Which one to buy? GTX 780 vs R9 290?

[firefreezer]

I would be doing gaming only probably at 1440p.

CPU - i5 4670k.

the radeon card is $50 cheaper and i dont mind it running noisier or hotter till the time it delivers performance.

Also specify which company is best? msi sapphire gigabyte asus or some other?

regards

 

[maxiim]

I went the same route with 1440p and got myself a Gigabyte GTX 780Ghz, its been nothing short of excellent, so I'd say 780. The preference of company will vary between people, I usually buy MSI, but was torn between the Gigabyte, MSI Lightning and EVGA Classified, the gigabyte ended up going on sale the night I bought it for 509$ so I went with it, if you wont OC too much yourself and dont want to hassle buy one of the ones I mentioned, my gigabyte runs at 1163mhz out of the box. If you want to OC yourself, you will do well with the Asus one for example.

 

[RFM1997]

Hello firefreezer!

I would get a R9 290 from Saphire, great reviews from Tom's Hardware! This card can run at specified speeds without throttling, unlike the reference cards.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202080

 

[ak47jar3d]

R9 290 is more powerful but heats more and consumes more power. Personally, I would go for performance and pick a non reference 290.

 

[nikoli707]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127774

the msi twin frozr is only a few degrees behind the sapphire on the 290 and as far as noise their fairly even, and for $420, i find it hard to recommend spending almost $100 for a 780. both cards offer tremendous amounts of performance and for all intent purposes they are even in games once you factor in an average modest overclock.

edit: i just noticed the sapphire tri-x 290 has come down a little in price since a few days ago to $430 rebate free....
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202080
at that price the sapphire is a better buy over the msi.

 

[Hyedwtditpm]

Sapphire 290 Vapor-x , if you can't find that then sapphire tri-x 290.