Which video card?

[skrallex]

I'm needing to get a new videocard due to mine dying out.

 

I'm wondering which one I should go with, mainly for gaming.

 

Either the GTX 970 Strix or the R9 290x Matrix?

[DeViLzzz]

If you want to play games the way they were meant to be played the choice is obvious ....


If you need help understanding that look at my photo to the left and my title under my nick.

[AlwaysFSX]

970 fo sho.

 

If you want to play games the way they were meant to be played the choice is obvious ....

But if you want your gaming to evolve...

[Tagiau]

If you want to play games the way they were meant to be played the choice is obvious ....

Which is?

[OriginalPromise]

No budget?

GTX Titan black in 4 way SLI configuration.

 

970.

[nanowatt]

I would go with the strix even tho i have a 290x.The new architecture is better

[OriginalPromise]

Which is?

 

If you want to play games the way they were meant to be played the choice is obvious ....

Poor guy's definition: Overclock my potato until it starts melting. 

Idiot's definition: Get a Xeon with a Quadro

[Tagiau]

Poor guy's definition: Overclock my potato until it starts melting. 

Idiot's definition: Get a Xeon with a Quadro

Does a xeon with a tesla and a quadro count?

[Aniallation]

Either the GTX 970 Strix or the R9 290x Matrix?

Between the two, if you have the power and the airflow then the 290X Matrix.

 

The 970 is a great GPU also but don't get the Strix, get Gigabyte

[DeViLzzz]

Which is?

Nvidia .. DOH!  Witcher 3 will be better with Green Team just like so many other big name games are.  People can say PhysX doesn't matter but when you can get one of the best cards out right now for a nice price like it is now with the GTX 970 why would you not do it?

[skrallex]

I am on a budget.

 

I only ask cause I noticed the differences between the 2 but also the cons between the both.

 

Just wasnt really sure of what the better option was.

 

And I'm not really looking to SLI or Crossfire

[OriginalPromise]

Does a xeon with a tesla and a quadro count?

How about getting a console.

[DeViLzzz]

OP what resolution are you going to play games in btw and how many monitors?  I think mentioning these things could help people decide what video card you need.  Hell what do you have for a cpu?  People need to know that due to the possibility of bottlenecking maybe.

[skrallex]

OP what resolution are you going to play games in btw and how many monitors?  I think mentioning these things could help people decide what video card you need.

 

I just picked up an LG 2560x1080 monitor.

[skrallex]

LG 29UM65 to be exact

[skrallex]

Run down of the specs (nothing OC'd)

 

Enthoo Luxe

Asus Crosshair V Formula Z

AMD 8150

Corsair h100i

AMD Radeon Gamer series ram 16gb

Corsair RM750 watt

[skrallex]

And I guess I'm looking to achieve a relatively solid 60fps since my monitor is 60hz.

 

However, I do sometimes use a secondary monitor, which is an AOC that has a 144hz refresh rate. Im not to knowledable between monitor/videocard, so correct me if I am wrong.

 

I wouldnt mind bringing back my AOC to use as my main, or should I say specifically gaming.

 

I really only browse the internet, and game (on power hungry games)

[LmeAde2]

Definitely get the ASUS GTX 970 STRIX http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NJ9BJ8G. The 970 has more features, better architecture, and pretty much all around more potential.

[Bhav]

970 is newer, all the latest features, and the best ever most amazing performance per watt.