choosing the right graphics card

[Guest]

So I have the choice between a EVGA GTX 770 OC w/ ACX cooler 2gb or a XFX Double D R9 290 4gb which one should I choose and what are the advantages of either?
Thanks!

 

[random5]

R9 290 seems better in likely anything but energy efficiency..damn irony.

 

[MeteorsRaining]

The R9 290 competes with GTX 780 and is therefore superior than GTX 770. It defeats the 770 in almost every benchmark:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1068?vs=1037

Major advantages of XFX R9 290 over EVGA 770:
More VRAM, 4GB.
better performance, proved in the link I provided.

But, both cards are great for FHD gaming and will be very comfortable on ultra. If you want performance/ price, I'd go with 770 but if raw performance is concerned, the R9 290 defeats the GTX 770 hands down.

 

[legend001523]

R9 290 is better, witha good cooler like tge dd it'll be great

 

[Conor17777]

Personally Go for the R9 290, it out performs the GTX 770 by quite a bit, and even competes head on with the GTX 780.
I would advise leaning towards a 290 with a good cooling solution, as sometimes they can get a bit hot.
if heat and noise is your issue and you don't care about losing a few frames get a Gigabyte gtx 770 4gb.
if you want highest performance with lowest heat and little noise grab a GTX 780.
if you want best bang for buck but don't care about some extra heat and some noise then get a R9 290.

Hope i helped out Enjoy your new GPU whichever option you choose.

PS friend of mine has a Gigabyte 770 4gb, very solid card, he doesn't have to fiddle with settings and on top of that i never hear the card ramp up at all, so its definitely solid on the temp and noise front, and a very good contender when gaming.

BTW i run two KFA2 560ti LTD OC in SLI, they have less than 2mm of clearance between them and they have 92mm 4k rpm fans, they get really loud, so i know what im talking about when it comes to GPU noise and temperatures