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Choosing GPU

Asianequation
By Asianequation
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I need help choosing a GPU for my new build. Here are the things I already know I want.

Phanteks Enthoo Luxe

Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB RAM

840 Pro 256GB SSD

2TB WD Caviar HDD

Msi gaming 7 z97 mobo

NZXT kraken x61 CPU cooler

Intel core i7 4790k

PSU is to be determined after the GPU is chosen

My two options are:

One watercooled gtx980

Two Air cooled MSI gaming 4G gtx970's in SLI

I am aware the the double gtx970 setup will be more powerful (for lack of a better word), but I am afraid of too much heat. The gtx 980 will be much cooler and have huge overclocking potential. I will have 2 front intake fans, 2 bottom intake fans, 1 Back exhaust fan, and all the radiators will be on the top. If I choose the watercooled GPU, it would be a 140mm rad on top and the kraken x61.

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Get the 2 970s

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X GPU: ASUS Strix Radeon R7 5700 XT OC Edition Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair VIII Hero RAM: G.Skill Trident Z DDR4-3200 CL14 SSD: 2x Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB PSU: Corsair AX860 Cooling: NZXT Kraken X72 Case: Corsair Crystal Series 570X Mirror Black Display: BenQ XL2420Z  Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Cherry MX Blue Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Audio: Logitech G633 Artemis Spectrum

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970's run pretty cool and would be better. I'd instead recommend going with one 970 for now if you don't need the power though and to save buying a second 970 or replacement card until you'd need it.

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