Help me get a GPU (again)

[Dr. Tejeda]

I got a CPU i5 4570 3.2ghz for 179dlls so i HAD to buy it, the problem is, now i want the best GPU i could get, i have a $240 budget, could you recommend the best GTX gpu, for double display, i was considering a gtx 960 because a friend of mine said that radeon cards tend to die quick, and should get a GTX

 

Heres the rest of the Build

 

CASE: Cooler Master N200 (plus Noctua NF-F12 120mm)

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 Haswell Quad-Core 3.2GHz LGA 1150 84W BX80646I54570

MOBO: Gigabyte LGA 1150 Intel B85 Motherboards GA-B85M-Gaming 3

RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 X 8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz (2x)

COOL: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan

STORAGE: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

STORAGE: ADATA Premier SP600 2.5"

DISPLAY: Acer S220HQL Abd 21.5-Inch Widescreen LCD Monitor (2x)

GPU PREVIOUS: SAPPHIRE DUAL-X Radeon R9 280 3GB

Edit: PSU: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

 

Faceman, helped me with this build, but i could not find the GPU, only found the 280x

[thekeemo]

1. thats a lie

2. for gtx no other option than 960 but for amd the 290 fits in your budget

 

(r9 290 wipes the floor with the 960)

[ADZ_123_!"£]

I would get the sapphire R9 290 tri-x as it only costs $253 and has brilliant cooling.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-1003623l

 

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[IMPERIUS]

Why aren't you happy with your 280? I'm happy with mine

edit: see this bothers me, there is no in-between gtx card between the 960 and 970 so people have to get 290's

[Jamdog]

If you already have the R9 280X, then the 960 isn't really an upgrade at all. Some people might tell tales about AMD, but in reality they are just as good (and just as bad at times) as Nvidia.

[Blackie Sheen]

Te 280x is already pretty good. And there is no such thing as AMD cards die quicker. Your friend is unfortunately shouting bs

[Lord_Karango17]

I see no reason as to why you would want to go from a r9 280x to a gtx 960. It is a inferior card performance wise, and amd cards are no less stable than nvidia cards (did your friend have an amd card break on him, and now he just vows never to buy amd things?)

[alleyn321]

Check Gtx 780ti of Ebay

[SteveGrabowski0]

I got a CPU i5 4570 3.2ghz for 179dlls so i HAD to buy it, the problem is, now i want the best GPU i could get, i have a $240 budget, could you recommend the best GTX gpu, for double display, i was considering a gtx 960 because a friend of mine said that radeon cards tend to die quick, and should get a GTX

 

Heres the rest of the Build

 

CASE: Cooler Master N200 (plus Noctua NF-F12 120mm)

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 Haswell Quad-Core 3.2GHz LGA 1150 84W BX80646I54570

MOBO: Gigabyte LGA 1150 Intel B85 Motherboards GA-B85M-Gaming 3

RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 X 8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz (2x)

COOL: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan

STORAGE: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

STORAGE: ADATA Premier SP600 2.5"

DISPLAY: Acer S220HQL Abd 21.5-Inch Widescreen LCD Monitor (2x)

GPU PREVIOUS: SAPPHIRE DUAL-X Radeon R9 280 3GB

 

Faceman, helped me with this build, but i could not find the GPU, only found the 280x

 

Nothing short of an R9 290/GTX 970 will be a noticeable upgrade over an R9 280 in gaming. If you absolutely have to have a GTX card, save $70 more and get a 970. Newegg has an EVGA GTX 970 SC ACX 2.0 for $310 after rebate and a Gigabyte Windforce GTX 970 (not the G1 Gaming) for $302 after rebate.

[Dr. Tejeda]

I see no reason as to why you would want to go from a r9 280x to a gtx 960. It is a inferior card performance wise, and amd cards are no less stable than nvidia cards (did your friend have an amd card break on him, and now he just vows never to buy amd things?)

His dad works on a PC shop, and knows a lot of gaming PCs, and he told him, that the most common complain is from AMD cards breaking

 

Nothing short of an R9 290/GTX 970 will be a noticeable upgrade over an R9 280 in gaming. If you absolutely have to have a GTX card, save $70 more and get a 970. Newegg has an EVGA GTX 970 SC ACX 2.0 for $310 after rebate and a Gigabyte Windforce GTX 970 (not the G1 Gaming) for $302 after rebate.

So it doesn't matter if I choose R9 280. R9 280x or GTX 970, it will be the same on performance, and the only way up is a GTX 970?

[vembutech]

For your processor GeForce GTX 970 (x2) GPU will perform better while compare to other GPU.

