r9 280x (anycard) VS GTX 770 (anycard)

[tomparr44]

i need help picking between these cards, i will mostly be gaming and maybe CAD work?

[SAV1OUR]

770 but your better off getting a 290 at that price point 

[tomparr44]

770 but your better off getting a 290 at that price point 

which non reference cards would i be looking at if my budget is £250

[SAV1OUR]

which non reference cards would i be looking at if my budget is £250

for the 770 or 290? 

[BloodWithIce]

Sapphire 290 tri x 
Sapphire 280x tri x
Evga gtx 770 ACX 

[Sauron]

the 280x is slightly faster than the 770 and cheaper, you should get that. Get the sapphire tri-x or vapor-x

[tomparr44]

Sapphire 290 tri x 

Sapphire 280x tri x

Evga gtx 770 ACX 

is the windforce 290 better or worse the the tri-x?

[nuclear465]

This is one of the most asked questions around here... 280X vs 770...

 

Anyway i recommend the one that is cheaper to you at the moment... But you have to considerate brands too, so for AMD R9 280X i recommend Sapphire Vapor-X or Tri-X cooling solutions. Stay away from ASUS DirectCU II Top edition... For the Nvidia GTX 770 option i would choose EVGA with ACX the cooler.

 

Keep this in mind too: R9 280X has 3gb of VRAM while GTX 770 has 2gb, there are 4gb versions but they are significantly more expensive. The 3gb of the 280X might give some head room to heavy games.

 

I have an ASUS R9 280X DirectCU II Top, i had lot's of artifacting problems, but now it's solved because i have RMA the card and got a new one it's working fine but the fear of seeing an artifact is still present and somewhat spoils my gameplay... But there are a lot of people that the RMA didn't solved the problem.

[BloodWithIce]

is the windforce 290 better or worse the the tri-x?

Worse. 

Windforce can get pretty loud and it's originally been designed for gtx 780 so the heatpipes don't make really good contact (just like Asus 290 (x)).

Also, I prefer the Sapphire look and owning one I can tell it runs pretty cool and I can't hear it.

[Tacitus]

You'll struggle to find a 290 for £250. Best you could do is buy the PCS+ 290 from OCUK for £305; it comes with a pretty good 8gb kit of RAM which you could then flog for like £45 to recoup some of your costs.

[tomparr44]

This is one of the most asked questions around here... 280X vs 770...

 

Anyway i recommend the one that is cheaper to you at the moment... But you have to considerate brands too, so for AMD R9 280X i recommend Sapphire Vapor-X or Tri-X cooling solutions. Stay away from ASUS DirectCU II Top edition... For the Nvidia GTX 770 option i would choose EVGA with ACX the cooler.

 

Keep this in mind too: R9 280X has 3gb of VRAM while GTX 770 has 2gb, there are 4gb versions but they are significantly more expensive. The 3gb of the 280X might give some head room to heavy games.

 

I have an ASUS R9 280X DirectCU II Top, i had lot's of artifacting problems, but now it's solved because i have RMA the card and got a new one it's working fine but the fear of seeing an artifact is still present and somewhat spoils my gameplay... But there are a lot of people that the RMA didn't solved the problem.

if i get a 290 what version of it should i get?

[YoloSwag]

if i get a 290 what version of it should i get?

 

Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X.

You'll be amazed.

[nuclear465]

if i get a 290 what version of it should i get?

 

 

Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X.

You'll be amazed.

 

Agreed !

[tomparr44]

Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X.

You'll be amazed.

thanks man:)