970 or R9 290x?

[Hackzzila]

I noticed that the R9 290x came down in price and I wondered which I should get? If I get the R9 290X I would probobly get the MSI Lightning and If I got the 970 I would get the ASUS Strix.

[SeanBond]

I would say 290x lightning any day of the week. A fear the 970 loves to have coil whine and a 290x lightning would certainly be faster.

[GloriousPain]

-970 Uses less power, but possible coil whine
-290x Lightning edition is a beast, Uses more power. 

close performance whichevers cheaper

[FatalityDiablo]

if you plan on playing lot of mantle games then id say the 290x, if u have a gsync monitor then 970. although you will have coil whine i guess, but better performance per wattage.. i dunno, you must know;)

[Arphenyte]

I would say 290x lightning any day of the week. A fear the 970 loves to have coil whine and a 290x lightning would certainly be faster.

Does all the 970s present coil whining?

[Tacitus]

If you want to go 4k, get the 290x as in crossfire those do better at 4k than 970s in SLI.

 

At 1080p you'll not really notice a difference, at 1440p same again, both are good at it.

[Imakuni]

Does all the 970s present coil whining?

No. Mine doesn't. All the reviews I saw oline didn't as well. I truly believe this "omg, 970s have coil whine!" complain is actually dumb people mistaking high fan RPM for actual coil whine.

[Sauron]

The 290x is faster, so if it's cheaper it's almost an autobuy. Unless you care a LOT about power consumption.

[SeanBond]

Does all the 970s present coil whining?

 

 

No. Mine doesn't. All the reviews I saw oline didn't as well. I truly believe this "omg, 970s have coil whine!" complain is actually dumb people mistaking high fan RPM for actual coil whine.

I am sure not every 970 has coil whine, but I have heard it is a problem among many people with the cards. Let me refer to my friend he just posted about it yesterday. All 3 of 970 had whine at varying levels. 

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