kesawi
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« Reply #3 on: 04/02/2014, 02:14 PM » |
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I run an MSI 780 Lightning on a 24" 1920x1200 60Hz screen. I previously ran a Gigabyte GTX670 OC on the same screen and really haven't noticed much difference outside of benchmarks. With the GTX670 I was always hitting the 60fps limit of the screen with everything cranked up anyway. I had it overclocked so it was running as fast as a GTX680 anyway (which is what the GTX770 is). The GTX770 would be a very capable GPU for a similar setup.
If your monitor is capable of 120Hz then the 780 would be preferable as that will push out a high fps to take advantage of the monitor's higher refresh rate. However, you could still run with a GTX770 drop some of the settings down from ultra to high and not really notice much difference in picture quality, but get a higher fps.
As for the PSU, I've used both modular and non-modular. I definitely prefer modular PSUs now as it keeps the inside of my rig a lot cleaner and less cluttered. For a good, reliable 750W modular PSU you will be looking around $130-$180 depending on which brand and rating you go for.
Sammy I have to respectfully disagree with you on the 2600K vs 3570K. On most comparisons I've seen they are within about 1-3fps of each other in gaming, with the 2600K performing slightly better on multi-threaded tasks. Going from a 770 to 780 would give a bigger fps boost compared to going from a 2600K to 3570K. My recommendation would be to use the savings by going with a 770 to buy a decent CPU cooler (if you don't have one already) and overclock the 2600K.
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