Gpu Recomendations

[Chris Abercrombie]

Hey everyone, I'm working on building my first rig and could use some help choosing a GPU I would prefer a high end GPU. My specs are going to be I7 8700k, 16 gb of ram (2600mhz), and a hybrid drive SSD for boot and HDD for general storage. 

[trevb0t]

It helps to know what the use will be.

What resolution:

What refresh rate:

What titles you play:

What is your budget/country:

[LukeSavenije]

Just now, trevb0t said:

It helps to know what the use will be:

What resolution:

What refresh rate:

What titles you play:

and most importantly: budget

[trevb0t]

Just now, LukeSavenije said:

and most importantly: budget

Aha beat me to it. I edited with the latter note

[Firewrath9]

RTX 2060/2070/2080, get a good cheap dual or 3 fan model, for SSD get a 500GB MX500, or a 1TB 660p, or a 1TB EX920, depending on budget, and a 2 or 3TB Seagate barracuda, depending on budget

[Chris Abercrombie]

I'm in the US, 60hz might upgrade to 144hz but its what I have. I'll play FPS, Strategy (Wargame specifically), and Forza. I have a budget of the 2600 for the computer as a whole. 

[K12AK3N]

If you are okay with used hardware, I would TOTALLY recommend that you go to eBay and purchase a GTX 1080ti. They are like $520ish with Free shipping, and better than that they perform better than the RTX 2080 in most applications. With your budget, you could even afford two of them and put em in SLI if you really wanted. You can even find some of the limited edition SC2 watercooled EVGA cards if you look hard enough. 

 

Ive bought my last two GPUs through eBay and had awesome luck as well as got awesome deals, but YMMV

 

 

[trevb0t]

6 minutes ago, Chris Abercrombie said:

I'm in the US, 60hz might upgrade to 144hz but its what I have. I'll play FPS, Strategy (Wargame specifically), and Forza. I have a budget of the 2600 for the computer as a whole. 

1080p is a big market. For high refresh rate with Ultra settings, it narrows down to:

GTX 1660 ~ RX 590 < GTX 1660Ti < Vega 56 < RTX 2060 < Vega 64 < RTX 2070

And the Vega 64 and RTX 2070 both lead nicely into 1440p gaming if you wanted to upgrade in that way.

 

In the U.S. the Vega cards are on super nice prices currently, so it's hard not to make the Vega 64 my suggestion.

For price to performance, I'd say this model is what I would do if I were in the market:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MssmP6/sapphire-radeon-rx-vega-64-8gb-nitro-video-card-11275-03-40g

 

Though as high as your budget is I'd do a Redeon VII or RTX 2080 just to do it...

Are you in the US?

[Firewrath9]

6 minutes ago, Chris Abercrombie said:

I'm in the US, 60hz might upgrade to 144hz but its what I have. I'll play FPS, Strategy (Wargame specifically), and Forza. I have a budget of the 2600 for the computer as a whole. 

2080 then, and a EX920 + Seagate 3TB

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
Storage	HP - EX920 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$124.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$74.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Asus - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB ROG Strix Gaming Advanced Video Card	$759.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$989.97
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$959.97
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-08 16:44 EDT-0400

perhaps try to squeeze in a 1440p 144hz

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$359.99 @ Walmart
CPU Cooler	Corsair - H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$99.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	Gigabyte - Z390 GAMING X ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$129.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2800 Memory	$69.99 @ Newegg
Storage	HP - EX920 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$124.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$74.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Asus - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB ROG Strix Gaming Advanced Video Card	$759.99 @ Newegg
Case	Cooler Master - MasterCase H500 ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99 @ B&H
Power Supply	Cooler Master - MWE Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$69.99 @ B&H
Monitor	Samsung - LC27JG50QQNZA 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor	$329.99 @ B&H
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$2159.90
	Mail-in rebates	-$50.00
	Total	$2109.90
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-08 16:48 EDT-0400

 

[Chris Abercrombie]

1 minute ago, K12AK3N said:

If you are okay with used hardware, I would TOTALLY recommend that you go to eBay and purchase a GTX 1080ti. They are like $520ish with Free shipping, and better than that they perform better than the RTX 2080 in most applications. With your budget, you could even afford two of them and put em in SLI if you really wanted. You can even find some of the limited edition SC2 watercooled EVGA cards if you look hard enough. 

 

Ive bought my last two GPUs through eBay and had awesome luck as well as got awesome deals, but YMMV

 

 

Yeah I have no idea what SLI is nor do I know what 1080ti would be better performing. 

[trevb0t]

Just now, Chris Abercrombie said:

Yeah I have no idea what SLI is nor do I know what 1080ti would be better performing. 

I wouldn't. SLI is when you bridge 2 GPUs together for added performance, but these days the support is lacking.

In most use cases that money would be wasted, or even hurt your gameplay.

