R9 290 gaming rig

[Binno]

Hey guys planning on building a new gaming rig around the corsair 350d and using the r9 290
But don't know really what motherboard or power supply to use if you guys could help me out that would be great and also I am planning to spend around 1300-1400$

 

[RazerZ]

Location? Windows 7/8 disk needed?

 

[maurelie]

It should look something like this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z87 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($164.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card ($449.99 @ TigerDirect)
Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G-750 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1270.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-06 11:05 EDT-0400)

 

[Binno]

Italy windows 7

 

[Francisco Costa]

Why the R9 290? Because that card is really overpriced right now, like GTX 780 levels, and a GTX 780 is more powerful and consumes less power.

 

[FractalDesignCore]

Why did you choose a microatx case? I changed it to the 450d case so you have a higher upgrade field.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card ($479.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1235.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-06 11:09 EDT-0400)

 

[FractalDesignCore]

Why the R9 290? Because that card is really overpriced right now, like GTX 780 levels, and a GTX 780 is more powerful and consumes less power.

Yeah like Francisco is saying id wait for the price drops. Mining took over the cards.

 

[Live Wyre]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.44 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z87M-Plus Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card ($467.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.63 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($101.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1309.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-06 11:13 EDT-0400)

 

[maurelie]

Why the R9 290? Because that card is really overpriced right now, like GTX 780 levels, and a GTX 780 is more powerful and consumes less power.

Yeah like Francisco is saying id wait for the price drops. Mining took over the cards.

The prices already dropped on the R9 280X and R9 290 in US. In Europe form the beginning of the mining craze, the AMD's R9 280X and R9 290 were always cheaper than their Nvidia counterparts. Now you can get R9 280X for $290 and R9 290 for $420, while GTX 770 is $310 and plus, and the GTX 780 is almost $490

 

[maurelie]

Italy windows 7

This are the parts you can get now form Amazon Italia. Parts missing CPU, CPU cooler, OS

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z87 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€146.71 @ Amazon Italia)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (€75.05 @ Amazon Italia)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€48.49 @ Amazon Italia)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card (€395.99 @ Amazon Italia)
Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case (€98.99 @ Amazon Italia)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (€86.00 @ Amazon Italia)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer
Total: €851.23
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-06 17:18 CEST+0200)

$1400 is almost 1080Eur.
CPU like i5 4670k is 220Eur
CPU cooler like CM Hyper 212 Evo is 25Eur
Windows 7 is about 90Eur.
System total: aprox. 1180Eur

 

[Francisco Costa]

Why the R9 290? Because that card is really overpriced right now, like GTX 780 levels, and a GTX 780 is more powerful and consumes less power.

Yeah like Francisco is saying id wait for the price drops. Mining took over the cards.

The prices already dropped on the R9 280X and R9 290 in US. In Europe form the beginning of the mining craze, the AMD's R9 280X and R9 290 were always cheaper than their Nvidia counterparts. Now you can get R9 280X for $290 and R9 290 for $420, while GTX 770 is $310 and plus, and the GTX 780 is almost $490

I don't know the prices on Italy, but in the US...

Cheapest R9 290 I could find: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9290aedfd
Cheapest GTX 780 I could find: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n780tf3gd5oc

Same price, which one would you choose? I think the answer is pretty obvious.

 

[maurelie]

Why the R9 290? Because that card is really overpriced right now, like GTX 780 levels, and a GTX 780 is more powerful and consumes less power.

Yeah like Francisco is saying id wait for the price drops. Mining took over the cards.

The prices already dropped on the R9 280X and R9 290 in US. In Europe form the beginning of the mining craze, the AMD's R9 280X and R9 290 were always cheaper than their Nvidia counterparts. Now you can get R9 280X for $290 and R9 290 for $420, while GTX 770 is $310 and plus, and the GTX 780 is almost $490

I don't know the prices on Italy, but in the US...

Cheapest R9 290 I could find: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9290aedfd
Cheapest GTX 780 I could find: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n780tf3gd5oc

Same price, which one would you choose? I think the answer is pretty obvious.

3-4 days ago when i was making a build for a friend. The cheapest R9 290 was 420, and i think it was Gigabyte model, while the cheapest GTX 780 was a EVGA one and it was $489. Things have changed now, or the cards were sold out
Things in Europe are pretty much the opposite
Cheapest R9 290 395 Eur= $541
Cheapest R9 290X 440Eur=$602
Cheapest GTX780 483Eur= $ 661

 

[Binno]

I'm not sure what to pick I will see though thanks you guys all helped me out