Buying gpu for my first build, looking for input

[ZEBuckeye81]

Looking too buy a gpu for my first build, I've pretty well decided on 970 GTX for efficiency and budget reasons.

Two I'm currently looking at, on sale at Newegg are:

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 4GB G1 GAMING OC EDITION
http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E168141...

EVGA GeForce GTX 970 04G-P4-3975-KR 4GB SSC GAMING w/ACX 2.0+
http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E168144...

Both are right about $300, which is honestly the most I want to spend on a gpu. The EVGA comes with Division game code, which is neither here nor there, frankly I would possibly sell the code.

My build is a i5-6600k on a Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD5 mobo, running 8gb DDR4 3200 GSkill

Open to other suggestions as well, I'm not biased red or green, however I do have more appeal for an efficient card, and within budget

[Starelementpoke]

3 minutes ago, ZEBuckeye81 said:

Looking too buy a gpu for my first build, I've pretty well decided on 970 GTX for efficiency and budget reasons.

Two I'm currently looking at, on sale at Newegg are:

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 4GB G1 GAMING OC EDITION
http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E168141...

EVGA GeForce GTX 970 04G-P4-3975-KR 4GB SSC GAMING w/ACX 2.0+
http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E168144...

Both are right about $300, which is honestly the most I want to spend on a gpu. The EVGA comes with Division game code, which is neither here nor there, frankly I would possibly sell the code.

My build is a i5-6600k on a Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD5 mobo, running 8gb DDR4 3200 GSkill

Open to other suggestions as well, I'm not biased red or green, however I do have more appeal for an efficient card, and within budget

390´s tend to be cheaper, so there´s the budget part down. What exactly do you mean by efficiency? Temps? Power Draw?

[Moonzy]

Just now, ZEBuckeye81 said:

 

i suggest getting the EVGA card out of these two

 

perhaps you can check out the R9 390, it performs better than the 970 in games and its slightly cheaper too, the only drawback is it lacks nvidia's features and it consumes slightly more power

 

so if you're very concerned about power, or wants nvidia's features, i suppose you can get the GTX 970, or else, i'll strongly suggest the R9 390

[KezzaMcFezza]

3 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

390´s tend to be cheaper, so there´s the budget part down. What exactly do you mean by efficiency? Temps? Power Draw?

I agree with the 390 but they do spit out alot of heat though. A 970 doesn't as much. 

[Starelementpoke]

Just now, ProKeero said:

I agree with the 390 but they do spit out alot of heat though. A 970 doesn't as much. 

Actually, there are 390´s that run cooler than some 970´s. 

[KezzaMcFezza]

1 minute ago, Moonzy said:

i suggest getting the EVGA card out of these two

 

perhaps you can check out the R9 390, it performs better than the 970 in games and its slightly cheaper too, the only drawback is it lacks nvidia's features and it consumes slightly more power

 

so if you're very concerned about power, or wants nvidia's features, i suppose you can get the GTX 970, or else, i'll strongly suggest the R9 390

Did you copy me? that's it i'm calling lord Linus, no second chances this time.

[Moonzy]

Just now, ProKeero said:

Did you copy me? that's it i'm calling lord Linus, no second chances this time.

copy you? how? WHAT DID I DO AMG

[ZEBuckeye81]

3 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

390´s tend to be cheaper, so there´s the budget part down. What exactly do you mean by efficiency? Temps? Power Draw?

Both. Yeah, the 390s are comparable, depending on the card. Some are higher, and some of the lower end cards are less. When spending that much I'm ok with paying for quality.

 

Frankly the performance of the 390 on some benchmarks is slightly higher but not substantial, while requiring more power. I should have bought a higher wattage psu, but honestly I got a good deal on a 550 G2, and when I first started into this build anticipated going with a sub $200 card.

[Starelementpoke]

1 minute ago, ProKeero said:

Did you copy me? that's it i'm calling lord Linus, no second chances this time.

He posted first though...

[KezzaMcFezza]

42 minutes ago, ProKeero said:

I agree with the 390 but they do spit out alot of heat though. A 970 doesn't as much. 

^^^^^^^

40 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

copy you? how? WHAT DID I DO AMG

Yea you know what you did.

 

40 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

copy you? how? WHAT DID I DO AMG

Jk lord linus isn't on the line at the moment. Praise the 500th post!

 

Kek

[Starelementpoke]

Just now, ZEBuckeye81 said:

Both. Yeah, the 390s are comparable, depending on the card. Some are higher, and some of the lower end cards are less. When spending that much I'm ok with paying for quality.

 

Frankly the performance of the 390 on some benchmarks is slightly higher but not substantial, while requiring more power. I should have bought a higher wattage psu, but honestly I got a good deal on a 550 G2, and when I first started into this build anticipated going with a sub $200 card.

