Upgrading the gpu 290 vs 970 ?

[nhatduy1611]

Currently I'm using a i5 4440 + R9 270x+8GB Ram , my motherboard is an g1 sniper b5 with an 450W power supply by cooler master.

I'm currently picking between the R9 290 http://www.amazon.co...-8&keywords=290 and the Gtx 970 http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GeForce-Overclocked-Graphics-GV-N970WF3OC-4GD/dp/B00NH5T1UA/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1416859395&sr=1-4&keywords=970.

I heard that the 970 outperform the 290 by a bit but the 290 is also 30$ cheaper. I would also like to know if there are any bottlenecking.

[Oshino Shinobu]

Go for the 970. It overclocks well too. 

 

EDIT: You also might be cutting it close with a 450W PSU and a 290. 

[nhatduy1611]

Can my 450w psu handle it ?

[Mao_Zedong]

Can my 450w psu handle it ?

It should, but if it is low quality you should still upgrade it.

[Joshyy]

450W would be cutting it damn close, what's the exact PSU model?

[Imakuni]

Can my 450w psu handle it ?

Er.... It might. But don't dare OC it, it might cause a power outage. In that sense, don't even try going for the G1 Gaming, it has too high of a power draw.

 

I'd recommend getting the Asus Strix, because it has a VERY low max power limit by default, which should help prevent issues.

[Atmos]

You're cutting it REAL close with a 450w psu. I'd suggest picking up a 650-750W psu when you can get the cash. I honestly would go with the 290. It only performs slightly under the 970, but costs ~90$ less on newegg right now. That and you get 210$ worth of games with their current bundle, as opposed to nvidias truly humble 60$ game.

 

AMD has had much better drivers of late so drivers aren't really a problem anymore, and you get mantle AND FREESYNC (when it comes out)

[Imakuni]

You're cutting it REAL close with a 450w psu. I'd suggest picking up a 650-750W psu when you can get the cash. I honestly would go with the 290. It only performs slightly under the 970, but costs ~90$ less on newegg right now. That and you get 210$ worth of games with their current bundle, as opposed to nvidias truly humble 60$ game.

 

AMD has had much better drivers of late so drivers aren't really a problem anymore, and you get mantle AND FREESYNC (when it comes out)

Hm.... in my country, 290 cost 50-90$ MORE than 970. There's games, though....

 

And if you are going for a 290, you'll DEFINITELY have to change PSU.

[s3ns3]

450w psu with a locked i5 and a gtx 970 is enough. power consumption while gaming will be like 250w...

 

You're cutting it REAL close with a 450w psu. I'd suggest picking up a 650-750W psu when you can get the cash

its not even close and a 650w psu ca SLI 2x gtx 970 and still have lots of room for overclock

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OP get the gtx 970 and no there is no bottleneck with a haswell i5

[nhatduy1611]

Im a big idiot my psu is 550 =.= thanks you for the reply

[Atmos]

Im a big idiot my psu is 550 =.= thanks you for the reply

with a 550w you should be fine, as long as its not some cheap chinese knockoff like a Thermaltak, corsare, or coolurmastur. And as long as you're not running a super power hungry cpu like an 8350 or i7 5 series..

 

450w psu with a locked i5 and a gtx 970 is enough. power consumption while gaming will be like 250w...

 

its not even close and a 650w psu ca SLI 2x gtx 970 and still have lots of room for overclock

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OP get the gtx 970 and no there is no bottleneck with a haswell i5

 

And i'd suggested the larger psu because in the future you want room for upgrades. Whether thats more hard drives, more cards, or a better cpu. You shouldn't bottleneck your system with a small psu when for almost the same price if not only slightly more you can eliminate that completely.