GTX780ti, Radeon R9 290x, 2 GTX 760, 2 radeon R9 270xS

mccloskey75

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okay so im looking to get a new PC and i want a kick ass graphics card id like not to spend more than 550 but will go higher if im gonna get a lot better performance if i spend a few more bucks :) any suggestions under 700$
 

vinhn

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The best Price/Perf right now is probably the GTX 770 at ~$330. So you could fit 2 of those for under 700$.

Single card solutions right now for 550$ would be the GTX 780, AMD cards are having a price hike recently thanks to mining and would not be worth to pay the extra premium.
 

mccloskey75

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Antec Twelve Hundred V3 Black Steel ATX Full Tower Gaming Case

Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Single Unit Version Internal Solid State Drive (for boot)

Thermaltake Smart Standard 750W 80 PLUS Bronze ATX12V 2.3 Power Supply SP-750P


Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800)

AMD FD9370FHHKWOF FX-9370 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition

ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard


Windows 8.1 System Builder OEM DVD 64-Bit


[i will take any suggestions on other parts also]
 

mccloskey75

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are those liquid cpu coolers hard to install?

 


check out this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=j_Fp8wNNlxI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBU-KhVoO2g
 

mccloskey75

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btw i already have a 1 tb hard drive

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($729.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Antec Eleven Hundred ATX Full Tower Case ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1444.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-02 00:57 EST-0500)

here you go ;)