Deciding On A Graphics Card

[BM120.o]

My current rig:

 

Processor: Intel i7 4790K @ 4.0 GHz

 

Power Supply: 600 Watt Coolmax 80 Plus Bronze

 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX SC 2GB 660

 

RAM: 16GB Crucial Ballistix DDR3

 

Drive: LG DVD Read & Write

 

Harddrives: 500 GB Seagate Barracuda 7,200 RPM

                    3 TB Seagate Barracuda 7,200 RPM

 

SSD: Patriot Blaze 120 GB

 

CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-N30-TAA

 

Case: Thermaltake G42 Commander

 

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97X- Gaming 3

 

Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit

 

~~~Accessories~~~

 

Monitors: (2) Acer S231HL

 

Mouse: Razor Death Adder 2013 Edition

 

Keyboard: Logitech G105

 

Headphones: Bose Quiet Comfort 15

 

Let me know if I forgot anything.

 

I currently have a GTX 660 and I was wondering what would be best for future gaming, without spending excessive amounts of money. Was thinking about either a GTX 970 or possibly a Radeon card, not too familiar with Radeon or AMD in general.

[c0d0ps]

Let me know if I forgot anything.

 

I currently have a GTX 660 and I was wondering what would be best for future gaming, without spending excessive amounts of money. Was thinking about either a GTX 970 or possibly a Radeon card, not too familiar with Radeon or AMD in general.

One thing you forgot is that Radeon and AMD are not 2 different things.

For example one of the cards is called Radeon r9 290x which is made by amd (or something similar).

 

An amd card similar to the 970 performance would be a 290x. 

(Idk what version of it though, like Lightning or Sapphire etc..)

[thatguyyouknow75]

You could wait to see how the new R9 390x is, or I'd suggest a 970 if you cannot wait. Typically with AMD branded cards they will require more power, produce more heat, and cost significantly less with only marginally worse performance compared to each cards nvidia counterpart in most cases. 

[BM120.o]

Do you think that I should stay with my Intel  processor or selling it and buy and AMD processor with liquid cooling? Might be able to get some more money to spend on the graphics card if I chose to sell the Intel processor as they are quite a bit more than AMD.

[thatguyyouknow75]

I wouldn't. A 4790k is a very good processor and you could always just buy a beefy heatsink or AIO liquid cooler. Itd be a hassle to sell everything and switch over

[SeanAngelo]

I'd say either a 290/290x or GTX 970.

 

EDIT: Keep your 4790k as it's a really good processor.

[Deletive]

If anything I'd say go i5 if you want more money. Probably the best thing would be either a 290 or 970.