Video card and some network stuff to finish up my build. - Hardware & Software

I'm still getting back in the game, so I wanted to throw my stuff out here to see if I'm missing better equipment. My current build is as follows. Proc- i5 4670k Mobo- [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130695[/url] MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate Cooler- Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo Case- Antec GX700 w/3 more 120's RAM- [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231310[/url] G.Skill 4gb Ripjaw @ 1333mhz (Needed it for a job interview, got the cheapest most-decent stick as quickly as I could) HDD- 1tb WD Blue ($55 on black friday) SDD- [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820248016[/url] Seagate 600 240gb ($120 on black friday) PSU- [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182133[/url] Rosewill 750w 80+ Bronze ($40 on black friday) Mouse- [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826153114[/url] Razer Deathadder Keyboard- Some POS Dell keyboard I got for free As you can see, it's been pieced together over the last 6 months out of whatever I could find. But now I finally have the money to finish it. I'm looking at getting the following to round it out. For the RAM, I plan on getting another [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231310[/url] Video Card- [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130933[/url] EVGA GTX 760 w/acx. I'm getting it for ~$220 from our distributor at work, who doesn't offer the SC version, so I figured with EVGA precision I could get it to the same level manually? Keypad- [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823114033[/url] Razer Tartarus Gamepad Router- [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320168&Tpk=Asus%20RT-n12%2fd1[/url] Asus RT-N12/D1 Wifi Card- [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166076&Tpk=rosewill%20n900pce%20dual%20band[/url] Rosewill BGN pci-e card Running a cable is unfortunately not an option at this point. And I need a new router regardless because this POS modem/router combo buckeye cable gave me has been nothing but terribad for the last 6 months. Anyways, sorry for the long post, but I was just wondering what all y'all thought about these parts. I'm looking to play modern games on high @ 1080p. Have 1 1080p and 1 900p monitor right now, but plan on getting a second 1080 when budget permits. I sometimes like to play games on each screen, but that's usually just GW2 and Eve. Wasn't sure on the VRAM situation for that, but I figured I'd get by fine because it worked on my old laptop with 1.5gb of VRAM on a 460m. If you'd like any other info, just let me know. Thanks for the help.

The GTX 760 is a decent card for the price you're getting at, you'll mostly be able to run modern games on high settings at around 30 FPS. Since it's not the SC edition, and you're getting it for cheaper, it'll be fine to overclock it yourself. Your case and especially your CPU cooler MAY limit the amount of overclocking you'll be able to do, but the card will probably perform decently at stock. I don't use a keypad out of preference, so I can't help you out with keypads. The wifi card itself is good enough. I would suggest getting a better router, the reviews show it as mediocre. You can't really expect much from a cheap router, so you'll be getting the basic of the basic.

[QUOTE=Death_God;43299850]The GTX 760 is a decent card for the price you're getting at, you'll mostly be able to run modern games on high settings at around 30 FPS. Since it's not the SC edition, and you're getting it for cheaper, it'll be fine to overclock it yourself. Your case and especially your CPU cooler MAY limit the amount of overclocking you'll be able to do, but the card will probably perform decently at stock. I don't use a keypad out of preference, so I can't help you out with keypads. The wifi card itself is good enough. I would suggest getting a better router, the reviews show it as mediocre. You can't really expect much from a cheap router, so you'll be getting the basic of the basic.[/QUOTE] I think you are really underestimating the power of that card. My video card, an overclocked 1100MHz 7870, which is less powerful than the 760 by a fair margin, can very nearly max out all of my games at 1080p @ 60 FPS.

At work we get some ASUS router that we sell for 139 that my coworker says has been amazing and a dream to set up at small businesses we work with. Might have to see what I can get it for. As for the video card, I'm stuck in an awkward spot. I'd like something with more performance, but I can't really go above 300 for it. I'll see if we can get a 770 in although we don't carry those. Perhaps I can get it for 300 from the distributor.

[QUOTE=Levelog;43299674]so I figured with EVGA precision I could get it to the same level manually?[/QUOTE] Overclocking is always a gamble. You can get cards that will barely overclock and one's that'll easily reach 20% higher clock speeds. That's the good thing about factory overclocks. They are guaranteed to work.

[QUOTE=flayne;43300004]Overclocking is always a gamble. You can get cards that will barely overclock and one's that'll easily reach 20% higher clock speeds. That's the good thing about factory overclocks. They are guaranteed to work.[/QUOTE] True. It's been quite a decision. Guaranteed extra performance versus almost $50 cheaper.

Well it appears someone went Christmas deal shopping in my house while I was out. This stuff may be put on hold.