Radeon or Nvidia?

[maxicusdagreat]

Should I go with Radeon or Nvidia. I am a heavy gamer, and a big video editor. I have a budget of $720 for my build. PLEASE HELP ME!

Cards I'm looking at:

EVGA GeForce GTX 660

Sapphire Radeon HD 7850

My build so far:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: NZXT Tempest 210 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: CoolMax 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $728.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-16 13:28 EST-0500)

 

[djangoringo]

I'd get the 7870 tahiti le for just 208.8$ with promo code : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131484&Tpk=7870%20le

It offers two games, tomb raider and bioshock infinite.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/tahiti-le-7870-7930-benchmark,3401.html

 

[maxicusdagreat]

I'd get the 7870 tahiti le for just 208.8$ with promo code : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131484&Tpk=7870%20le

It offers two games, tomb raider and bioshock infinite.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/tahiti-le-7870-7930-benchmark,3401.html

Yeah but would it run Adobe Premiere Pro well? With little to no lag?

 

[Sakkura]

Drop the Coolmax power supply. You want to go with reliable brands like Antec, Corsair, Seasonic, or XFX.

 

[djangoringo]

For adobe, the nvidia cards are better with cuda support.
Good spot, that coolmax psu is rubbish, get the corsair CX600 for just 38$ after promo code and rebate.

 

[maxicusdagreat]

Okay. And I find this promo code where?

 

[djangoringo]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028

 

[mcnumpty23]

think the latest adobe softwares also can take advantage of the opencl performance of amd cards

and as far as i remember reading some where the nvidia 6 series has sacrificed some gpu compute power

 

[ajl2011shooter]

I see you are getting your Mobo from microcenter you should get your CPU there as well. They have great Bundles there.

 

[maxicusdagreat]

Well I found my CPU for a lower price new on Amazon, and since I have Amazon Prime I get free shipping on it all.