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Illumiigel · Jun 27, 2015

PumpSkine said:
Well Illumiigel there's different things that Nvidia offers that AMD doesn't just like there's thing AMD offers that Nvidia does not. I'm not here trying to cause a flame war or anything just saying that Nvidia has things like PhysX, Gsync (yes I know AMD has freesync but it's his preference), there's Nvidia Shield that he can sync to, CUDA (if he's video editing), Less power consumption (cheaper power supply) and finally less heat output (if he lives in a hotter environment and yes I know that the AMD cards are designed to run that hot so that it can get the best possible performance but sometimes people would prefer silence and better cooling. Hope this cleared things up (btw I like both companies and I'm not saying these things just because I'm an Nvidia fanboy I'm saying these reasons for why he might prefer Nvidia over AMD

The software differences are minimal, there's no reason to factor that into deciding whether to go NVidia or AMD. Power consumption means nothing in this age; who builds a $1000 rig without a 500w PSU? Temperatures vary between cards depending on the manufacturer and how far they OC them. There are many variants of the 290 which run cooler than many variants of the 960.

NVidia have a software advantage, AMD have a hardware advantage. They offer more performance per dollar, which is the most important factor when building on a budget.

Col_StaR · Jun 27, 2015

That's actually a pretty good rig, especially for a first-time builder.

My only suggestion would be to downgrade your videocard, the eVGA 960 GTX SSC to the plain old eVGA 960 GTX Superclocked.
Put the $20 you save into changing your Seagate hard drive to a Western Digital Blue. Seagates have a much higher rate of failure at 3 years of operation than WD's. You'll trade a miniscule difference in videocard performance for the security of long term hard drive reliability. You'll realize how worth it the trade would be once you experience your first hard drive failure.

You could also save some money by downgrading your power-supply from a 620w to a 500w. Right now, your rig would probably eat up ~450 watts at the most. Don't buy that PSU if you think it'll make your rig futureproof; instead, buy a brand new, better PSU when you upgrade. There's a good chance you won't even need to upgrade beyond 500w anyways,

Illumiigel · Jun 27, 2015

Col_StaR said:
That's actually a pretty good rig, especially for a first-time builder.

My only suggestion would be to downgrade your videocard, the eVGA 960 GTX SSC to the plain old eVGA 960 GTX Superclocked.
Put the $20 you save into changing your Seagate hard drive to a Western Digital Blue. Seagates have a much higher rate of failure at 3 years of operation than WD's. You'll trade a miniscule difference in videocard performance for the security of long term hard drive reliability. You'll realize how worth it the trade would be once you experience your first hard drive failure.

You could also save some money by downgrading your power-supply from a 620w to a 500w. Right now, your rig would probably eat up ~450 watts at the most. Don't buy that PSU if you think it'll make your rig futureproof; instead, buy a brand new, better PSU when you upgrade. There's a good chance you won't even need to upgrade beyond 500w anyways,

He doesn't really need to downgrade the wattage of his power supply, just the modularity. Something like this is a fair bit cheaper and gives him room to upgrade. It will only cost $10-15 more than a 500w PSU and will save him money down the line if he chooses to expand, EVGA power supplies are very reliable anyway.

Also, WD Blues are almost the same price as the Barracuda, he wouldn't need to downgrade his GPU for it. If he changes his PSU, he can afford to upgrade his GPU to an R9 290 (If he realises there's no reason not to go with AMD) for a slight increase in gaming performance.

ElitePvPGodz · Jun 27, 2015

I was gonna switch to western digital since its same price but I guess I didn't update it. Also this power supply is less than 10 more dollars than the have 520w so that's why I put it.

Col_StaR said:
That's actually a pretty good rig, especially for a first-time builder.

