Best $800 video card setup for 4k gaming?

[Dingleberg]

I'm looking for some upgrades at the moment and I have everything picked out except for the video cards. Seeing as I have $800, I figure that sli/xfire is definitely the way to go for 4k.

I was looking into the 970 sli and the 290x xfire (non reference, of course), but I'm not sure which to get, if even that.

Any advice on what to go with? Running with a 4790k, 16gb memory, and a 1000w psu outputting 83.3a on the +12v rail.

 

[rolli59]

The GTX970 out performs the 290X so SLI 2 x 970 would get my vote!

 

[Thaisnang]

+1 For ^

 

[Brillis Wuce]

Agreed. The 970 SLI uses less power, produces FAR less heat, and has better drivers and performance.
I wouldn't even glance at the 290X's.

 

[Alan Caldwell]

Well.........

The GTX 970 SLI is a good choice according to this review:
http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/geforce-gtx-970-sli-review,1.html

Depends on your budget if you need to save a few hundred bucks just go for the R9 290X crossfire.

 

[rolli59]

Well.........

The GTX 970 SLI is a good choice according to this review:
http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/geforce-gtx-970-sli-review,1.html

Depends on your budget if you need to save a few hundred bucks just go for the R9 290X crossfire.

I do not see the savings http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/video-card/#c=186,146&sort=a8

 

[Alan Caldwell]

Well.........

The GTX 970 SLI is a good choice according to this review:
http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/geforce-gtx-970-sli-review,1.html

Depends on your budget if you need to save a few hundred bucks just go for the R9 290X crossfire.

I do not see the savings http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/video-card/#c=186,146&sort=a8

I was guessing(I am from India). Is there truly no difference in price?

 

[rolli59]

If anything the GTX970 is cheaper the only 290X is there because of a $30 MIR (mail in rebate)!

 

[Dingleberg]

970 sli it is. Now, availability out of the way, which one is the quietest/coolest? Those are my main priorities, with overclocking potential coming next.

BTW, my pc color scheme is orange and black...

 

[rolli59]

Hard one! I personally choose between MSI, Asus and EVGA when looking at Nvidia cards.

 

[Brillis Wuce]

ASUS is known for being silent, but you really can't go wrong with MSI either.

 

[Thaisnang]

970 sli it is. Now, availability out of the way, which one is the quietest/coolest? Those are my main priorities, with overclocking potential coming next.

BTW, my pc color scheme is orange and black...

Asus STRIX is pretty quite and their fans don't run when the gpu is idle. So it will make no noise when GPU is idle.

 

[Alan Caldwell]

970 sli it is. Now, availability out of the way, which one is the quietest/coolest? Those are my main priorities, with overclocking potential coming next.

BTW, my pc color scheme is orange and black...

The ASUS GTX 970 Strix is the coolest:
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/asus_geforce_gtx_970_strix_review,27.html

The Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 is also a good factory overclocked graphics with one of the best cooling.

 

[Brillis Wuce]

Honestly, pick which one out of the 3 (MSI, ASUS, Gigabyte) that you like the looks of the most. They're all excellent.

 

[Winly]

I will go for the GTX 970. I ordered the GTX 980 Gigabyte G1 after reading a few reviews but the ASUS looks pretty sick too!