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Don't drop aftermarket cooling :) and even gtx660 is very nice card,
but 270x or 760 MSI gaming gets my vote too.

p.s. you should get more performance out of the games you play with new setup and same graphics card.
 
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I was planning to make it a deticated download station, working 24/7, and barry it inside my closet :)
The RAM from my currect pc is DDR2 677MHz, I won't be able to use it anywhere..
Just checked, and yeah your right, it's 4 slots, forgot it exsists. thanks!
Regarding the PSU, I want to overkill a LITTLE, so I won't have any issues FOR SURE, the reason is that I had one failure already in the past.

GreiverBlade - what bundle ? does BF4 works better with AMD's Mantle ??
Is this your card ? (*IN A MAGICIAN'S VOICE*)
MSI Radeon R9 270 Gaming 2GB Battlefield 4

i have a Gigabyte R9 270X 2gb WindForce 3x OC BF3 Ed. for the PSU 530/550W can be enough but 600W is the safe side (my 530W is a bit above the recommended PSU for my whole build)
i had previously a MSI R9 270 2gb Gaming OC, both brand are quite good and near silent (well the TwinFrzr IV of MSI is a bit more quiet than the Windforce 3X )

as for mantle :
A10-7700K + R9 270X 1080p custom preset (Ultra with reduced FXAA and SSAO)
DX11: 30-45
Mantle: 59-75
 
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From all the reviews I read, mantle brings most gain when using weak CPU. Agreed on bigger PSU, on 600w you can go sli/CF later.
Considering graphics gtx760 and 270x are in the best price/performance category.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/R9_270X_Gaming/24.html
Are you referring to this card ?
http://www.msi.com/product/vga/R9_270_GAMING_2G_BF4.html#overview
Because I don't see an X on the end of the 270, on my retailer store. Is it the same card?
 
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i have a Gigabyte R9 270X 2gb WindForce 3x OC BF3 Ed. for the PSU 530/550W can be enough but 600W is the safe side (my 530W is a bit above the recommended PSU for my whole build)
i had previously a MSI R9 270 2gb Gaming OC, both brand are quite good and near silent (well the TwinFrzr IV of MSI is a bit more quiet than the Windforce 3X )

as for mantle :
A10-7700K + R9 270X 1080p custom preset (Ultra with reduced FXAA and SSAO)
DX11: 30-45
Mantle: 59-75
Sorry for the constant verifications, but I have to be sure.
That's the card you own ?
http://www.tms.co.il/product/12963

R9 270 & R9 270X are not same, are they ??
 
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SO i was litle bit wrong, its same gpu but lower clocks and price
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-270-review-benchmarks,3669.html#xtor=RSS-182
btw you should get coupon for 2 games with these cards (amd silver reward)
indeed the 7850 is the R7 265
http://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/2558/radeon-r7-265.html

oh and BF4 edition coupon are also redeemable (convertible) into Never Settle Gold reward AKA: 3 free games (i had the choice to do so ... but i wanted BF4 :D tho the limite of my coupon was the 30.04.2014)

and my 270X is the new type not the one with the fugly rounded shroud and horrible blue pcb
 
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3. Since there's almost no price difference between LGA1155 & 1150 in my country, should Haswell be the clear choise for this build ?
Yes! Haswell is like a patched Ivybridge. It should have slightly higher performance per watt.

Once AMD and NVIDIA fully implement the Direct3D 12 API, Mantle will become quite moot since they serve the same purpose more or less.
 
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Since your shop sells only the old version of gigabyte card i would go for MSI gaming
 
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Since your shop sells only the old version of gigabyte card i would go for MSI gaming
How does the old version differ from the new? Except for the blue pub.
Gigabyte has an extra fan compare to MS dual fan configuration..
 
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indeed the 7850 is the R7 265
http://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/2558/radeon-r7-265.html

oh and BF4 edition coupon are also redeemable (convertible) into Never Settle Gold reward AKA: 3 free games (i had the choice to do so ... but i wanted BF4 :D tho the limite of my coupon was the 30.04.2014)

and my 270X is the new type not the one with the fugly rounded shroud and horrible blue pcb
My retailer doesn't offer any coupons. Meh.
 
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How does the old version differ from the new? Except for the blue pub.
Gigabyte has an extra fan compare to MS dual fan configuration..
I don't know, but gigabyte doesn't offer the old version on their website. MSI card is quieter but runs little hotter. Both coolers are very good and are used on cards with higher TDP like 280x.
 
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My retailer doesn't offer any coupons. Meh.
only card labeled BF4 edition have a coupon inside. if at the end of the name of the card on the site it has BF4 in it then its include but i don't know if all coupon where limited to 30 April 2014 for redeem.

also the new version seems to be quieter (round shroud and blue pcb Rev1.0 208X are louder than the Rev2.0 )

I don't know, but gigabyte doesn't offer the old version on their website. MSI card is quieter but runs little hotter. Both coolers are very good and are used on cards with higher TDP like 280x.
the WF3X on the 280X is a bit beefier (1 heatpipe more iirc)
 
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