Best R9 290x Model

[Triggatomic]

For gaming, which is the best model?

 

[kacpercusen]

vapor x

 

[RCFProd]

This is a good model for the R9 290X:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $329.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-02 16:27 EDT-0400

You don't want the GTX 970 instead?

 

[Triggatomic]

This is a good model for the R9 290X:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $329.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-02 16:27 EDT-0400

You don't want the GTX 970 instead?

Why would I get the GTX 970?

 

[RCFProd]

Because It's a better performer at the same price point and also a lot more efficient.

Saves you 30 dollars a year on electricity bills.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($329.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $329.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-02 16:31 EDT-0400

 

[SonSon1]

This is a good model for the R9 290X:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $329.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-02 16:27 EDT-0400

You don't want the GTX 970 instead?

Why would I get the GTX 970?

This is the best 290x there is, only the Tri-X comes second.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127787

No idea why that person is suggesting the 970 against the 290x, if you wanted the 290 *maybe*, but you are asking about the best 290x, that remark was totally out of line.

 

[Triggatomic]

This is the best 290x there is, only the Tri-X comes second.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127787

No idea why that person is suggesting the 970 against the 290x, if you wanted the 290 *maybe*, but you are asking about the best 290x, that remark was totally out of line.[/quotemsg]
Yeah, which one do you think is better R9 290x or GTX 970. Also thanks for answering.

 

[holyrage]

if it is the vapor-x tri-x and electricity is no issue and u prefer freesync/amd true audio/mantle/tressFX etc go with AMD

if u prefer nvidia game works phsyx shadow play DSR Gsync FXAA(im not a fan of anything other than SSAA or MSAA

the only reason i would go for the R9 290X is the 4GB of Vram instead of the chance of sttuter with the 3.5GB

 

[Triggatomic]

if it is the vapor-x tri-x and electricity is no issue and u prefer freesync/amd true audio/mantle/tressFX etc go with AMD

if u prefer nvidia game works phsyx shadow play DSR Gsync FXAA(im not a fan of anything other than SSAA or MSAA

the only reason i would go for the R9 290X is the 4GB of Vram instead of the chance of sttuter with the 3.5GB

I might want to wait for the R9 300 series to see what AMD has to offer.

 

[SonSon1]

Yeah, which one do you think is better R9 290x or GTX 970. Also thanks for answering.

R9 290<GTX970<R9 290x<GTX 980

I might want to wait for the R9 300 series to see what AMD has to offer.

And that is a wise choice, the new AMD Cards are a couple months away, so is the desktop version of the GM200 from Nvidia, rumored to be the same as Titan X with 6GB.

 

[Triggatomic]

Yeah, which one do you think is better R9 290x or GTX 970. Also thanks for answering.

R9 290<GTX970<R9 290x<GTX 980

I might want to wait for the R9 300 series to see what AMD has to offer.

And that is a wise choice, the new AMD Cards are a couple months away, so is the desktop version of the GM200 from Nvidia, rumored to be the same as Titan X with 6GB.

Watch this: http://www.redgamingtech.com/r9-390x-features-8gb-hmb-8-2tflops-performance-gtx-980-rumored-specs/
Probably the specs. Looks like the Fiji XT ( R9 390X ) Is better, but we don't know if these benchmarks are true. Man I can't wait.

 

[RCFProd]

Tri-X 330 dollars
Lighting 400 dollars.

Going for the Tri-X is a no brainer here.

 

[ZeusGamer]

Whoever suggested that the GTX 970 was better performer than R9 290X? You are incorrect on so many levels. Here are the benchamrks.

 

[Triggatomic]

Whoever suggested that the GTX 970 was better performer than R9 290X? You are incorrect on so many levels. Here are the benchamrks.

You solved it sherlock. R9 290x outperforms GTX 970 in 4k, 2k, etc. GTX 970 outperforms the R9 290X by a A LOT In 1080p. R9 290X has a good feature though, it can toast toasts.

 

[Snookslayer]

From all the reviews I've read/seen over the past couple months which is a lot... most people seem to like the Sapphire Tri-X best (although I think it's rather ugly looking, but whatever).

Nice to see the MSI actually put a backplate on their 290X Lightning. I was disappointed to see MSI didn't bother with that on their GTX 970. IMO, all $300 cards should have a backplate and I won't buy one that doesn't.

The only 290X card I've heard terrible reviews on is... ASUS. Which I hated to hear because I'm a loyal ASUS owner, but there's a bunch of reviews from certain Techies I highly respect who say ASUS did something terribly wrong with their cooler on that card. All 290x's get hot, but they say ASUS's version is the biggest toaster oven of all.