Any tips

[CalumGiff]

I have £280 to spend on my gpu and was wondering if you guys could gimme some tips on which too buy
any advice will be apreciated

[XTankSlayerX]

What resolution are you going to be playing at?

[Statik]

What are your specs?

 

I would say go for a $980

[the jolly roger]

What resolution are you going to be playing at?

boy its been i while since i see you at the recent topics page..

 

 

As for the OP's question goes: this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-290X-TRI-X-Graphics-PCI-E/dp/B00HFA45FY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1422747093&sr=8-3&keywords=r9+290x

[CalumGiff]

kk here is the full run down

i5 2690k

msi gaming 2 mob cause i dont plan on doing sli with this build

antec tp650W

zalman z11 plus case

 

im running at 1080p

[Rohith_Kumar_Sp]

Exactly 200$ and worth the price for your budget 

http://www.amazon.com/MSI-Computer-Corp-N770-2GD5/dp/B00CZ58WUI/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1422747178&sr=1-6&keywords=Gtx+770

Edit : Nvm , i thought you said 200$ , get a 970 or 780

[CalumGiff]

So you would say a r9 290x is preferable to a gtx 970 ???

[Rohith_Kumar_Sp]

So you would say a r9 290x is preferable to a gtx 970 ???

not really , it's more or less the same @1080p , 970 hands down 

[the jolly roger]

So you would say a r9 290x is preferable to a gtx 970 ???

yes.

 

not because of the *cough* 3.5 gb Vram *cough* but because it is sooo cheap nowadays to be competitive with the nvidia 900 series, they both perform the same at 1080p, but in higher resolution and games that use alot of Vram (im looking at you skyrim hd textures) the 290x pulls ahead

[Gas_Mask_]

Get the r9 290x. Has full 4GB as apposed to 970.

[CalumGiff]

ok I know enough to surmise that the 970 will be better in general unles theres a rapage of vram but the r9 290x and the r9 series in general runs very hot and has a high tdp so in general assuming im willing to dumb down graphics a wee bit where and when needed which of the cards will give me a better overall gaming exp at 1080p

[the jolly roger]

ok I know enough to surmise that the 970 will be better in general unles theres a rapage of vram but the r9 290x and the r9 series in general runs very hot and has a high tdp so in general assuming im willing to dumb down graphics a wee bit where and when needed which of the cards will give me a better overall gaming exp at 1080p

again, in games with hd texture mods the 290x wins, yes its tdp is very high, but with a good aftermarket air cooler the temps stay lower then 80 under load

[Rohith_Kumar_Sp]

ok I know enough to surmise that the 970 will be better in general unles theres a rapage of vram but the r9 290x and the r9 series in general runs very hot and has a high tdp so in general assuming im willing to dumb down graphics a wee bit where and when needed which of the cards will give me a better overall gaming exp at 1080p

then you know the answer , go with 970 if you are gamin 1080p , if its 4k , it would still be 970 because no game reached 4 Gb in vram except Bf4 and SoM in the ncix video that i saw, you can go with 290x if 4k Gaming

[CalumGiff]

Kk 970 it is then cause i wont go over 1080p with this build i just dont have the cash for a better display

[the jolly roger]

then you know the answer , go with 970 if you are gamin 1080p , if its 4k , it would still be 970 because no game reached 4 Gb in vram except Bf4 and SoM in the ncix video that i saw, you can go with 290x if 4k Gaming

i still would go with the 290x simply because if the Vram fiasco, its true not many games will even reach that 3.5 gb of ram but the fact that nvidia lied to everyone...

[the jolly roger]

Kk 970 it is then cause i wont go over 1080p with this build i just dont have the cash for a better display

do you run games with mods? than 290x and nvidia lied to everyone with the whole vram issue

[CalumGiff]

So what your saying is, buy the AMD card cause nvidia pissed everyone of with the vram?

[the jolly roger]

So what your saying is, buy the AMD card cause nvidia pissed everyone of with the vram?

yes, and i personally am a bit of an amd fanboy

[CalumGiff]

Fair enough, i dont particularly swear alegiance to either side im just looking to not waste money, im only gaming at 1080p

[Fate]

again, in games with hd texture mods the 290x wins, yes its tdp is very high, but with a good aftermarket air cooler the temps stay lower then 80 under load

Even though with a good cooler the 290x stays under 75c under load, it still puts out a LOT of heat into your case/room because afterall, it has a 300W tdp and that heat needs to go some where. 

I would still personally buy the 290x > 970 though. 

[the jolly roger]

Even though with a good cooler the 290x stays under 75c under load, it still puts out a LOT of heat into your case/room because afterall, it has a 300W tdp and that heat needs to go some where. 

I would still personally buy the 290x > 970 though. 

well.... in that case you can buy a second hand gtx 760 for the summer and the 290x keep it to keep your room nice and toasty in the winter