Recommendations/Opinion on Computer

NMKVB

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Hello fellow forum users! I'm here to ask one simple, and probably overused question- how's my computer component list looking? The last time I built a computer was back in 08, I believe, so I could really use some advice on how my gaming/video & sound editing P.C. is turning out.

Parts
-CPU: i7 4770k
-GPU: 7970 Vapor X Ghz edition (was looking at GTX 770, but I'm not sure whether the larger price tag is worth the ~10% performance increase)
-RAM: 16 Gbs of the normal Corsair Vengeance stuff
-Case: Thermaltake Chaser A41 (got it on sale for $75 earlier, couldn't resist it)
-Storage: 2x1TB WD caviar blacks + a 128GB Samsung Pro 840 SSD
-PSU: Corsair HX850
-Sound Card: Asus Xonar DG 5.1
-Motherboard: Gigabyte UD3H z87x
-Monitor: ASUS VS24AH-P
-CPU Heatsink: Phanteks PH-TC14PE

So what do you think? Oh, and if anyone asks, I'm planning on overclocking the CPU and GPU, and will add extra case fans in necessary.
 
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Really depends how picky and hardcore you are about it. A GTX 770 is an awesome card in its own right. The R9 290X is not out yet, but the R9 280X is close to a GTX 770 performance for about $300. So that should get worthy consideration.

But don't forget the free games that the HD 7970 comes with -- Far Cry 3, Bioshock Infinite, and Crysis 3. If any of those games (or all of them) appeal to you, then the HD 7970 is a price that can't be beat. Buying those games individually will already cost you in the $100.
It looks good.

As for the GPU, the GTX 770 really isn't that much more expensive when you consider all your other components. That is not a budget build to start with. But the good thing about the HD 7970 is that it comes with some really awesome free games.

@coastie65: OP chose Phanteks. See last component.
 


Yep. Missed it. :p
 

NMKVB

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@coastie65:
Thanks for the input, definitely appreciated.

@ksham: I suppose what you are saying is true, but now that I think about it, do you think it would be worthwhile to just splurge a bit more cash on a GTX 780? Or perhaps the r9 290/290x? I guess I could spend a few hundred dollars more, but I really want to put myself on a budget. (It's very tempting, I must say, especially thinking about a 256 GB SSD)
 
Really depends how picky and hardcore you are about it. A GTX 770 is an awesome card in its own right. The R9 290X is not out yet, but the R9 280X is close to a GTX 770 performance for about $300. So that should get worthy consideration.

But don't forget the free games that the HD 7970 comes with -- Far Cry 3, Bioshock Infinite, and Crysis 3. If any of those games (or all of them) appeal to you, then the HD 7970 is a price that can't be beat. Buying those games individually will already cost you in the $100.
 
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NMKVB

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@ksham: I've decided on getting the R9 280x Windforce edition, it has pretty great performance. As for the free games, I already own all of them, so that's out of the equation. Thanks to you, I should be getting better performance AND $50 savings, thanks plenty.