This is what I settled on to replace a i5-3570k/GTX 670 build that got destroyed by lightning.
I'm really torn on the GPU. Before the GTX 670 I had a Radeon HD 6950 that was great, I intially tried to replace the Radeon HD 6950 with a Radeon HD 7970 and the card and drivers were garbage, stuttering even in older games. So I swapped it for a GTX 670 and it ran wonderfully, no hardware/software issues to speak of.
The R9 390 seems like a great deal, similar performance to a GTX 970 but twice the VRAM.
Have AMD sorted out the driver issues, or should I stick with NVidia?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($111.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($94.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($164.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($86.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1219.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-14 07:34 EDT-0400
I'm really torn on the GPU. Before the GTX 670 I had a Radeon HD 6950 that was great, I intially tried to replace the Radeon HD 6950 with a Radeon HD 7970 and the card and drivers were garbage, stuttering even in older games. So I swapped it for a GTX 670 and it ran wonderfully, no hardware/software issues to speak of.
The R9 390 seems like a great deal, similar performance to a GTX 970 but twice the VRAM.
Have AMD sorted out the driver issues, or should I stick with NVidia?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($111.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($94.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($164.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($86.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1219.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-14 07:34 EDT-0400