Best gtx 970?!

[parikshitpai92]

I'm from India and building a Rs.90k gaming PC.

So gtx 970 is the only option I have for the budget as AMD r9 390- 390x costs 8-10k more...building a 1080p gaming PC.

Please suggest-

PC hardware-

i5 6600k(costs 1k more than i5 4690k)

8gb hyperx ddr4 Ram

Asus Z170 Pro gaming Mobo

Cooler master hyper 212x evo

Also suggest a PSU for the same..

And should I buy a 128gb-ssd and 1Tb HDD combo or should I go for 2Tb SSHD (Price for the combo and sshd is the same)..

Please help!

[Opeth747]

Can't go wrong with EVGA or Gigabyte. I personally think the Gigabyte G1 Gaming is the best.

 

Definitely get the SSD/HDD combo. 

[KemoKa]

inb4 390 is the best 970.

Ninja'd you all.

 

But in all seriousness, the EVGA 970 is probably the best.

[TheGamingBarrel]

inb4 390 is the best 970.

Ninja'd you all.

 

But in all seriousness, the EVGA 970 is probably the best.

The 290X Used is

[HKZeroFive]

Since the GTX 970 is cheaper for you, I'd get the EVGA model.

 

PSU - Any 500W SeaSonic (520W S12) or XFX PSU would do.

[DXMember]

get the cheaper CPU of the two, they have pretty much no difference in performance

if you do get the 4690k, don't forget to switch your board to Z97 or Z87 and ddr3 or you might end up like this fella:

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/527149-help-my-intel-core-i7-5820k-doesnt-fit-in-the-msi-z97s-sli-krait-edition

 

which would be very sad

 

as for PSU, since the aviability seems to be limited and prices inflated, can't suggest anything specific

but look for anything from Tier 1 or Tier 2 from this list:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

[parikshitpai92]

Can't go wrong with EVGA or Gigabyte. I personally think the Gigabyte G1 Gaming is the best.

Definitely get the SSD/HDD combo.

But I'm getting more Storage space at the same price...I'm just using it for playing games...no video editing etc in mind...

[ZetZet]

Since the GTX 970 is cheaper for you, I'd get the EVGA model.

 

PSU - Any 500W SeaSonic (520W S12) or XFX PSU would do.

G1 Gaming is better. It's binned.

[parikshitpai92]

get the cheaper CPU of the two, they have pretty much no difference in performance

if you do get the 4690k, don't forget to switch your board to Z97 or Z87 and ddr3 or you might end up like this fella:

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/527149-help-my-intel-core-i7-5820k-doesnt-fit-in-the-msi-z97s-sli-krait-edition

which would be very sad

as for PSU, since the aviability seems to be limited and prices inflated, can't suggest anything specific

but look for anything from Tier 1 or Tier 2 from this list:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

Thanks bro!

[grayblizzard]

I'm from India and building a Rs.90k gaming PC.

So gtx 970 is the only option I have for the budget as AMD r9 390- 390x costs 8-10k more...building a 1080p gaming PC.

Please suggest-

PC hardware-

i5 6600k(costs 1k more than i5 4690k)

8gb hyperx ddr4 Ram

Asus Z170 Pro gaming Mobo

Cooler master hyper 212x evo

Also suggest a PSU for the same..

And should I buy a 128gb-ssd and 1Tb HDD combo or should I go for 2Tb SSHD (Price for the combo and sshd is the same)..

Please help!

MSI

 

 

also any seasonic 550w and greater

[Opeth747]

But I'm getting more Storage space at the same price...I'm just using it for playing games...no video editing etc in mind...

Well, your system will be MUCH faster with an SSD. If you really need the space now you could get the SSHD and grab an SSD later, or vice-versa. 

[DXMember]

But I'm getting more Storage space at the same price...I'm just using it for playing games...no video editing etc in mind...

get more storage for your games

SSD is overrated, SSHD will be good enough to cache your system files and you will be able to actually store real games on the accelerated storage

[parikshitpai92]

Since the GTX 970 is cheaper for you, I'd get the EVGA model.

PSU - Any 500W SeaSonic (520W S12) or XFX PSU would do.

500w would be enough for future expansion?I was thinking around 600-650W..

[parikshitpai92]

get more storage for your games

SSD is overrated, SSHD will be good enough to cache your system files and you will be able to actually store real games on the accelerated storage

That's what I think..

[Opeth747]

500w would be enough for future expansion?I was thinking around 600-650W..

500w is plenty for your build.

[DXMember]

Well, your system will be MUCH faster with an SSD. If you really need the space now you could get the SSHD and grab an SSD later, or vice-versa. 

faster what? boot times? awesome....

128GB SSD is laughable if the station is for gaming, you can't really store any games on it and the smaller hard drive will be filled up with blu-ray porn pretty fast

[parikshitpai92]

500w is plenty for your build.

Ok thanks!

[Opeth747]

get more storage for your games

SSD is overrated, SSHD will be good enough to cache your system files and you will be able to actually store real games on the accelerated storage

>SSD is overrated

Have you ever even used an SSD?  :lol:  The difference is way more than night and day.

[scobie56]

 

 

there more expensive than the other 970's but the asus strix is a good card and i love my 970

[parikshitpai92]

faster what? boot times? awesome....

128GB SSD is laughable if the station is for gaming, you can't really store any games on it and the smaller hard drive will be filled up with blu-ray porn pretty fast

That's true!

[Opeth747]

faster what? boot times? awesome....

128GB SSD is laughable if the station is for gaming, you can't really store any games on it and the smaller hard drive will be filled up with blu-ray porn pretty fast

A faster system in general. Like, MUCH faster. Seriously? Have you ever even used an SSD? I don't see how anybody could go back after using one. 

[theereal]

EVGA or MSI. As for PSU, anything from Seasonic, SuperFlower, XFX or FSP Is good. Make sure to check the Individual PSU.

[DXMember]

500w would be enough for future expansion?I was thinking around 600-650W..

what kind of future expansion are you talking about?

would you like to add more SATA devices? - the 500W will do just fine

or maybe you would like to add more another GPU for SLI? - yes that might be advisable to get a 650W unit, but honestly if we're talking about two 970s then I belive it should do just fine, given the PSU is from the list I linked you to

or just general upgrade like replacing exsisting GPU with a newer model? - again the 500W will do just fine

[parikshitpai92]

there more expensive than the other 970's but the asus strix is a good card and i love my 970

Ya the strix is good and cheaper than the g1 gaming and MSI...thanks mate..

[DXMember]

>SSD is overrated

Have you ever even used an SSD?  :lol:  The difference is way more than night and day.

bro pls, I've been using a 240GB OCZ Vector since 2012, I'm running a 480GB 950Pro at the moment

yes the Windows starts up pretty fast... much win

all day long I watch youtube videos, play GTA and jerk off while reading your troll posts, neither of those benefit from the SSD