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290X Lighting vs GTX 970 G1 Gaming

Rhett M. Quigley
By Rhett M. Quigley
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Which one? I"ll currently use a 1080p monitor, I may move up to 1440p later. Are they equal in performance? I hear people say the 970 is better for 1080p, and I also hear that the 290x is better all around, so confused. It kinda makes me feel like people don't know what they are talking about, how can you have it both ways? If someone was offering a free MSI R9 290X Lightning or a GTX 970 G1 Gaming, which would you choose?

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 I recommend the R9 290X it has real 4GB, the GTX 970 has better power consumption, better performance at some games but only 5 FPS max, I would recommend the R9 290X it will have freesync and other great features.

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Lightning. Such a baller card. 

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The Lightning is currently $330, while the G1 is $360.

Lightning just Lightning.

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The Lightning is currently $330, while the G1 is $360.

Get the 290x. It'll use more power, but it'll be worth it.

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Ok, it seems that everybody loves the Lighting, so I'll most likely get that. Thanks.

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If you were going to stay at 1080 then I'd say the 970.  But, given the debacle over the 970's memory usage above 3.5 gb I'd say go with the 290x.

 

And, it would appear that AMD is attempting to capitalize on Nvidia's screw up by dropping prices on the 290 and 290x.

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Which one? I"ll currently use a 1080p monitor, I may move up to 1440p later. Are they equal in performance? I hear people say the 970 is better for 1080p, and I also hear that the 290x is better all around, so confused. It kinda makes me feel like people don't know what they are talking about, how can you have it both ways? If someone was offering a free MSI R9 290X Lightning or a GTX 970 G1 Gaming, which would you choose?

If you're moving up to 1440p then hands down 290X Lightning. 

 

Was also posted just a while ago

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/301703-gigabyte-gtx-970-g1-or-msi-r9-290x-lightning/

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the lighting version will pwn the 970 like dondo supermidda, also it has 4gb vram fully functional.

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When will 4Gb of VRAM be not enough? The difference between 3.5 and 4.0 doesn't sound like a gigantic leap.

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id say the 290x without a doubt.  unless heat is a big worries to you, i.e. small form factor. 

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id say the 290x without a doubt.  unless heat is a big worries to you, i.e. small form factor. 

 

I'm getting a normal size case.

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That is what i would do.

You can't be serious.  Hyperthreading is a market joke?

 

 

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Would it be more wise to wait till AMD releases their new video cards?

I would wait. I am not a fan of buying last Gen. I would wait and see what the 300 series has to offer.

You can't be serious.  Hyperthreading is a market joke?

 

 

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I would wait. I am not a fan of buying last Gen. I would wait and see what the 300 series has to offer.

 

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Soo... noone is going to mention not being able to overclock that 290X to any significant degree (<10%)?

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/R9_290X_Lightning/27.html

 

Currently working my way past 1.550 mhz on my 970 (47% OC from stock).

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I have heard that AMD won't release anything before April, so i'm getting the Lightning because I don't want to wait that long.

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Somewhat more charming i guess  :P

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