Uncensored2008
Libertarian Radical
I'm doing a system refresh.
ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX Motherboard
Intel Core i7-4790
Crucial Ballistix Elite 16GB
Corsair Hydro Series H105 240mm Liquid CPU Cooler
I should be able to retain a stable 5.0 as I have with the 3770K and pump out significantly better performance at less power.
But then the question is the video card.
I've been ATI guy for a decade (and hesitate to call them AMD, even now.) I currently have a R9 290. It's a good card, and the ATI mainstream flagship. But I'm doing a refresh and want the best.
So I looked at what I can upgrade to. AMD/ATI is still pushing the 290 as the flagship a year later. The 290X is faster than what I have, but also pushing $700. The big thing is that this card equals the 290X
MSI GeForce GTX 980
For over a hundred dollars less.
So, I'm going back to Nvidia after all these years, hope I don't regret it.
ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX Motherboard
Intel Core i7-4790
Crucial Ballistix Elite 16GB
Corsair Hydro Series H105 240mm Liquid CPU Cooler
I should be able to retain a stable 5.0 as I have with the 3770K and pump out significantly better performance at less power.
But then the question is the video card.
I've been ATI guy for a decade (and hesitate to call them AMD, even now.) I currently have a R9 290. It's a good card, and the ATI mainstream flagship. But I'm doing a refresh and want the best.
So I looked at what I can upgrade to. AMD/ATI is still pushing the 290 as the flagship a year later. The 290X is faster than what I have, but also pushing $700. The big thing is that this card equals the 290X
MSI GeForce GTX 980
For over a hundred dollars less.
So, I'm going back to Nvidia after all these years, hope I don't regret it.