AMD or Nvidia?

[PeachyFawx]

so it has come to my attention that choosing between graphic cards is a mighty pain in the ass if you dont really know what you are doing and you are rather noob at this whole building a computer thing.

 

my main issue is that it is really hard to choose between the 2 companies because people will tell me that one is better then the other and usually have a good supporting argument for it.

 

my problem is that i dont like the price point of some of Nvidia's better cards but i also am concerned about getting AMD due to the horror stories i have been told.

 

im either looking at an R9 290x or gtx 780 or 780ti

 

right now i am using an old radeon in my machine

 

if i could get some insight and like compelling reasons to buy one over the other that would be awesome

 

 

 

 

 

(note i plan on getting 2 of which ever card the system will be water cooled)

[Erik4boss]

R9 290X all the time.

 

It has more memory (4 GB I believe?) It is cheaper, it stacks up well against 780 ti and sometimes beats it in games.

It is hot though, so get a good cooler like the MSI twin frozr IV.

[Vacsol]

in order of performance of those 3 cards, the 780Ti is the best, then the r9 290x, then the 780

 

the 780Ti is considered the best performing gaming GPU, but costs a fair bit more than the 290x

[PokémonTrainerFour]

The 290X can spit at a Titan if you OC it enough.

 

Just get a good cooler like Club3D, MSI (either TwinFrozr or Lightning), or Asus.

 

And make sure your PSU can handle that monster.

[PeachyFawx]

R9 290X all the time.

It has more memory (4 GB I believe?) It is cheaper, it stacks up well against 780 ti and sometimes beats it in games.

It is hot though, so get a good cooler like the MSI twin frozr IV.

i was planning on a water cooling loop later down the track once i actually get everything. I feel i just need more then one opinion because my partner is being a butt and saying i should get a Titan Z because they are tank and blah blah nvidia fan girling continues....

but my main point is that i want to have good amount of certainty that what i buy wont just up and die on me

The 290X can spit at a Titan if you OC it enough.

Just get a good cooler like Club3D, MSI (either TwinFrozr or Lightning), or Asus.

And make sure your PSU can handle that monster.

i have a Templarius Imerator 850W in my system now and it is rated at 80plus silver

[PokémonTrainerFour]

i have a Templarius Imerator 850W in my system now and it is rated at 80plus silver

Here's some videos to help you with your decision

 

 

If you go 290X:

 

[Erik4boss]

i was planning on a water cooling loop later down the track once i actually get everything.  I feel i just need more then one opinion because my partner is being a butt and saying i should get a Titan Z because they are tank and blah blah nvidia fan girling continues....

 

but my main point is that i want to have good amount of certainty that what i buy wont just up and die on me

Oh, Get the R9 290X reference then, and water cool it directly. 

[elan2468]

The 290X can spit at a Titan if you OC it enough.

 

Just get a good cooler like Club3D, MSI (either TwinFrozr or Lightning), or Asus.

 

And make sure your PSU can handle that monster.

Asus? FUCK NO, their coolers are more so designed for nvidia and are terrible on amd

[PokémonTrainerFour]

Asus? FUCK NO, their coolers are more so designed for nvidia and are terrible on amd

Asus is on par with Gigabyte, so I guess the Windforce must be terrible too?

[D3MON]

people can call me a fanboy one way or the other all they like ive been on boths sides.

i wouldnt buy an r9-290x over a normal 290 (a 290 is 90% of a 290x for 80% of the price) r9-290x sucks compared to the normal 290.
an r9-290 outperforms and will last longer than a 780 while being cheaper.
a 780 looks better than an r9-290 (talking reference, aftermarket id go msi....)
a 780ti is more powerful than the crippled 780 but you pay for it..(a gtx780 is only 75% of a 780ti...)

as for features drivers etc both are the same.....unless you want to spend £2000 on a beast gaming rig and then stream it to a gameboy in which case nvidia all the way...

edit-oh you're goign to watercooler later, same boat (hee) as me then, im getting an r9-290 im debating between reference or msi still though...will prob get msi if i can find a nice block for it.

[nick99n]

me + my friends have several amd cards (and nvidia) and nothing never failed ,i guess the fail rate is really low

if you are really worried when you get the card run a stress test for 24 hours 

[bbqsauce]

AMD is better, Nvidia is merely preferred by Fanboys to show how rich they are.

what, stop trolling.

they trade blows at different price points and each side has their own offerings.

[D3MON]

get this its got a twin fan twin frozr cooler and everything so it must be powerful  and its available as a 2gb!
http://www.newegg.com/global/uk/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127782

personally im waiting for this.... the power consumption should be amazing and super quiet, suckit amd!!!

i'm sorry i couldnt resist, hope everyone enjoyed it

or this, 4gb which is more vram than a gtx780 so should be good for 4k
http://www.newegg.com/global/uk/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127724
(its not trolling if its making a joke for everyone out of the amd/nvidia competition)

[JAKEBAB]

AMD is better, Nvidia is merely preferred by Fanboys to show how rich they are.

