GTX 690 (ASUS) vs HD 7990 (VTX3D) Need help deciding???

Which one would you go for???

  • ASUS GTX 690 915MHz 4GB

    Votes: 8 66.7%
  • VTX3D Radeon 7990 HD 900MHz 6GB

    Votes: 4 33.3%

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Hi guys,

I would really like some advice on which card to buy for my new build. I would be play games such as: Skyrim+Mods, Assassins Creed 3, Far Cry 3, DayZ, Hitman Absolution etc.. Could you guys please share any reviews or feedback you have on these 2 cards and of course what would you choose??? Both cards are amazing and both have pros and cons, which is why I really can't decide :??:
I know a lot of you will say 2x 670's, 680's or 7970's are better and cheaper but I don't think 2 cards in SLI or CrossFire would be good for me, as for one I have NO experience with SLI or CrossFire and heat might be a problem.

ASUS GTX 690 915MHz 4GB - http://www.dabs.com/products/asus-geforce-gtx-690-915mhz-4gb-pci-express-3-0-hdmi-82NX.html?src=15
Pros: More tried and tested than the 7990. Less power consumption. Smaller. Quieter.
Cons: Outperformed in most Benchmarks by the 7990 (Except for PhyX games). Runs hotter and vents into case.

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VTX3D Radeon 7990 HD 900MHz 6GB - http://www.dabs.com/products/best-value-vtx3d-amd-radeon-7990-hd-900mhz-6gb-pci-express-3-0-hdmi-8FJ7.html?q=7990&src=16
Pros: Outperforms the 690 in most Benchmarks (Except for PhyX games). Cooler. £50 Cheaper.
Cons: A lot louder. More power consuming. Very large and bulky.

My system will be:
i5 3570k with some overclocking, or I might go for the i7 3770k not decided on that either yet lol.
ASUS Z77 Sabertooth MoBo
800/850w PSU
Corsair Carbide 300R case with a few extra fans.

So has anyone got any experience with either of these cards??? Really need some advice.
Thanks guys
 
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Thanks, I did have a really good read through that before I opened this thread but to be honest it confused me even more lol. The 7990 is cheaper and outperforms the 690 in a lot of games but then the 690 outperforms the 7990 in others and PhysX games of course.
Arhh it's a tough call :??:
 

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Yeah I had set on the 690 but then I saw the benchmarks for the 7990.
Also may I ask your opinion on a couple of other things, one being the 3570k and 3770k. As I would be OC'ing to somewhere around 4.4Ghz or above, would the 3770k make any difference in gaming performance or would it only make a difference in thing like video editing???
The second thing is the motherboard, would something like a ASRock Extreme4 bottleneck a GTX 690 or should I go for a better board like the Sabertooth??? I only ask as I need to cut a few pennies here and there but without damaging the performance, so I can get a 120hz monitor.
Thanks
 
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Oops lol, I was signed in on my dads account (euphoria4949) :-/
 

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i7-3770k is faster, but that depends on how much you want save. In gaming not much, video editing... mind as well get a R7970 ghz/ GTX 680 and use the extra money to get a core i7 extreme edition.

Media encode bench: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i5-3570-low-power,3204-9.html



If the video software is opencl accelerated, then radeon hd 7990 would absolutely thrash GTX 690, and i7. Nvidia placed an artificial cap on kepler's compute performance and as a result one hd 7970=gtx 690.


Its only 70 W difference, don't be daunted by power considering that both consumes 300W+ underload. If you can afford a $1000 graphic card you obvious don't care about power use.

HD 7990 is cooler than GTX 690, so you don't have to worry about that

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Microstuttering is even less with radeon pro.
 
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I've been reading up and i think the 3570k will be the way to go for me as it will only be used for gaming so the HT is wasted on me.
As for the MoBo, i still think for the money the Sabertooth is the best deal. Although I am still open to suggestions.
 
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