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Hey guys, i am building a pc and I'm finding that the gpu is the hardest part to pick. I am confused whether or not to go with nvidia or amd. I do not prefer either company over the other however i do know a bit more about nvidia than amd. my options for nvidia would be either a 770 or 760 if i don't want to spend too much, and for nvidia i am only aware of the r9 280x as being a card that i could most likely fit in my budget but i need other suggestions as i do not know a lot about amd especially in their graphics card side. The other thing is my motherboard can support crossfire but not sli so maybe that will be a deciding factor however i don't think i will use crossfire anyways. I have an i7 4790k processor 750 watt evga power supply, 8gb of kingston hyperx fury ram, an msi z97 gaming 3 motherboard. The games i play are arma 2/3, DayZ SA (i play this a lot), Crysis 3, Metro, War thunder, and League of Legends.

 

also i found this gpu and i think it might be good so tell me if it is or not and thank you in advance for the suggestions.   http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_1200_557_558&item_id=064682

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The GPU is actually the easiest to pick. You can compare them really easily.  Get the 280x is you can't afford the 290. 

 

http://www.ncix.com/detail/club3d-radeon-r9-280x-royalqueen-15-94043-1248.htm?affiliateid=7474144

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GPU is one of the easiest to pick xD just look at benchmarks and prices. Common sense decides it, unlike Cpus, Mobos, SSDs, xD you usually only get better than the benchmarks assuming the benchmarks don't use an Overkill CPU incomparison to you

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Do you already own the i7?  If not, step down to an i5 and buy an R9 290.  If you cannot afford the R9 290, get the R9 280(X).

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I would definitely go with the r9 280x in this price range. I own an MSI twin frozr 280x.

 

I haven't played any of the games you play with it so I don't know how it does on those, but its a beast in bf4 for what I paid (289.00 US). Itll give well above 60 FPS in 1080p ultra settings with that game.

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I would definitely go with the r9 280x in this price range. I own an MSI twin frozr 280x.

 

I haven't played any of the games you play with it so I don't know how it does on those, but its a beast in bf4 for what I paid (289.00 US). Itll give well above 60 FPS in 1080p ultra settings with that game.

Where did you get a 280x for 289.00 US ?

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I would use gpuboss.com to compare the cards... but you really have to ask yourself what you expect from the card. are you the type to buy a GPU for a year or two and then upgrade?

 

I really like nvidia because I use programs that benefit from cuda and physx (but not SLI... So I turn it on for games, off for work), and the idea of a gsync monitor down the line is a good prospect in my view. I don't know if crossfire is more or less finicky than SLI, but I've read about people getting two different revisions of the same card and it not working, but then getting completely different cards and it works. I don't like leaving something like that to luck. . I saved up and bought two cards at the same time. Crossfire and SLI are sorta luxury in my eyes, especially if you have a high end card to begin with. I was amazed at the 780 tis performance after I upgraded from a used 770, and turned out I didn't even have SLI enabled. And it doesn't really benefit the games that I have. I'm sure watch_dogs it would make a big difference, but I have that on ps4

 
If I was just gaming, I'd go for the beefiest card I could get on sale. If you can add $100 to your budget, here's a nice little deal, although with import fees to canada you're probably looking at $30-40 as well. (It was $80 for two 780 TIs) http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=03G-P4-2783-RX
 
The 780 is better for gaming, but the 280x is quite a bit cheaper. I'm sure both would stand the ravages of time... for a few years.
http://gpuboss.com/gpus/EVGA-GeForce-GTX-780-SC-vs-AMD-Radeon-R9-280X

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I got the twin frozr 280x on sale from Microcenter a little while back. Its currently going for 299.00 US on their website.

 

As for the guy who just brought up gpuboss. gpuboss is a scam website designed to sell Nvidia products. Its not a remotely objective source of information. They heavily stack things in Nvidias favor when comparing NVIDIA and AMD cards, cherry picking online benchmarks where Nvidia came out best and AMD came out the worst, choosing games and tests that favor Nvidia while ignoring those that favor AMD, and coming up with conclusions that are often at odds with pretty much everything else you can find on the internet.

 

To top it off(and the best proof the site is designed to push Nvidia products), they will give a link to each card being compared on sale at newegg right next to each other, but will find THE most expensive AMD card to link too versus the normal price for the NVidia card. Giving the impression the AMD card is way overpriced and the NVidia card is a great bargain(the opposite of reality). For instance when comparing a 780 to a 290x, they link to a 700.00 290x card and a 520.00 780. Well, pretty much the only 290x that is anywhere near that expensive is the MSI lightning, most of them are in the 550.00 range. But you can certainly bet it wasn't the MSI lightning 290x they used for their benchmarks and its not the lightning they link too. To top it off the AMD link will usually be out of stock but the Nvidia one wont.

 

The site is just a total scam. Just read the comments underneath the card comparison. People are like WTF?

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The 780 is better for gaming, but the 280x is quite a bit cheaper. I'm sure both would stand the ravages of time... for a few years.

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/EVGA-GeForce-GTX-780-SC-vs-AMD-Radeon-R9-280X

Comparing 2 cards on different price range and performance using stupid fucking website.

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Comparing 2 cards on different price range and performance using stupid fucking website.

 

swearing and not putting any additional information to a topic to raise your post count.... damn I shouldnt have deleted that picture from your post....

 

anyways, how would you suggest comparing cards from amd and nvidia without a resource like gpuboss? do you base all your hardware decisions on price point? if i buy an intel and amd processor of equal value am i to assume they will perform at the same level? please expand.

 

is the girl in your avatar saying "shoot me now"? after reading your post, and being trapped next to your name, thats all i can picture her saying.

