r9 380 oc 2gb or sapphire tri x 290x at double the price

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Hi there I am picking a graphics card for my build and am at a pickle due to good deals. Would you go for R9 380 2gb OC for £115 or Sapphire R9 290x 4gb for £200.

I think the 380 would suit my needs but since its only 2gb and not 4gb would cause problems. I don't game much but have a big back log and will be spending more time gaming to catch up. I will play on 1080p no higher don't think I'd be overly fussed on ultra settings.

Plan on playing fallout 3 4, civ games, starcraft2, total war, bioshock series, batman series, dark souls 1 2 3 when its out are my favourite games so it must be able to play 3 when its out. 200 is pushing the budget a lot planned on 100 but if the 290x saves more long run I'd go for it. Do I take 380 now to catch up on back log and then upgrade it in 2 years or would 290x last up to 5 years?
 


The prices at the minute in the UK for the 280x is around £200 as well. The lowest I have seen them come down to is £150 or so but that may not happen again for a while.
 


Ok thanks. How many years do you think I could get out of it evening running games down to medium settings
 


Thanks I have to get a 1080p monitor but will evntually some point in the next 3 years or so probably go to 2k. Thats quite a long time so think it would be a good purchase. How soon do you think it will be before games max out 4gb vram.