Nvidia 980 or amd r9 290 x?

[furry87]

I'm looking for a decent GPU to add to my custom pc, was wondering if i should get a GTX 980 or R9 290X i want to play witcher 3 at at least high settings when its released or is sli or crossfire better for same price ratio i have 750 watt psu and don't want to replace that too. Thanks for any replies.

 

[sizzling]

Well for dual cards your 750w PSU will be fine for sli 980's if its a good quality one but is not strong enough for crossfire 290X's which really need a good 850w.

What resolution do you want?

To be honest I cant think why you would go the 290X route.

 

[i7Baby]

I'd get a GTX970 - http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-970-maxwell,3941-8.html - much better bang for the buck.

 

[rolli59]

GTX970 beats the R9 290X in most benches and would be my choice since cheaper and 2 will run fine in SLI on a quality 750watt PSU.

 

[furry87]

thanks for the replies i wouldnt wanna pay for 2 gtx 980 but im swaying towards 1 gtx 980 as i dont want to push my ocz 750 watt psu to its limits

 

[rolli59]

For sure I would get the GTX980 over the 290X today.

 

[furry87]

Great going for the MSI GTX980 never had a single problem with msi in the past.

 

[rolli59]

Enjoy!