NEW BUILD !!!! need help

[Donald Keyes]

Hi everyone i have a very tuff desision as upcoming games are starting to use more then 4 cores like witcher 3 and im doing my first build 1500$ Can.... now i was going to buy a gtx 970 but r9 290 tri x sapphire is over 100$ cheaper if i buy the r9 290 tri x i can buy a i7 4770k and if i get the gtx 970 3.5 gigs of ram i can only buy the i5 4690k any one have any opinions ? should i get the i7 or i5 ?

 

[logainofhades]

You can do an i7 4790k and GTX 970, with that budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($417.25 @ shopRBC)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS10X Performa CPU Cooler ($49.05 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($166.98 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($85.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($408.98 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($105.00 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($18.98 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($107.92 @ shopRBC)
Total: $1494.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-31 14:33 EDT-0400

 

[logainofhades]

Here is a non overclocking/SLI capable rig, with an SSD. CPU performance would be on par with an i7 4770.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($331.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($75.76 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($144.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($408.98 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($105.00 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($18.98 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($107.92 @ shopRBC)
Total: $1482.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-31 14:37 EDT-0400

 

[Donald Keyes]

there is no way in hell id be able to get all that with shipping and taxes most of those prices dont have taxes
we pay 13% here

 

[logainofhades]

Go with the Xeon, and an R9 290 then. You still get i7 performance, and decent graphics capability. I can make it cheaper yet, but wanted to leave some upgrade options open.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($331.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($75.76 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($144.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($355.00 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($105.00 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($18.98 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($107.92 @ shopRBC)
Total: $1428.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-31 14:44 EDT-0400

 

[logainofhades]

Cheaper solution, if that is still too much for you.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($331.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($103.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($75.76 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($144.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($355.00 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($84.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($18.98 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($107.92 @ shopRBC)
Total: $1337.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-31 14:47 EDT-0400