What GPU do I need?

[Finn the Potato]

I like my games at 1080p, with 2x anti aliasing, ultra settings.

[Amazingasian]

r9 390

[Elardoven]

what games

[Finn the Potato]

what games

GTA V, Witcher 3, War Thunder, TF2 (lelelel) Dota 2, I've probably forgotten heaps but yeah, mostly AAA titles and a few easier to run titles over to the side. Oh and Mad Max.

[Muffinmaddness]

nothing less then 4 titan X's in quad sli.... atleast .....

 

/s

 

 

 

or 

 

Nvidia - 970 / 980 / 980ti

Amd - r9 280(x) ( maybe ) , r9 290(x), r9 390

 

any of those should be fine, depending on what you are playing =) 

[EllieThePurpleFuzzy]

What is your budget too? and what exact games.

 

Default options would be pretty much GTX 970 or R9 390/290 (290 if your budget isnt the highest)

[Elardoven]

I'd say R9 390

[Finn the Potato]

What is your budget too? and what exact games.

 

Default options would be pretty much GTX 970 or R9 390/290

$1750 AUD

Thoughts on this?

I'm going for a black and red build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($370.00 @ Centre Com) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X31 69.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($155.00 @ Centre Com) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($135.00 @ Centre Com) 

Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($75.00 @ Umart) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($98.00 @ Centre Com) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($518.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($83.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Total: $1741.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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[AresKrieger]

970 nvidia 390 amd the 390 tends to be slightly faster

[AresKrieger]

 

$1750 AUD

Thoughts on this?

I'm going for a black and red build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($370.00 @ Centre Com) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X31 69.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($155.00 @ Centre Com) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($135.00 @ Centre Com) 

Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($75.00 @ Umart) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($98.00 @ Centre Com) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($518.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($83.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Total: $1741.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-13 12:17 AEST+1000

 

What's the xeon for? 

[AresKrieger]

Oh wait australia, price might be skewed

[Mew]

Specifically for GTA5, you need a 980ti. Everything else, the 980 or 390x is sufficient. 

[Finn the Potato]

What's the xeon for? 

People were saying it's basically the base i7, just without the iGpu

[Finn the Potato]

Specifically for GTA5, you need a 980ti. Everything else, the 980 or 390x is sufficient. 

I'm fine turning down settings in GTA V, it looks good even with lower settings at 1080p.

[AresKrieger]

People were saying it's basically the base i7, just without the iGpu

Yeah, no I was just confused due to Australia's price differences

[Sir Asvald]

$1750 AUD

Thoughts on this?

I'm going for a black and red build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($370.00 @ Centre Com)

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X31 69.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($155.00 @ Centre Com)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($135.00 @ Centre Com)

Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($75.00 @ Umart)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($98.00 @ Centre Com)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($518.00 @ PLE Computers)

Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($83.00 @ CPL Online)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($159.00 @ CPL Online)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Total: $1741.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-13 12:17 AEST+1000

Save some money by changing the CPU cooler for the hyper 212 from Coolermaster. You don't need $109 cooler for a Xeon. Also you can't OC the Xeon.

[Finn the Potato]

Save some money by changing the CPU cooler for the hyper 212 from Coolermaster. You don't need $109 cooler for a Xeon. Also you can't OC the Xeon.

Case has a window though. Cases With Windows = Liquid Cooler.

[jc980]

Case has a window though. Cases With Windows = Liquid Cooler.

The Xeon with the Stock Cooler is fine, just remove the sticker and paint the heatsink black.

 

GTX 970/R9 390

[Nena Trinity]

R9 290, R9 290X or R9 390 is best candidates!