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November 6, 2013 5:53:14 PM

Hello, I would like to know if for my use which is gaming at 60 fps on a single 1080p screen what the best card is. I've built pc's before but i'd like some 3rd party input. I was going to go with the GTX 780 but then I saw that the R9 290 matches 780 performance for $100 less, then I saw the 780 comes with 3 free games, then I read somewhere that nvidia is coming out with new card Q1 next year. THEN I read that nvidia is coming out with Gsync and it's really damn confusing to keep up with this. So any suggestions? Here's the rest of my build, oh and I already have a 1 TB barracuda. That's why there's no hard drive [PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1YvVo) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1YvVo/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1YvVo/benchmarks/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54570) | $197.98 @ SuperBiiz
**Motherboard** | [MSI B85-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-b85g41pcma...) | $73.24 @ Amazon
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cml8gx3m2a1...) | $81.00 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-200r) | $49.99 @ NCIX US
**Optical Drive** | [LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-gh24ns95) | $15.99 @ Microcenter
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $418.20
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-06 20:52 EST-0500 |

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November 6, 2013 8:17:12 PM

I would recommend a GTX 770 from either EVGA, Asus, or MSi.
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November 6, 2013 10:25:22 PM

get a 770 if your looking to play on high and ultra settings, if playing on ultra settings does not matter you would be fine with a 760 or 280x
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November 6, 2013 10:56:21 PM

I'd like to play on ultra for the next 2 years or so, that's why I was considering the GTX 780 or the 290.
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November 6, 2013 10:57:53 PM

Computerchap said:
I'd like to play on ultra for the next 2 years or so, that's why I was considering the GTX 780 or the 290.


go with a 290 as it outperforms the 780 on nearly every game
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November 7, 2013 11:22:09 AM

I hear it has fan troubles will that be an issue? Also do you know when the aftermarket coolers for it will be out?
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November 7, 2013 4:59:14 PM

Computerchap said:
I hear it has fan troubles will that be an issue? Also do you know when the aftermarket coolers for it will be out?


The main issue with AMD cards is that 1. They state it was designed to run at 95C and 2. The fans are really loud.
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November 7, 2013 5:09:54 PM

Nuclear101 said:
Computerchap said:
I hear it has fan troubles will that be an issue? Also do you know when the aftermarket coolers for it will be out?


The main issue with AMD cards is that 1. They state it was designed to run at 95C and 2. The fans are really loud.


So would you go with the 780 or the 290? Mantle looks pretty promising.
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November 7, 2013 8:09:59 PM

Computerchap said:
Nuclear101 said:
Computerchap said:
I hear it has fan troubles will that be an issue? Also do you know when the aftermarket coolers for it will be out?


The main issue with AMD cards is that 1. They state it was designed to run at 95C and 2. The fans are really loud.


So would you go with the 780 or the 290? Mantle looks pretty promising.


If you're OK with a hotter GPU and 70W more TDP, get the R9 290X, for energy efficient computing, get the 770.
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November 7, 2013 8:12:58 PM

Nuclear101 said:
Computerchap said:
Nuclear101 said:
Computerchap said:
I hear it has fan troubles will that be an issue? Also do you know when the aftermarket coolers for it will be out?


The main issue with AMD cards is that 1. They state it was designed to run at 95C and 2. The fans are really loud.


So would you go with the 780 or the 290? Mantle looks pretty promising.


If you're OK with a hotter GPU and 70W more TDP, get the R9 290X, for energy efficient computing, get the 770.


alright, thanks for the help. I'll go with the 290.
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