COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000-KKN1-GP Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W Modular High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandybridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600

ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Core i3-2120 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I32120

Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F60GB3A-BK 2.5" 60GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus

This is close to a budget build as I could get atm without going full on AMD. Not that there's anything wrong with AMD. It would just put me into a couple of builds with dead end upgrade paths.

My previous build was built around a socket 939 and it has done well up to this point.

Go the Sapphire!!! Fuck you Nvidia (not interested in the draw. Just wanted to have my input) :) heheh

I'm currently running ZOTAC GeForce GTX 560 Ti and can only recommend it. It's bloody brilliant. Handles anything I throw at it maxed out, and I have yet to encounter a single issue with Nvidia drivers.

Go for the EVGA 560 TI.

If it were me, I'd go with the EVGA Nvidia 560 ti.

No need for a free game, don't include me in the random draw.

A little something to watch while we wait for some more entries...

Btw:

I have a few more games I've added to selection:

X-COM: Terror from the Deep (Steam)
SPAZ (Steam)
Betrayal at Krondor (GOG)

Come on folks need some entries!

If you wrote 6970 or 6950 i can advise these card.

But on your list we make a right choice you can go for EVGA Nvidia 560 ti,

If i win the giveaway i want to prefer Bulletstorm.

EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) . I kinda miss my GeForce.

I will take Bulletstorm & Thanks!

I would recommend the EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) . I've been using GeForce for years and have had reliable service from them all.

Edit: forgot to mention what I would like. Really if I won I would prefer a GOG game instead of Bulletstorm, I was kind board of it when I rented it.

Feel free to critique my other hardware selections as well. Been piecing this rig together over the past week here and there. Mostly while I find myself idle; on the toilet, in the shower, riding down the road, etc...

I would go with the EVGA 560 Ti, because its a solid card for the price range from a known manufacturer, and its better for Folding@home if you're so inclined. If you want to do bitcoins I'd go with the MSI card, but I suspect few people are doing that since the crash. So yeah, EVGA.

I'd be down for Bulletstorm

The evga 560 is definitely the most consistent video card of that lot, with the msi coming in next. But personally i dont like ati/xfx cards.

Go for the MSI Twin Frozr 6870. It's faster than the Sapphire and has excellent quiet cooling for long life. I'm a big AMD/Radeon fan and am running one now. I've never had a Radeon card die on me but I've lost two Nvidia cards and it was probably due to poor cooling. The most recent was a BFG card with stock cooling and it wasn't enough. They were infamous for running hot and the frigging thing melted itself well before its time.

The MSI Twin Frozr is a proven high quality cooling solution and that's important for a nice long trouble free life for a video card. My next card will be an MSI with this cooling system. So naturally, I think you should get one too!

You might want to check this but I believe you'll also see better performance with the 6870 vs 560 ti. Even if it was a little slower I'd still take the MSI card though.

There is another benefit to Radeon in my experience. The Infinity engine games work perfectly with them. Nvidia is known to have some issues with display on some of those.

As for a game, hmm... Betrayal at Krondor please!

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