New PC Which is Better?

[Ricthegamer]

Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor,
ASRock H97M Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard, G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory, Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive, EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card, NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case,
Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply


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Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor,ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard,Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory,
A-Data Premier Pro SP920 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive,Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive,
XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card,NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case,
XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply.

I was told that the R9 290 build was better then the gtx 980 build, i was confused its a fudging gtx 980.

 

[clutchc]

For sheer gfx performance, the i5-4690/GTX 980 beats the i5-4690K/R9-290X. My GTX 970 FTW+ slightly outperforms my R9-290X Direct CU II. So the GTX 980 would be that much better. I have the i5-4690K. It is the same processor as the i5-4690, but the "K" has an unlocked multiplier for OC'ing.

On the other hand, the i5-4690K/290X build has a much better PSU, and comes with a SSD (although somewhat mediocre).
That build would probably be the way to go if costs are equal, and if you want to OC in the future. (Although you'll need an after-market CPU cooler). It will max out settings in most games at 1080p.

 

[Outlander_04]

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