Graphics Card for around 200$
- Thread starter zacgideo
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Well here is my build, and I dont think my cooling will suit a 290??
CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($160 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: MSI B85M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($209.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.29 @ Directron)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($51.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $680.12
Those who say r9 290 runs like a volcano, dont fall for it. Only reference cooler in a bad case airflow gets super duper hot.
it does run a bit hotter than Nvidias cards, but its also much cheaper, get any r9 290 from msi/gigabyte/sapphire/xfx/etc, as long as it has cooler from them on it, it will run cool, and offer some overclocking.
280x is much better tha a gtx 960, even a r9 280 is on par with it(offers better performance in higher resolutions/post processing) is 40$ cheaper, has extra gig of vram, and can be overclocked into gtx 770 range of performance.
Like i said only Nivida cards worth getting are the gtx 970/980, or if you have a horrible power supply.
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