GTX 660 vs R9 270X vs GTX 760

tabascosauz

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Here it is, plain and simple.

I will be playing BF2 PR, BF3, most likely BF4, and maybe a bit of whatever comes with the AMD/Nvidia bundle as well. All at a maximum of 1920x1200, though maybe 2560x1400 in the somewhat distant future.

Which one would be best? Obviously 660 is the cheapest, but it's not exactly very good when it comes to bang for the buck with its $200 price tag; the 270X looks tempting but I find it difficult to give Catalyst another chance; the 760 looks very nice, runs fast and cool and quiet but is the most expensive (should I wait a couple months for the price to fall?).

Some things though; I don't want to OC much (maybe 100mhz max) because my case is not the best at moving air (XPS 8500 fan is regulated by BIOS based on voltage). So no crappy AMD blowers please, though EVGA makes some great reference-based blowers. Nothing over 10.0 inches because it's a tight squeeze. Stock PSU is 460w, I'm not afraid to go and swap it out though it is very good and really lives up to the 460w label.

On a somewhat unrelated note, should I trust AMD with Mantle? BF4 has it but I don't want to buy the 270X and then six months later have Mantle be one of the biggest flops the industry has ever seen. Nvidia's G-sync is useless because I will not be getting one of those 120hz TN monitors.

Thanks guys.