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Will Barnard
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I need a new graphics card.

 

I game at 1080p and am looking to spend no more than £300. I'm a bit of an nvidia fanboy, but I could possibly be persuaded otherwise.

 

What would you suggest??

 

Edit: I will be able to order it in about 2-3 weeks  :D

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r9 290x! don't be a fan boy! I choose the best card for the price. the 290x is cheaper than a 970, in many games it's better and it doesn't have the vram issue so you get all 4gb of it!

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Almost as fast as a 970 and kicking ass. 1080p is perfect imho.

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r9 290x! don't be a fan boy! I choose the best card for the price. the 290x is cheaper than a 970, in many games it's better and it doesn't have the vram issue so you get all 4gb of it!

Hmm...

 

Edit: http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-290X-vs-GeForce-GTX-970

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@TokyoSin as said before i would recommened a 290X from sapphire because they run like a charm. i would always go with the hardware that fits your budget most, besides wich brand you prefer. 

 

290X and GTX 970 are very close in performance comparison it really depends on wich setup you are running. if you are gaming above 1080p or playing heavily moded skyrim then grab the 290X because the full speed VRAM. Otherwise grab a GTX 970. 

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What difference does it make who it's coming from, if it was Linus' benchmarks you would trust it...

I trust specs and games which support such gpu but linus doesn't really compare and stuff anymore i haven't done what he has said ever

I didn't know what to put here...

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I have a R9 290 which is about ten thousand times faster than my old GT 740

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okay... thanks for that

Sorry very off topic, I recommend the r9 290, or spend the extra money on the r9 290x

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Get the gtx 970. Offers the same performance as a 290x while being much more efficient and also overclocking better. Also in the UK there isn't any price difference between them. Try and get the gigabyte g1 gaming as it is basically the best gtx 970 available.

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Get the gtx 970. Offers the same performance as a 290x while being much more efficient and also overclocking better. Also in the UK there isn't any price difference between them. Try and get the gigabyte g1 gaming as it is basically the best gtx 970 available.

I was looking at the Asus strix

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Get the gtx 970. Offers the same performance as a 290x while being much more efficient and also overclocking better. Also in the UK there isn't any price difference between them. Try and get the gigabyte g1 gaming as it is basically the best gtx 970 available.

Does the R9 290 have any vram issues like the 970

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I was looking at the Asus strix

My friend got a Asus strix 780ti he hasn't had any issues and has good performance

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No but its still a slower card. The 970 is faster and competes with the 290x. Also in 1080p that issue is almost non existent.

The R9 290/x is also like a volcano

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gpu boss is always nvidia biased. they rate the 980 as a more powerful card that a r9 295x2...

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