A-I-O Computer advice

[Tarun]

Asslam O Waliekum,

My friends, I am a great fan of PakGamers.com and I always get online here for new tech and stuff.

Well, I have been collecting money from a long time and I am going to have about 70k to 80k and I want to upgrade a few major parts of my PC.

Such as case and ram but especially Graphic Card and Powersupply.

I am going to play some games in high graphics settings, such as; Assassin's Creed IV, GTA V(If it comes to PC), WatchDogs and Titanfall etc.

I want my upgrade to be future proof.

<--- You can see my specs there.

Can you guys tell me what should I upgrade and that upgrade must come under 80k?

 

[Voodoo]

• Gigabyte R9 290 @ 55k (if don't want too much on GPU then at you have some other options like 7950 or 7970 or or R9 280 or GTX 760)
• 8 GB Value RAM Kingston around 9k
• Xigmatel Midgard 2 or any other suitable casing in lesser price
• Corsair GS600 @ 9.1k

 

[Sonny]

RAM: 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance 1600 MHZ RAM(10.8k)
GPU: GIGABYTE GV-N770OC-4GD GeForce GTX 770 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 WindForce 3X 450W Video Card(50k)
PSU: 650W PSU worth 6.5k.

Casing: Gigabyte Sumo a - Sumo Alpha - Gaming Casing(7.6k)

 

[Voodoo]

GTX 770 doesn't deserve 50k !!
It is slightly better or even equal to 7970 which is available @ 38k

See the comparison

AnandTech | Bench - GPU14

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then see 290 vs gtx 770... only 5k difference but 290 is much more better than gtx 770

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1068?vs=1037

 

[haroonshaikh]

You already have a good processor, motherboard and 4gb ram.
Just buy Gigabyte 290 for 55k, a decent 600watts PSU and get another 4gb memory stick.

 

[KDKHAN]

And if you could save some money after buying above items, buy an SSD as well to feel the difference.

 

[Tarun]

You already have a good processor, motherboard and 4gb ram.
Just buy Gigabyte 290 for 55k, a decent 600watts PSU and get another 4gb memory stick.

Haroon, I have heard that R9 290(x) series are really overheating. Any advice on that?

 

[haroonshaikh]

Haroon, I have heard that R9 290(x) series are really overheating. Any advice on that?

That was the issue with stock cards. Custom variants are super cool and extremely quiet !!!
You can google for appropriate reviews mate.

 

[Sonny]

Ye, you're right doe, [MENTION=1519]Voodoo[/MENTION].

 

[Tarun]

Ok guys.

One last question.

Should I go for this 770
Graphic Cards - ASUS GTX770-DC2OC-2GD5 GeForce GTX 770 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready SLI Support Vide in Pakistan for Rs.50000.00 | Computer Zone

or this one.

Graphic Cards - GIGABYTE GV-N770OC-4GD GeForce GTX 770 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 WindForce 3X 450W Video Card in Pakistan for Rs.49500.00 | Computer Zone

 

[Voodoo]

Ok guys.

One last question.

Should I go for this 770
Graphic Cards - ASUS GTX770-DC2OC-2GD5 GeForce GTX 770 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready SLI Support Vide in Pakistan for Rs.50000.00 | Computer Zone

or this one.

Graphic Cards - GIGABYTE GV-N770OC-4GD GeForce GTX 770 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 WindForce 3X 450W Video Card in Pakistan for Rs.49500.00 | Computer Zone

Asus is cooler around 4~5c but i would prefer Gigabyte due to 4 GB VRAM

this minor temps difference can be compensated by increasing fan speed, or even can be simply ignored infront of 2 vs 4 GB VRAM

 

[Tarun]

Asus is cooler around 4~5c but i would prefer Gigabyte due to 4 GB VRAM

this minor temps difference can be compensated by increasing fan speed, or even can be simply ignored infront of 2 vs 4 GB VRAM

Thanks Voodoo.

I just fell for Asus's backplate

 

[Voodoo]

but again have a look on this one and think for last time

Graphic Cards - GIGABYTE GV-R929OC-4GD Radeon R9 290 4GB 512-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready Video Card in Pakistan for Rs.54800.00 | Computer Zone

 

[Tarun]

but again have a look on this one and think for last time

Graphic Cards - GIGABYTE GV-R929OC-4GD Radeon R9 290 4GB 512-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready Video Card in Pakistan for Rs.54800.00 | Computer Zone

Voodoo. I fell in love with this card, but only downside is that it's AMD.

I have read some reviews and they say that Nvidia is more better for gaming and AMD is only used for mining these days. G-sync is a plus for Nvidia.
Anything that will butter my mind in buying AMD?

 

[Voodoo]

Voodoo. I fell in love with this card, but only downside is that it's AMD.

I have read some reviews and they say that Nvidia is more better for gaming and AMD is only used for mining these days. G-sync is a plus for Nvidia.
Anything that will butter my mind in buying AMD?

you have right to choose what you want ..... but "AMD is only used for mining these days" is 400% wrong statement ...

read r9 290 reviews and see the difference

see a quick comparison b/w both cards
AnandTech | Bench - GPU14

baqi apki marzi

 

[haroonshaikh]

Voodoo. I fell in love with this card, but only downside is that it's AMD.

I have read some reviews and they say that Nvidia is more better for gaming and AMD is only used for mining these days. G-sync is a plus for Nvidia.
Anything that will butter my mind in buying AMD?

Well, your priorities are gaming so the best thing that would help you decide is too look at gaming benchmarks yourself. Currently Mantle is one of the biggest bargain one can get with AMD cards. Although Nvidia G-Sync is a good technology too, but i highly doubt you would be getting a supported G-Sync monitor just for it.

If you do not want AMD , then that's your decision. But trust me, do not buy new 770 for 50k. It is a rip off!!! Save your hard earned money and instead buy gtx 680 for around 33k or maybe spend some more and get Gtx 780.

 

[Tarun]

Here it is guys. All the cart ready.

Just waiting for 29th April, will post reviews and unboxing.

 

[Tarun]

Well guys, I am a little bit stuck here..
Need your advice.


Option 1;

GPU: Sapphire R9 280x 3GB IceQ OC Edition (43,900)
PSU: Corsair CS750 80+ Gold(Haswell Ready) and Modular (13,700)
Casing: Corsair Graphite 600T Mesh - From Umair Ashraf (14,500)
Ram: Kingston Value Ram 4GB (4,500)

Total: 76,600


Option 2;

GPU: Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 290 OC 4GB (54,799)
PSU: Xigmatek Centuaro 700W 80+ Bronze and Modular (10,499)
Casing: Xigmatek Midgard II (7,799)
Ram:Same (4,500)

Total: 77,596


Which one should I go with?

 

[haroonshaikh]

hands down, second option!!!

 

[Behrox]

I second Haroon second option for sure