Help me choose a graphics card

Peran98 · Nov 3, 2013

Hi,
I am building a PC soon and can either buy a hd 7970 but i will have to spend £40-50 less on a case or buy a hd 7950 and keep the £80 nzxt case. (another option may be the r9-280x)
Please help choose between these three cards:
Card 1: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3gb-asus-radeon-hd-7970-matrix-platinum-6600mhz-gddr5-28nm-gpu-1050mhz-2048cores-4xdp-2xdl-dvi-plusf

Card 2: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3gb-msi-radeon-hd-7970-twin-frozr-iii-oc-boost-edition-5500mhz-gddr5-28nm-gpu-1000mhz-2048-cores

Card 3: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3gb-msi-radeon-hd-7950-twin-frozr-oc-be-28nm-5000mhz-gddr5-gpu-880mhz-1792-cores-dvi-hdmi-2x-mini-dp

Thank you,
Peran

Blaise170 · Nov 3, 2013

I would go with the better case and 7950. You can always upgrade your graphics, but getting a new case is a hassle since you have to completely rebuild the case.

Card 3.

Novuake · Nov 3, 2013

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3gb-msi-radeon-radeon-r9-280x-gaming-3g-28nm-6000mhz-gddr5-gpu-1000mhz-boost-1050mhz-2048-streams-hd

Get that card above instead.

Anyway, if you provide your budget and what you are currently looking to get, then we can help a lot easier and actually help you choose so you m,ay be able to get BOTH.

So start from SCRATCH>

Peran98 · Nov 3, 2013

Blaise170 :

Thank you for your reply

Peran98 · Nov 3, 2013

Novuake :

My budget is around £500-£600.
I have a spare 6GB RAM laying around so i can add that to the system which will save around £50.
This is the build so far:
CPU: AMD fx- 6300
PSU: Corsair 750w
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P
HDD: 3TB Seagate
Cooler: Coolermaster TX3 Evo
Graphics card: ????
CD: Asus DVD RW (£15)
Case: NXZT Phantom 410 gunmetal edition

Sanotal · Nov 3, 2013

I would suggest getting a bad GPU for now, until you can afford a 7970.

Peran98 · Nov 3, 2013

Sanotal :

That sounds like a terrible idea. I want to be able to play games from the day I set it up. Ill probably get a cheaper case and get the r9-280x

quietscream · Nov 3, 2013

You should consider the gtx 770 its at the same price as the 280x with a lil lower performance but with 150$ worth game bundle

Sanotal · Nov 3, 2013

Wait, you can't afford a 7970 with the current setup? I got about 530 BPS with all of that stuff and a 7970. Maybe your prices are different?

Novuake · Nov 3, 2013

See. already we can drop of the Corsair 750w PSU, you do not need more than 550w. That should free up some case.
The 410 is a little pricey, you can drop there too and still get quality.
First off 6GB of RAM is a bad idea, so that will need to be changed at some point. Not now though.
If you really have to, drtop the CPU cooler too. My suggestion :

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1WKZz
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1WKZz/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1WKZz/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£79.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£20.27 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£54.84 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£83.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (£220.97 @ CCL Computers)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Gunmetal/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£82.09 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£48.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£12.74 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £603.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-03 13:23 GMT+0000)

Peran98 · Nov 3, 2013

Sanotal :

ohh yeah sorry, i added the keyboard and mouse to my price, that explains a few things

Sanotal · Nov 3, 2013

NZXT Phantom 410 Series CA-PH410-G1 Gunmetal Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Black Trim Computer Case - 55.79
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 ST3000DM001 3TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive - 74.59
GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard - 49.52
CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750W - 68.32
AMD FX-6300 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.1GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Six-Core Desktop Processor - 74.59
Cooler Master Hyper TX3 - CPU Cooler with 3 Direct Contact Heatpipes - 12.54
MSI R7970 TF 3GD5/OC BE Radeon HD 7970 3GB Twin Frozr OC Boost Edition - 187.41
Total: 530

Peran98 · Nov 3, 2013

Sanotal :

NZXT Phantom 410 Series CA-PH410-G1 Gunmetal Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Black Trim Computer Case - 55.79
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 ST3000DM001 3TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive - 74.59
GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard - 49.52
CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750W - 68.32
AMD FX-6300 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.1GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Six-Core Desktop Processor - 74.59
Cooler Master Hyper TX3 - CPU Cooler with 3 Direct Contact Heatpipes - 12.54
MSI R7970 TF 3GD5/OC BE Radeon HD 7970 3GB Twin Frozr OC Boost Edition - 187.41
Total: 530

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1WL8m

Sanotal · Nov 3, 2013

Newegg should start a UK website, if it saves you 70 BPS

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