[Dr. Tejeda]

1. thats a lie

2. for gtx no other option than 960 but for amd the 290 fits in your budget

 

(r9 290 wipes the floor with the 960)

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp[]=3114&cmp[]=2719

 

The diference in performance is not a lot, and the price is, the 960 is better for the price

 

EDIT: also the 970 has better performance for the same (or less) price, at least on this page

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp[]=3114&cmp[]=2719&cmp[]=2954

[thekeemo]

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp[]=3114&cmp[]=2719

 

The diference in performance is not a lot, and the price is, the 960 is better for the price

http://techreport.com/review/27702/nvidia-geforce-gtx-960-graphics-card-reviewed/4look at the benchmarks thats not a difference to scoff at 

and the r9 290 is in your budget http://pcpartpicker.com/part/his-video-card-h290qmc4gd

 

also the 290x is available for $270 and beats out the 970 by a teensy bit

[Dr. Tejeda]

For your processor GeForce GTX 970 (x2) GPU will perform better while compare to other GPU.

Looking at the spects of a single 970, it looks like the best option actually, thanks

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp[]=3114&cmp[]=2719&cmp[]=2954

[Dr. Tejeda]

http://techreport.com/review/27702/nvidia-geforce-gtx-960-graphics-card-reviewed/4look at the benchmarks thats not a difference to scoff at 

and the r9 290 is in your budget http://pcpartpicker.com/part/his-video-card-h290qmc4gd

Then ill go with a R9 290, but I have a problem with the brands, does it matter if is HIS, or gigabyte, sapphire, XFX?, that confuses me a lot (specially the prices)

[thekeemo]

Then ill go with a R9 290, but I have a problem with the brands, does it matter if is HIS, or gigabyte, sapphire, XFX?, that confuses me a lot (specially the prices)

MSI and XFX are the brands you want to go with if you plan to watercool

saphire makes the best cards

asus is a close second 

gigabyte HIS and powercolor also make great cards but their customer support is non existant

[thekeemo]

what happened to your 280? if its still works just get another one

[Dr. Tejeda]

what happened to your 280? if its still works just get another one

I didn't get it yet, I saved 70dlls in the CPU, so instead of 280, i think i could get something better, thats all, instead of the 280 i will buy the 290

[thekeemo]

I didn't get it yet, I saved 70dlls in the CPU, so instead of 280, i think i could get something better, thats all, instead of the 280 i will buy the 290

good choice just make sure you have a 550w or bigger psu

[Dr. Tejeda]

good choice just make sure you have a 550w or bigger psu

I forgot, edited now

PSU: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

[thekeemo]

I forgot, edited now

PSU: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

yup your fine

[stconquest]

I forgot, edited now

PSU: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

 

I see ways to get you into a GTX 970.  You have a $20 Noctua fan, the Coolermaster Hyper 212 ($30), an 120/128GB SSD ($60).... not to mention you could save $10-$20 by getting a 4440/4460 instead of the 4570.

 

The GTX 970 would mean you could also save on the PSU as well:  http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100w10500kr

 

CPU coolers, fans, SSD you can add in later without losing money.  Changing a GPU will almost always equate to lost money.

[stconquest]

@Dr. Tejeda

 

Is this still within your budget's limit?

 

$955:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($173.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($302.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $925.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-15 18:44 EDT-0400

[Dr. Tejeda]

@Dr. Tejeda

 

Is this still within your budget's limit?

 

$955:

 

I see ways to get you into a GTX 970.  You have a $20 Noctua fan, the Coolermaster Hyper 212 ($30), an 120/128GB SSD ($60).... not to mention you could save $10-$20 by getting a 4440/4460 instead of the 4570.

 

The GTX 970 would mean you could also save on the PSU as well:  http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100w10500kr

 

CPU coolers, fans, SSD you can add in later without losing money.  Changing a GPU will almost always equate to lost money.

I got the 4570 for $179 instead of $204 so i couldnt resist buying it, also my budget is max $250 per piece, so that card goes beyond that, and i need all those cooling because i live in a hot hot city, and need a good airflow, even without overclocking, i have a total budget of $1500, but with a limit of $250 per ticket, so the SSD, and cooling are not an issue

[stconquest]

I got the 4570 for $179 instead of $204 so i couldnt resist buying it, also my budget is max $250 per piece, so that card goes beyond that, and i need all those cooling because i live in a hot hot city, and need a good airflow, even without overclocking, i have a total budget of $1500, but with a limit of $250 per ticket, so the SSD, and cooling are not an issue

 

You lost me on that Max $250 per item stuff.  $1500?  That is a shame then.