used combo choice

[McFr3aky]

hello im building a game pc and i need some help:

 

i5-4440

corsair vengeance 8gb

asrock h97 anniversary 

r9 290 reference 

 

or 

 

this combo : http://www.kapaza.be/nl/computeronderdelen/moederbord---intel-i7-950---ram-12-gb-98444759.htm

Moederbord ASUS P6T WS Professional
Intel i7-950 processor 
Kingston DDR 2133 (6 * 2 GB)

 

gtx 970 msi

 

 

so its more performance and risk vs safety and loud hot card

 

whats the better choice?

 

 

[Mug]

I would go with a H81 board and an i5-4460 for the first one.

[domini123]

The first one.

That old cpu might bottleneck the 970.

[Curufinwe_wins]

so... I'm going to have to say the second one. That cpu isn't great but maybe with overclocking it will at least push into the 60s in modern games. The 290 is literally one of the worst reference cards ever made though.

 

It completely fails to provide enough cooling even to prevent it from massively throttling or crashing  on occasion. If it was a non-reference 290 I would say the first in a heartbeat, but man reference 290s should be avoided like the plague.

[sarfraz]

hello im building a game pc and i need some help:

 

i5-4440

corsair vengeance 8gb

asrock h97 anniversary 

r9 290 reference 

 

or 

 

this combo : http://www.kapaza.be/nl/computeronderdelen/moederbord---intel-i7-950---ram-12-gb-98444759.htm

Moederbord ASUS P6T WS Professional

Intel i7-950 processor 

Kingston DDR 2133 (6 * 2 GB)

 

gtx 970 msi

 

 

so its more performance and risk vs safety and loud hot card

 

whats the better choice?

first one . the i7 pc looked outdated and it is outdated

[McFr3aky]

so... I'm going to have to say the second one. That cpu isn't great but maybe with overclocking it will at least push into the 60s in modern games. The 290 is literally one of the worst reference cards ever made though.

 

It completely fails to provide enough cooling even to prevent it from massively throttling or crashing  on occasion. If it was a non-reference 290 I would say the first in a heartbeat, but man reference 290s should be avoided like the plague.

i can get an 5 euro scythe aftermarket cooler alsoi found an r9 290aftermarket but its 50 euro more and im on a budget

[Curufinwe_wins]

i can get an 5 euro scythe aftermarket cooler alsoi found an r9 290aftermarket but its 50 euro more and im on a budget

yea reference 290 is a really bad idea. 

 

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/5857/amd-radeon-r9-290-4gb-reference-video-card-review/index21.html

[McFr3aky]

i could also get an 280x for 150 euro and safe 100 euros but how will that card perform in 2560x1080?

[i_build_nanosuits]

i can get an 5 euro scythe aftermarket cooler alsoi found an r9 290aftermarket but its 50 euro more and im on a budget

you want AT LEAST the haswell based i5-4440 to power the R9 290...and the reference R9 290 i wouldnt touch with a pole...it's a VERY bad idea get a nicer R9 280X instead i would say.

[domini123]

i could also get an 280x for 150 euro and safe 100 euros but how will that card perform in 2560x1080?

That very depends on how demanding games u play.

And if u r budget is 250€ u can look for second hand nonreference 290.