(03-05-2014, 06:57 AM)fringle Wrote: Just wanted to add. I'm running an EVGA GTX 770 and it's a good card. Runs very well in dolphin although my current CPU is holding me back (FX 6300@4.5ghz). Replacing that hopefully tomorrow with an i5 4670k and an MSI z87-GD65 Gaming I ordered. I plan on running that, 2 sata 7200 rpm drives and a solid state drive off a Seasonic 650watt PSU and it should run perfectly fine with watts to spare. 750 is overkill unless you plan on going SLI or Crossfire later.
For an Air cooler if you want cheap but good the cooler master hyper 212 is very popular. I had one but swapped it out for an AIO water cooler to cope with the heat of this overclocked AMD.
Which EVGA model do you have? 2gb or 4gb? I'm [a little] worried that 2gb of vram is "just enough" to play modern games at 1080p but will have me fucked if I go bigger or multi-monitor; not likely but not impossible. The 4gb one is 40eu more and overkill >_<. I'm ok with paying more to get a very good air cooler, i'll look into that.
I'll be ordering the parts in a week or so, hopefully i'd have made my mind up. Right now it's like this:
Gainward GeForce GTX 770 Phantom 4096MB (not 100%)
i5-4670K 3.40GHz
MSI Z87-G43 Gaming Series
Corsair RM Series RM 650 '80+ Gold' 650W (or the 750w version)
(03-05-2014, 07:44 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote: But CUDA can be useful for certain apps depending on what you plan on using the computer for.Thanks for the clarification by the way. I've only ever come across 1 application that used CUDA; media player classic (its LAV video filters specifically) used "CUVID" for hardware decoding but there was also DXVA2, the alternative for AMD cards. Doesn't AMD have a physx alternative?
(03-05-2014, 07:44 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote: 4.2/4.3GHz. Most aftermarket coolers can handle this. If you want to go the low budget minimalist route something like a cooler master hyper 212 evo ($35) will do the job well. If you want to go the high quality/cost route nothing beats noctua HSFs. The Noctua NH-D14 ($90) is unrivaled among air coolers in build quality and efficiency. You could also go the water cooling route if you want something that looks a bit more modern. Good closed loop AIO WCS (all-in-one water cooling system) can be had for $50-140 depending on the model from a number of reputable brands.I'd certainly like a water cooling system somewhere down the line but right now it all depends on the total price. If the 212evo does the job well I'm happy with that.