780 ti hof+ 3way sli vs 290x vapor x 3way cf for bf4

[hojin seon]

Hey guys i wanna play bf4 in high performance and i am looking forward to 3way highend vga
I have two options
3way cf of 290vapor x
or
3way sli 780 ti hall of fame+
Which one would show higher performance?

 

[Memento Mori]

What resolution are you gonna play!
i consider 3 way crossfire or 3 way sli overkill plus not the best way!
you take like 20% performance at the 3rd card and it isnt worth it!
Have you consider 2 way titan black?or 2 780ti/290x from evga/tri-x?
By saying all this if you play at high resolutions at 1080 even a 780ti/290x can max out everything!

 

[Rally0078]

R9 290X Crossfire . BF4 is officialy supported by AMD

 

[TheLastof Me]

The 290x in CFX over the 780 SLI easy. The 780 is really overpriced! You can get a 280x for cheaper and they have basically the same specs. So your two 780 SLI is equal to about the performance of two 280x in CFX. Still great, but for the costs you are better off getting the MUCH better GPUS, in this case the 290x.

 

[olafgarten]

I would recommend the 780ti's over the AMD cards, they may not be as powerful as the 290x, but for multi-gpu, they have the blower style cooler, which is very important for SLI, with AMD at load the temperatures exceeded 90 degrees on my friend's computer with two cards and that was at 98% usage, the card's also throttled themselves. When he returned them for a pair of 780's, he took a small hit in frame rates, but the cards didn't go past 80. Either way, if you SLI, use the reference cooler, aftermarket coolers aren't optimized for SLI as they exhaust a lot of heat onto the other card. I also wouldn't recommend 3 way SLI for gaming unless you are playing with multi-monitor 4k. I would save the money on the 3rd card and get a nice monitor.

 

[TheLastof Me]

Keeping a CFX, SLI rig cool is more dependent upon your case cooling. I have a two 270x in CFX and I had to get a case with a VGA side panel fan because my old case they literally burnt up along with my 750 watt PSU. Since I upgraded cases, my temps do not go above 84. My case has a 140mm side panel fan. Make sure you have adequate air flow regardless of config.

Either way, why spend the same amount of money for less performance? Go with the 290x CFX FTW! LOL

 

[Echocookie]

Either way, why spend the same amount of money for less performance?

You mean spend more money for less performance. The 290x wins in this one.

 

[Rally0078]

Try R9 290X TRI X in crossfire

 

[El Tigre]

My aging SLI GTX 680 4GB cards play BF4 great on a single 1440p screen and is a bit overkill even for my older cards, lol.

 

[Rally0078]

R9 290X in 3WAY Crossfire . Its way too Overkill for 1080P

 

[RobCrezz]

Am I missing something? 780 Ti SLI performs better in BF 4 than 290x Crossfire from what I can see?

 

[Rally0078]

R9 290X is officially supported by Battlefield 4. And have you heard of AMD mantle?

 

[RobCrezz]

R9 290X is officially supported by Battlefield 4. And have you heard of AMD mantle?

Yes, but mantle makes next to no difference on high end systems, its benefit is to systems with slow CPUs.

 

[RobCrezz]

R9 290X in 3WAY Crossfire . Its way too Overkill for 1080P

Who says he is playing at 1080p? He might be playing in 1600p or 3x1080p surround.

 

[Rally0078]

ok even in 4K , R9 290X in 3 way Xfire is cool

 

[Rally0078]

You can overclock those cards to match performance to 780TI

 

[olafgarten]

You can overclock the 780TI, to beat the overclocked 290x.

 

[Ytyoussef]

http://www.eteknix.com/4k-gaming-showdown-amd-r9-290x-crossfire-vs-nvidia-gtx-780-ti-sli/ In SLI at stock, the 780 TI beats the r9 290X crossfire by about 9%. The r9 290X would be the best bang for your buck, but you would get slightly better performance, lower power consumption and a cooler/quieter system with the 780 TIs.

 

[Jay Lavistria]

Simply because of thermal constraints and annoying fans, I'd choose the NVidia SLI path.
When your PC becomes an oven it's time to regret.

 

[olafgarten]

http://www.eteknix.com/4k-gaming-showdown-amd-r9-290x-crossfire-vs-nvidia-gtx-780-ti-sli/ In SLI at stock, the 780 TI beats the r9 290X crossfire by about 9%. The r9 290X would be the best bang for your buck, but you would get slightly better performance, lower power consumption and a cooler/quieter system with the 780 TIs.

This is exactly what I said at the start, I hope someone listens to you rather than ignoring you like they did to me.

 

[Jay Lavistria]

http://www.eteknix.com/4k-gaming-showdown-amd-r9-290x-crossfire-vs-nvidia-gtx-780-ti-sli/ In SLI at stock, the 780 TI beats the r9 290X crossfire by about 9%. The r9 290X would be the best bang for your buck, but you would get slightly better performance, lower power consumption and a cooler/quieter system with the 780 TIs.

This is exactly what I said at the start, I hope someone listens to you rather than ignoring you like they did to me.

I will second that quote.

 

[Ytyoussef]

Didn't consider the exact model of the r9 290X, this one comes with an excellent cooler that runs at 72C on furmark (Max load), and noise levels very close to the 780 Ti. http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/zardon/sapphire-r9-290x-vapor-x-oc-review/

 

[Jay Lavistria]

Yet you could settle for 5C-10C cooler with the same cooler on a 780 Ti.

Either way, just buy them according to your needs.
If you don't care for noise and heat constraint, go for the XFire.
If you are sensitive to either, 780Ti's will do just fine.
Price is really of no concern if you seriously have that much money for a 3-SLI/XFire.

 

[olafgarten]

Just to reiterate what I said before, if you get the 780ti make sure you use the stock cooler for SLI, most others will just dump heat onto each other making them throttle themselves. This doesn't really apply to amd, because their stock coolers are terrible.

 

[Jay Lavistria]

Just to reiterate what I said before, if you get the 780ti make sure you use the stock cooler for SLI, most others will just dump heat onto each other making them throttle themselves. This doesn't really apply to amd, because their stock coolers are terrible.

I'm sure some companies make heat dissipation efficient for SLI.
I mean not everyone just buys one of these amazing brand cards.