Um, 550 is more than enough for a 390. And have you seen the early DX12 benchmarks? 390 be stompen. And you can usually find the powercolor or the xfx 390 for $300 and under, and those are solid, so no real worries on quality.

[Moonzy]

39 minutes ago, ProKeero said:

Jk lord linus isn't on the line at the moment. Praise the 500th post!

 

Kek

gz 500, im almost 2000, scrub
 

39 minutes ago, ProKeero said:

^^^^^^^

Yea you know what you did.

my post was above yours ffs )o)

 

39 minutes ago, ProKeero said:

Jk lord linus isn't on the line at the moment. Praise the 500th post!

 

Kek

2000th  sucka

[Starelementpoke]

Just now, Moonzy said:

gz 500, im almost 2000, scrub
 

my post was above yours ffs )o)

 

2 minutes ago, ProKeero said:

Jk lord linus isn't on the line at the moment. Praise the 500th post!

 

Kek

Both of you get rekt, closing in on 4500.

[KezzaMcFezza]

Just now, Moonzy said:

2000th  sucka

I'm calling the feds.

[ZEBuckeye81]

1 minute ago, Starelementpoke said:

Um, 550 is more than enough for a 390. And have you seen the early DX12 benchmarks? 390 be stompen. And you can usually find the powercolor or the xfx 390 for $300 and under, and those are solid, so no real worries on quality.

Even with overclocking cpu and gpu? I want some head space, not be pushing the limits of anything

[Starelementpoke]

Just now, ZEBuckeye81 said:

Even with overclocking cpu and gpu? I want some head space, not be pushing the limits of anything

But that´s what overclocking is, pushing the limits. But seriously, should be more than adequate for a mild oc.

[Moonzy]

Just now, Starelementpoke said:

Both of you get rekt, closing in on 4500.

one day...

Just now, ProKeero said:

I'm calling the feds.

pfft...

 

anyway we're not helping the op (though i believed his issue is solved)

ill stop posting here unless its topic related

 

Just now, ZEBuckeye81 said:

 

just get a 390, its better in so many ways ._.

[ZEBuckeye81]

2 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

one day...

pfft...

 

anyway we're not helping the op (though i believed his issue is solved)

ill stop posting here unless its topic related

 

just get a 390, its better in so many ways ._.

Yeah no squabbling in my thread :-P

 

Even a 550 psu?

[Starelementpoke]

2 minutes ago, ZEBuckeye81 said:

Yeah no squabbling in my thread :-P

 

Even a 550 psu?

Hey, you got a great 550 watt psu. It´ll be fine.

[Moonzy]

Just now, ZEBuckeye81 said:

Yeah no squabbling in my thread :-P

 

Even a 550 psu?

yeap

[Carlos Martinez]

28 minutes ago, ZEBuckeye81 said:

Looking too buy a gpu for my first build, I've pretty well decided on 970 GTX for efficiency and budget reasons.

Two I'm currently looking at, on sale at Newegg are:

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 4GB G1 GAMING OC EDITION
http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E168141...

EVGA GeForce GTX 970 04G-P4-3975-KR 4GB SSC GAMING w/ACX 2.0+
http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E168144...

Both are right about $300, which is honestly the most I want to spend on a gpu. The EVGA comes with Division game code, which is neither here nor there, frankly I would possibly sell the code.

My build is a i5-6600k on a Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD5 mobo, running 8gb DDR4 3200 GSkill

Open to other suggestions as well, I'm not biased red or green, however I do have more appeal for an efficient card, and within budget

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T2 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($15.29 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.89 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($139.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1022.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-19 17:59 EDT-0400

 

 

 

[Starelementpoke]

1 minute ago, Carlos Martinez said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T2 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($15.29 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.89 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($139.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1022.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-19 17:59 EDT-0400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Umm, he´s not asking for a partlist, he´s asking for an opinion on the gpu.

[Suika]

23 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

Actually, there are 390´s that run cooler than some 970´s. 

Yea, but the R9 390 produces more heat. It doesn't matter much if a certain cooler can dissipate more heat when the concern is which produces more heat in general.

 

Also what games does OP play and plan on playing? I know some games are plainly NVIDIA biased and others AMD biased. Overwatch is NVIDIA biased, Far Cry Primal is AMD biased, etc.

[HKZeroFive]

Out of those two, the GTX 970 G1 Gaming for its binned chips which allow for a better overclock.

[ZEBuckeye81]

32 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Out of those two, the GTX 970 G1 Gaming for its binned chips which allow for a better overclock.

Could you explain binned chips?