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The 7970 fits in my suggested build , and is the best you can buy ATM. It competes with the GTX 770 , which costs 400$. AMD also has the Never Settle Reloaded Offer , so if you buy a qualifying 7970 , you will get 4 Games free , which is a SHELL SHOCKER!!!!!!! Also I don't find the 80+ Gold PSU useful at all. You have a SLI/CFX Capable motherboard and a CPU that can handle 3 GTX Titans well , So why not go for a cheap 750W SLI capable PSU ? When you can add in the second GPU , you will find it useful , in my case I had to change the PSU and Motherboard , which costed me 250 bucks which was almost the cost of the GPU I have ATM LOLed pretty badly when I realised that , but it was true.
Trust me, I definitely see the value of the 7970. It's a really nice card, and the four games almost make me want to buy it just for them. I've never really been one for shooters, but I absolutely love Bioshock, not to mention Tomb Raider looks pretty great too. My biggest concern is that I don't know how much I'm actually going to be gaming on it. I'm still really new to pc gaming, so I'm just trying to build an overall nice system. That's why I kind of like having the pro SSD instead of just the regular 840 series. And I picked the 550W SeaSonic because it was a solid modular PSU for not a ridiculous amount of money. I've heard a lot of stories about people skimping on the PSU, so I think I did the opposite and went overboard with it. And again, I don't know what kind of gaming I'll be doing on it, so I don't think I'm going to need another GPU anytime soon. I think if I was going to go with the 7970, the build would look something like this
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($93.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill Challenger-U3 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1214.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-26 15:18 EDT-0400)
(I kind of wanted to stay with Newegg and Amazon, but I might have to go with some of the cheaper prices if I do this.)
Right now I think it's going to come down to price and if I want that pro SSD bad enough. Plus I'd have to go through the thing with the rebate card for those last $20. Honestly, the free games are really swaying me over to the 7970, but again, I'll think about it.
Dang, just when I think I have it figured out, I start thinking about switching it all up again. XD