I'm looking to buy a 660 Ti, I'm just not sure on what type of card
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I've seen shit like ASUS, Gigabyte and so on, I just don't really know the actual difference between each of them, I'm not exactly very techy when it comes to this shit.
I really wouldn't buy that card. The cheapest 660 Ti's are just over $200. The rest you have to pay the price of the 760, and the 760 is much faster, so just get that. If you can't afford the 760, get the faster, cheaper R9 270. Normally I would recommend Twin Frozr, but it's out of stock, so this model should do fine: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161449[/url]
I might go for the 760 instead then, I wouldn't mind a bigger case than my current one too incase I decide on a new Mobo at some point, anyone know of a good one?
It depends on your budget. For a low budget case the Rosewill Challenger or Corsair 200R is generally recommended. For a higher budget there's the Fractal Design R4. Next up the Rosewill Thor V2. Lastly there's the Blackhawk Ultra if you are willing to spend near $200.
There's also incredibly expensive high end cases that are build for extremely good air cooling (Thermaltake level 10 GT and Silverstone FT02), and even more expensive cases built for custom water cooling loops like the Corsair 900D which is somewhere around $300.
Alright so I buy the 760 and the Corsair 200R, these are my current specs, what can I keep from this to save me some money?
[img]http://puu.sh/65lKU.png[/img]
[QUOTE=GHOST!!!!;43376748]Alright so I buy the 760 and the Corsair 200R, these are my current specs, what can I keep from this to save me some money?
[img]http://puu.sh/65lKU.png[/img][/QUOTE]
What do you mean by keep to save you money? As in if you were to get a new mobo? You could keep everything but the motherboard and processor.
Well yeah, I mean from what I have currently, I'd have to replace the Motherboard and CPU then right? Everything else I can keep? (Apart from the 560 Ti, I'd probably sell that to my Dad or whatever)
[QUOTE=GHOST!!!!;43376855]Well yeah, I mean from what I have currently, I'd have to replace the Motherboard and CPU then right? Everything else I can keep? (Apart from the 560 Ti, I'd probably sell that to my Dad or whatever)[/QUOTE]
Yes, you'd only have to replace the mobo and cpu. I'd suggest an Intel though. 4670 (and H87 mobo) if overclocking doesn't interest you, 4670k (and Z87 mobo) if it does.
[QUOTE=GHOST!!!!;43377110]How's this?
[url]http://www.scan.co.uk/savedbasket/35f005514a154608a620c6a16f649670[/url][/QUOTE]
Looks solid. Motherboard looks like it's on preorder though. I'd suggest the EVGA 760 Superclocked with ACX as well. That and the MSI TwinFrozer are the two best coolers on the market. Whichever you can find for cheaper would be an excellent buy.
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[url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-h87m-g43-intel-h87-s-1150-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-raid-pcie-30-(x16)-d-sub-dport-dvi-d-hdmi-matx[/url]
Is in stock and a top notch H87 board.
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[QUOTE=Levelog;43377146]Looks solid. Motherboard looks like it's on preorder though. I'd suggest the EVGA 760 Superclocked with ACX as well. That and the MSI TwinFrozer are the two best coolers on the market. Whichever you can find for cheaper would be an excellent buy.
[editline]1st January 2014[/editline]
[URL]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-h87m-g43-intel-h87-s-1150-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-raid-pcie-30-(x16)-d-sub-dport-dvi-d-hdmi-matx[/URL]
Is in stock and a top notch H87 board.[/QUOTE]
Why would you get a mATX motherboard for a full-sized ATX case?
The [URL="http://http://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-b85-g41-pc-mate-intel-b85-s-1150-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-pcie-30-(x16)-d-sub-dvi-d-hdmi-atx"]B85[/URL] and [URL="http://http://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-h87-g41pcmate-intel-h87-s-1150-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-raid-pcie-30-(x16)-d-sub-dvi-d-hdmi-atx"]H87[/URL] G41 are in stock and are 10-20 less with no real loss of features
