost everything. In most cases it can barely beat i3's, in some cases it is similar to an older i5, and in very very few cases it can match an i7. It is by far worse overall and the only reason you would ever get one is budgetary, not performance. Assuming they were going to pick a titan over a 780ti,m then budget is obviously not the primary concern.
 
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The key phrase there is *almost* everything. Being we have no idea what he's actually using this monster for, it's a bit hard to determine, don't you think? In either case, I merely meant that if this turned into an AMD vs. Intel thread, it would go on forever, albeit heavily one sided.

If it were me (and judging by my build, it's obvious I already made that decision) I would go Intel any day over the 9590, for almost any application. But that doesn't mean there aren't *SOME* applications that the 8-core AMD gives superior performance for. Why he would need a Titan for some of those applications baffles me. But it's his money and his decision, the simple answer is it won't bottleneck the card, but it's definitely not the best CPU he can get for that money. For all we know, he already owned the CPU and the motherboard and was looking for a GPU upgrade, so going back and buying an Intel could be not an option for him.
 
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He's looking at SLI high end gaming cards. He's probably not building a headless x264 encoding box... but if in fact that's the case then the AMD makes sense.

It's a gaming machine, the AMD CPU should not even be considered for a high end gaming rig, only mid range budget scenarios and even then only if designing specifically for games it's good at.

 
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Wow, okay didn't think it would turn into a debate about CPU's okay simply put without arguing price to performance charts and graphs. I like AMD simple, and the guy who said price isnt really an issue your right, its not, this is a long term project that is going to bought over time so price doesn't matter as its not a lof of money in one sitting its a lot of money over a longer period. I'll be primarily gaming, as well as a bit of rendering of 2D animation, 3D models, and a lot of stuff, this will be my project machine It needs to be able to do anything i want to do from programming a game, to making the music for it, to making 3D models and so on. As long as the AMD CPU wont impede the performance of a single TITAN and should be okay with dual than I'm happy with it thats all I really care about.

Also as of right now i'm still in the planning phase of this computer, I have no parts, I will be buying them all piece by piece as I can. My current piece of crap can game decently and as long as I render while I'm sleeping or away it doesn't really bother me.

I don't want to go intel simply because, I don't want to. No performance is going to make me think differently I'll gladly pay more for an AMD that would be more powerful than change brands, UNTIL a brand I use sucks or gives me reason to switch I won't pretty much that simple.

Thats all I needed though I should be ready to go, try not to argue about CPU's too much Hah!
 
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Just make sure you get a 990FX chipset so you get two PCIE2.0 x16 lanes for SLI if you get two graphics cards.

I understand the brand preference, but what everyone else is getting at is part of where you said
I'll gladly pay more for an AMD that would be more powerful than change brands
Click to expand...

in that there isn't an AMD that is more powerful, is the problem, regardless of what you're paying. An OC'd i7-4770K or an Ivy Bridge-E can both beat the 9590. But if it's just "you prefer AMD," then that's fair.

 
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Well as much as I like AMD for being a bit more cost effective (I know arguable but w.e) but either way I have decided since I don't really care about price (I'm buying piece by piece over time so to make the cost a bit easier) I am going to go balls to the wall and have set on Intel and am going to get a 4960x ....*shrugs* so yeah. Thanks for all the advice it did help though!
 
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Just get the 4930k, the 4960k is not worth the extra.
 
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I really want this to be the "end all" system so going haswell is something I thought about but as of right now I didn't find much that was the 4960x OF the haswell Line and on top of that I found a board for the 4960x that has everything I need once that haswell comes out I'll probably be back on here to find a mobo and ram to match it lol I WANT ALL THE POWER!!
 
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