A choice must be made

[the jolly roger]

Hello guys, so im deciding on getting either a combination of a core i3 4350 and a GTX 770 (upgrading later to an i5/i7) or a core i5 4670k  with a gtx 760, i considered the i3/770 combo, saving 100 bucks on the cpu, redirect those 100 bucks to the gpu so when i upgrade to a better cpu, have a better GPU already.

 

Leave you thoughts and suggestions please.

 

PS: i know this is wrong forum section, but what is a good cpu cooler that can fit into the corsair air 240 (since hyper 212 doesn't fit)

[AlwaysFSX]

i3 770 is what I would choose.

[ThyFeared]

I say save a bit more for a 4690K and get the 760 or a R9 280

[DavidTheWin]

Personally I'd just save up until I wasn't making any compromises, that's not always an option though. This is the price range where a little bit more money can go a long way so definitely consider the saving option if possible.

[Guest Kloaked]

What is your budget, OP?

[connorpiper]

i3 4150 and GTX 760 2GB (Evga)

Or the combo. Depends on whats cheaper.

[loccilucas]

I would get the i5 because that will last for ages, whereas I suspect you would end up wanting to upgrade the i3 quite soon.

As for the 760, it's a great card and CPUs tend to have longer lives than GPU's anyway, so when you upgrade the 760 you can keep the i5.

[the jolly roger]

What is your budget, OP?

about 1300, including monitor (1080p) Windows 7, fan controller, MOAR FANS. and a premium case

[the jolly roger]

dont buy a 770 the 970 is a couple days from announcement 

is it?????? where, when, how ??? i wantz

[AlwaysFSX]

dont buy a 770 the 970 is a couple days from announcement 

Paper launch =/= actual launch

[the jolly roger]

sexy, however i scavenged the internets and found the 970 is gonna be 400, too much. an msi twin frozr 770 is 280

[TheRetiredSlave]

It kinda depends on which one you want to upgrade first..

Since adding in a second GPU is incredibly easy, I would probably go for the i5 + 760 (or R9-280/285?) combo, because you can later just toss in another 760 (or R9-285) quickly and cheaply (very cheaply if you buy a used card)..

 

That being said, i3s are very very capable gaming CPUs which won't really be a bottleneck unless you're trying to run the most CPU-heavy games on a 120 Hz monitor. For 60 FPS gaming, an i3 is a great value..

 

 

about 1300, including monitor (1080p) Windows 7, fan controller, MOAR FANS. and a premium case

 

Also, since fans don't really affect performance, it might not be a bad idea to stick with the minimum amount of fans if that allows you to stretch your budget into a midrange i5 (maybe 4590?) and still get the 770..

Don't get me wrong, I like my extra aftermarket fans, but for a rig in which you may sacrifice performance for the sake of fans, it seems wiser to sacrifice some minor thermal performance and aesthetics to get better gaming/productivity performance..

[I/O]

sexy, however i scavenged the internets and found the 970 is gonna be 400, too much. an msi twin frozr 770 is 280

Same price as 290 a card which is going to curb stomp the 970. Once again nvidia does another price/performance flop nothing changes.

[the jolly roger]

well then get a 960 a 970 is almost as powerful as a titan

the first ones to launch are the 980 and 970, maybe a few months the 1080p sweetspot GPU will surge

[the jolly roger]

I see 1080p getting phased out soon have you seen all of the 4k monitor price drops

this my first build, going for a bit of a budget. better start at 1080p, then slap in another card for SLI and buy a 4k monitor

[Faceman]

Hello guys, so im deciding on getting either a combination of a core i3 4350 and a GTX 770 (upgrading later to an i5/i7) or a core i5 4670k  with a gtx 760, i considered the i3/770 combo, saving 100 bucks on the cpu, redirect those 100 bucks to the gpu so when i upgrade to a better cpu, have a better GPU already.

 

Leave you thoughts and suggestions please.

 

PS: i know this is wrong forum section, but what is a good cpu cooler that can fit into the corsair air 240 (since hyper 212 doesn't fit)

Go with a Pentium + R9 290 and then later upgrade to an i5/i7.

[i_build_nanosuits]

I would get the i5 because that will last for ages, whereas I suspect you would end up wanting to upgrade the i3 quite soon.

As for the 760, it's a great card and CPUs tend to have longer lives than GPU's anyway, so when you upgrade the 760 you can keep the i5.

i totaly agree with this guy, CPU last a long time a strong quad core is what you need and you'll end up upgrading the GPU soon enough wheter you pick a 770 or a 760 anyway.

That said you should go with an R9 280 instead of the 760 it's a stronger GPU with an extra GB of VRAM and most of the time it's cheaper.