building first gaming pc

[steph317]

hey guys im building my first pc for gaming. what gpu would you recomend for play games on ultra settings on 1080p on my lcd tv HDMI. im not interested playing on higher resolutions. what is a gpu that can last me for years on ultra settings. without having to swap out my card for the lastest GPUs

Mobo-asus formula Z
ram-16GB( g.skill sniper)
Amd-8350fx
ssd samsung 120gb(840 series)
Bluray drive asus
HHD- 1 TB
GPU-???
PSU XFX 750 watt gold black edition
Case-Thermaltake commander MSI SNOW EDITION

 

[Niko_boy]

what is your budget for GPU now?

few words:
at 150-170$ i would recommed 650ti boost, 7850 2GBs for medium-high settings for every game and decent FPS ~60 avg at 1600x1024 res or a 1080p.

above that 7870 , R9 - 270x is a great deal (2GBs), above them R9 - 280x(3GB) uptill 300$
at same range GTX 760 is great aswell.
7970 above all with a 3GB of vram

uptill 400$ you can get GTX 770 at best deal!

going above this range
500$~ GTX 780 for 1080p ULTRA
and latest beast 780ti for 700$+

 

[StarBG]

16GB RAM is total waste for gaming and a Intel i5 3570k or i5 4770k are better for gaming, gpu depends on budged but the r9 280x is very good for example.

 

[Niko_boy]

also what about PSU and case ?
i5 4670k ftw with 8GB ram and yeah R9 280x would be a good couple with the rest parts..

 

[RCguitarist]

Unless you are planning on doing some major over locking, you don't need a formula z motherboard. Also, an intel 4670k will do much better at gaming than the cpu you listed. For the GPU, my gtx 660 oc can play everything currently out on ultra with an average framerate of 45 to 60 with the exception of a few select games which get those same results but with a mix of ultra and high settings. A gtx 760 would allow you to run everything on ultra now and will keep you running at that for a good while. But if your budget allows, you might think about running 2 660s in SLI or buy a single more expensive gtx 770. Really anything over a 770 will be overkill for a good while. You never need to get more than 60 fps.

 

[steph317]

Psu is xfx 750watt gold black edition

 

[steph317]

My budget is 500 dollars

 

[nikoli707]

2gb 7870ghz edition for $108 after coupon code "NEWEGGBLKFRI5C"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131510&Tpk=N82E16814131510

thats the same thing as a 270x and vastly cheaper.

 

[Derppppp]

My budget is 500 dollars

R9 290 & wait for after market coolers which are due to come out this month.

 

[steph317]

500 dollars is my budget on a video card

 

[Derppppp]

The R9 290 is $399, at least the non-reference versions are. The excess $100 can go into the non-reference cooled GPUs which are coming very soon

 

[steph317]

Oh wow that's what I was thinking of getting people putting amd video cards down for some reason

 

[steph317]

R9 290 I just want to last me years u know future proof as people say

 

[steph317]

Ok so should I just go for it guys R9 290?

 

[Derppppp]

The only reason people have been bashing AMDs R9 290 cards is because of two things; noise and heat.
Once those two problems are solved, well, the R9 290 series of cards will be saved.
The R9 290 is very futureproof, and it's 4k ready too. Once overclocked the R9 290 surpasses it's older brother - the R9 290x, and if the R9 290x is better than the Titan, then you have one hell of a GPU, there!

 

[steph317]

Just want it for 1080p though but if this is the card that will last then my mind is set for r9 290 thanks guys

 

[RCguitarist]

Just want it for 1080p though but if this is the card that will last then my mind is set for r9 290 thanks guys

If you want one of those you will need to wait for them to work out the kinks. If you need a card now, go nvidia.

 

[RCguitarist]

Just want it for 1080p though but if this is the card that will last then my mind is set for r9 290 thanks guys

If you want one of those you will need to wait for them to work out the kinks. If you need a card now, go nvidia.

 

[steph317]

So which nvidia card would be future proof then cause I don't to worry about the card messib up down the line

 

[Niko_boy]

GTX 760 for 250$ totaly worth
and going above GTX 770 (2 or 4GB) at 1080p is a good future proof for now for around 400$s
2GB is around 320$ and 4GB 380$

though GTX 780 is a great performer but for extra 150$~ i.e. 500$ 3GB
also 770 and 780 would perform close with a difference of around 10-15fps in most games

so the card worth would be GTX 770
http://media.bestofmicro.com/4/Q/408410/original/bf4-fr.png

 

[steph317]

Awsome thanks man ill go with nvidia them thanks for your help

 

[Niko_boy]

Awsome thanks man ill go with nvidia them thanks for your help

your welcome, glad that we end up at a good solution, also you may wanna select best answer