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Which Video Card is "Best"?

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Hey, guys!

 

Okay - So my build is almost totally complete (virtually), but I have one dilemma... Picking the best video card.

 

Currently it's between the MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V and the EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0. Both are almost the exact same price ($340 USD), have the same amount of memory (4GB), and both support 3-way SLI. The only real difference between these cards (besides the design) seems to be the core clock speed. MSI's video card is clocked at 1.14GHz and EVGA's is clocked at 1.22GHz.

 

Would there be any noticeable performance difference between the two cards while gaming?

 

Which card would you suggest?

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the evga one just for their support

 

Saphire Tri-x R9 290x for $270

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the EVGA will probably have 1-5FPS or so of an increase depending on the game.

I'd go for the EVGA card.

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Yeah probably 1 frame.

Also, they support 4 way sli

And

Prbable 290x would be betteh?

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Yeah probably 1 frame.

Also, they support 4 way sli

And

Prbable 290x would be betteh?

nope just 3 way sli

 

and yes

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nope just 3 way sli

 

and yes

? Doesent every 970 have 4 way sli?

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? Doesent every 970 have 4 way sli?

the 970 only supports 3-way the 980 and Titan-x supports 4 way

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They can both be overclocked so about equal

Intel Core i7 9700k - EVGA FTW GTX 970

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the 970 only supports 3-way the 980 and Titan-x supports 4 way

WTF

This is news to me...

So AMDS 2 year old card has A BASIC feature that the 970 lacks?

Ouch, so much for AMD not taking out new cards

Lets all ripperoni in pepperoni

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Yeah probably 1 frame.

Also, they support 4 way sli

And

Prbable 290x would be betteh?

 

 

290X

 

What advantages does 290x have?

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EVGA for legendary support.

TWIN FROZR is poop.

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What advantages does 290x have?

alot cheaper ($70)

4gb of full speed ram

same fps

much better opencl (computation of math essentially)

only drawback is you need a 550w+ psu

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WTF

This is news to me...

So AMDS 2 year old card has A BASIC feature that the 970 lacks?

Ouch, so much for AMD not taking out new cards

Irony police, arrest this man.

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alot cheaper ($70)

4gb of full speed ram

same fps

much better opencl (computation of math essentially)

only drawback is you need a 550w+ psu

 

Interesting!

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WTF

This is news to me...

So AMDS 2 year old card has A BASIC feature that the 970 lacks?

Ouch, so much for AMD not taking out new cards

How many guys actually do 4-way SLI. A feature looks good on paper but with little practical importance.

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You waste your money with the green team.

 

:unsure: Do they have a bad reputation or is your comment just personal preference? I am looking into the 290x right now, though.

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:unsure: Do they have a bad reputation or is your comment just personal preference? I am looking into the 290x right now, though.

same fps alot more monies is about it

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:unsure: Do they have a bad reputation or is your comment just personal preference? I am looking into the 290x right now, though.

 

Personally I love the 290X because its cheap and Kicks the balls off a 970 when you put my rig of dual 290X's beside my buddy's dual 970's, he only beat me with Witcher 3 but thats cause hairworks castrates AMD cards, everything else I win.

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Does not matter, all cards are equally silicon lottery dependent.

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same fps alot more monies is about it

 

 

Personally I love the 290X because its cheap and Kicks the balls off a 970 when you put my rig of dual 290X's beside my buddy's dual 970's, he only beat me with Witcher 3 but thats cause hairworks castrates AMD cards, everything else I win.

 

Well, then! I think I might be switching to a 290X!

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Personally I love the 290X because its cheap and Kicks the balls off a 970 when you put my rig of dual 290X's beside my buddy's dual 970's, he only beat me with Witcher 3 but thats cause hairworks castrates AMD cards, everything else I win.

 

Can I ask what card in specific you have?

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