Which is a better graphics card for a gaming pc/ light photo editing

joseph9012 · Apr 15, 2016

I am building a gaming pc for medium gaming and light photo editing (no video editing). I would also like it to run games smoothly in about 5 years +.

Theses are the two graphics cards I was looking at to go with Intel Core i7-6700.

- GIGABYTE Radeon R9 390
- EVGA GeForce GTX 970

Could some one please tell me which is a better graphics card for what I am going to use it for thanks.

I have some other options two and would need help choosing which would be better for gaming and lasting a few years.

1. Intel Core i7-6700
- GIGABYTE Radeon R9 390
or
- EVGA GeForce GTX 970

2. AMD FX-8350 Black Edition (maybe intel i5)
- EVGA GeForce GTX 980 (most likely if I chose this option)
or
- GIGABYTE Radeon R9 390x

Thanks.

Alan Caldwell · Apr 15, 2016

1 is better. Intel i7 with GTX 970.

What is your budget? Will give you a build.

joseph9012 · Apr 15, 2016

Thanks for you help Alan

my budget is about £800 excluding a monitor, windows 10 and cooler for cpu.

my build is

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£259.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£116.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£59.60 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£68.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.92 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (£275.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Inwin 503 BLACK ATX Mid Tower Case (£62.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£51.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)
Keyboard: Razer Deathstalker Expert Wired Gaming Keyboard (Purchased For £0.00)
Mouse: Razer Ouroboros Wireless Laser Mouse (Purchased For £0.00)
Other: CORSAIR Hydro Series H105 (£89.73)
Total: £1025.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-15 11:13 BST+0100

I have found all the parts to be cheaper on Newegg (not 100% if I'm buying from there and if I can trust it) so I totalled £773 not £1000 which is under my budget so if you are getting the parts from amazon it can total around £1000 budget.

Feel free to make changes and suggestions

I would also like some help choosing a gaming monitor for under £200 and a water cooler (the ones you build with pipes not pre made) the whole kit under £150.

Thanks

Qenetor · Apr 15, 2016

I would go with the 390 instead, because in the light of early dx12 prewievs, it gains considerably more performance than 970. Also it has more vram, which might come handy if gaming in higher resolution. And you never know what the vram requirements will be in 5 years or so. Also 390 is a little bit cheaper where I live (Finland).
But if you care more about power consumption and cooling, go for the 970.

joseph9012 · Apr 15, 2016

Thanks for you help Qenetor i'll consider it.

Any help with the above questions I manly need a water cooler under £150 full kit

would this be a suitable gaming monitor (I know it has slightly low refresh rates but I read 5 gtg is ok)
http://www.newegg.com/global/uk/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824022039&cm_re=samsung_curved_27%22-_-24-022-039-_-Product

Alan Caldwell · Apr 15, 2016

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£288.32 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£26.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£108.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£58.01 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£55.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.98 @ Novatech)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£286.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case (£54.32 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£74.78 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer (£12.37 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1004.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-15 12:04 BST+0100

Qenetor · Apr 15, 2016

Sorry, I have no experience in water cooling. But 60hz is quite ok for a monitor, not too low.

Alan Caldwell · Apr 15, 2016

joseph9012 :

That monitor is good, but a monitor with 1ms will be better. I have no experience in water cooling.

joseph9012 · Apr 15, 2016

Thank you both for your help and especially the build
I think I will go with that monitor unless I find a better one maybe 144Hz and 2gtg or 1gtg would be best

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