Upgrading Graphics card in my pc

[Jellepepe]

hey guys,

 

amazed by the fast and serious answers i've been getting/seeing here

 

i have a short little question;

 

i'm planning on upgrading my grpahics card, but i'm not sure if i should go with the 970, the 980, or wait for the 980 ti or amd r9 300 series..

 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4PXTFT) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4PXTFT/by_merchant/)

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4PXTFT

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4PXTFT/by_merchant/

 

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($173.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Gelid Solutions CC-GX7-01-A 128.6 CFM CPU Cooler  ($50.00 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Killer ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F1 DT 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($118.55 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar NAS 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($131.01 @ B&H) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card  ($330.55 @ Amazon) 

Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: OCZ ZT 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($197.97 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: Acer S235HLbii 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($189.00 @ Amazon) 

Monitor: AOC i2369V 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($149.99 @ Micro Center) 

Monitor: AOC i2369V 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($149.99 @ Micro Center) 

Headphones: Sennheiser HD 201 Headphones  ($29.95 @ Adorama) 

Headphones: Corsair Vengeance 2100 7.1 Channel Headset  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $2100.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Also, what non reference cooler designs are best? i've hear a lot of good things about the asus 980 and the gigabyte 970 but i'm not 100%

[Archangel1994]

If you still have to buy this build then let me redo it. With a $2100 you should not go AMD at all

 

Edit: What the hell? $339 for a 7870? That is the most idiotic price to date

[Megazero]

hey guys,

 

amazed by the fast and serious answers i've been getting/seeing here

 

i have a short little question;

 

i'm planning on upgrading my grpahics card, but i'm not sure if i should go with the 970, the 980, or wait for the 980 ti or amd r9 300 series..

 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4PXTFT) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4PXTFT/by_merchant/)

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4PXTFT

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4PXTFT/by_merchant/

 

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($173.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Gelid Solutions CC-GX7-01-A 128.6 CFM CPU Cooler  ($50.00 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Killer ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F1 DT 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($118.55 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar NAS 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($131.01 @ B&H) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card  ($330.55 @ Amazon) 

Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: OCZ ZT 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($197.97 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: Acer S235HLbii 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($189.00 @ Amazon) 

Monitor: AOC i2369V 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($149.99 @ Micro Center) 

Monitor: AOC i2369V 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($149.99 @ Micro Center) 

Headphones: Sennheiser HD 201 Headphones  ($29.95 @ Adorama) 

Headphones: Corsair Vengeance 2100 7.1 Channel Headset  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $2100.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-30 13:49 EDT-0400

 

Also, what non reference cooler designs are best? i've hear a lot of good things about the asus 980 and the gigabyte 970 but i'm not 100%

I'm not sure if the CPU is going to bottle neck anything... but anyway

If you plan to play games on all 3 monitors, you need atleast 2 970 or 980, if you only play on 1 monitor, 1 970 or 980 is fine. The 980 is about 15% faster than the 970, while the price is 220$ higher, so ppl tend to pay 100$ more to get 970 in 2 ways SLI over a single 980 nowaday.

As for the 980Ti... no word on that yet, and the R9 300 is still a rumor, so I wont suggest waiting fot it.

[Megazero]

If you still have to buy this build then let me redo it. With a $2100 you should not go AMD at all

 

Edit: What the hell? $339 for a 7870? That is the most idiotic price to date

I think that's his current rig right now... a 2k1 USD for those spec nowaday is totally a scram

[Jellepepe]

If you still have to buy this build then let me redo it. With a $2100 you should not go AMD at all

 

Edit: What the hell? $339 for a 7870? That is the most idiotic price to date

 

yeah, its my durrent rig, and i got the 7870 when it came out... dont know where pcpartpicker got that price from... 

[Jellepepe]

I'm not sure if the CPU is going to bottle neck anything... but anyway

If you plan to play games on all 3 monitors, you need atleast 2 970 or 980, if you only play on 1 monitor, 1 970 or 980 is fine. The 980 is about 15% faster than the 970, while the price is 220$ higher, so ppl tend to pay 100$ more to get 970 in 2 ways SLI over a single 980 nowaday.

As for the 980Ti... no word on that yet, and the R9 300 is still a rumor, so I wont suggest waiting fot it.

k if i get two 970's in crossfire, do i need to get a better psu? because this is kindof a shitty one and i think 650 might not be enough for 2 970's and an overclocked 8350

[Megazero]

k if i get two 970's in crossfire, do i need to get a better psu? because this is kindof a shitty one and i think 650 might not be enough for 2 970's and an overclocked 8350

The GTX 970 is a beast when it come to power consumption Technically a 550W PSU should be able to run 2 GTX 970 and an i5 without any problem, so 650 should be well enough for OC as well.

[Jellepepe]

The GTX 970 is a beast when it come to power consumption Technically a 550W PSU should be able to run 2 GTX 970 and an i5 without any problem, so 650 should be well enough for OC as well.

thanks, what type should i get? the gigabyte one?

[Megazero]

thanks, what type should i get? the gigabyte one?

Mmm... For this matter I'm not 100% sure. I've always been a fan of MSI's product and I love the new Twinfrozr V, Gigabyte Cooler always look ugly to be, but in term of performance they are quite good. DCU from ASUS use to be the worst among the aftermarket cooler, but I'm not sure about the new one.

[Jellepepe]

Mmm... For this matter I'm not 100% sure. I've always been a fan of MSI's product and I love the new Twinfrozr V, Gigabyte Cooler always look ugly to be, but in term of performance they are quite good. DCU from ASUS use to be the worst among the aftermarket cooler, but I'm not sure about the new one.

i actually really like the gigabyte design and the blue led works well with my build.. and i have a very good airflow so the big windforce cooler should work really well... so as long as there isn't another version that's considerably better i'll get the gigabyte

[BaSkA]

so as long as there isn't another version that's considerably better i'll get the gigabyte

 

There isn't.