Well... otherwise which one is performing better at 2560 x 1440 according to you? R9 290X or GTX 970? I watched and read a lot of reviews, comparisons, videos and etc. in the last 2 months, but i still can't answer it. In different reviews and tests, there was different winner... maybe i am wrong but my impression is that with more powerful CPU, you are getting more fps with R9 290X at 1440p while with weaker CPU it seems that GTX 970 is ahead... at 1440p. But yet if i get discount, i plan to order 8 GB version of Sapphire... i mean better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. One way or another i will not change my GPU in the next 3-4 years.