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AMD or Nvidia?
Building a gaming/streaming rig in a week or two. Was practiaclly set on the AMD Sapphire Vapor-X r9-270x for $189.99 and it also comes with 3 free games.

However, I have been thinking of the MSI 750 ti for $159.99. Would this be worth the "downgrade" or should I even go up to the EVGA 760 for $199.99?

Also, I am a noob with building pcs, but it doesn't matter what gpu and cpu brands I use right? Like intel works with either amd or nvidia cards? and amd cpus work with amd or nvidia cards right?
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October 15, 2014 1:03:21 PM

I meant crossfire. Lol. Got confused there. But alright thanks guys! Thanks for all the help!
October 15, 2014 1:02:24 PM

You'd have to have a few case fans with good airflow and you would also need a 600w-750w PSU. But it's not a bad idea
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October 15, 2014 1:01:25 PM

johntc121 said:
Thanks everyone. I'll most likely stick with the 270x card.

And if I wanted an extra boost in the future, I could just pick up another 270x and do sli, right?


Crossfire but yes
October 15, 2014 12:59:22 PM

Thanks everyone. I'll most likely stick with the 270x card.

And if I wanted an extra boost in the future, I could just pick up another 270x and do sli, right?

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October 15, 2014 12:56:25 PM

that is an excellent card with OC abilities that you won't really even need. The FPS you will get with that card is 60+, the only reason you should really get a 280 is if you have the money to spare and you want to use it for your future upgrades to your pc
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October 15, 2014 12:53:28 PM

The 280 is a nice card.

I would lean towards Intel CPUs for now because AMD is lagging in single core performance
October 15, 2014 12:48:17 PM

Then you will easily get 60fps with either cpu
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October 15, 2014 12:48:17 PM

3 free games are worth considering for the 270x.

When we bought our gpu's, we got a sli or crossfire bridge for freebies... Thats it.
October 15, 2014 12:47:14 PM

Shamar Holtz said:
Go for the 270x. You wouldn't really notice the difference between it and the 760.

It will run games at 60+fps depending on ur CPU


Going either with the AMD fx 8350 or the i5 4670k. Haven't decided yet.

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