GPU Advice Needed

[sdhdaniel]

Power Color HD7870 2GB Pcs+ Myst or Sapphire HD7870 DDR5 2GB XT?
(can anyone tell me what does "Pcs+ Myst" and "XT" stands for?)

Planning to get i7 3770, or will i5 3570 be sufficient for a gaming rig and will it be good enough for the GPU?

 

[shawntyq]

Power Color HD7870 2GB Pcs+ Myst or Sapphire HD7870 DDR5 2GB XT?
(can anyone tell me what does "Pcs+ Myst" and "XT" stands for?)

Planning to get i7 3770, or will i5 3570 be sufficient for a gaming rig and will it be good enough for the GPU?

take i5 and save the money for power color 7950 pcs+ or sapphire 7950 vapour-x

 

[nippp0n]

For gaming rig, if you don't intend to overclock i5-3450 or 3470 is decent enough. You don't need an i7 for gaming as it doesn't have much significant improvement over i5. Instead you should channel the money to a better graphic card.

If I'm not wrong, both Myst and Sapphire XT is based on Tahiti LE. Both are budget brands and I personally prefer Powercolor as the warranty period is longer.

 

[sharkapl]

sapphire XT abit exp if you comparing to myst

 

[sdhdaniel]

what does Myst and XT mean? so i should get 3950 vapour x instead?

 

[nippp0n]

what does Myst and XT mean? so i should get 3950 vapour x instead?

Just a model name for 7870 LE under their own respective brands. If you have the budget, 7950 vapor-x is good as well. What is your budget?

 

[sharkapl]

ok
powercolor gpus 3 year warranty vs sapphire 2 year warranty

Myst and Xtreme are just terms or rather names
like car honda civic and honda civic type r (not so much exaggeration la )

everything depends on your budget, whether you can squeeze in a 7950 or 7870

 

[sdhdaniel]

Just a model name for 7870 LE under their own respective brands. If you have the budget, 7950 vapor-x is good as well. What is your budget?

my budget is 1.5k. Only parts left are MOBO, CPU and deciding which GPU to get. $766 spent on the rest so $734 left?

 

[sdhdaniel]

Specs I'm going for

Case: Corsair 600T, $238
MOBO and CPU: i5 3570 or i7 3770
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz (2x4GB), $95
GPU: 7870 at least
ODD: Samsung DVD RW, $25
HDD: Seagate 1TB, $84
SSD: Plextor M5P 128GB, $165
PSU: Corsair HX 650w 80+ Gold, $159

 

[nippp0n]

Specs I'm going for

Case: Corsair 600T, $238
MOBO and CPU: i5 3570 or i7 3770
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz (2x4GB), $95
GPU: 7870 at least
ODD: Samsung DVD RW, $25
HDD: Seagate 1TB, $84
SSD: Plextor M5P 128GB, $165
PSU: Corsair HX 650w 80+ Gold, $159

Need OS? I would prefer to spend $100 less on your case and spend it on a good gpu.

 

[sdhdaniel]

Just a model name for 7870 LE under their own respective brands. If you have the budget, 7950 vapor-x is good as well. What is your budget?

Need OS? I would prefer to spend $100 less on your case and spend it on a good gpu.

Nope. using my friend's win 7 pro cracked. Damnit I forgot to add h80i into the budget

 

[nippp0n]

Nope. using my friend's win 7 pro cracked. Damnit I forgot to add h80i into the budget

You don't need one if you don't intend to overclock.

 

[sdhdaniel]

You don't need one if you don't intend to overclock.

so the stock fan would be enough? or should i get a better cooling system?

 

[nippp0n]

Specs I'm going for

Case: Corsair 600T, $238
MOBO and CPU: i5 3570 or i7 3770
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz (2x4GB), $95
GPU: 7870 at least
ODD: Samsung DVD RW, $25
HDD: Seagate 1TB, $84
SSD: Plextor M5P 128GB, $165
PSU: Corsair HX 650w 80+ Gold, $159

For $1500, i will recommend the following
CPU & Mobo: i5-3470 & Asrock B75 Pro 3M @ $334
Ram: Kingston 1600mhz 8GB @ ~$72
ODD: Samsung DVD RW @ $22
HDD: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB @ ~$80
SSD: Plextor M5P 128GB @ ~$165
GPU: Powercolor 7970 V3 @ $496
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 @ $154
PSU: FSP Platinum 650W @ $142

Total: $1465
Buy and build at Tradepac.

 

[sdhdaniel]

OTE=nippp0n;76273165]For $1500, i will recommend the following
CPU & Mobo: i5-3470 & Asrock B75 Pro 3M @ $334
Ram: Kingston 1600mhz 8GB @ ~$72
ODD: Samsung DVD RW @ $22
HDD: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB @ ~$80
SSD: Plextor M5P 128GB @ ~$165
GPU: Powercolor 7970 V3 @ $496
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 @ $154
PSU: FSP Platinum 650W @ $142

Total: $1465
Buy and build at Tradepac.[/QUOTE]

I'm thinking of getting msi instead. Thanks man. Been a lot of help