Advice on gpu

[Floris]

Hello,
next month i'm gonna buy parts for my new build and i was wondering what video card will be the best for games like : GTA IV Battlefield 3, Skyrim and Farcry 3.
I wanna play all of this games with 40+ fps un highest settings
I just really dont know what graphic card i should pick buying everything at : www.mycom.nl.
300 euro for my graphic card would me the max.

This is what i am currently thinking of :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.69 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($137.00 @ Adorama)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($297.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($95.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $996.62
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-20 12:13 EST-0500)

 

[michxymi]

Hello,
next month i'm gonna buy parts for my new build and i was wondering what video card will be the best for games like : GTA IV Battlefield 3, Skyrim and Farcry 3.
I wanna play all of this games with 40+ fps un highest settings
I just really dont know what graphic card i should pick buying everything at : www.mycom.nl.
300 euro for my graphic card would me the max.

This is what i am currently thinking of :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.69 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($137.00 @ Adorama)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($297.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($95.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $996.62
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-20 12:13 EST-0500)

For me there's no reason to get 7950. Either get 7870 tahity le which is only ~3% less powerful and cheaper or go straight to 7970. Also definitely you don't need 750W PSU for single gpu setup and there also an 120gb SSD for 100$ @Newegg. That's to save some $$. And there's always AMD option to save more but that's up to you

 

[FinneousPJ]

Great build. The 7950 is a great card too! You don't need 750W for a single card though.

 

[Floris]

Thanks for the quick replies ^^

I forgot to mention i want to go SLI/Crossfire and overclock in the future Thats why i choose a 750Watt. Is that still overkill ?
I looked at benchmarks from the 7870 but there are so much different results, like at one the min frame is 29 and avg. 50
and other got minimum 40 and avg 70 so i dont know what to trust. Thats why i'm asking

 

[michxymi]

Thanks for the quick replies ^^

I forgot to mention i want to go SLI/Crossfire and overclock in the future Thats why i choose a 750Watt. Is that still overkill ?
I looked at benchmarks from the 7870 but there are so much different results, like at one the min frame is 29 and avg. 50
and other got minimum 40 and avg 70 so i dont know what to trust. Thats why i'm asking

Even a good 600-650 watt will be enough for Dual GPU. 7870 TAHITY LE uses 7950 core that's why it's achieving similar perfomance

 

[Floris]

I'm planning to keep this pc for a long time (7 years or so ) i know i can't play the newest game at that point but i am looking for a build that would play games on high settings for like 2-3 years. so would this be good enough ? with the 7870

 

[michxymi]

I'm planning to keep this pc for a long time (7 years or so ) i know i can't play the newest game at that point but i am looking for a build that would play games on high settings for like 2-3 years. so would this be good enough ? with the 7870

In that case make a step forward and go for 7970 😉

 

[Floris]

In that case make a step forward and go for 7970 😉

Okay, what version of the card ? Like Vapor-x , Sapphire 7970 OC or is the standard Sapphire 7970 good enough ?

 

[michxymi]

Okay, what version of the card ? Like Vapor-x , Sapphire 7970 OC or is the standard Sapphire 7970 good enough ?

Don't get any OC, GHz edition stuff..go for a regular cheapest 7970 you'll find

 

[Floris]

Okay thanks, but this won't fit in my budget 🙁 Since im just a kid i can't spend more money then my parents say and thats 950 euro's but is a micro atx board bad ? Because i want future OC and CF and another 2x4 gigs of ram. Because i can save a few bucks on the mobo and ssd then it will fit

EDIT : What kind of psu would you recommend ?

 

[Floris]

I mean will a Micro ATX limit my ability to go SLI, OC and Expand RAM ?