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I'll be playing games like CoD, GTA, LoL moslty and BF3/4 occasionally. I was going to buy like a $400 graphic cards but they told me not to buy it since the games i'll be playing. Should I just get a 660 SC?

 

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i7 3770k

Sabertooth z77

dominator platinum 32 gb

 

I got the dominator REALLY cheap -.-

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Who told you? What is the specs of your system?

I haven't build it yet but there are the things i have.

 

i7 3770k

Sabertooth z77

dominator platinum 32 gb

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Get a 770 or 780 if you can afford it.

 

why did you get dominator platinums?

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I haven't build it yet but there are the things i have.

 

i7 3770k

Sabertooth z77

dominator platinum 32 gb

Why did you but 32GB of Dominator Platinum? How much money do you have to spend on your GPU? Do you have a PSU that can handle a high end GPU?

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Why did you but 32GB of Dominator Platinum? How much money do you have to spend on your GPU? Do you have a PSU that can handle a high end GPU?

 

Got it REALLY cheap, I have like around $400 and i was thinking about get ax1200i because i might buy a second graphic cards

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I would highly recommend a 7950, always when in doubt 7950.
It's a beautifully balanced card for 300$ in terms of performance, features & VRAM, you really can't go wrong.
And once these chips are overclocked they out-perform 400$ GTX 680s/770s.
You also get the never settle bundle.

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http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/HIS/HD_7950_X2_Boost/31.html

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Don't get the 7950, if you have $400 get a 7970 or a 770. 

 

Do some research and make an educated decision, they're both great cards.

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Got it REALLY cheap, I have like around $400 and i was thinking about get ax1200i because i might buy a second graphic cards

AX1200i is overkill for a 400$ GPU maby if you got 2 780s or something then i could see why you might want a 1200i. If you need help with your system send me a PM on the forum and I can help you because this is to slow.

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I need something quick to pick.

 

Here are my options.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130922

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125414

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125413

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130809

 

If there are cheaper better options let me know since i won't be playing games like farcry or bioshock. Just like CoD and GTA ,

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I need something quick to pick.

 

Here are my options.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130922

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125414

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125413

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130809

 

If there are cheaper better options let me know since i won't be playing games like farcry or bioshock. Just like CoD and GTA ,

Get the gtx 770. It uses up less power and is the best performer out of all.

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I need something quick to pick.

 

Here are my options.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130922

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125414

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125413

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130809

 

If there are cheaper better options let me know since i won't be playing games like farcry or bioshock. Just like CoD and GTA ,

These are what I'd recommend :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202008

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161412

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202003

The Gigabyte 7970 & 7950 cards are voltage locked.

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Get the gtx 770. It uses up less power and is the best performer out of all.

I don't recommend the 770, 2GB of VRAM is already being maxed out in Skyrim & Battlefield 3, PS4 has 5GB of VRAM reserved for the GPU & the XBOX has 3GB reserved for the GPU so by next year it's almost 100% certain that 2GB will not cut it anymore.

I also wouldn't recommend the 4GB 770s because of the 256bit buss bottleneck.

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What about this one?

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130785

 

I just want to get something for now because late on i might just get a titan. And i want something from evga that will match my dominator. silly, but ill like it too.

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Waste of money to be completely honest with you, get a 7970 3GB or a 770 2GB if you don't need the extra VRAM.

3GB is more "future proof" that's why I always recommend 7970s over 680s/770s.

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Waste of money to be completely honest with you, get a 7970 3GB or a 770 2GB if you don't need the extra VRAM.

 

I don't recommend the 770, 2GB of VRAM is already being maxed out in Skyrim & Battlefield 3, PS4 has 5GB of VRAM reserved for the GPU & the XBOX has 3GB reserved for the GPU so by next year it's almost 100% certain that 2GB will not cut it anymore.

I also wouldn't recommend the 4GB 770s because of the 256bit buss bottleneck.

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You'll find the same issue with the 4GB 670s, 256bit wide memory interface.

The vapor-x 7950 & 7970 will match your dominator platinums since they have similar white LED lighting.

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I setup will look kinda like this 

 

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad178/Bloodduty/photo.jpg

 

And what will you recommended from evga? and isn't more vram better?

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Yes that's the one.

Are you sure because im going by your word and going to buy it? and isnt more vram better?

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Are you sure because im going by your word and going to buy it? and isnt more vram better?

Like I said, I recommend a 7970 over a 770, just not the Gigabyte 7970 because it's voltage locked.

You asked me specifically what I'd recommend from EVGA, that would be the ACX 770, the card can't fully use 4GB of VRAM because of the narrow memory interface & the only 4GB 770 from EVGA is the classified model which costs 510$.

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