Radeon HD 7870 Ghz Edition or GTX 750 Ti (Recording)

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Celtics23

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Now I already know the 7870 beats a GTX 750 Ti. Both these cards I am looking at are the same price (7870 is refurbished) at $150. I am on a tight budget of and for the most part have my build all set up.

I want to play my favorite games at max settings, and occasionally record for youtube and twitch. Reason why I would consider choosing the GTX 750 Ti is because of Shadowplay. From what I've seen in benchmarks is that Shadowplay is the best recording software for maintaining fps. And the best part is that it is free since it comes with GeForce Experience which I also like as a feature.

I'm wondering which when recording will give me most fps. I'm probably gonna say the 7870 since it is a bit more powerful so it might be able to keep up even without shadowplay.

Here is the build I am looking to get... (Not including video card)

CPU - FX-6300 3.5 GHz (4.1 GHz Turbo)

Motherboard - ECS A960M-MV(1.0A) AM3+ AMD 760G

Memory (RAM) - Team Elite 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM

Hard Drive - Western Digital WD Blue 500GB

Computer Case - COUGAR Spike Black Steel / Plastic MicroATX Mini Tower Gaming Case

DVD Drive - ASUS 24X DVD Burner

Power Supply - RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 530W

Operating System - Windows 7 Home Premium SP1

Edit: You may comment on my build if you'd like to help me since this will be my first computer build.
 
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I think AMD has something similar to shadowplay now - http://www.anandtech.com/show/8224/hands-on-with-amds-gaming-evolved-client-game-dvr

My choice would be the 7870.

My notes on your build - I'd choose a different power supply (I don't trust most low end Raidmax PSUs) and try to get 8GB of ram. It appears you are on a pretty tight budget, but you may want more storage as well. I have a friend who did some recording for awhile and it REALLY uses a lot of storage space. With a 500GB hard drive you will likely need to cut back heavily on the quality of your recordings (either framerate, resolution, or both) and probably will have to delete your recordings after you've uploaded your videos so that you have room for the next ones.
 
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For the most part, 4GB of RAM is enough. I can definitely upgrade soon though. I don't play many games so a 500 GB Hard Drive is enough. On my old dell which is currently my computer I have a 80 GB Hard Drive which still has about 10 GB left. 10 GB for recording. I use MSI Afterburner right now.
 
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I second the different PSU and maybe more storage, you don't need more than 4GB RAM now, but you might want more sooner rather than later. 7870 over 750ti as long as you have the PSU, the only time you'd want the 750ti is if you're worried you don't have a big enough PSU.
 
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natedawg72

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Alright. If you are used to doing your recording by making the most of a rather low spec PC than I'm sure you'll be fine.

I still think you should get a higher quality PSU though. You don't need more power, but rather a better built one. The power supply is something you should buy with long-term in mind.
 
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