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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This Weekend

BUDGET RANGE: Absolutely no more than $500 Before Rebates. As low as possible would be great, but I'm also hoping for some longevity.

USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Everyday Use, Gaming [GTAV, Splinter Cell Blacklist, CoD, Battlefield 4], Video Editing, Watching Movies

CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: No current card (new build). Corsair HX850

OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS:

Intel Core i5-3570K
ASRock Z77 Extreme4
G. Skill Ripjaws X 16GB (2 x 8)
2 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200 RPM
Samsung 840 Pro SSD

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Amazon is best, Newegg works

OVERCLOCKING: No
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1080p now, hope to upgrade later this year


I've noticed there isn't a shortage of fanboys when it comes to AMD vs Nvidia, but I would love the most objective opinion I can get.

I heard that the next gen consoles are going to be using AMD cards, will that make a difference for the games that are going to be developed with those consoles in mind?

Finally, should I wait to buy a card until the next gen is released?

I am really new to this, so I appreciate your guys' help!
 
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JackNaylorPE

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Well for $340 you can beat both the 680 and 7970 Ghz and leace $100+ in ya pocket

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_650_Ti_Boost_SLI/21.html

For single cards there's a good case for either the 7950 or 660 Ti....while the 660 Ti generally holds slight edge in fps, it's the frame latency issues that causes me concern.

http://techreport.com/review/23981/radeon-hd-7950-vs-geforce-gtx-660-ti-revisited/11

Same with the 670 / 7970 and 680 / 7970 Ghz

However, if you think you might want to add a 2nd card, then Id go with nVidia

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6857/amd-stuttering-issues-driver-roadmap-fraps/6
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/graphics-card-benchmarking-frame-rate,3466.html







 
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Potato13

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In your case Tom's Hardware recommends a 7970 for $400 and then overclocking to 7970 Ghz Edition specs for the best performance for the price. I was in the same position as you with a lower budget and I got a 7870 XT for $220 which is essentially a cheap 7950. Having coil whine while gaming on both cards I tried and not having PhysX make me wish I could have saved up and bought a 670. I would actually get the 680 if I were you and also if the price difference was not that much but it's your choice. The more cost effective thing to do would be to buy a 7970 or wait for the upcoming cards to release and then buy.
 
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