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| System Name | Main/DC |
|---|---|
| Processor | i7-3770K/i7-2600K |
| Motherboard | MSI Z77A-GD55/GA-P67A-UD4-B3 |
| Cooling | Phanteks PH-TC14CS/H80 |
| Memory | Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) LP /4GB Kingston DDR3 1600 |
| Video Card(s) | Asus GTX 660 Ti/MSI HD7770 |
| Storage | Crucial MX100 256GB/120GB Samsung 830 & Seagate 2TB(died) |
| Display(s) | Asus 24' LED/Samsung SyncMaster B1940 |
| Case | P100/Antec P280 It's huge! |
| Audio Device(s) | on board |
| Power Supply | SeaSonic SS-660XP2/Seasonic SS-760XP2 |
| Software | Win 7 Home Premiun 64 Bit |
Yesterday, it was a R9 270X. Today it's one step up, for $10 more after $30 MIR (expires 4/30)
XFX Double D R9-280A-TDFD Radeon R9 280 3GB
For the same price as a GTX 750 Ti and $50 less than the GTX 960, you get a GPU that performs 60%+ faster than the 750, and almost 10% faster than the 960. The 3 GB of RAM allows for higher resolutions though.
Power usage: ~190 watts (w1zzard never tested the 280's, so I'm using the 7970 numbers) (and yes, that's ~80 watts more than the 960
) which can be run by a quality 550 watt PSU (XFX says 750 watts) like, well, lets make it a XFX party XFX XTR Series P1-550B-BEFX 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC With Full Modular Cables
XFX Double D R9-280A-TDFD Radeon R9 280 3GB
For the same price as a GTX 750 Ti and $50 less than the GTX 960, you get a GPU that performs 60%+ faster than the 750, and almost 10% faster than the 960. The 3 GB of RAM allows for higher resolutions though.
Power usage: ~190 watts (w1zzard never tested the 280's, so I'm using the 7970 numbers) (and yes, that's ~80 watts more than the 960
) which can be run by a quality 550 watt PSU (XFX says 750 watts) like, well, lets make it a XFX party XFX XTR Series P1-550B-BEFX 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC With Full Modular Cables