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Skidmore said:
So after all I read, what you all suggest is for me to go with an I5-4690K and a Radeon 280x or 285 with a PSU of ~500 to 550W(more if I would opt to upgrade to dual card in the future)

That old story about AMD GPU works better with AMD CPU is bullshit?

Yes on the i5. It is better for gaming hands-down than the ancient AM3-socket CPUs.

If possible I would look for a better GPU. They can be found used for pretty good deals if you keep an eye out, for example 780 3GB for $245 :

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ZOTAC-ZT-70201-10PGeForceGTX-780-3GB-384-Bit-GDDR5-NVIDIA-Express-3-0-Video-Card-/221634309185?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item339a6f2c41

I have a 4790K and 980, and still wish I had more power.