i5 4670 + msi gtx 770 (with cheap other components) or i5 4440 + msi r9 280 (with better other components)

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bipolar_cupcake

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Hallo everyone.

I am a casual gamer playing about 1-2 hours daily (if I have the time), mostly BF3, CS:GO, Skyrim and NBA/PES/FIFA on my DELL Inspiron 5520 with i5 3210 and HD7670m. I bought the laptop while I was at Collage. Now I have saved up some money and need some advice.
I live in Croatia and PC parts are really expensive here. So I have to pick my parts very carefully. My budget is around 8000 kn (2x my monthly income) which is around 1050 euros/$1300. I don't know should I go for the performance or for the complete package. Picking the GPU gives me headaches...

my first option is:
MOBO Gigabyte H81M-DS2
CPU i5 4670K
GPU MSI GTX 770 gaming
HDD Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB
PSU Corsair CX 600
RAM Crucial 2x4 GB Unbuffered UDIMM
Case Zalman Z3 Plus
Xigmatek Dark Knight
monitor Samsung LS24 390D


my second option:
MOBO Gigabyte H81M-DS2
CPU i5 4440/ amd fx 8370
GPU MSI R9 280 (non x)/ MSI GTX 760 gaming (or even a GTX 960, maybe)
SSD Samsung EVO 250 GB
RAM Patriot Viper3 2x4 GB
PSU Corsair RM 550
Case Fractal Arc mini R2
cooler Corsair H55 (if OC-ing the amd cpu)
monitor Samsung LS24 390D

In Croatia these two options are in the same budget (+/- 30 bucks). If I order over amazon I'm going to pay for the shipping the same if not even more...

Any advice is welcome
 
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Go for the second build,

I don't think you will have any need to overclock, so I think you can pick the case and the cooler from first build, and with the money you save buy a better GPU or take your girlfriend or boyfriend to dinner

It's a good idea to wait for the GTX 960, you might not get a great increase on performance, but you will probably save on the electricity consumption and have lower temps.

other options to buy your parts: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/358998-31-worldwide-online-computer-parts-stores
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Go for the second build,

I don't think you will have any need to overclock, so I think you can pick the case and the cooler from first build, and with the money you save buy a better GPU or take your girlfriend or boyfriend to dinner

It's a good idea to wait for the GTX 960, you might not get a great increase on performance, but you will probably save on the electricity consumption and have lower temps.

other options to buy your parts: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/358998-31-worldwide-online-computer-parts-stores
 
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At most you should consider changing to the PSU of the first option. Your build will probably require less then 500w, but it's hard to say since the GTX 960 is not released yet. WIth GTX 760 (that have a power consumption similar to the one of a GTX 970) you will need around 500w.

You can calculate the consumption here:

http://www.extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine
 
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I always say get a higher capacity PSU than you need as
1. It makes room for more power hungry upgrades
2. Reduces stress on it and makes sure that you don't have a PSU failure that takes the rest of your PC with it.
This space should be I think minimum of 50 watts but preferably 100 watts+.
 
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Well, I can go for the RM650. it's only 7 bucks more expensive at the online store that I am considering. But isn't 550W enogh for that build? everywhere I looked 450-500 was the PSU for my build. I have build my nephew a PC with i5 4570 + r9 270x HAWK and CX500 and it's working just fine for over 7 months now... The AX series is a little to pricey for me.I would rather buy a better GPU for that money. Could you guys recomend a good PSU other than Corsair? I don't have EVGA as an option

thanks for your opinions and answers
 
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http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-oem-manufacturer,2913-10.html

Either of the PSU's are decent and are reputable suppliers. So I would say go for the cheaper one.

Although If you are planning on more beastly upgrades or heavy overclocking get the 750w.
A larger PSU is a good move as it is less limiting and will over more flexibility.
 
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It's hard to say witch one would be better, but maybe you should go for the Seasonic, probably the quality of the components are better then the ones you will find on the XFX (Gold vs Bronze), the electric bill will probably be a bit lower (again Gold vs Bronze), it has sightly better customer review at newegg (5 stars against 4), and according to Centro Seasonic has 60 months warranty and XFX only 24 (but at XFX's website they also offer 60 months, but I don't know if in this case there is some kind of region restriction).

The XFX seems to run a bit more cold, also have a strong efficiency.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7761/seasonic-s12g-650w-power-supply-review/4
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=216
http://www.kitguru.net/components/power-supplies/zardon/xfx-pro-series-750w-power-supply-review/5/
 
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