1st desktop in 8 years

[yotano211]

1) your theory is wrong all electrical components produce waste heat it has to go somewhere even watercooling it.

2) the original op has a budget, you void warranty when removing coolers so aftermarket coolers add expense and also devoid warranty and adds time to the build

3) a 700w psu will with 1 290x will be cutting close only leaving around 130odd watts or so leeway so if op would want to buy another 290x it would be 150w short or recommendation as such I feel that your point of having a 700w to be able to do crossfire at a later date is dangerous.

Just my thoughts.

Just re-read your post and see what you mean by utilising a non-reference cooling design so point 2 of mine is non-valid but they still produce more heat and use more power than a nvidia equivalent.

dont worry, I am not going to take off any cooler from the graphics card. I am set on the 970, from reviews I have read, theses cards runs very cool even with a bad cooler.

 

[rtwjunkie]

dont worry, I am not going to take off any cooler from the graphics card. I am set on the 970, from reviews I have read, theses cards runs very cool even with a bad cooler.

Yep, they do run pretty cool! Great card!!

 

[Nic Hanagan]

I don't think you'll be disappointed in you decision with the 970

 

[Tsukiyomi91]

the build I suggested, especially the 290 with custom cooler is an optional pick, which is why there are 2 paths for him to take. As a 970 owner, the card's performance on 1080p is stellar. For 1440p, you have to tone down the details on certain games to make it playable.

 

[Nic Hanagan]

It is another option another option would be to wait for the 300 series cards to come out that should be about another month or 2 but in my mind and owning an AMD card myself they get rather noisy under load and continuous operation and I wouldn't suggest a 290 maybe a 290x not much more is $$

 

[Ebo]

Well i know for sure, my R9 290 Tri-OC from Sapphire is for sale, once the R9 390X is possible to buy where I live

 

[yotano211]

Is this a good deal for $950-- I bought it from Craigslist some 30 min ago. I just wanted some input.
I will need to replace the the PSU with the one I bought and install my own HDs.

- i7 5820K 3.5 GHz (6 cores, 12 threads)
- EVGA GTX 970 Superclocked ACX 2.0 4GB
- Crucial 16GB DDR4 2133MHz Ram
- 128 SSD and 1TB 7200RPM drive.
- Windows 8.1 Key and Disc
- GIGABYTE GA-X99-UD3
- DVD-RW 24X
- Gaming mouse and Keyboard
- 600W PSU High Power Brand
- 9 months warranty remaining from cyberpower

 

[Nic Hanagan]

That's a great deal the only thing I would swap out would be the psu but no need to do that still under warranty nice one

 

[yotano211]

I kinda need to replace the PSU since i plan on getting another 970

Its a cyberpower brand. I dont have any experience with then but with some checking around, I dont see any major problems with them.

 

[Nic Hanagan]

If you were to change psu may I recommend Silverstone brand very good and the 700w bronze full modular should be more than plenty

 

[Nic Hanagan]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

[yotano211]

I already picked up a corsair rm750, 80+ gold rating.