Which build is better?

[Vastraguero]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KLv4bv

or

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fbR4bv

 

I am looking to do some mid-level gaming

[beneficialq]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KLv4bv IMO The 280x is a great bang for the buck graphics card and paried with an i5 IT DESTROYES especially for its price. 

[Andrew Storlie]

1st one by far!

[DarkBlade2117]

The first one by a long shot.

[Synawke]

eh. the 290 and 280 are pretty loud and get really hot. i would avoid them. 

[Swndlr]

eh. the 290 and 280 are pretty loud and get really hot. i would avoid them. 

Examples other than reference cooler? I swear lmao people hear that the reference 290X is a heater and all of the sudden the word around is that all of them are hot, loud, and not worth it...

[Synawke]

for around $200 id go for a 380 or a 960

[Synawke]

Examples other than reference cooler? I swear lmao people hear that the reference 290X is a heater and all of the sudden the word around is that all of them are hot, loud, and not worth it...

from my experience, both those cards run at over 80 (sometimes 90) under load and are pretty loud

[Swndlr]

from my experience, both those cards run at over 80 (sometimes 90) under load and are pretty loud

Then either

1. It was a reference cooler

2. There was some sort of thermal bottleneck, whether it be poor thermal paste, no airflow, bad ambient temp

3. You're lying for argument sake

 

The only notoriously bad 290/290X is the reference cooler.

[Starelementpoke]

1st one.

[Kobathor]

The first is definitely better. Though, you might want to go with a modern 300 series card since they run cooler and better.

[Synawke]

Then either

1. It was a reference cooler

2. There was some sort of thermal bottleneck, whether it be poor thermal paste, no airflow, bad ambient temp

3. You're lying for argument sake

 

The only notoriously bad 290/290X is the reference cooler.

? i had the msi 280 for a short period of time, and it ran hot. While playing games like assassins creed or dishonored it was 80-84 usually and would always run over 75 no matter what game it was. And was loud enough for me to hear it through my headphones when there wasn't much sound going on. I'm a nvidia lover, because ive always had bad experiences with AMD cards

[Swndlr]

? i had the msi 280 for a short period of time, and it ran hot. While playing games like assassins creed or dishonored it was 80-84 usually and would always run over 75 no matter what game it was. And was loud enough for me to hear it through my headphones when there wasn't much sound going on. I'm a nvidia lover, because ive always had bad experiences with AMD cards

May I ask which model you happen to have tested?

[Synawke]

May I ask which model you happen to have tested?

By model you mean aftermarket maker? I had an MSI one

[Rian]

First build for gaming!

[Nena Trinity]

If your goal is gaming then go i5!