GeForce GTX 660 or Radeon R9 270X? Need FAST answers!

[Hybrid7x]

Hello!

I've been saving some money to build my PC (budget is around 800$), and I've found all the parts, but I'm not sure which graphics card to pick (Asus GeForce GTX660 or XFX Radeon R9 270X).

The reviews say the R9 270X is better in the performance department, but I've also heard that the drivers aren't good, and the card can break easly (My friend has one, it was at a repair shop twice in 3 months).

I currently have a pretty shitty computer, and the card I have is a ASUS GeForce GT 640, I've never had any problems with it, and the drivers are really good.

So I'm not sure which one to pick... What do you think?

Also, this is what I'm planning to buy:

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Motherboard: MSI B75MA-P45
RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3
SSD: 1TB Western Digital Caviar
PSU: 500W Corsair CX500

 

[frag06]

The 270X will be a bit faster than a 660.

I would change that PSU to an EVGA B2, Corsair's CX series isn't the best.

 

[TopLuca]

Can I ask you , Why are you going with previous gen of GPUs and CPUs anyways ?

 

[Bhavneet Pannu]

What country are you in. Also a 3rd gen i5. Please get a fx 8350 with r9 280x.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Killer ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($248.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $729.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 17:33 EDT-0400

 

[Bhavneet Pannu]

You can also add in a good cooler and get some overclocks on the fx 8350.

 

[Hybrid7x]

TopLuca, not sure, just heard those ones were decent. Can you recommend something better with equal prices?

Bhavneet, I live in Eastern Europe.. so yeah, I can't buy stuff on Newegg and everything costs much more here.

 

[TopLuca]

This is much better for the money :

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/v2FHnQ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/v2FHnQ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($92.75 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($289.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Rosewill Challenger-U3 ATX Mid Tower Case ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $805.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 17:38 EDT-0400

 

[Hybrid7x]

Haha funny the R9 290 and the R9 280X cost 400$ here...

 

[TopLuca]

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/v2FHnQ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/v2FHnQ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£131.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£75.54 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.62 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card (£227.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Rosewill Challenger-U3 ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.09 @ Aria PC)
Total: £574.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 22:39 BST+0100

This is from the UK , can you buy from there ?

 

[Hybrid7x]

How much would the shipping cost to Croatia if I was buying from Amazon.co.uk? I haven't bought anything over Amazon or Ebay ever...

 

[TopLuca]

You'll have to check

 

[Hybrid7x]

What about this one?

AMD FX 8350
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
ASRock 990FX Killer
Radeon R9 280
Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5
ANTEC High Current Gamer 620W

Also, is there a cheaper motherboard that could support the AMD FX 8350? And a cheaper power supply too?

 

[Bhavneet Pannu]

Whats your budget?


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£125.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.94 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard (£74.69 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.62 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£55.14 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£146.74 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case (£45.81 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £528.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-15 02:12 BST+0100

 

[Bhavneet Pannu]

If you go to 650 Euros. You can get the new Gtx 970's beats the gtx 780 and gets high settings.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£125.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.94 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard (£74.69 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.62 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£55.14 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card (£262.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case (£45.81 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £645.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-15 02:15 BST+0100

 

[Hybrid7x]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/r94JNG

This is what I'm planning to buy and its settled. Now I have to choose from Gigabyte GTX 760 or XFX R9 280 (the 800mhz one).

Tell me which one is best so I can start ordering the parts.

 

[Bhavneet Pannu]

Thats not in the UK

 

[Bhavneet Pannu]

You still didn't tell us your budget. And use Uk.Pcpartpicker if you are in UK

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/BCfDmG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/BCfDmG/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£125.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.94 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard (£74.69 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.96 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (£286.94 @ More Computers)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case (£45.81 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£65.72 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £787.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-15 13:08 BST+0100

 

[Hybrid7x]

My budget would be 700$ then. Also, I've heard that the FX-8350 isn't good for gaming because each core has 0.5 Ghz, and games can only use 4 cores, so it would only use 2Ghz of its full power...

 

[tiny voices]

I would get a locked i5 4460+cheap H97 board WAY before I ever got an 8350 for gaming. In some games the 8350 hangs with the i5, but in others even an i3 beats an overclocked 8350. The i5 is always the better choice.

Also, no, that is not how core clocks work at all.

 

[Hybrid7x]

Can you tell me the cheapest motherboard that would support the i5 4460?

 

[tiny voices]

The cheapest h97 board you can find. Probably around $75

 

[frag06]

Can you tell me the cheapest motherboard that would support the i5 4460?

The ASRock Z97 Anniversary Edition is $89.99.