Pick GTX970 or R9 390 for my new system?

[Emborg]

Hello guys, im buying new pc and i dont know what gfx to choose? price is the same

ASUS Strix GTX970-DC2OC-4GD5
OR
ASUS STRIX-R9390-DC3OC-8GD5-GAMING grafikkort - 8GB

My system:
CPU: Intel Core i7 6700K / 4 GHz Skylake Processor - LGA1151
Motherboard: ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING DDR4 - ATX LGA1151
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX - 2x8GB DDR4 3200MHz PC4-25600 CL16
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO MZ-75E250 - 2.5 SATA-600 250GB
Storage: Seagate Desktop SSHD - 3.5 SATA-600 1TB
Case: Cooler Master CM Force 500 - ATX Sort
Power Supply: eVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 - 650W 140 mm
After Market cooler: CRYORIG H7 CPU Cooler

 

[Ironarmygeneral]

r9 390. More VRAM, similar performance, newer technologies.

 

[guanyu210379]

GTX970 and R9 390 are more or less the same, with their own pros and cons.
Pick simply the one you like.

 

[Davinlevey]

I'd get the the 390 personally. I've been full gambit this generation, 970, 970 sli, 390x, 980ti, and finally I got my Fury. The Nvidia's seem to have less frame drops, but for whatever reason the graphics look washed out compared to the AMD cards. Honestly, the diff between the 970 and the 390x was noticable, but if you are playing at 1080p it's going to make a very small, irrelevant difference.

 

[beegmouse]

performance is similar. Power consumption is not.

The AMD is hot and power hungry, the 970 is quieter as a result, and will even go passively cooled in undemanding games/apps

 

[Davinlevey]

performance is similar. Power consumption is not.

The AMD is hot and power hungry, the 970 is quieter as a result, and will even go passively cooled in undemanding games/apps

This is true, but it's not by such a margin as it was with the 290 models. The 390 models are much quieter, and though not as power efficient, still very capable cards.

 

[DustinV]

970 is best at 1080p
R9 390 is best at higher resolutions

 

[Davinlevey]

970 is best at 1080p
R9 390 is best at higher resolutions

In reality they are almost identical. The 390 pulls ahead, but if you are buying a 1440p+ monitor you likely aren't buying these cards regardless.

 

[guanyu210379]

On 1440p for new AAA games, both R9 390 and GTX970 suck as single GPU. You can forget 4k with any of those 2.
If you plan for going 1440p, go for GTX980Ti or Fury X.

 

[superninja12]

970 is best at 1080p
R9 390 is best at higher resolutions

In reality they are almost identical. The 390 pulls ahead, but if you are buying a 1440p+ monitor you likely aren't buying these cards regardless.

not true the r9 390 spikes and drops a lot. the gtx 970 a more stable higher average fps.

so indeed for 1080p only get the gtx 970

 

[Emborg]

So what you guys are saying is that if i only play 1080p i should get GTX970?

I am thinking about buying this ASUS VG248QE - 24″ 1ms 3D 144Hz Full-HD, as my samsung monitor is pretty old now

 

[guanyu210379]

If you play @1080p, GTX970 and R9 390 performs really similar.
If you like GTX970 better, go for it.

 

[DustinV]

Yes, at 1080p get the Gtx 970

 

[17seconds]

PhysX in Fallout 4, you'll need the GTX 970 to experience that.
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2016/02/02/fallout_4_patch_13_new_image_quality_features/5#.VsdY4p-IbqA

 

[eatmypie]

The 970 is at a very good price right now. On newegg you can get a blower model for only $260 after rebate. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133620&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID= probably one of the best non black Friday or cyber deals that I have seen for this card.

 

[Emborg]

The brand dosent matter? Asus, MSI, Gigabyte, Zotac - the price where i live is the same, what i have read so far is that MSI is the best GTX970 card, but what do you guys think ?

 

[DustinV]

The brand dosent matter? Asus, MSI, Gigabyte, Zotac - the price where i live is the same, what i have read so far is that MSI is the best GTX970 card, but what do you guys think ?

If they are the same price then get the msi for sure. it does have the best reviews.
Personally i have the Asus 970 because it was $40 cheaper than the msi at the time

 

[superninja12]

its true that msi is the best card it got from everything a bit 😛owerful small and not loud

 

[DustinV]

Another thing is that the Asus Card comes with a back plate and the MSI one does not. At stock the MSI and Asus perform nearly the same, but if you wanted to overclock you would have to get the msi

 

[GAMERKRAMER]

At 1080P, def the GTX 970 hands down

1. Driver Support
2. Nvidia Effects Physx etc...
3. lower power consumption
4. stays cooler
5.better OC capabilities

 

[Emborg]

Thanks for the answers guys, it helps a lot !!

Think i am about done with deciding the hardware