I'm a newbie in PC building. I've decided to finally get my hands dirty. I've gotten most of my components but I'm having trouble choosing a GPU. I originally wanted to get a Sapphire 7970 but that is no longer available where I live. Out of what is available to me, I've narrowed it down to 4 choices:
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 DirectCU II = $562
XFX R7970 Double Dissipation Edition = $510
XFX R7970 Double D Black Edition = $598
SAPPHIRE HD 7950 3GB GDDR5 Dual-X = $387
I plan on playing games like Skyrim, Guild Wars 2, Star Wars: The Old Republic and Battlefield 3 on high graphic settings on a single monitor. I want to OC my card a bit eventually but nothing extreme.
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The rest of my build is:
i5 3570k (w/ Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo)
Asus P8Z77-V Pro
2 x Kingston Hyper X blu - 4GB Module - DDR3 1600MHz CL9 DIMM
HDD Seagate Barracuda 500GB + 2000GB
Samsung DVD Writer SH-216
Cooler Master M2 Silent Pro 850W
Cooler Master USP 100 Black Mid Tower
Any help would be much appreciated.
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 DirectCU II = $562
XFX R7970 Double Dissipation Edition = $510
XFX R7970 Double D Black Edition = $598
SAPPHIRE HD 7950 3GB GDDR5 Dual-X = $387
I plan on playing games like Skyrim, Guild Wars 2, Star Wars: The Old Republic and Battlefield 3 on high graphic settings on a single monitor. I want to OC my card a bit eventually but nothing extreme.
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The rest of my build is:
i5 3570k (w/ Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo)
Asus P8Z77-V Pro
2 x Kingston Hyper X blu - 4GB Module - DDR3 1600MHz CL9 DIMM
HDD Seagate Barracuda 500GB + 2000GB
Samsung DVD Writer SH-216
Cooler Master M2 Silent Pro 850W
Cooler Master USP 100 Black Mid Tower
Any help would be much appreciated.