290/290x, 780ti or wait for Nvidia 800 series

[Cdr JamesCool]

I was wondering what I should do. I heard that the new 800 series is supposed to come out very soon like may or early june but I am not sure how reliable this is. I also heard that evga have a trade in or something where you can buy a card and trade it if a better one comes out within 90 days and p ay the difference so that could be a good idea.

Currently I am running a 650W PSU with an i5 3570k processor.

 

[pdasterly]

20mm maxwell is delayed til 2015, im was in same situation as you, I pulled trigger on 2 r9 290x's. the 780ti is bada$$ but the 290x cant be beat for its price/performance ratio

 

[Cdr JamesCool]

I have also noted that the 780ti had 1GB less VRAM than the 290 or 290x but I haven't read anywhere that that is an issue.

 

[pdasterly]

price is an issue, 2 r9 290x can be had for the price of 1 gtx 780ti

 

[Cdr JamesCool]

I think I may settle with an r9 290x, the new cards won't be out for a while and I have found some nice models that I can buy.

 

[AgentTran]

You should settle for the 2x R9 290X instead of the 1x 780ti.
But make sure your case has proper cooling and your PSU is beefy enough to support these beast cards.

Your PSU will not be able to support 2 R9 290X's in Crossfire.

Here's the 2x R9 290X's.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($545.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($545.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1091.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-09 19:05 EDT-0400)

The PSU I would recommend for this would have to be atleast 700W, and you might want 750W in order to overclock each GPU and your CPU.
You actually might want to get a custom cooler for your CPU if you are running this setup too.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: SeaSonic G-750 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $94.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-09 19:06 EDT-0400)

It's great value for the performance you get our of the Power Supply.
Also, you might want to consider GTX 780 SLI, a GTX 780 is the equivalent to the R9 290X, so it might be viable.

It's cheaper and the 780 and R9 290X can trade blows all day.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 780 3GB AMP! Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($476.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 780 3GB AMP! Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($476.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $953.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-09 19:09 EDT-0400)

 

[Cdr JamesCool]

You should settle for the 2x R9 290X instead of the 1x 780ti.
But make sure your case has proper cooling and your PSU is beefy enough to support these beast cards.

Your PSU will not be able to support 2 R9 290X's in Crossfire.

Here's the 2x R9 290X's.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($545.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($545.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1091.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-09 19:05 EDT-0400)

The PSU I would recommend for this would have to be atleast 700W, and you might want 750W in order to overclock each GPU and your CPU.
You actually might want to get a custom cooler for your CPU if you are running this setup too.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: SeaSonic G-750 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $94.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-09 19:06 EDT-0400)

It's great value for the performance you get our of the Power Supply.
Also, you might want to consider GTX 780 SLI, a GTX 780 is the equivalent to the R9 290X, so it might be viable.

It's cheaper and the 780 and R9 290X can trade blows all day.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 780 3GB AMP! Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($476.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 780 3GB AMP! Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($476.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $953.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-09 19:09 EDT-0400)

Well I was planning on either just getting the one 780 ti or getting one r9 290x and then maybe getting a second one a year or so later maybe when I get a new case, I can't afford the two just now. Would it still be a better investment to to go for the latter option and just have a gap in between the two r9s?

 

[AgentTran]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($668.27 @ Amazon)
Total: $668.27
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-10 10:52 EDT-0400)

Even though the 780TI has a better performance compared to the R9 290X, the price between them is worth getting the R9 290X.
You'll have enough money for the 2nd R9 290X quicker, which when you get it can give better performance than the 780TI.

Also, 2x R9 290X's will be enough for any game to date.

 

[Cdr JamesCool]

Thanks, I think I will go with the r9s.

 

[pdasterly]

i paid $400 for my sapphire r9 290x and $350 for same card used