Finishing Touches on Build

[James Scott]

Took advantage of boxing day sales to finally find some decent prices in Canada for a change. It was a ah heck trying to find them, anyways I am left with no graphics card yet and splurged on an good PSU so I could run sli/crossfire later on.

Just I am torn between getting a 770/780/R9 290 when the non reference card comes out. I am not sure if Mantle will make a difference or not. Anyways open to suggestions and here is my build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $221.99)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 2.0 Extreme 81.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (Purchased For $57.99)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (Purchased For $137.99)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For $69.99)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $59.99)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $84.98)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $114.98)
Total: $747.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-25 01:45 EST-0500)

 

[HeyyScott]

Unless you want to wait for the 780ti non reference card, just grab the 780 😛

 

[bryonhowley]

Well as far as the GPU I would go with a GTX 770 or the R9 290. If you are only gaming on a single 1080p there is no need for a GTX 780 or GTX 780ti as either of those cards will be able to max any game with no problems.

 

[endeavour37a]

The 290x non reference cards are built and ready to go. If I planned on SLI in the future I would go with the 780, the 290x is close to 300W, the 780 is 250W.

 

[Jameson Clark]

I would say 770 based on price per performance but the 780 is clearly the better card if budget isn't really a problem. Personally the 290 is on the bottom of that list

 

[endeavour37a]

Well as far as the GPU I would go with a GTX 770 or the R9 290. If you are only gaming on a single 1080p there is no need for a GTX 780 or GTX 780ti as either of those cards will be able to max any game with no problems.

Agreed, if your a single screen then the 770 or 290 would serve you well, perhaps a 290x as it's only a few bucks more.