Help me find the best gaming graphics card for I7 3770K

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Phosphor25

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Hello, I am looking for a single nvidia graphics card that can max out all settings in world of Warcraft mists of pandaria, Diablo 3, Starcraft 2 and Counterstrike GO. I have 2 27 inch full HD LCD monitors 1920 x 1080. I am interested in mostly preset cards as I have no experience in manually over clocking. I am not looking to set new records with benchmarks, I just want to know what card will run mop and the other games at max settings. I do not have a preset budget.
Computer specs
CPU i7 3770k
Motherboard Asrock Z77 extreme6 LGA 1155
Memory 2 4GB sticks of corsair vengeance 1866
CPU cooler Antec 25 kuhler h2o 620
Hard drive Samsung SSD 840 series 120GB
Power supply corsair tx850w
Case Antec 1200

So far these are the two suggestions I have gotten.

http://m.newegg.com/Product?itemNumber=N82E16814130787
And
http://m.newegg.com/Product?itemNumber=N82E16814127685

Of these two cards what one is the better choice? Or is there a better graphics card that I would need? If so what should I get? I am looking to purchase this card within the next few days. Also if any of you know a website that has lower prices or know of any discount codes for newegg please let me know.

Thank You,
-Tom
 
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stant1rm

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Are the above parts you've already purchased? If not I can suggest a much better build for almost the same amount of money. It will tear through any game you can imagine.

Here's the build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Crucial V4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card (CrossFire) ($269.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card (CrossFire) ($269.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($78.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1191.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-12 02:11 EST-0500)
 
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^What Stant1rm said.

You can get a lot better performance for less money - even if you have the money to spend, don't spend it if it's not going to make the computer way better. Y'know?

That being said, both of the cards you linked are good, but if you want the very very best, go with a 690 or 7990.
 
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Phosphor25

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Yes those are the parts I currently own just need help picking a graphics card.
 
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Both are great cards i have the MSI N670 PE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnLUJxCBZUg it's a beast!The 670 FTW should do the same. Flip a coin and pick. ;) If you want the very best NV card it's GTX 690
 
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P. S. Don't look at world of warcraft benchmark. They tested it in starting areas with no people around. Realistically, you'd get 50 fps at most in cities/25-man raids, due to CPU bottlenecking (WoW is a very CPU intensive game). Hell, it managed to full load my 2 cores of i5-2500k @4.3 GHZ on Sha of Anger (40 man encounter), while I was merely getting 30 fps.
 
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Between those two I'd get the evga. I believe MSI got caught overvolting that card which obviously led to problems for people. Plus evga's customer service is awesome.
 
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They never were caught doing anything just that is what the name of the article was however MSI response was clear. 1. MSI respects the result which is tested by Tom’s Hardware, but we have much confidence and believe our products would not cause any customer RMA concerns.
2. Since MSI designs these custom products with overclocking in mind, we “supercharge” these cards because we’re anticipating enthusiast to overclock. Because of this design decision and the higher component quality, we’re able to provide more power to the board resulting in higher and longer GPU Boost operation without reducing the lifetime of the graphics card or warranty term.
3. MSI’s all graphics cards including GTX 670 and GTX 660 Ti passed strict test and stand behind our products with a 3 year warranty. the response from them was clear
Re: MSI caught: more boost by purposely built-in circuit fault
« Reply #22 on: 01-October-12, 21:12:41 »
The overvoltage this is all about does not concern the gpu so won't make a real difference for consumption. Also the starting up issue has never been reported on this forum although we are addressing a global audience while the few reports are from the german Tom's Hardware site only (and some competing manufacturers).So quite odd that problem did not show up here first where more customers of those very popular cards are around. Then if you look at professional reviews all award the card and recommend it. http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/56546-msi-gtx-670-power-edition-oc-review.html
http://rbmods.com/msi-geforce-gtx-670-power-edition/
http://www.guru3d.com/article/msi-geforce-gtx-670-power-edition-oc-review/
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/4779/msi_geforce_gtx_670_power_edition_2gb_overclocked_video_card_review/index.html
http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/MSI-GTX-670-Power-Edition-When-Reference-Not-Reference
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/%5Bprimary-term%5D/msi_geforce_gtx_670_power_edition
http://hothardware.com/Reviews/GeForce-GTX-680-RoundUp-EVGA-Zotac-Gigabyte-Asus/?page=1
http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/zardon/msi-gtx-670-power-edition-oc-twin-frozr-iv-review/



 
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+1 MSI's GTX 670 Power Edition gets my vote best card i ever owned.Despite what the haters claim it's also comes with three year warranty.The card is manufactured using the Military Class III components that MSI has made somewhat famous. These are higher quality hi-c caps, poly caps, and chokes. The choice of components should insure that they last longer, and have slightly higher capabilities which should help improve any overclocking ability. The combination of higher specification components combined with a slightly more robust power delivery system–topped off with an above average cooling solution make this a highly overclockable board.The card itself is overclocked right out of the box already. A standard GTX 670 has a base clock of 915 MHz and a boost clock up to 980 MHz. In the vast majority of applications, the clock would stay pretty steady at 980 MHz. By adjusting the power range of the card so it can pull more watts, these cards could easily hit GTX 680+ speeds.
 
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So I was looking at the 680's and for $60 more I found http://m.newegg.com/Product?itemNumber=N82E16814130797 it has a core clock speed of 1097mhz and a boost clock of 1163mhz along with 1536 Cuda cores compared to the 670 that has 1006mhz clock speed 1084mhz boost clock and 1344 Cuda cores. For the price difference should I get the 680? Also does anyone know how stable the card is? I want a card that will last.

For reference this is the 670
http://m.newegg.com/Product?itemNumber=N82E16814130787
And this is the 680
http://m.newegg.com/Product?itemNumber=N82E16814130797

I would like to purchase a graphics card within a few days and would appreciate all the help I can get.
 
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Well the EVGA 670 FTW!Is pretty good.It's not anymore reliable then a Asus or MSI card elect.A lot of members that say its loud and runs hot.I would agree its kinda loud it's acceptable imo and i would say runs hotter then other options still nothing to cause concern.Evga has the fantastic customer support so if you were not happy with it.I doubt you have too much trouble returning it.
 
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Phosphor25

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The Evga 670 or the 680 runs hot and is loud?
 
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Not really that's just what some members on the forum claim my cousin has the FTW!It's a little more loud then other options i am not sure about the 680 i doubt it runs hot EVGA used dual fan with that one so kudos to EVGA for that.
 
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