Which gfx card? 7870XT or 66ti?

[Gregmillr]

Title says it all! I'm a new builder, and this is what I have so far: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/D72t.

I think every other part is fine, just stuck on a gfx card. It'll be used for gaming(Bf3,CoD,Crysis,WoW, etc..)

Thanks!

Budget is stuck around 890 for the whole build.

 

[siddharthmukul007]

go for the GTX 660Ti....would be a better choice for the games you mentioned

 

[Gregmillr]

thanks

 

[J_E_D_70]

Benches look neck and neck on those two. I'd go with whichever is cheaper or comes the best gaming bundle you'd actually use.

 

[ibjeepr]

I would narrow it down to these two. The 7870 XT wins in price and I think it will be a little more future friendly. Otherwise they are very similar.
I play WoW, Borderlands 2, Diablo 3 and Civ V all at max (WoW is tweaked a little) at 1920x1080 while carrying over 50 FPS easily on the AMD card in my sig. so I wouldn't let what card one game or another does a little better on sway you too much.

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7870 XT w/Boost 2GB: $259.99 + $15 rebate on Newegg; 256 bit; 975mhz core

MSI N660Ti PE 2GD5 GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB: $279.99 + $20 rebate on Newegg ; 192 bit; 980 mhz core

 

[loops]

PowerColor HD7870 PCS+ Myst Edition and it comes with 2 free games...you can sell em and with the money you save plus the games sold you could get a SSD.

Numbers wise,,,both gpus are on par. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/tahiti-le-7870-7930-benchmark,3401-3.html

 

[Gregmillr]

And they are both compatible with my build so they will right correctly, right?

Sorry, trying to learn all of this stuff

 

[twelve25]

Yeah, you could run either just fine.

 

[darkspartenwarrior]

7870XT is cheaper and the 660Ti is barely faster, I'd place them neck and neck, depends on whether you want 150 in F2P money or 2 free games.