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Whats the better CPU and Graphics card? Intel i5 2500 or 3470, and Nvidia GTX-590 or 660Ti

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July 1, 2014 7:31:42 PM

Whats the better CPU and Graphics card?
Intel i5 2500 or 3470, - Which of these 2 are better?
Nvidia GTX-590 or 660Ti - WHich of these 2 are better?

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July 1, 2014 7:36:10 PM

the two intel CPUs are about equal, the 3470 is slightly better

as for the Gpu, the gtx 590 is CLEARLY better, but it is a huge power-hog, and spits out tons of heat, you'll need to have the right PSU and case to handle it
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July 1, 2014 7:38:21 PM

the i5-3470 is slightly better... and the gtx 590 is better then the gtx 660ti
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July 1, 2014 7:54:06 PM

Do you believe these could handle games in 1080p? Like battlefield 4?

Also What power source would you suggest for the gtx 590
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July 1, 2014 8:00:53 PM

hamm said:
Do you believe these could handle games in 1080p? Like battlefield 4?

Also What power source would you suggest for the gtx 590


Get a newer system, like a core i5-4460 with an H97 motherboard, a Gigabyte Radeon R9 270x for Battlefield 4 at Ultra 1080p. It would run at 60 fps on a mix of Ulra/High if it is overclocked, and maybe 50 fps Ultra full at stock / slight overclock. Great card.

4460: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
H97: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
270X: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
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July 1, 2014 8:00:53 PM

hamm said:
Do you believe these could handle games in 1080p? Like battlefield 4?

Also What power source would you suggest for the gtx 590


Get a newer system, like a core i5-4460 with an H97 motherboard, a Gigabyte Radeon R9 270x for Battlefield 4 at Ultra 1080p. It would run at 60 fps on a mix of Ulra/High if it is overclocked, and maybe 50 fps Ultra full at stock / slight overclock. Great card.

4460: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
H97: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
270X: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
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July 1, 2014 8:12:48 PM

Andrew Buck said:
hamm said:
Do you believe these could handle games in 1080p? Like battlefield 4?

Also What power source would you suggest for the gtx 590


Get a newer system, like a core i5-4460 with an H97 motherboard, a Gigabyte Radeon R9 270x for Battlefield 4 at Ultra 1080p. It would run at 60 fps on a mix of Ulra/High if it is overclocked, and maybe 50 fps Ultra full at stock / slight overclock. Great card.

4460: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
H97: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
270X: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...


To me, it seems that the 590 and the i5 2500k runs better than the parts you recommended?
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July 1, 2014 8:22:40 PM

Runs a little better, but with a much larger price tag and power consumption. With an R9 280, it would perform much better than the 590 in games that don't support SLI and are AMD optimized.
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July 1, 2014 8:27:16 PM

the 590 is nice and all, but the heat and power draw is not practical if it was me.
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July 1, 2014 11:38:44 PM

I understand, its just I'm getting it for a good price.
What powersource would you suggest for it?
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July 5, 2014 6:02:21 PM

the main problem of using a hot dual GPU card like the 590 doesn't stop at it's 500W power usage though:

You are actually using an SLI system, just it's all wired on the same board. you'll be prone to microstutter just like any other SLI system:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-geforce-stut...

Worse, for games that do not properly support SLI, you'll drop down to a single gtx 580 performance. which, while good, isn't really top-notch by modern standards.

a hot card like the 590 will also cause your entire case to be hotter, all your fans will spin faster to compensate, making your system noisier (whether you care or not I don't know, just a warning :) 
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