Best choice? i5 4690k + r9 290/i5 4460 + GTX 970 and motherboard?

[luckyth]

Hey guys

I am looking to build myself a new pc. I will be using it mainly for gaming on 1080p. I want to use the bitfenix prodigy as my case (so mITX motherboard)
I have 2 choices to go for right now
Choice 1:
i5 4690k 230 euro
Amd r9 290 260 euro
MSI Z97I GAMING AC 130 euro

Choice 2:
i5 4460 180 euro
GTX 970 360 euro
ASRock B85M-ITX 75 euro

My main question is if a more advanced i5 with a more expensive motherboard will really make difference in day to day performence. I don't think i will be overclocking but having the option is always nice for in the future.

Btw my preferred choice of GPU is obviously the GTX 970 but i dont know if I really need it for 1080p and it will only fit my budget in the configuration as stated above.
I appreciate any type of help thanks

 

[angelion]

If i were you i would go for I5 4690k(as u said the option to OC it's always better)
GTX970(i always prefer Nvidia to AMD cuz of problems in the past with many ATI cards)
and this mobo ASROCK FATAL1TY Z97M KILLER which is mITX and is compatible with the new M.2 SSD for even faster speeds and u got the option for SLI if you see any problem with perfomance for ur 4K BUILD.
THE FINAL CHOICE IS YOURS

 

[Sig2525]

+1 to the k series i5, z97 and the r9 290.

you could just sell the r9 290 later and get a more powerful gpu or you can sli them to get more umf!

 

[Sig2525]

and if it is just for 1080p the r9 290 will be more than enough for you to get 60+ frames on new games with ultra settings