Which graphic card?

[BrisoX]

So, I want to buy a new PC.

My components are:

AMD FX-8350 processor

Asus M5A97 LE R2 motherboard

Corsair H100i water cooling

HyperX Fury DDR3 1600MHz 

OCZ ARC 100 - 120GB SSD

WD Caviar 1TB 7200rpm

 

and now, the question is.. CrossFire two of Sapphire HD 7870 Dual-X 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 OC or one Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB GDDR5 OC edition.

Which would be better and why and what abt power supply? Would 650W be enough for both combinations?

[tbroadwater2010]

R9 380. 

 

Yes the power supply should be more than enough!

[Dr_Pleeper]

Single GPU option is always better. Maybe not in performance, but it will be a lot less pain in the future.

[BrisoX]

okay, but what nvidia alternative could i get for maybe same benchmarks as R9 380OC?

[shanmu54321]

6 minutes ago, BrisoX said:

So, I want to buy a new PC.

My components are:

AMD FX-8350 processor

Asus M5A97 LE R2 motherboard

Corsair H100i water cooling

HyperX Fury DDR3 1600MHz 

OCZ ARC 100 - 120GB SSD

WD Caviar 1TB 7200rpm

 

and now, the question is.. CrossFire two of Sapphire HD 7870 Dual-X 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 OC or one Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB GDDR5 OC edition.

Which would be better and why and what abt power supply? Would 650W be enough for both combinations?

Go for the 380. Make sure it is a good power supply. Not a unbranded one. 

[BrisoX]

2 minutes ago, shanmu54321 said:

Go for the 380. Make sure it is a good power supply. Not a unbranded one. 

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=181

 

is this one okay?

[shanmu54321]

3 minutes ago, BrisoX said:

okay, but what nvidia alternative could i get for maybe same benchmarks as R9 380OC?

At this price point, go for AMD. In this price point you can only get the 960. But the 380 is way better than the 960.

[ChevbeeHD]

r9 380

[shanmu54321]

1 minute ago, BrisoX said:

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=181

 

is this one okay?

Do you already have that or are you going to buy a new one?

[BrisoX]

Just now, shanmu54321 said:

Do you already have that or are you going to buy a new one?

i don't have anything now. just want to make sure everything fits just right before buying. so okay, i decided to go for r9 390 with PS of 650W.

also, the case is CM Mastercase 5 pro. I already have that haha

[i_build_nanosuits]

that CPU is pretty outdated though...and not a very good performer in games...if you do not already own this dead end PC might wanna look at the i5-4460 or i5-6400 for example it shouldnt be much more expensive than this if you let go the h100i for example...and no AMD FX chip is able to outperform those chips in games.

[shanmu54321]

1 minute ago, BrisoX said:

i don't have anything now.

 

1 minute ago, BrisoX said:

I already have that haha

Do you or do you not have it?

[Cpt Buzzkill]

9 minutes ago, BrisoX said:

okay, but what nvidia alternative could i get for maybe same benchmarks as R9 380OC?

GTX 960 (which overclock liek a beast)

 

but yeh r9 380 is around 10% better(3-5) fps just make sure you get 4GB GTX 960 and enjoy your gaming

[BrisoX]

1 minute ago, shanmu54321 said:

 

Do you or do you not have it?

i don't have anything but case haha

1 minute ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

that CPU is pretty outdated though...and not a very good performer in games...if you do not already own this dead end PC might wanna look at the i5-4460 or i5-6400 for example it shouldnt be much more expensive than this if you let go the h100i for example...and no AMD FX chip is able to outperform those chips in games.

well, i wanted to go for 4690K but too expensive.

think that 4460 is pretty solid change for fx8350?

[shanmu54321]

Just now, BrisoX said:

i don't have anything but case haha

well, i wanted to go for 4690K but too expensive.

think that 4460 is pretty solid change for fx8350?

Get this power supply instead:http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20650y1 

 

Also try getting Skylake i5 6500 if you can. 

[i_build_nanosuits]

Just now, BrisoX said:

i don't have anything but case haha

well, i wanted to go for 4690K but too expensive.

think that 4460 is pretty solid change for fx8350?

yeah especially for a gaming rig it's a worthy upgrade on itself...let alone if you buy new parts...go with a cheap H97 motherboard and you'll be all set.

I owned an FX-8320 that i had overclocked to 4.6ghz in my gaming rig, then i swapped that for an i7-4770K and i did played many games with no hyper-threading and lower multiplier to see how those chips perform and it's a lot better than the FX...you can see some of this testing on my youtube videos...here for example assassin's creed unity running on the 3.4ghz core i5 (i5-4460 simulation) as you can see it run well and it's GPU bound...not the case with the AMD FX chip:

 

 

 

 

 

[BrisoX]

1 minute ago, shanmu54321 said:

Get this power supply instead:http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20650y1 

 

Also try getting Skylake i5 6500 if you can. 

well both i5 4460 and 6400 are like no difference in price at my country so i would go for them. 6400 maybe better cus of 14nm?

[shanmu54321]

2 minutes ago, BrisoX said:

well both i5 4460 and 6400 are like no difference in price at my country so i would go for them. 6400 maybe better cus of 14nm?

You can make your PC somewhat "future proof" for some years.

[BrisoX]

6 minutes ago, shanmu54321 said:

You can make your PC somewhat "future proof" for some years.

i set 4460 and this motherboard

http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Fatal1ty%20H97%20Performance/

[i_build_nanosuits]

2 minutes ago, BrisoX said:

i set 4460 and this motherboard

http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Fatal1ty%20H97%20Performance/

yeah that would be great...is the i5-4590 much more expensive? it's just a bit faster but sometime when the price difference is only a few bucks it might be worth it....but otherwise yes this is better than the AMD FX processor.

[BrisoX]

Just now, i_build_nanosuits said:

yeah that would be great...is the i5-4590 much more expensive? it's just a bit faster but sometime when the price difference is only a few bucks it might be worth it....but otherwise yes this is better than the AMD FX processor.

the price of 4460 and fx8350 is abt 5$ difference haha

4590 is abt 30$ more expensive than 4460.. 

[i_build_nanosuits]

1 minute ago, BrisoX said:

the price of 4460 and fx8350 is abt 5$ difference haha

4590 is abt 30$ more expensive than 4460.. 

4590 not worth it then, FX is also out of the race.

how about the i5-6500?

the i5-4460 is epic though you don't really need more than that for gaming honestly.

[BrisoX]

1 minute ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

4590 not worth it then, FX is also out of the race.

how about the i5-6500?

the i5-4460 is epic though you don't really need more than that for gaming honestly.

45% more expensive..

well i think i'll be fine with 4460 + r9 380. want to play just 1080p. no 2k or 4k haha

[i_build_nanosuits]

2 minutes ago, BrisoX said:

45% more expensive..

well i think i'll be fine with 4460 + r9 380. want to play just 1080p. no 2k or 4k haha

yeah for your GPU go with a single card...4GB R9 380 or R9 380X are great 1080p gaming cards for the price...

i would advise against the 2GB cards though...2gb of video memory is not enough for current games, even at 1080p.

[BrisoX]

18 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

yeah for your GPU go with a single card...4GB R9 380 or R9 380X are great 1080p gaming cards for the price...

i would advise against the 2GB cards though...2gb of video memory is not enough for current games, even at 1080p.

or maybe 6600 + this motherboard?

https://www.msi.com/product/motherboard/H170-GAMING-M3.html#hero-overview

or

http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/B150M%20Combo-G/