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In one corner, we have the Blue team, with Sapphire's R9 290X Vapor-X graphics card, packing in a $620 punch! And in the other corner, we have the Red team, Asus' ROG Poseidon GTX 780, weighing in at $600! (These are regular prices from Newegg.com)
Time Frame: I'll be buying one of those two within a month. Two weeks is more likely.
Budget range: These cards are almost the same. Bang-for-buck is negligible. I'd have to save somewhere between $75-100 for money to become a factor.
Processor and PSU: I plan on getting a Devil's Canyon (4790K) and my PSU will be an 850 watt, undecided between EVGA SuperNOVA 850 or Cooler Master V850 (that's another story).
Other Hardware: Motherboard will be Asus Maximus VII HERO. Will I get anything special for the GPU and mobo both being in the ASUS ROG series? RAM will be G.Skill Trident X DDR3-2133 CL-9.
Preferred Sites: I will go to any site for the best price, but again, price will not determine my choice today as they seem to be pretty close. I will go to Newegg, NCIX, MicroCenter, TigerDirect, Fry's Electronics, or the manufacturer itself. I live in North Texas. The nearest Fry's to my residence is in Dallas.
Parts preferences: Leaning slightly towards the Poseidon, because its color scheme will match my RAM and motherboard and it will build my ROG setup even higher (in addition to the motherboard, I will have a "Front Base"). But right now performance is all that matters.
Overclocking: Concerned about longevity so that's a maybe. Crossfire/SLI: Again, that's a maybe, as I've read running multiple cards will bring diminishing returns. If I had to upgrade my performance, I'd rather just save for an R9 295X2 than Crossfire/SLI.
Monitor resolution: will probably be 1080p. If I feel prodigious, I might take the next step up, which is 1200p? Or is it 1440p? But most likely starting resolution will be 1080p.
Additional comments: I will be building this setup over three phases; phase one is initial build, which is when I plan to have acquired all core components. During the first two phases (3-6 months) this system will be air cooled. Then in the third phase, if I decide to execute it, watercooling will be implemented. This tilts my opinion further towards the Poseidon because it supports both options, although I don't have much faith in its aircooling abilities like I do the Vapor-X. Then again, if I watercool, I'll have to void the Vapor-X's warranty by taking off the cooler and messing around with getting a waterblock.
Games I will be playing: Frostbite 3 Games, Unreal Engine games, CryEngine 3 Games. Notably, Armored Warfare by Obsidian, XCOM by Firaxis, and Star Wars Battlefront by DICE. I also am a very heavy player of Team Fortress 2 and other Valve games, but I'm sure either card would slay the Source Engine. Some games will have Mantle, others may not. I will get GTA5 for PC one way or another, but I don't know anything about what kind of game engine it uses and chances are it's the only Rockstar product I'll ever get.
Please include Mantle, DirectX 12, and other long-term factors in your decisions. I will be keeping this setup for a few years.
Time Frame: I'll be buying one of those two within a month. Two weeks is more likely.
Budget range: These cards are almost the same. Bang-for-buck is negligible. I'd have to save somewhere between $75-100 for money to become a factor.
Processor and PSU: I plan on getting a Devil's Canyon (4790K) and my PSU will be an 850 watt, undecided between EVGA SuperNOVA 850 or Cooler Master V850 (that's another story).
Other Hardware: Motherboard will be Asus Maximus VII HERO. Will I get anything special for the GPU and mobo both being in the ASUS ROG series? RAM will be G.Skill Trident X DDR3-2133 CL-9.
Preferred Sites: I will go to any site for the best price, but again, price will not determine my choice today as they seem to be pretty close. I will go to Newegg, NCIX, MicroCenter, TigerDirect, Fry's Electronics, or the manufacturer itself. I live in North Texas. The nearest Fry's to my residence is in Dallas.
Parts preferences: Leaning slightly towards the Poseidon, because its color scheme will match my RAM and motherboard and it will build my ROG setup even higher (in addition to the motherboard, I will have a "Front Base"). But right now performance is all that matters.
Overclocking: Concerned about longevity so that's a maybe. Crossfire/SLI: Again, that's a maybe, as I've read running multiple cards will bring diminishing returns. If I had to upgrade my performance, I'd rather just save for an R9 295X2 than Crossfire/SLI.
Monitor resolution: will probably be 1080p. If I feel prodigious, I might take the next step up, which is 1200p? Or is it 1440p? But most likely starting resolution will be 1080p.
Additional comments: I will be building this setup over three phases; phase one is initial build, which is when I plan to have acquired all core components. During the first two phases (3-6 months) this system will be air cooled. Then in the third phase, if I decide to execute it, watercooling will be implemented. This tilts my opinion further towards the Poseidon because it supports both options, although I don't have much faith in its aircooling abilities like I do the Vapor-X. Then again, if I watercool, I'll have to void the Vapor-X's warranty by taking off the cooler and messing around with getting a waterblock.
Games I will be playing: Frostbite 3 Games, Unreal Engine games, CryEngine 3 Games. Notably, Armored Warfare by Obsidian, XCOM by Firaxis, and Star Wars Battlefront by DICE. I also am a very heavy player of Team Fortress 2 and other Valve games, but I'm sure either card would slay the Source Engine. Some games will have Mantle, others may not. I will get GTA5 for PC one way or another, but I don't know anything about what kind of game engine it uses and chances are it's the only Rockstar product I'll ever get.
Please include Mantle, DirectX 12, and other long-term factors in your decisions. I will be keeping this setup for a few years.
and alot less expensive.
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