Best graphics card for 1440p gaming

[marios_kalia]

Hello, I am planning to do some upgrading to my system. I use a 32" FHD TV as my main monitor for over a year now. I know that 1080p is too pixelated on a 32" TV, especially when using it as a monitor.
So I wanted to upgrade to a 27" IPS 1440p monitor but I don't think my system will handle it.
I have 2x GTX 770 in SLI and recently I started having difficult times playing modern games cause the became more demanding. I used to max out every game at 1080p but not any more. Also I really got bored of the SLI. It is very baggy sometimes, some games don't even use it on launch and some don't gain much performance boost. A lot of times I found my self disabling SLI just to play the game smoothly even though it was lower fps.

Anyway.. back to the main question. What graphics card do you recommend for 1440p gaming without needing to upgrade it soon. I know that GTX 970 is pretty good for that resolution but what about in a year? Will it be enough? I was also considering the R9 390 and 390X. With the new AMD software that was released, I got an appeal towards AMD, since I was having troubles with some of the latest Nvidia drivers.

Sorry for the long post I just wanted to include the details to let you understand my situation.
Thanks.

 

[Justkeeplookin]

Get a single 980 it will do the job.

 

[ThatGuyTyping]

Out the the 3 you are interested in I'd go for the 390. Its damn near as good as the 390x just a few ~2-5fps difference.

 

[1The One With Questions1]

Here are my recommendations.

Nvidia (Its going to preform best)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487068

AMD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127872&cm_re=r9_390x-_-14-127-872-_-Product

 

[marios_kalia]

Get a single 980 it will do the job.

The 980 is too expensive. I don't want to spend that much. I found the 970 and the r9 390 around 350 euros. The 390x at 450 and 980 at 520 so there is a big difference in price.

 

[Justkeeplookin]

You can get an EVGA GTX 960 for $220

 

[marios_kalia]

You can get an EVGA GTX 960 for $220

I think that the 960 is far less powerful than my 2x 770s

 

[ThatGuyTyping]

980(+3-7FPS)>390x(+2-5fps)>390(+5FPS)>970. 390 will give you the best bang for your buck I'd get the 980 over the 390x if you were going to spend that much.

 

[Math Geek]

the 390 is better at 1440p than the 970 is. it gets the nod for this use. for your budget it is the way to go.

to back this up, take a look at the updated graphic cards suggestions came out recently. they say the same thing as well. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-gpus,4380.html

 

[jerdle]

The R9 390 / R9 390X depending on how much you're willing to spend.

 

[Justkeeplookin]

If your considering a 390X atleast think about a 980

 

[marios_kalia]

Alright. Thank you all so much for finalizing my decision. I will go with the R9 390. Any recommendations on the brand?

 

[Math Geek]

saphire makes some very nice cards. the asus strix or evga ssc versions are all very god cards.

 

[ThatGuyTyping]

Alright. Thank you all so much for finalizing my decision. I will go with the R9 390. Any recommendations on the brand?

If you can fit one of the bands that have 3 fans go for one of those. I'm using a gigabyte 390 though voltage locked using it stable at 1100MHz core 1600MHz memory, stays below 70c while benchmarking on firestrike.

 

[marios_kalia]

I was considering the XFX DD Black Edition. Do you have any idea if it is any good?

 

[GillyH]

the 390 is better at 1440p than the 970 is. it gets the nod for this use. for your budget it is the way to go.

to back this up, take a look at the updated graphic cards suggestions came out recently. they say the same thing as well. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-gpus,4380.html

For the record, the article just seems incorrect. It recommends the 390X based on price difference claiming it cost significantly less with battling performance to the 980, however, the 980 can be had for not much more. The article says 'quite a bit more' when that is not true.

You can get a 390X for close in price to a 980.

http://www.amazon.com/GeForce-Overclocked-256-bit-DisplayPort-Graphics/dp/B00O4S9NY8/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1450312287&sr=1-4&keywords=980 for 459.99 after rebate

or http://www.amazon.com/MSI-R9-390X-GAMING-8G/dp/B00ZGF158A/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1450312279&sr=1-1&keywords=390x 409.99 after rebate

 

[Justkeeplookin]

XFX are not bad but they are known to overheat a lot.

 

[Math Geek]

i was only pointing out the nod the 390 got for the 1440p gaming over the 970

folks argue this stuff all the time. some see the $50 as barely more in cost and others see it is as a huge increase. depends on how you look at that $50 and the extra performance it brings. it's very subjective and i don't have an opinion either way. depending on budget, i can suggest many different options.

 

[jerdle]

390Xs are available from $389 gilly, and I only looked at one site.

 

[Justkeeplookin]

He is fixed on the 390

 

[jerdle]

$290 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131672&cm_re=R9_390-_-14-131-672-_-Product

 

[Math Geek]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121974

the strix from asus is the quietest card out there runs very cool as well. with this rebate at $320 it is by far my choice from newegg

 

[Justkeeplookin]

Alot more people are going towards the MSI, as it has a high clock on it aslong with the Gigabyte.

EVGA has been caught with there chips being not aligned on the heat sink correctly..(Tho, they replied with it being how its suppose to be).

ASUS is always just a solid company to fall back on..
and Gigabyte is generally the same way.

As for the 970's... MSI>Gigabyte>ASUS>EVGA.

EVGA's Problem: http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/evga-geforce-gtx-970-a...

Everything you need to know about the MSI 970: http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_geforce_gtx_970_gaming_review,1.html

 

[GillyH]

i was only pointing out the nod the 390 got for the 1440p gaming over the 970

folks argue this stuff all the time. some see the $50 as barely more in cost and others see it is as a huge increase. depends on how you look at that $50 and the extra performance it brings. it's very subjective and i don't have an opinion either way. depending on budget, i can suggest many different options.

Agree with everything you said, just pointing out the article writes it as 'quite a big difference' in price which would make its recommendation correct if it was $100+ as I think the editor meant by going with MSRP or normal prices.

For the OP, the 390 looks the way to go.