For a while now I've been flirting with the idea of building a HTPC but never really been able to justify the cost. With the next gen consoles coming out soon, and growing tired of my big tower, I thought I might build a small HTPC that I can use to 'game from the couch'.
In my current rig I have a i5 2500k and CrossFire Sapphire HD 6870s on a full ATX board. What I really want to do is build in a BitFenix Prodigy M. I was thinking about keeping the i5 2500k, buying a micro ATX board, and a new graphics card. Problem is I don't really know much about the latest generation GPUs.
I live in Australia so prices are pretty steep, here's what I'm tossing us between:
EVGA GeForce GTX 770 Superclocked ACX 2GB Video Card - AUD$499
MSI Radeon HD 7970 OC Twin Frozr Boost Edition 3GB Video Card - AUD$443
I don't know if I'm going a bit overkill with these cards though? I will only be playing at 1080p on a 60Hz TV. But I do want to get a card this is going to perform better than next gen consoles and last me a couple of years. The games I will be most likely playing the most over the next year are BF4, Titanfall and NBA 2k14. Would like to play at the highest settings if possible.
The alternate is I go for something like a GTX 760 and upgrade my CPU to a i5 4670 or somthing. Here's one I found:
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 OC 2GB Video Card - AUD$319
I just wanted to know if I'm going a bit overkill, or if anyone else has done anything similar recently.
Thanks.
In my current rig I have a i5 2500k and CrossFire Sapphire HD 6870s on a full ATX board. What I really want to do is build in a BitFenix Prodigy M. I was thinking about keeping the i5 2500k, buying a micro ATX board, and a new graphics card. Problem is I don't really know much about the latest generation GPUs.
I live in Australia so prices are pretty steep, here's what I'm tossing us between:
EVGA GeForce GTX 770 Superclocked ACX 2GB Video Card - AUD$499
MSI Radeon HD 7970 OC Twin Frozr Boost Edition 3GB Video Card - AUD$443
I don't know if I'm going a bit overkill with these cards though? I will only be playing at 1080p on a 60Hz TV. But I do want to get a card this is going to perform better than next gen consoles and last me a couple of years. The games I will be most likely playing the most over the next year are BF4, Titanfall and NBA 2k14. Would like to play at the highest settings if possible.
The alternate is I go for something like a GTX 760 and upgrade my CPU to a i5 4670 or somthing. Here's one I found:
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 OC 2GB Video Card - AUD$319
I just wanted to know if I'm going a bit overkill, or if anyone else has done anything similar recently.
Thanks.
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