First time building computer thoughts on this?

[demha1]

Intel Core™ i5-4670K Processor
Asus Z87-A Motherboard
GeForce GTX 780 SuperClocked 3GB PCI-E w/ ACX Cooler, Dual DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort
Professional Series Gold AX650 Modular Power Supply(corsair)
Sniper Series 8GB PC3-14900 Dual Channel Kit (2 x 4GB)
840 EVO Series Solid State Drive, SATA III, 2.5in, 120GB(boot)
1TB Desktop HDD SATA III w/ 64MB Cache
nzxt phantom 530
Noctua NH-U14S CPU Cooler, w/ Noctua NF-A15 PWM 140mm Fan
And I will use windows 7, is it worth it to get windows 8? Keeping in mind that I absolutely HATE windows 8 interface.
Some question I have are is it worth to get 780 Ti as it is ~180$ more expensive.
Also will the i5 work with games like watch dogs or the new games coming out with in a couple of years?

 

[Diox55]

The R9-290 is just as good as the GTX, but not as good as the GTX 780 ti. The R9-290 should be strong enough to max out the next-gen games at 1080p and get at least high on the future games past that.

Obviously, your an AMD fanboy and I'm an Nvidia Fanboy.

 

[realchaos]

I'm not an AMD fanboy. I'm looking at the facts. I'm acknowledging the power of the GTX 780 ti and it's probably the strongest single gpu for gaming, but you keep saying that the GTX 780 is more future-proof than the R9-290, which is obviously not true. The fact that the 290 performs the same as the 780, but also comes with free games, makes the 290 a better buy.

 

[Diox55]

I'm not an AMD fanboy. I'm looking at the facts. I'm acknowledging the power of the GTX 780 ti, but you keep saying that the GTX 780 is more future-proof than the R9-290, which is obviously not true. The fact that the 290 performs the same as the 780, but also comes with free games, makes the 290 a better buy.

I'm done for tonight I've had too much internet.. People wanting a gaming laptop for 650 bucks, a 60 fps gaming desktop for 400, an i5 machine for 600.. PEOPLE ARE INSANE!!!!!!!

 

[demha1]

I'm not an AMD fanboy. I'm looking at the facts. I'm acknowledging the power of the GTX 780 ti and it's probably the strongest single gpu for gaming, but you keep saying that the GTX 780 is more future-proof than the R9-290, which is obviously not true. The fact that the 290 performs the same as the 780, but also comes with free games, makes the 290 a better buy.

If I buy the 780 no Ti I will go for http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX46083 which is only 20 bucks more expensive. I cant buy from new egg cause I dont have a credit card.

 

[Diox55]

I'm not an AMD fanboy. I'm looking at the facts. I'm acknowledging the power of the GTX 780 ti and it's probably the strongest single gpu for gaming, but you keep saying that the GTX 780 is more future-proof than the R9-290, which is obviously not true. The fact that the 290 performs the same as the 780, but also comes with free games, makes the 290 a better buy.

If I buy the 780 no Ti I will go for http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX46083 which is only 20 bucks more expensive. I cant buy from new egg cause I dont have a credit card.

That's fine. Great gpu either way, do you want me to link back the build without the gpu

 

[Diox55]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($80.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($67.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $832.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-26 03:50 EDT-0400)

Here it is, no graphics card included.