Vhyco_

Hello!
My dad's PC is faulty and we need to reinstall Windows in it. The problem is that his computer uses to freeze/shut down unexpectedly quite often, so I was planning to take his HDD, plug it into my PC and reinstall Windows from it 
 
My question is: Will this work? Will the HDD be recognized correctly in my dad's PC after I plug it back? Will windows work fine?
 
Thanks!

You can do that, but not just install windows on his pc?
 
If your system can't stay running during a windows install, you have bigger problems, check memory and hardware.

yes. maybe consider a used rx580 or used gtx 1060 6GB, former should be similarly priced. latter should be a little more expensive.

yes

Seems like Coolermaster then! Thanks

The sapphire is a great cooler, and it runs the same as the 970. Based on price I would go the 290.

I just got a 1080TI
but i will miss this one
givin the 290 to my son

I have a 290 running 3 monitors on eyefinity
I run titanfall 1 and 2 on triple screen.. no complains
if u have one monitor, there you go

That's a very decent cooler indeed . My own 290's uses that cooler as well .

The 290 is cheaper (still expensive af for a non-X 4GB 290 tho) and performs almost the same
 
 

Not worth the price hike on the 970 if i'm honest .
But just make sure it has a decent cooler .
Also , don't plan on buying a second one later for crossfire . I tried doing that and i haven't been able to close my side panel since.

970 is somewhere between slightly better and a fair amount better, depending on the game. Considering the price difference, I'm not sure it's worth the extra money though. 

Depends what cooler is on the 290. If it has a good cooler, then I would go with the 290. Otherwise the 970.

Welcome to the LTT forum!
 
If I recall correctly, the two perform almost exactly the same. I'd go for the 290, if you want to save money. However, the 970 will have support for more modern features.
 
They'll both hold up for 1080P @ 60FPS for a while.

If the 970 were cheaper, I'd say that especially since they're usually overclockable to hell and back, but that's just fucking ridiculous for a 970. Swoop up the 290 but make sure your PSU is decent.

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-970-vs-AMD-R9-290/2577vs2171
They are very close.
Personally, I'd go with the 970.  It uses less power, makes less heat and has been rock solid in one of my rigs for almost 3 years now.
EDIT - 0 oh, yeah the price....  The 290 might be a better value.