PC Build: i5 4460 + R9 280X or GTX 760?

[PLord]

Hi, so a family friend has offered to build me a PC if i give him the spec. I want to make it a cheap as possible (without compromising too much performance). I want the build to use:

i5 4460 3.2GHz and Radeon R9 280X or GTX 760, not sure how much ram I need for the video card I hope to be able to run the new Metal Gear Solid on high settings with steady framerates.

My budget is £500 max but as I said the cheaper the better please. I'm not sure if I will need CPU cooling etc. so any help would be greatly appreciated!

No OS or monitor needed, this may seem like a noob question but what is the difference between using a monitor and connecting to a HDTV using a HDMI?

 

[DaronMal]

You can use the stock Intel CPU cooler the CPU comes with unless you plan to overclock the CPU.

The difference between a monitor and HDTV is pixel density and refresh rate. Monitors are made to have high pixel density and fast refresh rates, generally 1ms. The pixel density refers to the amount of pixels a monitor/tv can fit and how close together they are. On a TV, they're spread out to show a better big picture, but you miss the fine details, in a monitor, they're close together so you get full detail. The faster a refresh rate is, the more often the monitor/tv is refreshed, aka how much it checks to see if something has happened, then responds and displays it, TV's have slower refresh rates because they dont need fast ones, but when you're gaming you need fast refresh rates.

 

[WetysCZ]

Hi, for gpu i would take r9 380 if you can, in my country it's priced as r9 280x one, but performs better, in new games it's about 10% for same price so.... it's just amazing budget card. If you can't get that one, stick with r9 280x which is still good.

 

[ScrewySqrl]

Hi, for gpu i would take r9 380 if you can, in my country it's priced as r9 280x one, but performs better, in new games it's about 10% for same price so.... it's just amazing budget card. If you can't get that one, stick with r9 280x which is still good.

well, get the 285, instead. the 380 is just an overclocked 285