Xfx 290 vs evga ftw 4gb 770

[Young Base God]

I know the r9 290 is hands down a more powerful card than the 770 but it seems like thats all it has going for it. It is very hot and almost all of the manufactures cards (Asus, gigabyte, msi) are very unreliable ( DOA, shuts off randomly during game etc). The 770 on the other hand has a great cooler from evga, nvidia shield streaming, much better driver integration, shadow play etc. I know that the 290 has stuff like true audio (my supremefx is good enough), open cl (wont do much editing) and mantle but it doesn't seem like the 290 is worth the risk. They are the same price on amazon and i was wondering, which one do you think i should get?

 

[Calnin]

The issues were mostly from the reference coolers from my understanding. The aftermarket coolers make the 290s run much cooler. They're designed to run hotter though.

 

[Young Base God]

The issues were mostly from the reference coolers from my understanding. The aftermarket coolers make the 290s run much cooler. They're designed to run hotter though.

Ya but even reviews of the asus direct cu 2 cooler say many things about hight temps random shutoff and lots of DOA arrivals

 

[terry4536]

I wouldn't recommend a GTX 770 right now with the current prices. An R9-290 with a good cooler like the Sapphire Vapor X is a much better buy now.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202103

 

[Young Base God]

I wouldn't recommend a GTX 770 right now with the current prices. An R9-290 with a good cooler like the Sapphire Vapor X is a much better buy now.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202103

I really cant spend more than 400 for my graphics card because i straight up dont have the money. Do you have any recomendations.

 

[terry4536]

Here are two other R9-290s which are closer to your $400 figure. You can find some reference cards below $400, but you would be a fool to buy one. Shop around you may find a better price.

If that isn't in your budget, get a R9-280xX or a GTX770.

XFX Black Edition Double Dissipation R9-290A-EDBD Radeon R9 290 4GB 512-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card $409 after $30 rebate.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150701

SAPPHIRE TRI-X OC 100362-2SR Radeon R9 290 4GB 512-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Video Card ---$424.99 after $10 rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202080

 

[Calnin]

Here are 290's for under 400USD.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9290aedfd
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr929oc4gd