It's at http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107.html
2. There are many thoughts on that. Since the CPU doesn't impact the games as much as the GPU and we have fine examples to draw on, I'd get a nice i7 Haswell and move to other areas of the PC. Or just copy a great build like
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-your-own-budget-amd-pc,3807.html
Notice how they scale the CPU to get great results?
3. Over analyzing. Get cards from the list.
4. No. I prefer 2 times the calculated or better yet, measured wattage. That is, if I have a desktop that pulls 400 Watts on the P3 Watt Meter then I want to see an 800 or better Watt PSU so that it won't fail in a few years.
5. Can't comment. The list is on a secure site.
Bob
So I finally have the money to build a decent rig and I have started researching and putting together a parts list using newegg. I'm new to this stuff so I was wondering if some of you more experienced builders could answer some questions and give any general advice you have. Wishlist is here: https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=22528851
I would basically only be using this for gaming so if I ask if something is "better" or "best" that is in regards to gaming performance.
Question 1: I'd like to use the Sapphire Vapor-X R9 290 because I have heard great things about it, but I don't have the money to spend on using all the highest end parts in the system so would it be a waste to have such a high end gfx card with the rest of the build?
Question 2: Is it better to have more cores at a lower speed then less cores at a higher speed in a processor?
Question 3: If it turns out that a 290 would not be right for my build and I used something like a 280x would it still be worth having a 144hz monitor?
Question 4: Is that power supply more powerful then it needs to be? And how do you know exactly how much power you need for your system?
Question 5: Have I done anything stupid? Like incompatibilities, incorrect connections, etc.
And basically any other advice you could give me for building PC's and choosing parts would be appreciated. Hell, if you could offer me a whole new build to maximize my budget (~$1500 all said and done) that would be awesome too.
Thanks

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