Gtx 660 or Radeon 7870 for gaming

curtisrocks50

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Hi,
I am planing on buying a graphics card for gaming my system specs are...
Intel i5 3570k (not overclocked yet)
Z77 mobo
8 gb ram
600 watt psu

I am having trouble making a decision on which graphics card to pick I am planning on playing games such as battlefield 3, crysis 3, metro last light, maybe borderlands 2, skyrim, and the game i plan on playing the most is Arma 3. I am hoping i can play these games on maxed settings with decent frames.

I have heard the radeon 7870 is a little better, but Arma 3 uses physx so should i get the gtx 660? Or is physx not worth it?

I am looking at 2 cards in my price range:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7542561&sku=A271-7874

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125443

My monitor resolution is 1080p

Thanks for your responses
 

nonewsgoodnews

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You can get the same 7870 a little cheaper on amazon. ($209 with a mail in rebate to make it $195)

http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-DL-DVI-I-SL-DVI-D-PCI-Express-100354OC-2L/dp/B00A2J4ROE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1369350406&sr=8-2&keywords=7870

One thing to consider is that the AMD comes with bioshock infinite, tomb raider, and blood dragon. The 660 comes with metro last light. I think they are so similar so choose the one with the games you like the most.

Edit:
Just realized tiger direct is offering crysis 3 too. Might as well pay the extra $5 at tiger direct.