GTX 970 or R9-290?

[asianoreos]

Hello people of the internet. Recently my GTX 670 has been pooping on me with its annoying problems, crashes, not displaying and basically it's just being a douche bag and I can't take it anymore at all. I don't want to spend more than $350. I know the GTX 970 is freaking God, but the 290 I've seen with good coolers for around $300 where as most 970's are $330 and up. Anyways any help would be awesome.

 

[Sturmgewehr_44]

Get a 970.

Despite all the controversy, it really is a great card.

In a lot of cases, it bests the 290. Usually beats the 290x as well. Often, it treads on the 780ti's heels.

Here you go: http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GDDR5-256bit-Graphics-04G-P4-1970-KR/dp/B00NI45AMS

This particular SKU (SSC) will definitely take out the 290. I would not be surprised if it even surpasses the 780ti.

 

[Vici0us]

For 1080P get GTX 970.
For 1440P get R9 290.
Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X is currently $250

 

[ByteSizedRage]

Gtx 970 just had a law suit filed against them for false representations so... Buy the R9-290 if you do some fancy magic you can get 2k like resolution along with amd gaming evolved.But, if you like nvidia and don't want a GTX 970.douchebag then get the GTX 960 which is just a less buffed up and a not a 8gb card (which doesn't matter anyways

 

[asianoreos]

For 1080P get GTX 970.
For 1440P get R9 290.
Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X is currently $250

Well here's the thing too. Not all the money I'm buying this GPU with is mine. So if being cheaper and only losing like 5-10fps is the difference then it isn't huge to me. But at the same time I want something better than the GTX 670 Reference card. I also game at 1080p.

 

[Vici0us]

For 1080P get GTX 970.
For 1440P get R9 290.
Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X is currently $250

Well here's the thing too. Not all the money I'm buying this GPU with is mine. So if being cheaper and only losing like 5-10fps is the difference then it isn't huge to me. But at the same time I want something better than the GTX 670 Reference card. I also game at 1080p.

R9 290 is an excellent card and is great for both 1080P and 1440P. I just think it's better at higher res due to GTX 970 VRAM issue. I have two R9 290's for a year now and they're great. Specially when overclocked you gain that 5 - 10 FPS. But at 1080P you'll be more then set with an R9 290. IMO it's the best card price/performance ratio.

 

[asianoreos]

For 1080P get GTX 970.
For 1440P get R9 290.
Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X is currently $250

Well here's the thing too. Not all the money I'm buying this GPU with is mine. So if being cheaper and only losing like 5-10fps is the difference then it isn't huge to me. But at the same time I want something better than the GTX 670 Reference card. I also game at 1080p.

R9 290 is an excellent card and is great for both 1080P and 1440P. I just think it's better at higher res due to GTX 970 VRAM issue. I have two R9 290's for a year now and they're great. Specially when overclocked you gain that 5 - 10 FPS. But at 1080P you'll be more then set with an R9 290. IMO it's the best card price/performance ratio.

I was looking at most of the R9 290's and they require an 8pin? I have a SilverStone 1000watt PSU but since it is modular and got it second hand, I didn't get any 8pin connectors. I was to get one of these 290's would one(or two) these work? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812200420

 

[Vici0us]

For 1080P get GTX 970.
For 1440P get R9 290.
Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X is currently $250

Well here's the thing too. Not all the money I'm buying this GPU with is mine. So if being cheaper and only losing like 5-10fps is the difference then it isn't huge to me. But at the same time I want something better than the GTX 670 Reference card. I also game at 1080p.

R9 290 is an excellent card and is great for both 1080P and 1440P. I just think it's better at higher res due to GTX 970 VRAM issue. I have two R9 290's for a year now and they're great. Specially when overclocked you gain that 5 - 10 FPS. But at 1080P you'll be more then set with an R9 290. IMO it's the best card price/performance ratio.

I was looking at most of the R9 290's and they require an 8pin? I have a SilverStone 1000watt PSU but since it is modular and got it second hand, I didn't get any 8pin connectors. I was to get one of these 290's would one(or two) these work? Most]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812200420

Most definitely will work.

 

[17seconds]

You get a free copy of the Witcher 3 with the GTX 970 to help with the value proposition. The GTX 970 is also DirectX 12 capable at the hardware level, which is bound to pay off once DirectX 12 is released later this year.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8526/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-review/4

 

[Vici0us]

You get a free copy of the Witcher 3 with the GTX 970 to help with the value proposition. The GTX 970 is also DirectX 12 capable at the hardware level, which is bound to pay off once DirectX 12 is released later this year.
Who]http://www.anandtech.com/show/8526/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-review/4

Who said, R9 290 isn't DX12 capable?

 

[17seconds]

You get a free copy of the Witcher 3 with the GTX 970 to help with the value proposition. The GTX 970 is also DirectX 12 capable at the hardware level, which is bound to pay off once DirectX 12 is released later this year.
Who]http://www.anandtech.com/show/8526/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-review/4

Who said, R9 290 isn't DX12 capable?

Where are you getting that from my post?