Going crazy with all of the different video cards!!!

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Wolfzero

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Hello TH community once again! I am going crazy researching all of the video cards out on the market. So I am seeking your opinion on this set up that I am going to be going with. I need to know what video card would go best with this set up keeping in mind that I don't want to spend a TON of money on a card. A nice mid-ranged one would be nice. I've been researching GTX 770's and 780s and many many other cards. HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($154.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: HELP! BRAND? MODEL? PRICE? BAH!?
Case: Enermax ECA3280A-BL ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.98 @ OutletPC)
 
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I personally advise that people get AMD cards. I've had far fewer issues with amd cards, as in none. They've worked for me. They overclock better, and tend to be able to take higher voltages. They tend to be cheaper for the same power, and they tend to have more ram. the 770 and 780 are two high end cards. If you're looking to spend that much, I'd go for a 290x. But here is how you pick a good card. You look at a price range (ie $200-$300). Then you find the best card in your range. That's the best you can do. How much are you looking to spend? Tell me and I can give you some advice. All I can advise is that you avoid evga. I've personally owned 3 cards by them, and between me and my friends, there's been about 7 or 8. ALL of them...
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GTX 760 is enough for gaming May be GTX 770 is better for i7 4770K

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gtx 760 is a beast for the money and has 170w tdp compared to 770 that is only 10% better and consumes 230w. go 760 you will love it. if you want to lower your price get a i5 since that i7 over i5 in games is lame at differences. be smart don't spend to much and be a victim of technology since i7 is not worth the price.
 
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I personally advise that people get AMD cards. I've had far fewer issues with amd cards, as in none. They've worked for me. They overclock better, and tend to be able to take higher voltages. They tend to be cheaper for the same power, and they tend to have more ram. the 770 and 780 are two high end cards. If you're looking to spend that much, I'd go for a 290x. But here is how you pick a good card. You look at a price range (ie $200-$300). Then you find the best card in your range. That's the best you can do. How much are you looking to spend? Tell me and I can give you some advice. All I can advise is that you avoid evga. I've personally owned 3 cards by them, and between me and my friends, there's been about 7 or 8. ALL of them except one has had issues with breaking, sli, etc. I've had no problems with amd though, and sapphire is really good. I would pick sapphire for AMD, and Zotac for nvidia. MSI makes both, and I'm pretty sure they're good.
 
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Some interesting advice here.

Personally I would go with the i7 for future proofing. They are only making one more chip series for LGA1150 and the prices of the chips won't go down that much. Getting hyperthreading now will be good for future games that will use the extra 'cores' (See 8core XboxOne and PS4)

As to video cards. Nvidia usually has the edge in efficiency and at the moment cost. R9-290X are hard to find at the lower prices, most are above $600 now. Many were available for $500. GTX770 will run you about $350 for a decent one.

As to EVGA, they do have the better warranty, you just need to avoid their low end reference designs. They do make high quality parts at a price premium.

MSI, ASUS, Sapphire, even Gigabyte are considered decent brands. Zotac and Powercolor and XFX are the ones most people say to avoid when it comes to graphics cards.
 
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Thanks for the advice everyone. I am going with the 4770k just because it is only 79 bucks more than the 4670k at the MC here. So I figured I might as well as go with it because it's not too much more and I have the ability for hyper-threading. I know that truly is the only difference between the two. As for the video card I'm so confused on all of it. There are at least 7 different 770 780 gtxs. I just don't know which ones are the best and why they all say GTX 770's from different companies. I was going to go with MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB but I can't find any for sale so I'm stuck trying to locate something else. :/ my brain is fried from this! VIDEO CARDS SHOULDN'T BE THIS HARD! haha. I have heard about the R9-290 but that is a bit out of my range. I would prefer 300-400 range and one that will obviously last me a few years and keep up with the games that are coming out/are out such as BF4, DayZ, etc...
 
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