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Upgrade from GTX690, what's my best bang for buck?

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It's that time to upgrade again.  My reference GTX690 works fine and I'm moving it into a new awesome case for the wife, but that means I need a new GPU.  The thing is, the 690 is a fantastic card, and I spent a lot of money at the time for it... but it's left me in a weird spot considering my performance expectations and current budget.

 

My question:

What card can I replace my 690 with that will deliver at least comparable performance without breaking the bank?  I obviously wouldn't be asking this question if my budget was even close to what it was last time (it isn't), but I'd like to avoid shelling out the cash for a 980 while hoping it delivers the same spectacular results I've had with the 690.  First world problem, I know, but maybe I'd get good advice here rather than relying on something like GPUBoss...

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290/290x are the best bang for your buck cards at the high end. especially in more graphically demanding applications, apart from that probably the 970 if you want to stick with nividea.

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There are many options from Red and Green.

AMD R9 290X, the R9 290

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The GTX 970 (outperforms both the AMDs)

There are also 4GB GTX 960s in existence too...  you could SLI them but the 970 is a better deal.

970 or 980 will be the best bet.

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You can wait until the 390x comes out, or 2 290x are also a viable option. I upgraded my GPU from a 670 sli to a 980 and all I can say the performance is somewhat the same if not faster lol.

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Get the 290X 8GB version. Then you can add another one later on when you need it :).

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FYI 290x trades blows with 970

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290x Vapor-X

290x Windforce 3X

 

also, if youre into nvidia, the 970 is their best bang for the buck card atm :)

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Tri-X and PCS+ are also great

dem too^

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I'd wait til the new AMD cards come out to make a good decision, but 980 looks like the best bet as of now.

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http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1184?vs=1355

 

GTX 970 will be a decent upgrade. 10-25% faster, depending on the game. Higher OC potential.

I had no idea the 970 crushed the 690 so hard.  The 290x's are a good option as well.  

 

But man... I may wait too.  

 

Thank you for the answers, guys!

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imo 295x2 or 290CF. (Assuming you have a motherboard that supports it)

 

 

970 would be a solid choice for what you want too, but falls behind the 290 series at 1440p+.  (It is ahead at 1080p though)

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imo 295x2 or 290CF. (Assuming you have a motherboard that supports it)

 

 

970 would be a solid choice for what you want too, but falls behind the 290 series at 1440p+.  (It is ahead at 1080p though)

I think I want to venture from SLI / CF this time.  The lack of proper SLI support (on some games) is something I just can't tolerate anymore... not to mention the fact I'd have to double the budget.

 

You all have answered my question very clearly.  Thank you all for the advice. 

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imo 295x2 or 290CF. (Assuming you have a motherboard that supports it)

 

 

970 would be a solid choice for what you want too, but falls behind the 290 series at 1440p+.  (It is ahead at 1080p though)

 

Parroting nonsense again. http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1056?vs=1355. They trade blows, but GTX 970 is still faster in most games at 1440p and 4K.

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I had no idea the 970 crushed the 690 so hard.  The 290x's are a good option as well.  

 

But man... I may wait too.  

 

Thank you for the answers, guys!

 

Crushes? Lol. CoH 2 doesn't support SLI, otherwise they're trading punches (with GTX 690 pulling ahead in some, and GTX 970 in others) save for few compute-benchmarks which are heavily depending on drivers anyawy.

 

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