I wanted to say before I begin, I'm going for IT classes and might either branch off into software or hardware for my career. I'm 20 and inexperienced and would appreciate some technical advice as well, other than "yeah get the cards for XY and Z reasons."
So Here's my build I got from 2012
Haff 922 case
EVGA GTX 660(having sudden heat sink issues, tried different drivers and no luck)
i5 3570k 3.40Ghz
Asus P8Z77 V LX MOBO
Corsair 16 GB DDR3 RAM
Realtek HD sound card
Cooler Master Hyper 212+ cpu heat sink
Blu ray LG drive and writer
600w PSU Corsair CX
3 TB WD HDD(Windows 7 HP, primary boot steam games)
1 TB Seagate Barracuda(Ubuntu 13.10)
Cooler master fans(tailored for Haff 922)
Now I didn't build this. My parents had a third party store build it. I was mad because I wanted to make it =( they didn't think I could do it. But the Microsoft store evaluated my tuning up off the parts and said that the store that made it, put the RAM in the wrong slots and I got screwed over on labor charges for at the time a 1,300 USD PC.
Now I said the GTX 660 might be broken. Either way I was getting a new card(s) anyways. Now
what's the better deal? A single 780GTX? Or x2 GTX 770s 4B with ACX cooling? I am in school and don't want anything overkill. But I would appreciate in my time off enjoying a nice PC I worked on partly.I also want something that will last. People are still SLI'ing the GTX 690 and I don't hear any complaints or reduced frame rates.
So what are some tips? I am getting at least an 850w, because I am going to get my second 770 at the end of the year, I want to try it out as a single card first. Is 850watts two much?
So Here's my build I got from 2012
Haff 922 case
EVGA GTX 660(having sudden heat sink issues, tried different drivers and no luck)
i5 3570k 3.40Ghz
Asus P8Z77 V LX MOBO
Corsair 16 GB DDR3 RAM
Realtek HD sound card
Cooler Master Hyper 212+ cpu heat sink
Blu ray LG drive and writer
600w PSU Corsair CX
3 TB WD HDD(Windows 7 HP, primary boot steam games)
1 TB Seagate Barracuda(Ubuntu 13.10)
Cooler master fans(tailored for Haff 922)
Now I didn't build this. My parents had a third party store build it. I was mad because I wanted to make it =( they didn't think I could do it. But the Microsoft store evaluated my tuning up off the parts and said that the store that made it, put the RAM in the wrong slots and I got screwed over on labor charges for at the time a 1,300 USD PC.
Now I said the GTX 660 might be broken. Either way I was getting a new card(s) anyways. Now
what's the better deal? A single 780GTX? Or x2 GTX 770s 4B with ACX cooling? I am in school and don't want anything overkill. But I would appreciate in my time off enjoying a nice PC I worked on partly.I also want something that will last. People are still SLI'ing the GTX 690 and I don't hear any complaints or reduced frame rates.
So what are some tips? I am getting at least an 850w, because I am going to get my second 770 at the end of the year, I want to try it out as a single card first. Is 850watts two much?