Posted March 25, 2015 should i buy nvidia gtx 960 2gb/4gb card or amd r9 290 4gb card there is no problem with power requirements i live in east coast india and both the above card prices nearly close to each other gtx 960 2gb/4gb (various vendors) costs around 300 to 330 US $ XFX R9 290A 4GB costs around 400 US $ I MAY CHANGE MONITER IN FUTURE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 25, 2015 R9 290 hands down Scarlet Knight: Intel Core i3 6100 || Antec A40 Pro CPU Cooler || MSI Z170A Gaming M5 || Kingston HyperX 16GB DDR4-2133MHz || Samsung 850 Evo 120GB || Seagate Barracuda 1TB || Gigabyte G1 Gaming R9 390X 8GB || Seasonic M12II 620W || In Win 503 || Corsair Strafe || Steelseries Kinzu V3 MSI Edition || Dell UltraSharp U2414H || Xiaomi Alumunium Mouse Pad (S) #Gadget: Phone: BlackBerry Classic Q20, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 S-LTE SM-N916S Console: PlayStation 4 500GB CUH-1206A Tablet: iPad Air 2 16GB Wi-fi Only Laptop: MSI GE62 (i7 4720HQ || 8GB DDR3 || NVIDIA GTX960M || Samsung 650 EVO 120GB + 1TB HDD) In-ear Monitor: Xiaomi Piston 3.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 25, 2015 should i buy nvidia gtx 960 2gb/4gb card or amd r9 290 4gb card there is no problem with power requirements i live in east coast india and both the above card prices nearly close to each other gtx 960 2gb/4gb (various vendors) costs around 300 to 330 US $ XFX R9 290A 4GB costs around 400 US $ I MAY CHANGE MONITER IN FUTURE The R9 290 is obviously better. If you want something with a price closer to the GTX 960, but whit more VRAM; look at the R9 280X. "We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami. mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/ mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 25, 2015 I have a XFX 290 and I run two monitors, 120hz and 60hz, the 60hz one i just use as a spare for watching videos and the 120hz one i game on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 25, 2015 Inb4 Nvidia fanboys saying 960. 290 is way ahead, wayyyy ahead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 25, 2015 The R9 290 is obviously better. If you want something with a price closer to the GTX 960, but whit more VRAM; look at the R9 280X. Inb4 Nvidia fanboys saying 960. 290 is way ahead, wayyyy ahead Don't get a 960. Main PC: 4690k, LMG Edition G1 Gaming GTX 980, 16GB Hyper X Fury, Asus Z97-A, EVGA G2 850W, Crucial MX100 128GB, WD Red 1TB 2.5", Dark Rock 3 Laptop: Asus UX305 Monitor: Asus PB278Q Keyboard: Filco Majestouch 2 TKL Mouse: Corsair M65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 25, 2015 Author THE XFX CARD R9 290 IS BASICALLY AMD OEM DESIGN COOLER ,WILL IT AFFECT ITS OC PERFORMANCE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 25, 2015 A price difference of $70 doesn't seem close IMO. Perhaps you should be considering the R9 280X or the R9 280 instead [i am not familiar with the pricing though.]. However, if you're thinking about getting the R9 290 with the reference AMD cooler, don't. I've read that the cooler can be pretty bad, with issues such as loud noises generated from the blower style fan, and occurrences of thermal throttling due to the design of the cooler. Furthermore, R9 290 cards are known to consume a ton of power, which in turns translates to a requirement for a good cooler design to remove the heat generated. If you really want to get a good AMD card, it would recommend the R9 280X with a non-reference cooler design. Else, save up and get the GTX 970 instead, which offers a much better price to performance ratio. Hope it helps! Lemme know any mistakes k! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 25, 2015 The 290 is 40% faster than the 960. Its almost twice as fast as the 960. Its in a completely different league. Get the 290 without a doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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