Gigabyte GTX 770 v Sapphire Vapor-X 7970 GHZ?

[Jacob McIntosh]

Hi guys- I have seen very mixed reviews for these cards, and my question is which setup is better? The only differences are the GPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.75 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($117.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-OC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($135.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($73.98 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card ($364.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1107.68
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-11 19:20 EST-0500)


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.75 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($117.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-OC ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($135.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($73.98 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1072.67
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-11 19:21 EST-0500)

Thanks!

 

[UnionPacific]

For that price, I would just go with a sapphire R9 280x toxic edition. It's pretty much a rebranded 7970 GHz edition, but faster and from the looks of it, 10 bucks cheeper. Check it out, it's a great card.