I currently don't know which card is better, in general and for my system; therefore I need some help.
My budget is ~$1200
GPU Specs:
EVGA GeForce GTX770 SuperClocked Video Card
-$338.99 @Amazon.com (Special, usually $419.99)
-Base Clock: 1111 MHz
-Boost Clock: 1163 MHz
-Memory Clock: 7010 MHz Effective
-CUDA Cores: 1536
-2048MB GDDR5 256bit Memory
XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card
-$419.99@NIX
-Core Clock 947MHz
-2560 Stream Processors
-512 Bit Memory
-5000 MHz Effective Memory Clock
4GB 512-Bit GDDR5 Memory
Here are my current specs:
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Jf8pQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Jf8pQ7/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($256.98 @ Newegg Canada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($23.48 @ Newegg Canada)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.28 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($153.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($108.48 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($86.65 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.97 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 Advanced ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($20.52 @ DirectCanada)
Wireless Network Adapter: D-Link DWA-566 802.11a/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($25.00 @ NCIX)
Fan Controller: NZXT SENTRY 3 Fan Controller ($34.99 @ Canada Computers)
Any comments or questions on any part of my build would also be appreciated!
My budget is ~$1200
GPU Specs:
EVGA GeForce GTX770 SuperClocked Video Card
-$338.99 @Amazon.com (Special, usually $419.99)
-Base Clock: 1111 MHz
-Boost Clock: 1163 MHz
-Memory Clock: 7010 MHz Effective
-CUDA Cores: 1536
-2048MB GDDR5 256bit Memory
XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card
-$419.99@NIX
-Core Clock 947MHz
-2560 Stream Processors
-512 Bit Memory
-5000 MHz Effective Memory Clock
4GB 512-Bit GDDR5 Memory
Here are my current specs:
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Jf8pQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Jf8pQ7/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($256.98 @ Newegg Canada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($23.48 @ Newegg Canada)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.28 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($153.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($108.48 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($86.65 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.97 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 Advanced ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($20.52 @ DirectCanada)
Wireless Network Adapter: D-Link DWA-566 802.11a/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($25.00 @ NCIX)
Fan Controller: NZXT SENTRY 3 Fan Controller ($34.99 @ Canada Computers)
Any comments or questions on any part of my build would also be appreciated!