GTX 660 or a Radeon graphics card?

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Hey guys, so I'll be building a new computer in the next few days and I need some input on the parts I have chosen. Here they are:

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CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($189.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $618.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-20 21:57 EDT-0400)
 
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I would say go with the 7870 it's around the same price as a GTX 660 and supposedly performs a bit better according to Tom's Hardware's Article:http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-4.html
It even includes 2 free games. Rumor is that AMD will add big AAA title games to their list for people to redeem during the 4th quarter. Games such as Battlefield 4, Watchdogs, etc.
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I would say go with the 7870 it's around the same price as a GTX 660 and supposedly performs a bit better according to Tom's Hardware's Article:http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-4.html
It even includes 2 free games. Rumor is that AMD will add big AAA title games to their list for people to redeem during the 4th quarter. Games such as Battlefield 4, Watchdogs, etc.
 
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is this build better for gaming then:
AMD FX 6-CORE 6300 (3.5GHZ) BLACK BOX SKT AM3+*
ASROCK 970 PRO3
KINGSTON PC3-12800 1600MHZ 4GB CL9 HYPERX RED (1X4GB) DDR3 x2
ASUS GEFORCE GTX660 TI DIRECT CU II 2GB GDDR5 PCI-E 3.0 240E
XFX PRO 550W CORE EDITION*
NOX HUMMER SX
SEAGATE BARRACUDA 1TB 7200RPM 64MB SATA III 3.5
 
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Unless he really wants the Nvidia features I would recommend a 7950 instead. 7950 are similar in performance to the GTX 760 and if you overclock the 7950 you would beat a GTX 760 overclocked. Besides 7950's are only 220 dollars right now.

Graphics card:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202026

Benchmarks (overclocked):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmGWyAyO9mc

 
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Get the GTX 660, 660 Ti, or 760 so you can enable PhysX in Metro Last Light, Planetside 2, or the upcoming Witcher 3 and Batman Arkham Origins.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_760_HAWK/26.html
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TechPowerUp uses a full 18 gaming benchmarks, much more than any other review site. They use the latest drivers for all cards on the list, and they are the leading review site on the web. They also are the inventors of the widely used GPU-Z graphic card utility and are as trustworthy as they come.
 
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yeah, i just looked at their benchies for crysis 3, battlefield 3, bioshock, farcry 3 and skyrim and they have the 7970ghz beating 680/770 by 2-5fps in all those games. i dont know what games they have that are favoring nvidia, like call of jaurez running 180fps on a 680 vs 150fps on a 7970ghz, or a gtx580 nearly matching a 7970 in black ops 2???..... pointlessly benchmarking games like this are skewing the end aggregate result. thats the problem with this particular aggregate.
 
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It also depends on the exact part of the game they are benchmarking. but thats how benchmarking is, you can't test every part of every game with every possible hardware config. but a few portions across a few games gives you a good idea of performance, particularly if you look across multiple sites. You can go to 3 different sites benching 680 vs 7970 and get a different result on each site as they are using different hardware setup, in game details, resolution, control panel settings and possibly benchmarking different areas/levels of a game etc. If you truly want to get the best idea of what is going on, you look at a multitude of sites, look at the benchmarks for the resolution your gaming, and throw away results that are obscure to the norm (like teksyndicate.)
 
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Some say the 760 is the same price as the 660ti, but where im from its considerably more expensive. the 660ti performs similarly to the 7950, and can be had at a good price as its a clearance model. Otherwise , if its the same price in your region, the 760 is faster than both 7950 and 660ti.
 
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I was referring to the graphics card in the original post, the Asus 660 but not the 660 TI. I also did a quick search on newegg for the 760 and found that there are currently no sales or rebates for that card. I was thinking about getting the 7950 by MSI but I heard that MSI has horrible support and iffy quality. This is the model that I am referring to: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127737
 
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You could either wait for the sapphire 7950 dual x to go back in stock on newegg so you can get a 7950 for only 10 bucks more than the GTX 660, or you can just get a 7870 or GTX 660. I would still say the 7870 because according to tom's hardware article it's a bit faster than the GTX 660. Unless you really want those Nvidia features I would recommend going with a 7950 or a 7870.

Article Link:http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-4.html
 
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The Sapphire is back on sale, I might order it tonight. I just received my first part - the 600watt corsair PSU. However, the delivery man THREW THE THING OVER THE FENCE AND INTO MY BACKYARD! I was home all day sitting in the living room, they never knocked. I don't want ontrac to throw my parts over the fence again, especially my CPU and GPU!

So would this be a good build, switched the OP's case and video card.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $659.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-22 21:39 EDT-0400)
 
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Wow that sucks did you test out the PSU to make sure it wasn't broken?
 
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