My only suggestion would be to downgrade your videocard, the eVGA 960 GTX SSC to the plain old eVGA 960 GTX Superclocked.
Put the $20 you save into changing your Seagate hard drive to a Western Digital Blue. Seagates have a much higher rate of failure at 3 years of operation than WD's. You'll trade a miniscule difference in videocard performance for the security of long term hard drive reliability. You'll realize how worth it the trade would be once you experience your first hard drive failure.

You could also save some money by downgrading your power-supply from a 620w to a 500w. Right now, your rig would probably eat up ~450 watts at the most. Don't buy that PSU if you think it'll make your rig futureproof; instead, buy a brand new, better PSU when you upgrade. There's a good chance you won't even need to upgrade beyond 500w anyways,

ElitePvPGodz · Jun 27, 2015

Illumiigel said:
He doesn't really need to downgrade the wattage of his power supply, just the modularity. Something like this is a fair bit cheaper and gives him room to upgrade. It will only cost $10-15 more than a 500w PSU and will save him money down the line if he chooses to expand, EVGA power supplies are very reliable anyway.

Also, WD Blues are almost the same price as the Barracuda, he wouldn't need to downgrade his GPU for it. If he changes his PSU, he can afford to upgrade his GPU to an R9 290 (If he realises there's no reason not to go with AMD) for a slight increase in gaming performance.

Seagate is by far the best psu brand but they only offer full modular as that's why it is as is. I also have read that nvidia is way more reliable video cards

Illumiigel · Jun 27, 2015

ElitePvPGodz said:
Seagate is by far the best psu brand but they only offer full modular as that's why it is as is. I also have read that nvidia is way more reliable video cards

Not really. As long as you go for any reliable brand, you shouldn't have problems with your PSU. Also, you mean Seasonic, not Seagate right? I've never seen anything that indicates Seasonic being the most reliable brand anyway.

Like I said before, choosing one GPU brand over another is just fanboyism. There were some reliability issues with the old ATI cards, but that was years ago. Most new cards are covered by warranties anyway. But, if you want to sacrifice performance because you prefer a brand, go ahead.

ElitePvPGodz · Jun 27, 2015

Illumiigel said:
Not really. As long as you go for any reliable brand, you shouldn't have problems with your PSU. Also, you mean Seasonic, not Seagate right? I've never seen anything that indicates Seasonic being the most reliable brand anyway.

Like I said before, choosing one GPU brand over another is just fanboyism. There were some reliability issues with the old ATI cards, but that was years ago. Most new cards are covered by warranties anyway. But, if you want to sacrifice performance because you prefer a brand, go ahead.

I actually have never had a nvidia card and my little laptop has AMD.

Illumiigel · Jun 27, 2015

ElitePvPGodz said:
I actually have never had a nvidia card and my little laptop has AMD.

And I have an NVidia card. I chose it because it was the best performing card for my budget. Not because of the brand.

ElitePvPGodz · Jun 30, 2015

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NrqkrH I think this is pretty much the final updated one. better monitor pls around 100 i cant find any good ones!
(also changed psu to 520w instead of 620w)
Also, does that RAM seem good? I went with this instead of other one that has better speed just because more reviews i can trust? Do you think this link one would be better!http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f32133c9d8gxl

Illumiigel · Jul 1, 2015

ElitePvPGodz said:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NrqkrH I think this is pretty much the final updated one. better monitor pls around 100 i cant find any good ones!
(also changed psu to 520w instead of 620w)
Also, does that RAM seem good? I went with this instead of other one that has better speed just because more reviews i can trust? Do you think this link one would be better!http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f32133c9d8gxl

Seems good, GSkill is a great brand for memory. RAM speed really doesn't matter much at all. However, as I said before, you're spending a lot on your PSU. You really don't need to spend more than about $50.

ElitePvPGodz · Jul 1, 2015

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vk8JQ7 New seeming op monitor. If theres a 4th of July sale i can get it

ElitePvPGodz · Jul 6, 2015

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4FYfZL I PURCHASED THESE STUFF!!!! convinced my parents and thats it thanks for any help <3

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