GTX 970 SLi or R9 290 Crossfire for 4k?

[BackwardSoldier]

Hi all.

I am looking to enhance my graphics horsepower to be able to handle 4k games. Which setup should I use?

I have a Corsair HX850i PSU so power consumption isn't an issue.

 

[envy14tpe]

I'd rather SLI 970 than 290 Crossfire. Why? It'll outperform the Crossfire setup and much less power needed and heat produced. Plus, Nvidia has better drivers (I own AMD GPU).

 

[Akarin]

SLI it. Less heat, better overall performance (unless it's a mantle application, but still), less power consumption, not as expensive as nVidia cards used to be, and less chance to have compatibility issues as AMD gpus have in quite some games and applications lately.

 

[Pr3di]

970s by a long shot. Less heat and noise, better card for card performance and better scaling. two 970s will maybe even perform better than two 290xs at 4K.

 

[-Lone-]

So...looking to play 4k at medium-high settings?

 

[Dubyah Bush]

970s by a long shot. Less heat and noise, better card for card performance and better scaling. two 970s will maybe even perform better than two 290xs at 4K.

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Click_53 November 18, 2014 9:21:43 AM
Click_53
970s by a long shot. Less heat and noise, better card for card performance and better scaling. two 970s will maybe even perform better than two 290xs at 4K.
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Hmm....funny how two different people can have the exact same cut and paste response.....

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2380042/290-crossfire-gtx-970-sli-gaming.html#15376245

 

[Pr3di]

You got me. I was in a hurry and forgot to add the refference (I usually do).
Can I have my "Go to Jail" card now?

 

[Dubyah Bush]

You got me. I was in a hurry and forgot to add the refference (I usually do).
Can I have my "Go to Jail" card now?

No, but you better watch out, might start another Nvidia scandal, lol.