Hey Fellas!
I'm building a desktop machine that is meant to last me for the better part of the decade. I'm almost finished but of course I have gotten hung up on the graphics card. Right now I'm looking at the GTX 660 TI vs. similarly priced Radeon solutions (particularly the 7950).
I am going to use the machine primarily for gaming (near par with next gen consoles), digital audio production, and programming. Lately through school I have been getting into hacking / embedded systems programming / general tinkering. I will likely find use for some open PCI slots.
System details; I have chosen an ASUS P8Z77-V LK MOBO because it fits my price range and is quite expandable with 7 PCI slots. For the CPU, I picked a Core i5 3570K Ivy Bridge.
Last and not least, I will probably use no more than two displays and would be content with running them at 1920 x 1080.
Once again: GTX 660 TI vs. Similarly priced Radeon card
Let the games begin!
EDIT: Very important: Whatever card I buy now I expect to purchase a second one in the next year or two as prices drop, so that I may run it in SLI/Crossfire.
I'm building a desktop machine that is meant to last me for the better part of the decade. I'm almost finished but of course I have gotten hung up on the graphics card. Right now I'm looking at the GTX 660 TI vs. similarly priced Radeon solutions (particularly the 7950).
I am going to use the machine primarily for gaming (near par with next gen consoles), digital audio production, and programming. Lately through school I have been getting into hacking / embedded systems programming / general tinkering. I will likely find use for some open PCI slots.
System details; I have chosen an ASUS P8Z77-V LK MOBO because it fits my price range and is quite expandable with 7 PCI slots. For the CPU, I picked a Core i5 3570K Ivy Bridge.
Last and not least, I will probably use no more than two displays and would be content with running them at 1920 x 1080.
Once again: GTX 660 TI vs. Similarly priced Radeon card
Let the games begin!
EDIT: Very important: Whatever card I buy now I expect to purchase a second one in the next year or two as prices drop, so that I may run it in SLI/Crossfire.