R9 290 or GTX 770?

[morsio]

Any answer? I'm building my first PC build and probably going with GTX 770 OC2 4gb from PNY, so I was thinking what could make a better value? considering that I'll do alot of gaming and alot of video editing, and which of the two performs better at 4k?

 

[Calnin]

The r9 290 is a stronger card in gaming. The GTX770 has shadowplay which would record gameplay or stream gameplay.

Video editing wise its better to worry about that with the CPU in my opinion.

As for 4k gaming, the r9 290 would do better as it is the stronger card. The GTX770 4gb isn't worth it unless you're a game like skyrim with a bunch of mods and a high ENB or something, and even then the r9 290 would still do it better if its within your price range.

 

[Alpha3031]

290 is better, post your whole build please.

 

[morsio]

There you go,
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FKbYQ7

 

[Raheel Hasan]

770 is similar to 280x, 290 is similar to GTX780.

 

[morsio]

But price isn't similar though, if the r9 290 is similar to the 780 it is indeed a better value for the price. Thanks for your answer my mind is made up now.

 

[Alpha3031]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ TigerDirect)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($137.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($369.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($86.66 @ Newegg)
Total: $1342.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Slight tweaks to your build, note the 290 may not fit.

 

[morsio]

I need a psu with more wattage for future crossfire.

 

[Nitesdeath]

I need a psu with more wattage for future crossfire.

Corsair 600Watt Powersupply is all you need. Corsair is probably the most reliable PSU company out there. Every company always exceeds at some hardware part!

 

[Alpha3031]

I need a psu with more wattage for future crossfire.

That PSU can definitely support crossfire. 2 290s consume 600 max and the remaining ~130 on the 12 V rail is probably enough to feed everything else

 

[imran27]

R9 290...

Has more performance, 512-bit wide memory, so memory bandwidth is more than 780 Ti which helps a lot at high resolutions and/or using lots of AA, esp. MSAA, 4GB memory is also an important thing to consider.

Power consumption is more but worth the performance you get and the price is also good...

 

[Calnin]

I suggest this one for a multi card set up. It'll give you room for overclocks too.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20850xr

 

[morsio]

So, Rosewill RBR1000-M 1000-Watt 80 Plus Bronze Certified PSU
Or, EVGA SuperNOVA 850G2 80PLUS Gold Certified PSU?
Note that I might switch Nividia when 800 series come out, probably they'll be in sli, so I wish that I wouldn't need to change the psu when that happens.

 

[Alpha3031]

The 800 series are going to be power efficient, two 880tis probably will consume LESS power then 2 290s so you're fine going with a 750 W PSU.