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pokoko said:

JEMC said:

@pokoko: DX12 will solve the problem AMD has with multi-core scaling, but if I'm not mistaken, only for DX12 titles. Current DX9, 10 and 11 titles won't benefit from it.

About the processor, I know it costs a bit more, but I'd go with an Intel i5 because not all the games scale well and Intel has an advantage here. Something like the i5-4570 would be enough unless you want to overclock.

As for which card to go, for AMD I'd try to get an R9 280X or, if you're lucky, a cheap R9 290 before they get phased out. The new 3xx series are rebrands with a higher price. For Nvidia the best spot is the GTX 970 because the 960 is a bit too slow for its price. You could try to find a 4GB version of the GTX 770 too, because they are faster than a 960 and cost about the same.

Besides that, you can skimp a little on the motherboard, even the cheaper ones are more than good enough (again, if you don't plan to overclock) and case. Get a good power supply of at least 500W and I'd recommend to get at least 8GB of RAM.

To give you an idea of how new games run, Techspot is a good place becaue they do benchmarks with not only different videocards but also different CPUs. I'll link their reviews for GTA V and The Witcher 3 because those are the most demanding titles right now.

GTA V: http://www.techspot.com/review/991-gta-5-pc-benchmarks/

The Witcher 3: http://www.techspot.com/review/1006-the-witcher-3-benchmarks/

Thanks a lot for the feedback.

Honestly, I really want an i5.  Then I won't have to worry that much about how my processor works with this game as opposed to that game.  There have been too many games that have performed worse than they should have on AMD processors. 

Time to hit Newegg.

My pleasure to help. Other users have made threads asking for recommendations, maybe you should try to do one to get more opinions.

Also now on Newegg the i5-4590 is cheaper than the 4570. Weird but true.

And search around the web! Try Amazon and another stores, you can end saving a few dollars that you can later invest on better hardware or in games