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Which Graphics Card Should I Choose?

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  • Sapphire
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June 24, 2013 8:56:21 AM

Hi, I am in the process of picking parts for my first ever gaming PC. I have everything picked but I can't decide on the graphics card. I've narrowed it down to 2 different models from Sapphire they are

A: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

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B: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

I want the card with the best performance and it needs to overclock well. Thanks in advance

Rest Of The Build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/19Krv

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June 24, 2013 9:21:33 AM

Though the Vapor-X one uses a 7970 PCB right? The dual-x is a nice card though i love it and would also recommend it :p .
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June 24, 2013 9:22:12 AM

Looks good. If your budget will allow, I recommend going with Haswell. Otherwise, it is a solid build. The motherboard is just a tad too expensive for my preference.
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June 24, 2013 9:23:22 AM

aatje92 said:
Though the Vapor-X one uses a 7970 PCB right? The dual-x is a nice card though i love it and would also recommend it :p .


ksham said:
Looks good. If your budget will allow, I recommend going with Haswell. Otherwise, it is a solid build. The motherboard is just a tad too expensive for my preference.


Doesn't Haswell overclock worse than Ivy Bridge? At least that's what I've heard.
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June 24, 2013 9:26:18 AM

How far do you plan to overclock?
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June 24, 2013 9:33:09 AM

Thanks for all the tips, using them I have created my Silent Mini-ITX Haswell Living Room Gaming PC. I'll be buying the parts soon but for now this is the build.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/19L1X
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June 24, 2013 9:34:19 AM

ksham said:
How far do you plan to overclock?


As far as possible while being stable.
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June 24, 2013 10:24:31 AM

Is there an overclock that you want to reach? The Mini ITX motherboard isn't optimized for very high overclocking.
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June 24, 2013 10:48:07 AM

ksham said:
Is there an overclock that you want to reach? The Mini ITX motherboard isn't optimized for very high overclocking.


4.2GHz maybe 4.5 later but I've changed the build back to a 3570K so that I can use the ASUS P8Z77-I motherboard which is one of the best Mini-ITX motherboards for overclocking with.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/19MTm

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June 24, 2013 11:27:42 AM

The Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon HD 7950 is voltage locked. That is the reason why I did not recommend it.
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June 24, 2013 10:24:13 PM

ksham said:
The Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon HD 7950 is voltage locked. That is the reason why I did not recommend it.


Oh yeah i forgot that i knew there was something wrong with it :p .
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June 25, 2013 12:57:22 PM

byogamingpc said:
Well that makes absolutely no sense to put the Vapor-X on it if you voltage lock it...

What? I don't work for AMD. I didn't make the card. I also am not capable of re-configuring the card to not be voltage-locked. That is how it was made.
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