[Chris Abercrombie]

2 minutes ago, trevb0t said:

1080p is a big market. For high refresh rate with Ultra settings, it narrows down to:

GTX 1660 ~ RX 590 < GTX 1660Ti < Vega 56 < RTX 2060 < Vega 64 < RTX 2070

And the Vega 64 and RTX 2070 both lead nicely into 1440p gaming if you wanted to upgrade in that way.

 

In the U.S. the Vega cards are on super nice prices currently, so it's hard not to make the Vega 64 my suggestion.

For price to performance, I'd say this model is what I would do if I were in the market:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MssmP6/sapphire-radeon-rx-vega-64-8gb-nitro-video-card-11275-03-40g

 

Though as high as your budget is I'd do a Redeon VII or RTX 2080 just to do it...

Are you in the US?

Yeah I'm in the US. Which of the two are better for gaming?

[Chris Abercrombie]

Just now, trevb0t said:

I wouldn't. SLI is when you bridge 2 GPUs together for added performance, but these days the support is lacking.

In most use cases that money would be wasted, or even hurt your gameplay.

Yeah I'll avoid SLI then.

[LukeSavenije]

suggestion:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$359.99 @ Walmart
CPU Cooler	be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$84.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard	Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS ELITE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$159.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$75.98 @ Newegg
Storage	HP - EX900 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$57.89 @ OutletPC
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$59.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	XFX - Radeon VII 16 GB Video Card	$679.99 @ Amazon
Case	Cooler Master - MasterCase H500 ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99 @ B&H
Power Supply	Corsair - HX Platinum 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1688.70
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1668.70
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-08 16:47 EDT-0400

 

[Chris Abercrombie]

3 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

suggestion:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor	$359.99 @ Walmart
CPU Cooler	be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$84.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard	Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS ELITE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$159.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$75.98 @ Newegg
Storage	HP - EX900 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$57.89 @ OutletPC
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$59.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	XFX - Radeon VII 16 GB Video Card	$679.99 @ Amazon
Case	Cooler Master - MasterCase H500 ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99 @ B&H
Power Supply	Corsair - HX Platinum 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1688.70
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1668.70
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-08 16:47 EDT-0400

 

How does the Be quiet cooler compare to the kraken x62?

[LukeSavenije]

Just now, Chris Abercrombie said:

How does the Be quiet cooler compare to the kraken x62?

on par, but more quiet

[Chris Abercrombie]

1 minute ago, LukeSavenije said:

on par, but more quiet

I plan on having a glass side on the side so would an air fan be the best? 

[LukeSavenije]

1 minute ago, Chris Abercrombie said:

I plan on having a glass side on the side so would an air fan be the best? 

I'm personally more a fan of air coolers

 

let's say it softly that it's a question of preference

 

tho aircoolers are generally cheaper for the same or better performance

[Chris Abercrombie]

1 minute ago, LukeSavenije said:

I'm personally more a fan of air coolers

 

let's say it softly that it's a question of preference

 

tho aircoolers are generally cheaper for the same or better performance

I'll look into it I dont want the PC to be loud anyway I'm just not sure about it because of the glass.

[LukeSavenije]

1 minute ago, Chris Abercrombie said:

I'll look into it I dont want the PC to be loud anyway I'm just not sure about it because of the glass.

cases have measurements for how high it can come

 

it'll look kinda like this (as example)

 

[Chris Abercrombie]

1 minute ago, LukeSavenije said:

cases have measurements for how high it can come

 

it'll look kinda like this (as example)

 

I was looking at getting the Phanteks P400 for the case 

[LukeSavenije]

Just now, Chris Abercrombie said:

I was looking at getting the Phanteks P400 for the case 

okay-ish if you can get a deal on it

 

but airflow isn't that good compared to models with the prices i can see

[Chris Abercrombie]

2 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

okay-ish if you can get a deal on it

 

but airflow isn't that good compared to models with the prices i can see

It's $80 on amazon right now. Could you recommend some better cases? I'd really like to have a glass side.

[LukeSavenije]

1 minute ago, Chris Abercrombie said:

It's $80 on amazon right now. Could you recommend some better cases? I'd really like to have a glass side.

oh... i looked into it

 

because i selected the quite big hx750 it doesn't even fit

 

but that aside, i think you're getting a great deal with the cooler master h500 i linked above, it has freakin 200mm fans in the front

 

I'd recommend it with the in the box mesh panel for the best airflow

[trevb0t]

4 minutes ago, Chris Abercrombie said:

It's $80 on amazon right now. Could you recommend some better cases? I'd really like to have a glass side.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/p8x2FT/nzxt-h500-black-atx-mid-tower-case-ca-h500b-b1

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/tpVD4D/nzxt-h500-white-atx-mid-tower-case-ca-h500b-w1

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Y6Crxr/fractal-design-meshify-c-atx-mid-tower-case-fd-ca-mesh-c-bko-tg

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/G766Mp/cooler-master-mastercase-h500-atx-mid-tower-case-mcm-h500-ignn-s00