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Hi Everyone,

I'm finally building my first ever gaming rig for my birthday this year as Ive been a console groupie for most of my life.

Ive pretty much gotten everything sorted and know what my system will be, all except for the ruddy GPU.

Ive looked at so many different makes and models my head is starting to hurt.

Ill be running an Intel I-5 3570k 3.4ghz CPU on an ASRock Z77 1155 board with 16gb of Ballistix DDR3-1600 memory and a Corsair TX650W PSU supplying the juice.

I will also be running my entire rig through my 37" LCD tv as i cant quite afford a monitor yet.

So my question is two fold; 1. is there going to be any conflict with my system that you lot can see and b. what GPU do you folks suggest for my system on a budget of around $250-$300 US?

Like I said, I'm completely new to this so dont be too hard on me if ive gotten it completely backwards! My buddy likes Nvidia cards and I have to agree that they are my preferred choice in GPU

Cheers in advance for your time and help.
 
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if u're planning to add a second card in the future then i would recommend the 4GB version because in SLI the total memory doesn't get added
otherwise a single 760 (or even a 770 for that matter) cannot take advantage of the 4GB so go for the 2GB
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go with the GTX 760, its just come out and is a beast of a card for its price,
also do plan on overclocking?
new Haswell CPUs are out, u might wanna go with those
and 16GB if RAM isn't required, go with 8GB
i would suggest go for the Semi-modular version of the PSU u selected to help with cable management
 
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I plan on overclocking at some point in the future but I'm kind of hoping that with my build specs at the moment that I wont need to for a while.
I know that there is room for it definitely with the CPU and I kind of want a GPU to match.

As for the card, I have looked into the gtx 760. Is there much point for right now, besides future proofing it for getting the 4gb version or would the 2gb one do? I read on here that no games can take advantage of a 4gb card right now and its not certain when one will.

What are your thoughts?

Cheers
 
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With regards to the Radeon card, I have read a lot of reviews that say the newer Radeon's are in fact quicker than their Nvidia counter parts. I have also read a lot of stories where people have had them die on them after a few hours of use or that they come DOA in box. As quick as people say they are, I'm putting upwards of $250 into a card; I want it to damn near perfect.

Having said that in your opinion if you had to choose between the two Nvidia cards, the GTX760 or the GTX 660 TI which would you go for? WOuld there be any noticeable difference in the two cards? This is predominantly what I've been trying to work out over the last few weeks between the 660, 660ti and 760.

This is why my head hurts haha
 
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As im going to be running my rig through my TV which is 37", would it be advisable to go for the 4gb version?

Do Nvidia do a 3gb version of the 760?

Do you know which the best subsidiary company to go with is in terms of Nvidia GPU's?
 
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OK, well I would recommend the 760. It is basically the same as the 660TI but with higher bandwith, which will help in the future. There is absolutely no need for 4GB if you are sticking with a single, 1080p monitor/TV. The 760 I posted above will work great.

I know you probably won't get a radeon card, but what you heard about them failing is false. XFX radeon cards come with lifetime warranties. I've had mine for 9 months, still works flawlessly. Not that I'm trying to convince you to get the 7950, I'm just telling you that you do t have to worry about it failing.
 
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if u're planning to add a second card in the future then i would recommend the 4GB version because in SLI the total memory doesn't get added
otherwise a single 760 (or even a 770 for that matter) cannot take advantage of the 4GB so go for the 2GB
 
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