Need help comparing R9 390 cards

[RichardCastleLover69]

Hi.

I was wondering which one of these three cards is the best.
The cards I am talking about are:
-Sapphire Radeon R9 390 Nitro
-MSI Radeon R9 390 Gaming
-POWERCOLOR Radeon R9 390 PCS+

The things I will be using the card for is gaming whilst streaming,video editing and rendering, photo editing and just general browsing on the net.

Thank you in advance.

 

[Gam3r01]

I recommend the sapphire card.
Sapphire is the name to beat in terms of AMD cards. They run very cool, very quiet, OC well, and have high build quality and support.

 

[RichardCastleLover69]

I recommend the sapphire card.
Sapphire is the name to beat in terms of AMD cards. They run very cool, very quiet, OC well, and have high build quality and support.

I have read that people say that the MSI card is better. What are your thoughts on that?

 

[Gam3r01]

MSI is also a strong contender, they have really stepped up their product lines in recent times.
I would still take the sapphire card, but MSI runs very cool and quiet as well, in addition to being high quality. (MSI is my recommendation for Nvidia cards)

 

[RichardCastleLover69]

MSI is also a strong contender, they have really stepped up their product lines in recent times.
I would still take the sapphire card, but MSI runs very cool and quiet as well, in addition to being high quality. (MSI is my recommendation for Nvidia cards)

Why would you still take the sapphire card? Would you recommend getting a 970 over a r9 390?

 

[RichardCastleLover69]

MSI is also a strong contender, they have really stepped up their product lines in recent times.
I would still take the sapphire card, but MSI runs very cool and quiet as well, in addition to being high quality. (MSI is my recommendation for Nvidia cards)

Is it possible to buy a backplate for the Sapphire card?

 

[Gam3r01]

Sapphire is simply phenomenal for AMD cards.
I have not seen a backplate for them however.

That would depend on the game, however the 970 usually benches around the 390x, marginally ahead of the 390.

 

[RichardCastleLover69]

Sapphire is simply phenomenal for AMD cards.
I have not seen a backplate for them however.

That would depend on the game, however the 970 usually benches around the 390x, marginally ahead of the 390.

Games that I am going to be playing at the top of my head are games such as GTA V, CS:GO, League Of Legends, Witcher 3, Star Wars Battlefront, Assasins creed and many other games since steam exists 😛
What would you recommend, a gtx 970 or r9 390?

 

[Gam3r01]

In every game except assassins creed the 970 is better.
I would recommend the MSI 970 gaming.

 

[RichardCastleLover69]

In every game except assassins creed the 970 is better.
I would recommend the MSI 970 gaming.

Where is this coming from? I didn't mean to sound rude. I have heard about a card Called Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Extreme core edition, is that card any good compared to the msi one? According to Jayztwocents he says the R9 390 is the better card of these two.

 

[Gam3r01]

Its all good.
This is a review of the Fury-X, however the 390 is included in there. https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/R9_Fury_X/31.html
The 970 is marginally better with the reference card, however the 970 has much better OC headroom than the R9 series does, and this is where they begin to differ.
That card is solid, but the MSI is slightly higher quality, but runs cooler and quieter.

 

[RichardCastleLover69]

Its all good.
This is a review of the Fury-X, however the 390 is included in there. https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/R9_Fury_X/31.html
The 970 is marginally better with the reference card, however the 970 has much better OC headroom than the R9 series does, and this is where they begin to differ.
That card is solid, but the MSI is slightly higher quality, but runs cooler and quieter.

TekSyndicate Says the Zotac is the fastet gtx 970 card he has reviewed. Which would you recommend? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9cKZiJw6Pk That is the video of jayztwocents where he says the r9 390 is the better card.

 

[Gam3r01]

I typically do my own research, as youtube is fairly poor as a source of information and recommendations.
The MSI is my recommendation, as per the reasons already given.

 

[RichardCastleLover69]

I typically do my own research, as youtube is fairly poor as a source of information and recommendations.
The MSI is my recommendation, as per the reasons already given.

Thank you very much and have a good day!

 

[TIX74]

I typically do my own research, as youtube is fairly poor as a source of information and recommendations.
The MSI is my recommendation, as per the reasons already given.

The most overclocked and fastest of ALL the Gtx 970 is the 970 Galaxy HOF, and the Zotac 970 Amp! Extreme core edition! Msi has good quality but it's not the more powerful!