nvidia or amd for new built gaming machine help

FyreLord42 · Jan 23, 2014

specs are gonna be I7 4770k haswell, 16gb g skill sniper gaming 1866 mhz GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-OC LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS,CORSAIR CXM series CX750M 750W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready

budget ok was aiming torwards a nvidia 770 gtx 4gb

HiTechObsessed · Jan 23, 2014

What are you asking about? You need to get a better PSU at that budget, Seasonic makes a great 620w PSU that would be perfect at the same price point as the CX750.

Fitzitz · Jan 23, 2014

The 4gb 770 is a marketing ploy, it will have issues with performance way before it maxes out vram. Get a 280x toxic or if you can afford them 290/x/780 ti

Brantyn Gerik · Jan 23, 2014

You can get the i5 and be able to afford a gtx 780 as you will get more performance out of the system for gaming this way, the i7 is overkill for gaming and simply wont be fully utilized, therefore the extra money is better spent on a gpu

Do not go for the 770 4gb variant unless you plan to sli in the future (generally advised against due to multi card inefficiency and problems)

the 290 is an equivalent card, but in north america is more expensive due to the bitcoin mining craze.

if you are in an area where this pricing is not in effect, then i would recommend the amd side for the price

erformance ratio.
If you are in north america however, i simply have to recommend nvidia due to the increased prices of the amd cards

whitecat · Jan 23, 2014

it would be a great rig
this psu is better
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-ea650green

Brantyn Gerik · Jan 23, 2014

There is nothing wrong with your current build, so don't pay too much mind into changing the psu unless you find a better reviewed one on sale, there is nothing wrong with the corsair cx series.

just worry about finishing your build, as you currently really only need a gpu. if you go down to the i5, you will see no performance loss (maybe 1-2fps) but would see upwards of 20 fps increase from a better gpu.

my recommendations from my first post stay the same

Onus · Jan 23, 2014

No one mines BTC on a GPU any more. It is Litecoin miners that have affected the supply of AMD graphics cards.
If you have no interest in mining, a 2GB GTX770 is fine for single monitor 1920x1080 gaming. If you want to run nVidia Surround, or 3D, then get the 4GB version.
If you do want to mine Litecoin when you're not gaming, then you will want a R9-280x or R9-290; just be aware that currently the prices may be over MSRP.
I also agree about the PSU. The Corsair CX line is made with inferior Samxon capacitors that don't like heat and fail early.

FyreLord42 · Jan 23, 2014

HiTechObsessed :

why do i want a lower psu from 750watt down to 620watt

Brantyn Gerik · Jan 23, 2014

It's a higher quality psu, thats why. honestly no real difference between them because the 750 watt will not run as hot due to the lower power percentage usage.

HiTechObsessed · Jan 23, 2014

750w is overkill for the build, and the CX series isn't nearly as reliable as a good SeaSonic.

FyreLord42 · Jan 23, 2014

the 290x on tigerdirect is actually cheaper then the 780 as the 290x is like $539

Brantyn Gerik · Jan 23, 2014

Honestly just forget about the psu controversy and move on with your build lol, you won't have a problem with either power supply
also post the link for that 290x, because i have my doubts due to the mining price increases

FyreLord42 · Jan 23, 2014

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8744511&Sku=RLH-102180079

Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Battlefield 4 Ed. Video Card - 4GB GDDR5, PCI-Express 3.0 (x16), AMD CrossFireX - 21227-00-50G

HiTechObsessed · Jan 23, 2014

A guy on this forum earlier had a 750 literally blow up on him. So don't say there won't be a problem. The CX is fine as a budget PSU, but when you get into the more demanding higher current systems, you want quality over watts.

FyreLord42 · Jan 23, 2014

i actually switched out the corsair power supply with this seasonic 620w sli ready 80 bronze cert

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151095

FyreLord42 · Jan 23, 2014

to make it alot easier i will just link the stuff i got just give a recommendation or if its ok

HiTechObsessed · Jan 23, 2014

That'll be perfect

especially if you're going for a card as power hungry as the 290 series lol

FyreLord42 · Jan 23, 2014

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151095 POWER SUPPLY
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119297 CASE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128594 MOTHERBOARD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116901 PROCESSOR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231611 MEMORY

Brantyn Gerik · Jan 23, 2014

I only recommend the high end amd cards if the prices are not inflated like in north america. if you are in canada specifically (my area) then i have to recommend the 770 or 780 due to the cheaper prices for equivalent performance.

Brantyn Gerik · Jan 23, 2014

You could go with a cheaper motherboard and the i5 in order to give you a huge boost to your gpu budget and still get the same performance in gaming

Brantyn Gerik · Jan 23, 2014

The memory you chose is also very overkill for gaming, and you could spend literally half the money on your ram and see the same performance in gaming

Brantyn Gerik · Jan 23, 2014

the msi gd-45 is a good motherboard for the price
the i5-4670k is the best gaming processor for the price if you still want intel (the 4770k is just a wasted $100 if you are only gaming)
There are literally hundreds of different ram types that would be better for your personal use at a lower cost

FyreLord42 · Jan 23, 2014

Brantyn Gerik :

the 780 is a few dollars cheaper http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130916

HiTechObsessed · Jan 23, 2014

I would change the motherboard to this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130726

And get the 780 MSI Gpu: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127746

The MSI Gaming board will actually get a few more FPS out of the MSI 780 Gaming than others because of its boost feature, and the 780 is better than the 290. This will save you a little money and get some more performance

FyreLord42 · Jan 23, 2014

Brantyn Gerik :

any chance you can link them website wise so i can make some changes and i can put a bigger bank in the GPU as i really only play FFXIV Online WOW sometimes COD Ghosts and Battlefield 4 atm but i want something that will hold up for a future game later this year

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