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R9 290, even an R9 280X is better than the GTX 960.

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290 is way better.

Are you sure they are the same price even?

The 290 is closer to a 970 and the 960 is closer to a 280

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As the others have said the 290 will give you better performance.

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290(X) is comparable to a 970

280(X) is comparable to a 960

290>280

970>960

Hope that makes sense.

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This isn't a comparison of cards in the same class I'm afraid, it really is a no contest - the 960 is a budget gaming card and the R9 290 was for high end builds.

R9 290.

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290 is comparable to a 970

280 is comparable to a 960

290>280

970>960

Hope that makes sense.

 

290x is comparable to a 970*

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290x is comparable to a 270*

A 270 what?

An AMD cpu has no place in a solely gaming build, end of.

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AMD is going to come out with a 300 series GPU in Q2...right?

We're in Q2, if I'm correct. That would mean it would have to be out by the end of June.

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A 270 what?

 

Oops, meant 970 lol

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Oops, meant 970 lol

Oh right make sense now, edited original post. B)

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AMD is going to come out with a 300 series GPU in Q2...right?

All the rumors point to June. And a leaked deal from Lenovo (I think it was them) showed the 300 series being available for some PCs available in mid June.

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We're in Q2, if I'm correct. That would mean it would have to be out by the end of June.

 

Yea that's what they said the other day at their Financial Adviser release/conference.  I may be mistaken.

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Yea that's what they said the other day at their Financial Adviser release/conference.  I may be mistaken.

Oh, okay. I didn't see the conference, been busy with school and work. Not a terrible amount of time for tech news this week :(

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R9 290, even an R9 280X is better than the GTX 960.

 

There is no such thing as "better" without context. You have to specify what criterium you're using first, and then you can determine which is better.

 

 

300x series hype is real

 
Yes, AMD tends to hype a lot and not deliver. Yet somehow people keep hyping. Wouldn't be suprised if most 300 series are just rebrands.

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Yeah, but the 300x is good news for the rest of us because many people will wait to buy a new card until they come out, can be reviewed and prices can stabilize.  This means a slump in existing hardware sales = price drops on the 2** series in the near future, and probably on the nvidia side of things too as they try to hold on to market share.

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Wouldn't be suprised if most 300 series are just rebrands.

 

 

They've already confirmed that they are, but I'm sure you already knew that.

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They've already confirmed that they are, but I'm sure you already knew that.

The OEM 300 series are rebrands with upgrades. Not the new non OEM 300 series.

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