Crossfire or one good gpu?

[TheWickedTaco]

I want to build a computer but i do not know what type of graphics card to get. I want it to be in a 250 dollar range and I have two options for that, the 760 or R7 260X. Would it be better to crossfire the 260X or just get a 760? Thanks

 

[dustinhunt78]

Without hesitation, one good GPU. You'll get much better results like this.

 

[dustinhunt78]

Here is a link that supports this idea:

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1764568/choosing-gpu-sli-crossfire-single.html

 

[dustinhunt78]

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-SuperClocked-Graphics-02G-P4-2774-KR/dp/B00CZIQXBA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396060369&sr=8-1&keywords=gtx+770

If you can swing the price, I highly recommend this GPU. It would be slightly more (50 dollars) than for you to buy two R7 260X cards, but you would get better results than the two (2) R7 260X's.

 

[TheWickedTaco]

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-SuperClocked-Graphics-02G-P4-2774-KR/dp/B00CZIQXBA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396060369&sr=8-1&keywords=gtx+770

If you can swing the price, I highly recommend this GPU. It would be slightly more (50 dollars) than for you to buy two R7 260X cards, but you would get better results than the two (2) R7 260X's.

because right now the 260X costs about 125 right now, so thats why I brought this up. So just to be clear if I have the money the 770 would be best out of the 760 and the 2 260X's?

 

[dustinhunt78]

Without question the 770 is the way to go.

 

[TheWickedTaco]

Without question the 770 is the way to go.

ok thanks so much, but what if I couldn't afford the 770, which one now?

 

[dustinhunt78]

Without question the 770 is the way to go.

ok thanks so much

So is your question answered? Or do you have something else that you would like to know?

 

[TheWickedTaco]

Without question the 770 is the way to go.

ok thanks so much

So is your question answered? Or do you have something else that you would like to know?

If I couldn't afford the 770 than which one now?

 

[dustinhunt78]

In the 200 dollar range, I would go with the r9-270. Here is a link to it on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Version-PCI-Express-Graphics-11220-00-20G/dp/B00I0D81OG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396062616&sr=8-1&keywords=radeon+r9

 

[TheWickedTaco]

See I use PCPartPicker to pick out the parts and here is what I got, all I need is the GPU but don't mind the picking of the case, it doesn't mind me if you want to do stuff with the case. I'm afraid some of the GPU's will bottleneck you know :/ so yeah I need an expert like you

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3igug link to my future build

 

[dustinhunt78]

See I use PCPartPicker to pick out the parts and here is what I got, all I need is the GPU but don't mind the picking of the case, it doesn't mind me if you want to do stuff with the case. I'm afraid some of the GPU's will bottleneck you know :/ so yeah I need an expert like you

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3igug link to my future build

Here you go then......I simply used your build and plugged a GPU in for you.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ifLl
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ifLl/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ifLl/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($113.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.69 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.48 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($254.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Other: LED LIGHTS ($9.99)
Total: $888.06
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-28 23:28 EDT-0400)

 

[TheWickedTaco]

See I use PCPartPicker to pick out the parts and here is what I got, all I need is the GPU but don't mind the picking of the case, it doesn't mind me if you want to do stuff with the case. I'm afraid some of the GPU's will bottleneck you know :/ so yeah I need an expert like you

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3igug link to my future build

Here you go then......I simply used your build and plugged a GPU in for you.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ifLl
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ifLl/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ifLl/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($113.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.69 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.48 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($254.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Other: LED LIGHTS ($9.99)
Total: $888.06
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-28 23:28 EDT-0400)

you just made my life so much easier thanks so much.

 

[dustinhunt78]

See I use PCPartPicker to pick out the parts and here is what I got, all I need is the GPU but don't mind the picking of the case, it doesn't mind me if you want to do stuff with the case. I'm afraid some of the GPU's will bottleneck you know :/ so yeah I need an expert like you

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3igug link to my future build

Here you go then......I simply used your build and plugged a GPU in for you.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ifLl
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ifLl/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ifLl/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($113.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.69 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.48 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($254.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Other: LED LIGHTS ($9.99)
Total: $888.06
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-28 23:28 EDT-0400)

you just made my life so much easier thanks so much.

Glad to provide a solution.