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rustedevil22
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I'm planning a new gaming build. I am now to choose between a Palit gtx 970 Jetstream or a MSI gtx 970 OC Tiger.

And on a side note, would there be better choices for me(AMD cards)? I wouldn't mind some mild overclocking.

 

Specs for the build:

i5 4690k

8gb ram

120gb ssd

1tb hdd

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Between the two get the msi gtx 970. Much better company and cooler. If you don't mind spending a bit more then get a gigabyte g1 gaming gtx 970. Its the best gtx 970 in terms of cooling and overclock ability. In terms of amd cards there isn't a single amd card which outperforms the 970. The only card which matches the 970 in terms of performance is the r9 290x. At 4k however the r9 290x does have an advantage due to its higher memory bandwith. If a 290x costs significantly cheaper than the 970, then get a 290x. If they are nearly the same price and you won't be playing at resolutions higher than 1080p/1440p the 970 would be the better choice.

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GKMkyc

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($232.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Amazon) 

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($6.55 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($149.78 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($138.75 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($299.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.99 @ Amazon) 

Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($9.99 @ Amazon) 

Monitor: Dell S2240L 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Keyboard: Razer DeathStalker Essential Wired Gaming Keyboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Mouse: Logitech G400s Wired Optical Mouse  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Other: zebronics defender 

Other: zebronics iron head (Purchased)

Total: $1037.02

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-13 10:29 EDT-0400

 

 

 

will i be able to play battlefield 4 at ultra 60+ fps                                             ik this is not the thread to ask but i dint want to make a new thread for this quation 

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Between the two get the msi gtx 970. Much better company and cooler. If you don't mind spending a bit more then get a gigabyte g1 gaming gtx 970. Its the best gtx 970 in terms of cooling and overclock ability. In terms of amd cards there isn't a single amd card which outperforms the 970. The only card which matches the 970 in terms of performance is the r9 290x. At 4k however the r9 290x does have an advantage due to its higher memory bandwith. If a 290x costs significantly cheaper than the 970, then get a 290x. If they are nearly the same price and you won't be playing at resolutions higher than 1080p/1440p the 970 would be the better choice.

Oh ok. thanks for the info. Someone told me to just overclock the Jetstream and I would get almost the same performance from the msi OC tiger. I didn't know if that was true or not but thanks for the info. Will that one card be good for multi monitors?

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GKMkyc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GKMkyc/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($232.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Amazon) 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($6.55 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($149.78 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($138.75 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($299.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.99 @ Amazon) 
Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($9.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Dell S2240L 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Keyboard: Razer DeathStalker Essential Wired Gaming Keyboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Mouse: Logitech G400s Wired Optical Mouse  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Other: zebronics defender 
Other: zebronics iron head (Purchased)
Total: $1037.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-13 10:29 EDT-0400
 
 
 
will i be able to play battlefield 4 at ultra 60+ fps                                             ik this is not the thread to ask but i dint want to make a new thread for this quation 

 

make a new post and don't get a sli mobo for an amd card ?

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Oh ok. thanks for the info. Someone told me to just overclock the Jetstream and I would get almost the same performance from the msi OC tiger. I didn't know if that was true or not but thanks for the info. Will that one card be good for multi monitors?

Well the jetstream and msi oc tiger, even though they have different coolers, are still the same card (they are both gtx 970s). So performance is still very similar between them.  Actually the palit jetstream is clocked higher than the msi card, so in 'theory' its going to be a bit faster, but in real world performance (in gaming) there will only be a few percent difference between the card. I advise getting the msi card as msi is a much more reputable company than palit. Also how many monitors ? And will you be gaming on them? If so what games are you going to play?

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Well the jetstream and msi oc tiger, even though they have different coolers, are still the same card (they are both gtx 970s). So performance is still very similar between them.  Actually the palit jetstream is clocked higher than the msi card, so in 'theory' its going to be a bit faster, but in real world performance (in gaming) there will only be a few percent difference between the card. I advise getting the msi card as msi is a much more reputable company than palit. Also how many monitors ? And will you be gaming on them? If so what games are you going to play?

In the meantime two monitors, so most likely will be playing on 1 monitor. In the future I would be upgrading to three monitors, I know simulation games are the best for that kind of setup so I would still game on 1 monitor for the other types of genre(don't know if this is the right move or not xD). But for the simulation games I would really like to play on all three monitors if possible.

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Location: BAguio City, Philippines

Budget $1200 - $1400

Reason: gaming and productivity

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ctRW7P
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ctRW7P/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($232.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Amazon) 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($6.55 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($149.78 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($138.75 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($299.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($299.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($102.87 @ Amazon) 
Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($9.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Dell S2240L 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Keyboard: Razer DeathStalker Essential Wired Gaming Keyboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Mouse: Logitech G400s Wired Optical Mouse  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Other: zebronics defender 
Other: zebronics iron head (Purchased)
Total: $1365.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-13 10:39 EDT-0400
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ctRW7P
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ctRW7P/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($232.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Amazon) 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($6.55 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($149.78 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($138.75 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($299.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($299.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($102.87 @ Amazon) 
Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($9.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Dell S2240L 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Keyboard: Razer DeathStalker Essential Wired Gaming Keyboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Mouse: Logitech G400s Wired Optical Mouse  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Other: zebronics defender 
Other: zebronics iron head (Purchased)
Total: $1365.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-13 10:39 EDT-0400

 

ooh thanks for the info will consider :D

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