What Video Card to Purchase With this Setup and Budget?

[Fats Waller]

Im having a system built for me and here is what it'll have thus far...

Intel Core i5-4670K Quad-Core Desktop Processor 3.4 GHZ
Gigabyte Motherboard Z87 LGA 1150
Corsair Vengeance 8 GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM

Right now the card is going to be a EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SUPERCLOCKED 2048MB GDDR http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130826

Is this a good choice? Or would you pick a different/better card. My budget is about the cost of that card (~200-250 max), I can do a little more but not too much. Anything better out their for my buck in your opinions or facts

Any help appreciated

 

[ihog]

GTX 760 or HD 7950.

 

[Deemo13]

Building it yourself isnt too hard, but nonetheless, the 760 or the 7950 are good choices.

 

[Fats Waller]

Alright, seems like the 760 is the way to go. Should I opt for this one here.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130934

I want to build the comp myself but I just don't know how. I already have a running computer, so Im not replacing the harddrive, or fans, or power supply. Just whats listed above in my original post. Is it hard for someone who hasn't done it before? Will I have to reinstall windows and all my programs (I dont have the disc anymore). The only reason I was planning on having a pro build it was because I never have. The cpu and motherboard especially since i have no clue how to install them.

 

[toyftw]

Im having a system built for me and here is what it'll have thus far...

Intel Core i5-4670K Quad-Core Desktop Processor 3.4 GHZ
Gigabyte Motherboard Z87 LGA 1150
Corsair Vengeance 8 GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM

Right now the card is going to be a EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SUPERCLOCKED 2048MB GDDR http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130826

Is this a good choice? Or would you pick a different/better card. My budget is about the cost of that card (~200-250 max), I can do a little more but not too much. Anything better out their for my buck in your opinions or facts

Any help appreciated

I'll throw my hat in the ring with the others, the 760 or the 7950. 7950's are avail for $200,
7950 boost is avail for the $250 or a little less.

http://pcpartpicker.com/mr/newegg/sapphire-video-card-1003523l

http://pcpartpicker.com/mr/newegg/sapphire-video-card-100352flex2 7950 w/boost

http://pcpartpicker.com/mr/amazon/evga-video-card-02gp42763kr

 

[toyftw]

Alright, seems like the 760 is the way to go. Should I opt for this one here.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130934

I want to build the comp myself but I just don't know how. I already have a running computer, so Im not replacing the harddrive, or fans, or power supply. Just whats listed above in my original post. Is it hard for someone who hasn't done it before? Will I have to reinstall windows and all my programs (I dont have the disc anymore). The only reason I was planning on having a pro build it was because I never have. The cpu and motherboard especially since i have no clue how to install them.

http://lifehacker.com/5828747/how-to-build-a-computer-from-scratch-the-complete-guide

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-your-own-pc,2601.html

http://techreport.com/review/23624/how-to-build-a-pc-the-tech-report-guide

http://www.kitchentablecomputers.com/index.php

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/how-to-tech/build-a-computer.htm

There are several good tutorials includings Tom's, ARS, Lifehacker, and many youtube video's.

As one of those tutorials states if you can assemble a Swedish flat pack of furniture, you
can build your own PC.

 

[Fats Waller]

Alright, seems like the 760 is the way to go. Should I opt for this one here.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130934

I want to build the comp myself but I just don't know how. I already have a running computer, so Im not replacing the harddrive, or fans, or power supply. Just whats listed above in my original post. Is it hard for someone who hasn't done it before? Will I have to reinstall windows and all my programs (I dont have the disc anymore). The only reason I was planning on having a pro build it was because I never have. The cpu and motherboard especially since i have no clue how to install them.

http://lifehacker.com/5828747/how-to-build-a-computer-from-scratch-the-complete-guide

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-your-own-pc,2601.html

http://techreport.com/review/23624/how-to-build-a-pc-the-tech-report-guide

http://www.kitchentablecomputers.com/index.php

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/how-to-tech/build-a-computer.htm

There are several good tutorials includings Tom's, ARS, Lifehacker, and many youtube video's.

As one of those tutorials states if you can assemble a Swedish flat pack of furniture, you
can build your own PC.

Haha ya Ill have to look into those, Maybe I should at least try to build it. Also whats the difference between the gtx 760 and 7950? I have only ever owned nVidia cards. The main thing i notice is the 760 has 2gb while the 7950 has 3.

 

[toyftw]

Alright, seems like the 760 is the way to go. Should I opt for this one here.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130934

I want to build the comp myself but I just don't know how. I already have a running computer, so Im not replacing the harddrive, or fans, or power supply. Just whats listed above in my original post. Is it hard for someone who hasn't done it before? Will I have to reinstall windows and all my programs (I dont have the disc anymore). The only reason I was planning on having a pro build it was because I never have. The cpu and motherboard especially since i have no clue how to install them.

http://lifehacker.com/5828747/how-to-build-a-computer-from-scratch-the-complete-guide

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-your-own-pc,2601.html

http://techreport.com/review/23624/how-to-build-a-pc-the-tech-report-guide

http://www.kitchentablecomputers.com/index.php

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/how-to-tech/build-a-computer.htm

There are several good tutorials includings Tom's, ARS, Lifehacker, and many youtube video's.

As one of those tutorials states if you can assemble a Swedish flat pack of furniture, you
can build your own PC.

Haha ya Ill have to look into those, Maybe I should at least try to build it. Also whats the difference between the gtx 760 and 7950? I have only ever owned nVidia cards. The main thing i notice is the 760 has 2gb while the 7950 has 3.

They trade blows, but if you've been with Nvidia stick with them & get the gtx 760. The xtra gig of vram might
help in future game releases, but for now the 2g is fine.

 

[Fats Waller]

I plan on playing BF4, so 2gb would be fine for that correct?

 

[toyftw]

I plan on playing BF4, so 2gb would be fine for that correct?

Yes, bf3 is also one of the games the 760 outperforms the 7950 boost.
I have an AMD (7870) card that I really like, but in this case you should go for the
GTX 760..

 

[toyftw]

I plan on playing BF4, so 2gb would be fine for that correct?

Yes, bf3 is also one of the games the 760 outperforms the 7950 boost.
I have an AMD (7870) card that I really like, but in this case you should go for the
GTX 760..