- Aug 18, 2013
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Ok, before i start i feel it is my obligation to say that i do not. NOT. want any fanboism on this thread for either side. But anyway let me present you with my dilemma.
at current i am planning to build the following system at the end of June:
4790K I7 CPU
H100I COOLER
ROG HERO VII Z97 ATX BOARD
128GB SAMSUNG PRO SSD
2 X 3TB SEAGATE 7200RPM 64MB CACHE HDD'S
16GB OF CORSAIR VENGEANCE 1600MHZ RAM
SWITCH 810 BLACK NZXT FULL TOWER CASE
CORSAIR RM1000 WATT PSU
now, here is my dilemma, i could choose to go with gtx 780 sli which would bring me to around £1800 total (without Cpu)
or go with r9 290 (direct cu2) which would bring me to around just under £1700.
i realise that power consumption of AMD route may be 50 - 150 watts more, but from benchmarks i see that the r9 290 is almost, in many situations neck and neck if not ahead of the 780.
also if i go with 290 option i may be able to opt for 32gb of vengeance ram to fill gab or even another SSD, thought and recommendations?
at current i am planning to build the following system at the end of June:
4790K I7 CPU
H100I COOLER
ROG HERO VII Z97 ATX BOARD
128GB SAMSUNG PRO SSD
2 X 3TB SEAGATE 7200RPM 64MB CACHE HDD'S
16GB OF CORSAIR VENGEANCE 1600MHZ RAM
SWITCH 810 BLACK NZXT FULL TOWER CASE
CORSAIR RM1000 WATT PSU
now, here is my dilemma, i could choose to go with gtx 780 sli which would bring me to around £1800 total (without Cpu)
or go with r9 290 (direct cu2) which would bring me to around just under £1700.
i realise that power consumption of AMD route may be 50 - 150 watts more, but from benchmarks i see that the r9 290 is almost, in many situations neck and neck if not ahead of the 780.
also if i go with 290 option i may be able to opt for 32gb of vengeance ram to fill gab or even another SSD, thought and recommendations?
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