Dont take any advice from this ^ guy 

 

pure performance the r9 290x is probably the strongest especially at high res the only problem is it gets hot its loud and uses more power weres the 780ti uses less power not as hot and quieter but it only has 3gbs vram if you dont plan on streaming to an nvidia shield and are fine with what i said about the r9 290x get it if not get the 780ti

 

Edit: for the love of god please dont get a titan z i will face car if u do.

[Ialyrn]

My friend has a GTX 780ti, and they said they wished they just got the normal GTX 780. For the price differance, there is hardly any difference in frame rates in games, probally only between 3 and 7% in the majority of games. As for the ATI cards, I personally prefer Nvidia. I dont mind the AMD CPU's, but I have never liked the ATI graphics cards. The graphics card, just like the cpu, is always down to person preferance, and what your budget can accomodate.

[PeachyFawx]

Dont take any advice from this ^ guy 

 

pure performance the r9 290x is probably the strongest especially at high res the only problem is it gets hot its loud and uses more power weres the 780ti uses less power not as hot and quieter but it only has 3gbs vram if you dont plan on streaming to an nvidia shield and are fine with what i said about the r9 290x get it if not get the 780ti

 

Edit: for the love of god please dont get a titan z i will face car if u do.

 

GF has 2 titan z's and i dont even own a shield so not really my concern

[JAKEBAB]

GF has 2 titan z's and i dont even own a shield so not really my concern

your lesbian? 

[Neonen]

If you need CUDA, get NVIDIA.. if you want to play only, get AMD. Yep, it's that easy.

[VintageCake]

AMD is better, Nvidia is merely preferred by Fanboys to show how rich they are.

I won't lie, that is a shitpost.

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OP, go with whatever the hell you want. Do your own research and don't ask people for their opinions. It doesn't matter if it's superior or not as long as it justifies their purchase.

You want solid price/performance, really need OpenCL, really excited for mantle or just really want FreeSync? Go for an r9 290

You want to stream games to an nvidia shield, really need CUDA, or perhaps you have a G-sync ready monitor? Go for a 780.

 

In my opinion, the 780 Ti and r9 290X doesn't make sense.

Pay so much more for only a tiny bit of extra juice, not worth it imo.

780 Ti > R9 290X

780 = R9 290

 

AMD has a slight bit of extra wattage needed to drive their cards, but the difference isn't going to make your power bill change all that much.

AMD reference coolers are dogshit.

AMD cards can be crossfired in any way you chose within the same architecture and scales slightly better than Nvidia cards (voodoo magic). Src for scaling: http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/crossfire-vs-sli-780ti-780-290x-290-x-dual-triple-quad.195818/

AMD cards have less predictable overclocks due to different binning process than Nvidia, but generally considered good.

If you want the best that money can buy you, get the 780 Ti. It is currently the fastest card on the market.

 

And that is probably all the information you need.

 

Just a bit of a warning, this thread is going to explode with nvidia fanboys and amd fanboys. That's just how it is.

[PeachyFawx]

your lesbian? 

 

I love how being a lesbian is more of a shock then having 2 Titan Z's in the house

[xAcid9]

I won't lie, that is a shitpost.

OP, go with whatever the hell you want. Do your own research and don't ask people for their opinions. It doesn't matter if it's superior or not as long as it justifies their purchase.

You want solid price/performance, really need OpenCL, really excited for mantle or just really want FreeSync? Go for an r9 290

You want to stream games to an nvidia shield, really need CUDA, or perhaps you have a G-sync ready monitor? Go for a 780.

 

In my opinion, the 780 Ti and r9 290X doesn't make sense.

Pay so much more for only a tiny bit of extra juice, not worth it imo.

780 Ti > R9 290X

780 = R9 290

 

But nowadays, the price for 290x is just too close to 780.

[PeachyFawx]

But nowadays, the price for 290x is just too close to 780.

 

and this is why i am on the fence though judging from what people have said i could just go r9 290 since it is almost as good and i was planning dual card anyway

[VintageCake]

and this is why i am on the fence though judging from what people have said i could just go r9 290 since it is almost as good and i was planning dual card anyway

I'm not sure how the prices look outside of sweden, but if an r9 290x is almost the same price as a 780... pick up the r9 290x.

[PeachyFawx]

I'm not sure how the prices look outside of sweden, but if an r9 290x is almost the same price as a 780... pick up the r9 290x.

 

I am buying from australia because reasons so its slightly expensive but from what i have seen it isnt too much difference

[JAKEBAB]

I love how being a lesbian is more of a shock then having 2 Titan Z's in the house

Haha screw the titans your lesbian!!!!!  

 

Seriously tho that is a waste of money why not just get 2 titan blacks its faster the only reason i can think of getting titan z is if u only have an itx board.