Which gpu for the build

[SidTheSloth]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/SidTheSloth/saved/3b7R I was originally going to get the 280x but it seems to be out of stock everywhere for the £230 or less price point. So do you think I should wait for it to be in stock, or get a gtx 760, or a r9 270x (which one do you recommend out of those two?)

 

[Tzn]

r9 270 or gtx 760

 

[lucasz]

Why not get a 770 for 239? http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtx770dc2oc2gd5

 

[SidTheSloth]

Out of my budget :l, I could save up for it if no 280x cards are in stock by the end of January though. But will the gtx 760 or 270x be good for running games at 1080p on high settings for the next couple of years?

 

[Dweller Beyond]

Go for the asus gtx 660 2gb over clock for less then 200 and play batman origins on max and be happy you saved money

 

[HeyyScott]

OP, ignore Tzn. He's just going around commenting about GPU without knowing anything.
If you can't wait for 280x, I would grab the 760 instead of the 270x. It's about 10%~15% higher in performance.
You can also look for a affordable gtx 770. Which is on equal par with 280x or actually a bit better.

 

[SidTheSloth]

But the reason I was leaning towards the 280x was because of the 1gb more of vram, is the vram that important? because I might just go for the asus 770 instead. But If I was to buy a gtx 760 would it be good enough to run games on high?

 

[lucasz]

If you're playing at 1080p, 2GB VRAM is good. The 760 will run games on high

 

[whitecat]

Get MSI GTX 770 Twin Frozr , faster than R9 280X
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n770tf2gd5oc

 

[HeyyScott]

But the reason I was leaning towards the 280x was because of the 1gb more of vram, is the vram that important? because I might just go for the asus 770 instead. But If I was to buy a gtx 760 would it be good enough to run games on high?

You won't have to really worry about the vram in your GPU unless you are planning to play on dual/multi monitor.
The vram difference maybe only give few fps differences (very small). Yes, the 760 will be good enough to run games on high setting with reasonable fps. Obviously not as well as the 280x or 770 but still good.

 

[SidTheSloth]

I guess I'll go for the gtx 760, unless the 280x is in stock by the end of the month :l

 

[HeyyScott]

I guess I'll go for the gtx 760, unless the 280x is in stock by the end of the month :l

That's fine, if you somehow come up with some extra money by the end of the month 770 would be the best out of these choices.

 

[SidTheSloth]

Alright thanks for the advice, I also found out that the 280x cards went up in price,anyone know why

 

[lucasz]

Something with bit or litecoin mining. Not exactly sure why that caused the prices to go up though.