I've been researching a lot of graphics cards lately, having decided that I need to upgrade my system.
I'm currently running a 500W power supply, (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152053)
with a 1GB sapphire card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102993)
I've been researching all of my possibilities, with a realistic price cap of 300-400, max 500. I've heard a lot of terrible things from the R9 390/290, many saying that it's a bitch to install, upkeep, and play with. Lots of black-screens, drivers failing all the time, and a sheer mass of Ram that's not properly used. But yet, everyone claims it's still the best.
Comparing this to the slightly less powerful competition, does it even compare? Is the lack of crashes and RAM better made up for in Nvidia's better drivers and optimization? I really want to upgrade soon, being as my card can barely play some modern games on low optimizations. Would it be even possible to safely upgrade, with the amount of difference between the two manufacturers? Is there anyone that actually owns the cards/is not a fanboy that can help me compare the two simply from a performance aspect?
Games (In order of most troubled, to least):
Space Engineers (lowest settings)
7 Days to Die (lowest settings)
Civ5 (Mid-Low settings)
Cities: Skylines (Mid Settings)
Dark Souls 2 (Unknown)
Dota 2 (Highest Settings)
RAM: 1 x G.SKILL Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-8GBNT
MOBO: 1 x ASRock Z77 Extreme3 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Processor: i5 3570k processor 3.4 Ghz (not OC)
Case: NZXT Tempest 210 CS-NT-TEM-210-B Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Thanks.
I'm currently running a 500W power supply, (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152053)
with a 1GB sapphire card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102993)
I've been researching all of my possibilities, with a realistic price cap of 300-400, max 500. I've heard a lot of terrible things from the R9 390/290, many saying that it's a bitch to install, upkeep, and play with. Lots of black-screens, drivers failing all the time, and a sheer mass of Ram that's not properly used. But yet, everyone claims it's still the best.
Comparing this to the slightly less powerful competition, does it even compare? Is the lack of crashes and RAM better made up for in Nvidia's better drivers and optimization? I really want to upgrade soon, being as my card can barely play some modern games on low optimizations. Would it be even possible to safely upgrade, with the amount of difference between the two manufacturers? Is there anyone that actually owns the cards/is not a fanboy that can help me compare the two simply from a performance aspect?
Games (In order of most troubled, to least):
Space Engineers (lowest settings)
7 Days to Die (lowest settings)
Civ5 (Mid-Low settings)
Cities: Skylines (Mid Settings)
Dark Souls 2 (Unknown)
Dota 2 (Highest Settings)
RAM: 1 x G.SKILL Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-8GBNT
MOBO: 1 x ASRock Z77 Extreme3 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Processor: i5 3570k processor 3.4 Ghz (not OC)
Case: NZXT Tempest 210 CS-NT-TEM-210-B Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Thanks.
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