what gpu should i get

[Ace_Entity]

i am in the process of selling my first PC and building a new one. with my new PC, i want to be able to play somewhat old games (such as garry's mod and portal 2) at a resolution of 5760x1080, and be able to play new releases such as star wars Battlefront and star citizen on ultra at 60 fps at a resolution of 1920x1080. i want to pay as little as possible for my PC as of now and i am wondering what main parts i should buy with a budget of preferably under $1,100. note: i am not planning to buy a case until later. this is a link to what i have in mind http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Malik_Eid/saved/V6qBD3 i don't know if i should get an i7 because of new games actually benefiting from better cpu's, and i also don't know if i should get the gtx 780ti instead of just the gtx 780. i also plan on getting a second gpu in the future and using SLI. please give me your feedback, i cant make a decision 

[Sauron]

That 780 is WAY too expensive. Get an R9 290 instead, it's much cheaper and faster at high resolutions. Don't even consider the 780ti, it's incredibly overpriced.

Also, get a z97 motherboard and a 4690k instead, there's no point in going for an older cpu. An i7 is only worth it if you do more than just gaming. In games it makes next to no difference.

[Karumu]

i am in the process of selling my first PC and building a new one. with my new PC, i want to be able to play somewhat old games (such as garry's mod and portal 2) at a resolution of 5760x1080, and be able to play new releases such as star wars Battlefront and star citizen on ultra at 60 fps at a resolution of 1920x1080. i want to pay as little as possible for my PC as of now and i am wondering what main parts i should buy with a budget of preferably under $1,100. note: i am not planning to buy a case until later. this is a link to what i have in mind http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Malik_Eid/saved/V6qBD3 i don't know if i should get an i7 because of new games actually benefiting from better cpu's, and i also don't know if i should get the gtx 780ti instead of just the gtx 780. i also plan on getting a second gpu in the future and using SLI. please give me your feedback, i cant make a decision 

for single GPU (which is what you will be looking at that budget) you will need something with alot of VRAM  to play at 5760x1080 (R9 290x, Titan Black) which is pretty much impossible on your budget.

[Rayvin387]

with a budget of $1,100.00 i wouldn't buy an i7, just go with an i5. Im currently running an i5 3570K overclocked to 4.5 and i love it. So i would recommend the i5 4690K. microcenter has it for $200

[Vacsol]

If you're looking to build a rig with a $1,100 budget, you should stop looking for triple monitor setups unless you like "cinematic" framerates 

[Rayvin387]

you dont need a 1000 watt power supply

[hammerslap1]

you should save a bit of cash from your powersupply... you dont neek 1k watts. and drop it into bumping up to z97 and a 4970k. also you can get a decent SSD for fairly cheap these days

[Ace_Entity]

how many watts do you think i should get for my power supply? pc part picker sais i need around 700 for my completed build and i know that a bit of leeway is always good. also, the 1,100 dollar budget is not very strict at all, just somewhat preferred and i would like to get the best performance possible without wasting any money, so feel free to suggest more expensive parts.

[hammerslap1]

the part picker list you posted shows less than 500w needed. i would say 750-800 would be more than enough

[Ace_Entity]

the pc part picker list that i linked is basically the minimum amount of parts that my pc can run well with, here is the link for what i plan to do with my pc http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Malik_Eid/saved/zBn8TW

[Ace_Entity]

i changed the power supply from the 1000 watt to an 850 watt 80+ gold fully modular

[JAW96]

if you going to UHD game I would suggest going with a R9 290, because that extra VRAM, and a pretty killer price to boot

[Misanthrope]

I agree with the R9 290 suggestion is the best for what you want in your budget. Try getting a crossfire compatible motherboard since you can later drop in another card if you need more performance.

[JAW96]

i changed the power supply from the 1000 watt to an 850 watt 80+ gold fully modular

I would be willing to say that you would be able to drop down the a 750 watt PSU and still have head room to spare, unless you plan to add another card in

[Ace_Entity]

i do plan to add a second gpu later on, but i am a bit shaky about buying an amd card because of launch problems and optimization problems that amd has had in the past, i also love shadowplay and i use it all the time (but i am willing to give it up for more performance or lesser price). if i get an amd card, it will most likely be the r9 290x.

[Aniallation]

i do plan to add a second gpu later on, but i am a bit shaky about buying an amd card because of launch problems and optimization problems that amd has had in the past, i also love shadowplay and i use it all the time (but i am willing to give it up for more performance or lesser price). if i get an amd card, it will most likely be the r9 290x.

Yes but the main point is that more VRAM in the AMD cards will be better for higher resolutions, so if you want the same for nVidia you'll have to step down to the 4GB 770 (but then you'll be lacking in GPU power) or up to the 6GB 780 (more expensive)

 

This is also miscategorized btw, should be in graphics cards section

[Ace_Entity]

i just found an xfx double dissipation r9 290x on ebay for only 390$. its the last one, so i might order it today just so ill get it before its gone!!

any thoughts? also, since i am saving money on the gpu, i can afford to get a case to begin with, i have been looking at the nzxt h440 for a while now, and i plan to get the red/black version and color code the rest of my parts accordingly. also sorry for miscatagorizing this topic, i'm really new to this website.

[Ace_Entity]

i am also looking at the corsair 760t and 600t

[hammerslap1]

if you get it on ebay you better be damn sure its still under warranty. also i like my 600t but if your wanting to do a ton of watercooling your going to need to do some mods or get something other that the 600t

[Ace_Entity]

i just bought the r9 290x. it is still under warranty and is brand new and unopened. should be here in a couple of days. i only plan on cooling my cpu with an all in one closed loop cooler, most likely the corsair h100i

[hammerslap1]

sounds good