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Ok, so the infernal question faces me again! Do I build an Intel or AMD? Why I'm upgrading: Work picked up and I have saved a little money. I'm budgeting $750 for computer upgrade. I'm preparing for the consumer release of the Occulus Rift, which I'm excited about. They recommend at least "a NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD 290 equivalent or greater, Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater, 8GB+ RAM, HDMI 1.3 video output,2x USB 3.0 ports, Windows 7 SP1 or newer." My rig has only just been able to handle everything Dolphin can throw at it, with occasional slowdowns (usually cut scenes or transitions through doors). I want to eliminate my computer from bottlenecking any current Emulators. Also, I'd like to be able to run any current games on max settings that support Occulus Rift when it is released (Elite Dangerous, Fallout 4, Skyrim, Dolphin VR, and you name it).The Infernal Decision: ASRock Z97 Extreme3, LGA 1150, Intel Z97, HDMI, SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.0, ATX IntelIntel Core i7-4790K, Devil's Canyon Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1150, BX80646I74790K, with Intel HD Graphics 46001x PowerColor PCS+ Radeon R9 380, DirectX 12 AXR9 380 4GBD5-PPDHE 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support ATX Video Card $612.89 Shipped OR ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS AMD FX-9590 Vishera 8-Core 4.7 GHz Socket AM3+ 220W - Black Edition 2x PowerColor PCS+ Radeon R9 380, DirectX 12 AXR9 380 4GBD5-PPDHE 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support ATX Video Card $663.95 Shipped Discussion: You can read the wall of text that follows in the spoiler or skip to the bottom line below. But the spoiler explains the bottom line better. So, bottom line: If I go with the i7, I will have the better cpu now, but loose socket compatibility and upgradeability. The AM3+ is not going anywhere anytime soon and the next AMD will probably surpass this i7 anyway. I will see better gaming performance with two R9 380's now anyway. So I'm really torn. I like the i7-4790K's current performance, overclocking headroom, and cool 22nm architecture, but hate that it's the end of that socket line. I like the FX's 8 cores and the future readyness of the AM3+ socket, but hate the nuclear heat it produces with its 32nm architecture. What should I do? Intel or AMD? I've never had a bad experiance with either, So I'm not adverse to either. I know there are fanboy's out there. I've been on AMD's side for a while myself, but I want to make the best buying decision possable. This will be my first High end Gaming PC.