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R9 290 or a GTX970?

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Long story short, the place where I usually get all my PC stuff is having a crazy deal on an Asus R9 290 at 6 million VND (1USD is 21,000VND) and the cheapest GTX 970 is 8.4 million VND. I'm using a very small case- an CM elite 120 so I'm a bit hesitant on putting a furnace in there. So LTT members, what should I get?

Links for the cards in question, SR it is in Vietnamese

http://www.hanoicomputer.vn/vgainno3d-geforce-gtx-970-4gb-gddr5-256-bits/p26033.html

http://www.hanoicomputer.vn/vga-asus-r9290-dc2-4gd5512bitspci-e/p17029.html

System Spec: H87 mobo from Zotac, I3 4130, 4GB ddr3 1600mhz Cas 11, WD green 2TB all in side of a Cooler Mater Elite 120

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R9 290.

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I'm going against the crowd.

 

I say get the 970.

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i don't think both fit the length of the 120 Elite

 

look for shorter GPUs

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Due to the GTX 970's memory problems I'm gonna have to say the R9 290.

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No, the 120 elite can fit an 7990 in there, it is in the press pic from CM.

Elite_120_adv_1.jpg

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No, the 120 elite can fit an 7990 in there, it is in the press pic from CM.

Elite_120_adv_1.jpg

The Asus R9 290/X have bad cooling for the GPUs and the VRAMs are exposed to nothing and without cooling

 

the VRAM will overheat and cause artifacts

 

look for other brand of R9 290X like MSI or Sapphire or PowerColor

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I'd go with a 970 because of the efficiency and small case...

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Definitely the R9 290. Much better value for the price, and doesn't have that pesky memory bug. Temperatures might be an issue though, I have no way to test this so if you could arrange a return in case it overheats you should do it. I would also make a more aggressive fan curve than the default.

 

The Asus R9 290/X have bad cooling for the GPUs and the VRAMs are exposed to nothing and without cooling

 

the VRAM will overheat and cause artifacts

 

I have one and no, that's not the case. I have even managed to overclock the ram of about 300 mhz without having overheating or crashes.

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Definitely the R9 290. Much better value for the price, and doesn't have that pesky memory bug. Temperatures might be an issue though, I have no way to test this so if you could arrange a return in case it overheats you should do it. I would also make a more aggressive fan curve than the default.

 

 

I have one and no, that's not the case. I have even managed to overclock the ram of about 300 mhz without having overheating or crashes.

not sure but it affect the first batch of R9 290/Xs

 

my friends have that issue with the 280X and TOP version and 290s

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If you're going to get a 290 dont get the asus one. That cooler is so horrible. Honestly I would advise in getting the gtx 970 because it will get better temps and in a small case temps are important.

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The Asus R9 290/X have bad cooling for the GPUs and the VRAMs are exposed to nothing and without cooling

 

the VRAM will overheat and cause artifacts

 

look for other brand of R9 290X like MSI or Sapphire or PowerColor

My brother has the Asus DCUII R9 290 and hasn't encountered problems with artifacts, he even has his memory OC'ed to 1325 from the stock 1200 I believe, although I won't deny they probably get toasty, they don't cause artifacts, at least for him.

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My brother has the Asus DCUII R9 290 and hasn't encountered problems with artifacts, he even has his memory OC'ed to 1325 from the stock 1200 I believe, although I won't deny they probably get toasty, they don't cause artifacts, at least for him.

maybe his was the second batchs

 

coz my friends who got the first batches are plagued with the overheating issues

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Nah I'll bite the bullet and get an 970, can't lives with a furnace above my head and a bad cooler of the 290. Thanks y'all 

System Spec: H87 mobo from Zotac, I3 4130, 4GB ddr3 1600mhz Cas 11, WD green 2TB all in side of a Cooler Mater Elite 120

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maybe his was the second batchs

 

coz my friends who got the first batches are plagued with the overheating issues

 

not sure but it affect the first batch of R9 290/Xs

 

my friends have that issue with the 280X and TOP version and 290s

 

It's very possible, I have no way of testing older cards.

 

Either way the OP would be getting a second or even third/fourth batch, wouldn't he? I remember when the whole vrm thing came up with this card last summer (I had just bought mine so I was kind of worried too :S) and I was surprised, because asus redesigned the whole pcb including the VRM to (supposedly) make it last longer and endure through worse operating conditions, which seemed kind of strange if then they went ahead and didn't properly cool it... after all, keeping the reference pcb and cooling the vrms better should be cheaper for them, right? It was probably a production bug they had with the first batch and then got solved.

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You should go for the R9 290. It may be power hungry and run hot, but the aftermarket coolers take care of the latter problem and the non power efficiency is something bearable when you think that you are saving almost $100 which you can put to good use for similar performance.

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Long story short, the place where I usually get all my PC stuff is having a crazy deal on an Asus R9 290 at 6 million VND (1USD is 21,000VND) and the cheapest GTX 970 is 8.4 million VND. I'm using a very small case- an CM elite 120 so I'm a bit hesitant on putting a furnace in there. So LTT members, what should I get?

Links for the cards in question, SR it is in Vietnamese

http://www.hanoicomputer.vn/vgainno3d-geforce-gtx-970-4gb-gddr5-256-bits/p26033.html

http://www.hanoicomputer.vn/vga-asus-r9290-dc2-4gd5512bitspci-e/p17029.html

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