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GTX 770 Asus DCII/ Gigabyte Windforce 4GB vs R9 290 Windforce 4GB

Which should i choose for an upgrade?

Considering heat output,stability, power consumption and cost?

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R9 290

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290 all the way, it trades blows with the 780 and dominates the 770.

 

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The 290 in terms of performance,

 

but the 770 in terms of price, stability, heat and power consumption

 

The 290 is a far better card tbh though

Compatible with Windows 95

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GTX 770 Asus DCII/ Gigabyte Windforce 4GB vs R9 290 Windforce 4GB

Which should i choose for an upgrade?

Considering heat output,stability, power consumption and cost?

First off what are you running for monitors? 

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Considering heat output,stability, power consumption and cost? - 750ti
r9 290 beats the crap out of 770 in performance.

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The R9 290 performs significanlty better. The Windforce cooler should keep the 290 well tamed. Although the 290 consumes more power, that's to be expected from a more powerful card. The Windforce 290 retails for I think $400 USD on Amazon. The 770 Asus retails for $340 USD. I think it would be better to spend the extra $60 for the 290. R9 290 is my final choice.

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290

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The 290 in terms of performance,

 

but the 770 in terms of price, stability, heat and power consumption

 

The 290 is a far better card tbh though

what do you mean stability

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i intend to purchase a 144hz monitor some time in the future.

1080p? if so 290 will give you plenty of power for games

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what do you mean stability

More stable when overclocked and it's more compatible in terms of the BIOS (Don't ask me, I'm not the one who said this originally)

Compatible with Windows 95

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You're better off sticking with the R9 290, it provides great performance at a decent price.

 

Stick with your gut though, in the end it is your computer and you must be happy with your decision.

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You want power, but a hotter card draining more power? Go R9 290

You want better drivers and arguably a better control panel and PhysX, but a decently weaker card? The 770 4GB.

 

Seriously, it comes down to what you want more. If you don't care for the benefits nVidia has/prefer AMD's benefits, then the 290 is better for you.

Conversely if you don't care for AMD's benefits/prefer nVidia's then the nVidia is better for you.

 

 

The power comparison is no-contest, R9 290 will win in just about every category.

 

Alternately, you can grab this 780 Windforce for about $460 after a $30 mail-in rebate (free shipping). No idea if it's within your price range, though.

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More stable when overclocked and it's more compatible in terms of the BIOS (Don't ask me, I'm not the one who said this originally)

 

"more compatible in terms of the BIOS" wtf 

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"more compatible in terms of the BIOS" wtf 

I shit you not

Compatible with Windows 95

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