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Hey guys, i am building a pc and I'm finding that the gpu is the hardest part to pick. I am confused whether or not to go with nvidia or amd. I do not prefer either company over the other however i do know a bit more about nvidia than amd. my options for nvidia would be either a 770 or 760 if i don't want to spend too much, and for nvidia i am only aware of the r9 280x as being a card that i could most likely fit in my budget but i need other suggestions as i do not know a lot about amd especially in their graphics card side. The other thing is my motherboard can support crossfire but not sli so maybe that will be a deciding factor however i don't think i will use crossfire anyways. I have an i7 4790k processor 750 watt evga power supply, 8gb of kingston hyperx fury ram, an msi z97 gaming 3 motherboard. The games i play are arma 2/3, DayZ SA (i play this a lot), Crysis 3, Metro, War thunder, and League of Legends.

 

also i found this gpu and i think it might be good so tell me if it is or not and thank you in advance for the suggestions.   http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_1200_557_558&item_id=064682

Ati if you want budget gpu with similar performance of more expensive Nvidia GPU,trade off is that ATI has buggy graphics drivers,if you can live with that i recommend ATI.

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It depends on your budget.

Amd gets decent performance for the price but usually it's hotter than nvidia cards

If your budget is loose, you should probably grab a nvidia card

The build quality of nvidia card is usually more solid and the quality and performance is usually more stable

Moreover the device driver and compatibility is higher for nvidia

Just a reference

Gtx 770 - r9 280x

Gtx 780 - r9 290

Gtx 780ti - r9 290x

And if you are going to grab a amd r9 series card just like what I did, I advice you to go get an non reference card like gigabyte one

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Rumors are suggesting GTX 880 in September at $450. If there is any truth to that then the rest of the GTX 800's will most likely be cheaper and we will witness a huge price drop in GTX 700's as well. Don't think for a second that Nvidia will let AMD have the upper hand for long! :D

 

http://techreport.com/news/26867/multiple-reports-say-the-geforce-gtx-880-is-coming-in-september

 

http://videocardz.com/nvidia/geforce-800/geforce-gtx-880

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nvidia is a bigger company with a bigger wallet than amd but that is not always a good thing for example the titan z is an embarrassment and g sync is a money milking scam apparent from their old adaptive v sync they clearly know that the results of g sync can be achieved without prioritory hardware

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Rumors are suggesting GTX 880 in September at $450. If there is any truth to that then the rest of the GTX 800's will most likely be cheaper and we will witness a huge price drop in GTX 700's as well. Don't think for a second that Nvidia will let AMD have the upper hand for long! :D

 

http://techreport.com/news/26867/multiple-reports-say-the-geforce-gtx-880-is-coming-in-september

 

http://videocardz.com/nvidia/geforce-800/geforce-gtx-880

i would not count on it based on nvidia's recent milking runs

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Hey guys, i am building a pc and I'm finding that the gpu is the hardest part to pick. I am confused whether or not to go with nvidia or amd. I do not prefer either company over the other however i do know a bit more about nvidia than amd. my options for nvidia would be either a 770 or 760 if i don't want to spend too much, and for nvidia i am only aware of the r9 280x as being a card that i could most likely fit in my budget but i need other suggestions as i do not know a lot about amd especially in their graphics card side. The other thing is my motherboard can support crossfire but not sli so maybe that will be a deciding factor however i don't think i will use crossfire anyways. I have an i7 4790k processor 750 watt evga power supply, 8gb of kingston hyperx fury ram, an msi z97 gaming 3 motherboard. The games i play are arma 2/3, DayZ SA (i play this a lot), Crysis 3, Metro, War thunder, and League of Legends.

 

This http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161441&cm_re=280x_his-_-14-161-441-_-Product

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i would not count on it based on nvidia's recent milking runs

 

Nvidia does like to milk! Even if launch prices are not lower, the GTX 700 series is still going to start dropping as early as September making it well worth the wait to find out who has the most bang for the buck. Right now AMD has the upper hand. I might take advantage of the situation and snag an ASUS GTX 780 myself!

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nvidia is a bigger company with a bigger wallet than amd but that is not always a good thing for example the titan z is an embarrassment and g sync is a money milking scam apparent from their old adaptive v sync they clearly know that the results of g sync can be achieved without prioritory hardware

 

There are rumors around that Intel might buy Nvidia also. G-Sync will come standard on monitors in the very near future. It's just that Asus has the only monitor that supports it right now. Seems like a dirty deal for the first year. I am waiting for BenQ to get G-Sync. But until then there is always Lucid Virtu MVP which is similar in ways with vertical sync, reducing tearing, etc. and works with both AMD and Nvidia.

 

http://www.techpowerup.com/200953/intel-gains-nvidia-flat-and-amd-loses-graphics-market-share-in-q1.html

 

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/03/13/is-it-time-for-intel-to-buy-nvidia.aspx

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Sorry, just anxious to see what happens in September as far as price drops:

 

http://www.techpowerup.com/203661/nvidia-to-launch-geforce-gtx-880-in-september.html

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There are rumors around that Intel might buy Nvidia also. G-Sync will come standard on monitors in the very near future. It's just that Asus has the only monitor that supports it right now. Seems like a dirty deal for the first year. I am waiting for BenQ to get G-Sync. But until then there is always Lucid Virtu MVP which is similar in ways with vertical sync, reducing tearing, etc. and works with both AMD and Nvidia.

 

http://www.techpowerup.com/200953/intel-gains-nvidia-flat-and-amd-loses-graphics-market-share-in-q1.html

 

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/03/13/is-it-time-for-intel-to-buy-nvidia.aspx

g sync will probably die away now that amd is working with vesa to make free sync/adaptive sync the standard for future displayports and nvidia haven't gotten that kind of support for their g sync

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