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System Name | Compact Gaming 780 |
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Processor | i5-4670K |
Motherboard | Asus Z87I-PRO |
Cooling | Cooler Master Hyper Evo 212 |
Memory | 2x4GB Corsair 1600MHz |
Video Card(s) | Gainward Geforce GTX 780 |
Storage | 1TB + 500GB |
Display(s) | Benq 24" + Samsung 24" |
Case | Bitfenix Prodigy Black |
Power Supply | Corsair RM 650W |
Software | Windows 8.1 |
Hey,
As the title says, I have a hard time to decide on which video card I'm going to buy. The idea was that I would have two graphics cards in a new rig with an NZXT H440 and both cards (processor included) are going to be to be water cooled by a 360 radiator and another 240 so cooling isn't going to be a problem (even though the AMD cards tend to get a bit warmer compared to Nvidia cards). Given that the R9 290 has fallen in price lately and costs as much as a 770 by now, so my question is which would be the best?
It seems that the 290 has better performance than the 770, but it gives off more heat and consume more power, vice versa for 770, But will that really be a problem if they are going to be water cooled?
I also feel that the 770 has more "features" such ass Shadowplay, geforce experience, physx and so on while the R9 290 doesn't. Though I'm aware of that AMD is working on a similar program but it seems to take a while. Article
For 770 rig, I'd probably only need a 800 watt power supply but in the 290 I would need about 1,000 watts, (PSU Req. Link)
PSU for 290 rig will be a Corsair RM 1000W
The R9 290 is a 4GB card I know, but I'm going to by a 4GB 770 card, so that's not an issue (or is it?).
I'm planning on using the cards for some time before switching so I want to assure that they will work well with upcoming titles for at least 2 years. So I'll wait and see what the 800-series of Nvidia GPUs will have to offer.
I'll be overclocking both cards and the processor fyi.
Water block and such is already fixed, no needs to worry.
Tell me if there is anything I forgot to add and such and thanks in advance!
As the title says, I have a hard time to decide on which video card I'm going to buy. The idea was that I would have two graphics cards in a new rig with an NZXT H440 and both cards (processor included) are going to be to be water cooled by a 360 radiator and another 240 so cooling isn't going to be a problem (even though the AMD cards tend to get a bit warmer compared to Nvidia cards). Given that the R9 290 has fallen in price lately and costs as much as a 770 by now, so my question is which would be the best?
It seems that the 290 has better performance than the 770, but it gives off more heat and consume more power, vice versa for 770, But will that really be a problem if they are going to be water cooled?
I also feel that the 770 has more "features" such ass Shadowplay, geforce experience, physx and so on while the R9 290 doesn't. Though I'm aware of that AMD is working on a similar program but it seems to take a while. Article
For 770 rig, I'd probably only need a 800 watt power supply but in the 290 I would need about 1,000 watts, (PSU Req. Link)
PSU for 290 rig will be a Corsair RM 1000W
The R9 290 is a 4GB card I know, but I'm going to by a 4GB 770 card, so that's not an issue (or is it?).
I'm planning on using the cards for some time before switching so I want to assure that they will work well with upcoming titles for at least 2 years. So I'll wait and see what the 800-series of Nvidia GPUs will have to offer.
I'll be overclocking both cards and the processor fyi.
Water block and such is already fixed, no needs to worry.
Tell me if there is anything I forgot to add and such and thanks in advance!