XFX R9 290 vs EVGA GTX 970

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so the 290 would be your best bet. since you will all get about the same frame with either card(as stated by most of the other people the frame rate is about the same) the 290 will have a decent buff with bf since amd has there proprietary software at work with frostbite 3. but i would make sure your system has a cooling(ie lot of fans) since 290s at full usage can run hot

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Cheaper by how much? Most 290s are like $80 cheaper here in Canada. I'd say if a 970 is $60 or so more, it's not worth it. You can OC the 290 to 290X levels with ease. A 970 is just a TINY bit faster than a 290X
 

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the r9 290 is 44 euros cheaper than the evga 4gb gtx 970 but i think ill go with the gtx 970.

 

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i want to play gta 5 , rust , dayz , gmod , cs , battlefield hardline , dead island 2 , dying light and many more

 

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You should get the 290. 3-4 more fps is not worth 44 Euros
 

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actually i saw gameplay of crysis 3 , bf4 and tombraider the gtx 970 acquired betwwen 15-20 fps in every game

 

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At stock? Those were probably highly overclocked 970s. Lots of people get the 970s because they are easy to overclock. You can OC a good 290 (Tri-X, Vapor-X, PCS+) and you'll get better performance out of it, but it will still fall slightly behind a 970.

I personally don't think it's worth the extra 44 Euros. But it's up to you to decide
 

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so the 290 would be your best bet. since you will all get about the same frame with either card(as stated by most of the other people the frame rate is about the same) the 290 will have a decent buff with bf since amd has there proprietary software at work with frostbite 3. but i would make sure your system has a cooling(ie lot of fans) since 290s at full usage can run hot
 
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i am gonna get the XFX 290 and a pair of corsiar air fans is hat good? Oh an btw i forgot to mension the the EVGA gtx 970 is the superclocked version that i wanted to get.