£500 VS £1000 Gaming PC R9 280 vs R9 290

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Channel: Bang4BuckPC Gamer · 2014 · Gaming

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I built a midrange gaming PC for my brother with a budget of around £550 pounds.
After completing the build i was curious as to how it performed to my computer
And after running the number i realised i have spent double the amount he has.
So i wanted to where that money has gone and was it worth it. I have compiled a list of 
Benchmarks from both systems and have compared them to one another. This should give you some indication of the difference in performance between the two systems.
I hope you enjoy the video.

£500 Gaming PC Specs
CPU= AMD FX 6300
GPU= AMD R9 280
Motherboard = Asus M5A78L-M/USB3
Power supply= XFX 550 Watt
Memory= 8GB Kingston HyperX 1600mhz DDR3
HDD= 500GB segate Baracuda 7200rpm drive
Dvd Rewriter
Case = cooler master k350 midi tower

£1000 Gaming PC
CPU= Intel i5 3570K
GPU= AMD R9 290 with EK Waterblock
Motherboard = Asrock Z77 Extreme 4
Power supply= Corsair AX 860
Memory= 8GB Corsair dominator 1600mhz DDR3
HDD= 1TB segate Baracuda 7200rpm drive 
128GB OCZ Agility3 SSD
Watercooling system= XSPC Raystorm 750 RS 360
Case = cooler master Cosmos S

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