GTX 660 or R9 270x

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LegoOptimus1138

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I'm getting a new card soon and I was wondering which card, the GTX 660 or R9 270x, and which kind of the card I should get. I am also upgrading to a 600 watt PSU.
My specs:
460 watt PSU
Nvidia GT 610
AMD FX 6-core 6100 3.3 GHz
8GB Ram
1TB Hard Drive

Also, I am looking into playing games like BF4, Skyrim, Just cause 2, War thunder, Fallout 3/NV, Civ 5 etc.
 
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depends on what you are looking for, whether your goal is a quieter or cooler card. The Gigabyte Windforce 270x is one of the cooler cards out there and surprisingly quiet idle, despite having 3 fans but is average interms of noise once it hits load. WARNING: This card is however long; about 11.8 inches or 293mm make sure it fits your case

another cool and quiet card is the MSI Hawk edition 270x or the ASUS Direct CUII 270x

My opinion, if noise and thermals arent a big issue for you (plus these cards that i've listed are relatively close in terms of noise and thermals), pick the cheapest one; at most the cards will be + or - ~2 to 4 fps faster or slower than the others and still considerably faster than the GTX 660 and will satisfy...
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depends on what you are looking for, whether your goal is a quieter or cooler card. The Gigabyte Windforce 270x is one of the cooler cards out there and surprisingly quiet idle, despite having 3 fans but is average interms of noise once it hits load. WARNING: This card is however long; about 11.8 inches or 293mm make sure it fits your case

another cool and quiet card is the MSI Hawk edition 270x or the ASUS Direct CUII 270x

My opinion, if noise and thermals arent a big issue for you (plus these cards that i've listed are relatively close in terms of noise and thermals), pick the cheapest one; at most the cards will be + or - ~2 to 4 fps faster or slower than the others and still considerably faster than the GTX 660 and will satisfy your gaming needs at 1080p.

Hope this Helps!
 
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Would the R9 270x fit in a Cooler Master 430?
 
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It depends on which card manufacturer you get the card from. I recommend the XFX 270x. Also that case should support most long cards.
 
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