EVGA Battle!

[DatEVGA]

Can someone help me i can't decide which combination to get.

i7-3770k + EVGA GTX 670 FTW or Superclocked 2GB or 4GB or Standard

i5-3570k + EVGA GTX 680 Superclocked or EVGA GTX 680 SC SIG 2

I just want to know which would get me really smooth performance while having Battlefield 3 maxed out with 60-70 avg fps or more.Also what do you prefer? Kingston HyperX 8 gb or Corsair Vengeance 8gb.

But i think i should go with a 670 but what kind so i can upgrade my graphics card to a better one later in the future so i don't have to upgrade both CPU AND GPU .

[Azortharion]

For pure gaming, I'd definitely go with the 3570k and the GTX 680.

You don't need the 3770k for gaming, it's a miniscule FPS improvement in just a few games over the 3570k (the only difference is the stock clock and the fact that the 3770k has hyperthreading), and hyperthreading will only help in video editing / other very CPU heavy environments. Besides you can overclock them both pretty good (especially the 3570k) if you get a decent air cooler (or water if you're serious about it). 4.2 - 4.5 GHz or so.

But yeah hands DOWN for the 680 + 3570k, overclock those beasts!

As for the RAM, both really work nice. I think that the HyperX sticks have a lower profile which might help (is generally less annoying). They are both really great, you can hardly say one is better than the other right now.

I'd advice against the 670 option if the 680 one is just as cheap, but if you insist you can easily add another 670 in the future and have an SLI configuration, or you can get a 680 later on (or a newer generation card, when they are out).

[jamudin]

You might want to go with a 7950, or 7870 MYST which both beat the 680, when overclocked, and you could get the 3770 with the 7870/7950

[mgsstar]

I would go for this: i5-3570k + EVGA GTX 680 Superclocked or EVGA GTX 680 SC SIG 2 because you won't need a 3770k if you are only gaming on the machine.

[fishymamba]

Why only EVGA cards? Open style coolers will be quieter and give better performance.

I would definitely go with 3570K + 680 for gaming.

You will easily get 60+ fps at max settings on BF3.