760+Asus VG278H or 7970+Samsung S27A950D

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Hi

Which one should I get ?

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 OC 2GB GDDR5 Windforce 3X - $327
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Asus VG278H 27 inch 3D -$643

Total = $970

or

Gigabyte AMD Radeon HD 7970 OC 3GB GDDR5 - $375
+
Samsung S27A950D 27 inch 3D - $493

Total = $868

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thanks

but I'll buy the card from local store and the Gigabyte AMD Radeon HD 7970 OC is the cheapest 7970 card,
I don't buy online because I'll not have warranty.

what about the monitors ?
I mean if I'll buy 7970 then I'll have to buy Samsung S27A950D.
 
Going off your monitor choices I imagine you are after 3D, if so, go with Nvidia. AMD's 3D support is so poor it's practically non existent.

Though, if you aren't after 3D, theres no reason to go with the VG278H. The VG278HE is the same display, but without the glasses and integrated emitter, its also
 

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Will I'm sure I will not get warranty if I buy online,
anyway there is also shipment cost which will cost a lot, so I'll just forget it.

there is SAPPHIRE HD7970 3GB DDR5 which is about the same price as Gigabyte 7970 oc
it's not the OC/boost version.

I want to get the Gigabyte 760 OC because the it's performing great and the overclock is really great and the price is 48$ less
and because I'm used to nvidia cards :D

I want to get the Gigabyte 7970 oc because it's supposed to be better than 760 oc and because I'll buy a cheaper monitor

anyway here is a website where I get the price from local stores

http://www.egprices.com/search.php?q=7970&sortby=price_desc

thanks :)
 

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I didn't tried 3d before so I don't know if I'll like it or not
but I'd like to try 3d

unfortunately there is no VG278HE in my country

http://www.egprices.com/subcat.php?sub=17&sortby=price_desc&sortby=price_desc&pageNum_rsProd=0
 

Well if 3D is something you feel like you'd want then go for the Nvidia setup.

You'll also want this http://helixmod.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/game-list-full.html
 


The simple answer is they are wrong. You have no community patches (Helix mods, and soon, Indigo), the software setup (Tridef) is a nightmare, the framerate hit is greater, no ability to set convergence/depth presets making some games totally unplayable, the monitor selection is worse since Lightboost is an Nvidia technology etc. AMD 3D has absolutely nothing going for it.
 

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as I said I'll be able to get from local store only, so is Gigabyte 7970 OC good one ?
and yeah you are right it's better to get 7970 now.

thanks
 

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the problem is does it worth to pay more money for better 3D that I may not like it or play it much ?

 

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thanks a lot guys

I was going to get 7970 GHz but unfortunately it was out of stock,

anyway now I'm really confused xD

can you tell me which spec should I get

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Nvidia setup 1

Asus VG278H 27 inch 3D LED Monitor with Nvidia 3D Vision-2 Kit - 642.87 $

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 OC 3X 2GB GDDR5 Windforce 3X - 498.58 $

Intel Core i5-4670k Haswell 3.4GHz 6M LGA 1150 Processor - 267.86 $

Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H LGA 1150 Motherboard - 270.72 $

G.skill Ripjaws-X 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 CL9 1.5v Dual Channel Memory Kit - 92.86 $

Total = 1772.88 $

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Nvidia setup 2

Asus VG278H 27 inch 3D LED Monitor with Nvidia 3D Vision-2 Kit - 642.87 $

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 OC 2GB GDDR5 Windforce 3X - 320.00 $

Intel® Core™ i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz 6MB Cache Desktop Processor - 250 $

ASRock Z77 OC Formula Socket 1155 Motherboard - 235.72 $

G.skill Ripjaws-X 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 CL9 1.5v Dual Channel Memory Kit - 92.86 $

Total = 1541.45$

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Amd setup

Samsung S27A950D 27 inch 3D LED monitor - 492.86 $

Gigabyte AMD Radeon HD 7970 OC 3GB GDDR5 - 375 $

Intel® Core™ i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz 6MB Cache Desktop Processor - 250 $

ASRock Z77 OC Formula Socket 1155 Motherboard - 235.72 $

G.skill Ripjaws-X 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 CL9 1.5v Dual Channel Memory Kit - 92.86 $

Total = 1446.45 $
 

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okay guys I'm thinking of getting this Amd steup

Samsung S27A950D 27 inch 3D LED monitor 493.51$

Gigabyte AMD Radeon HD 7970 OC 3GB GDDR5 375.49$

Intel® Core™ i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz 6MB Cache Desktop Processor 250.33$

MSI Z77A-GD65 Socket 1155 Motherboard 168.08$

G.skill Ripjaws-X 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 CL9 1.5v 78.67$

Total = 1366.08$

the problem now I can't find MSI Z77A-GD65, but I'll look again and I hope I'll find it :D.
 

Unless you want the 120Hz just get a 1440p monitor, I cant emphasise enough how utterly useless AMD 3D is. I'm not an AMD hater, the two companies are better at different things, Nvidia has 3D.