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hd 7870 to 290 or nvidia

skitz9417
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hi i have a hd 7870 and i was wondering is the r9 290 or nvidia cards better i will be saving up to upgrade i play new games like watch dogs and the new bf hardline when that come out next year and i just wanted to be ready for the new games new year would that be a good idea ? my target budget is 500 aud and i have a fx 6300 at 4.5ghz but can oc to 4.7ghz 

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the 290 is a great upgrade and it will be much cheaper than the GTX780

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the 290 is a great upgrade and it will be much cheaper than the GTX780

ok but wold it bottleneck my cpu though ?

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ok but wold it bottleneck my cpu though ?

slightly but not as bad as you think

 

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slightly but not as bad as you think

 

keep your VRMs well cooled

ok cool cheers bro

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Get the 290, it will be a noticeable performance improvement. IMHO Nvidia's GPUs are overpriced at the moment.

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Get the 290, it will be a noticeable performance improvement. IMHO Nvidia's GPUs are overpriced at the moment.

yea they are 

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yea they are 

Also luckily for you BF Hardline will support the Mantle API (apparently, BF4 did anyway) which will give you a better framerate on AMD GPU's.

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You can actually get the Visiontek R9 290 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GSQ1C5C for under $350 new. It's an excellent bargain. Visiontek isn't one of the most popular brands but it's a pretty solid card and by far the best price to performance option you have.

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or if i could get a hd 7950 would that be a good choice

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or if i could get a hd 7950 would that be a good choice

I would still go the 290, not only for the performance but it will be able to do freesync when that comes, where as the 7950 won't.

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