need help with graphics card options

[Sportmax8]

hey, im building my first pc. i have my current prebuilt pc which has-

gtx 750

8gb ram

i5-4460

all other parts are bad since its prebuilt. i'm hoping to take things like the hard drive, gpu, cpu and ram from the old pc and put it in the new build. here are the parts for the new build  http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cnmVt6 but i've been debating on a gtx 980 and a gtx 970. And i'm going to keep the cpu and will hopefully upgrade to a 4790k at a later time. i don't really want it to be too crazy but i have a budget of around 600 (for now) and the gtx 980 would obviously be over that. so please make recommendations for parts or stuff that i'm missing and also if its worth the extra money for the 980 

[brolaugh_]

8 minutes ago, Sportmax8 said:

hey, im building my first pc. i have my current prebuilt pc which has-

gtx 750

8gb ram

i5-4460

all other parts are bad since its prebuilt. i'm hoping to take things like the hard drive, gpu, cpu and ram from the old pc and put it in the new build. here are the parts for the new build  http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cnmVt6 but i've been debating on a gtx 980 and a gtx 970. And i'm going to keep the cpu and will hopefully upgrade to a 4790k at a later time. i don't really want it to be too crazy but i have a budget of around 600 (for now) and the gtx 980 would obviously be over that. so please make recommendations for parts or stuff that i'm missing and also if its worth the extra money for the 980 

What games are u planning to play?

also change tha psu, go for seasonic

[HKZeroFive]

I'd skip the GTX 980 and just stick with the R9 390/GTX 970 and invest into a SSD. Just don't get that PSU.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($104.49 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($37.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($309.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($56.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $603.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-17 11:06 EDT-0400

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8 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

I'd skip the GTX 980 and just stick with the R9 390/GTX 970 and invest into a SSD. Just don't get that PSU.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($104.49 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($37.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($309.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($56.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $603.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-17 11:06 EDT-0400

I really like this build, the SSD makes loading times blow by and the R9 390 is no slouch.

[Sportmax8]

10 minutes ago, brolaugh_ said:

What games are u planning to play?

also change tha psu, go for seasonic

probably mostly games like battlefield, csgo and rainbow six siege on max settings or almost max settings

[brolaugh_]

10 minutes ago, Sportmax8 said:

probably mostly games like battlefield, csgo and rainbow six siege on max settings or almost max settings

Yea just go for what they posted..

[Sportmax8]

would something like this be good? Because i'd prefer nvidia over amd, and the asus strix gtx 980 is on sale for only $443

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LMZ4XL

[brolaugh_]

9 hours ago, Sportmax8 said:

would something like this be good? Because i'd prefer nvidia over amd, and the asus strix gtx 980 is on sale for only $443

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LMZ4XL

well sure why not but i prefer a 390x ... But if you prefer nvidia then yea .. Go for it.

[HKZeroFive]

10 hours ago, Sportmax8 said:

would something like this be good? Because i'd prefer nvidia over amd, and the asus strix gtx 980 is on sale for only $443

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LMZ4XL

If you prefer NVIDIA over AMD, well, I can't really stop you. I just don't think the GTX 980 is worth it. It's either GTX 970 or GTX 980Ti for me.

 

Just don't get that PSU. EVGA's NEX series aren't good.