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I think just because of the timing a 290X is properly going to be the winner I have seen some wicked sales because of the 300 series that is coming. The 980 is a brilliant card, but you pay a premium... Last time i checked its like 20% better performance for 30% more cost. If price is not a issue I would almost suggest 2 970's as they will smash the 980, even buying one for now and then another a few months down the track is a option.

 

That said there is no real wrong choice, each have pro's and con's price being a major pro for AMD. AMD has been in the spotlight for the Witcher but you can turn hair works etc off. If you plan on streaming AMD offer a 8GB version of the 290X (sapphire I think) which can be excellent for that.

 

If I was hell bent on wanting to stick to only 1 card personally I would go with the 980, if I didn't mind running 2 I would definitely go 1 970 followed by a second one after saving and if money was my main concern the 290X considering the sales that are coming/I have seen.

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So I've been doing some research and I can't decide on a GPU for my build: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/dyZJD3(980 in there for now as it is an upper limit)

I don't know what would be best at a 1440p resolution for gaming; a GTX 970, gtx 980 or an R9 290x (probably not reference for any of them, but I don't know which company to go with).

Which one offers best price to performance?

Is it worth the extra money for a 980 to try to future-proof my build?

Edit: Games I would be playing: (higher intensity) Witcher 3, Battlefield 4, Metro Last Light, Shadown of Mordor

(lower intensity) League of Legends, Dark Souls 2 etc

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I think I'll go for a 970 now and when I get it I'll see what the framerates are like; if they're on the lower side and I have to reduce graphical settings too much/it can't handle it, I will add another in SLI. I'd been thinking about getting an i7-4790k originally but I'll get an i5-4690k instead and spend the money on the extra 970 instead :)

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I'd go with the 980. Would help to know what kind of games you play as well.

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980, just for a little bit of future proofing, if your not gonna sli.

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Radeon has best price pre perfromance and does better at higher resolutions, what are you playing though?

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10 minutes ago, Stardar1 said:

Well, with an i7, GTX 1080, Full tower and flashy lights, it can obviously only be for one thing:

Solitaire. 

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A GTX 970, R9 290x or a GTX 980 would do fine.

Different PCPartPickers for different countries:

UK-----Italy----Canada-----Spain-----Germany-----Austrailia-----New Zealand-----'Murica-----France-----India

 

10 minutes ago, Stardar1 said:

Well, with an i7, GTX 1080, Full tower and flashy lights, it can obviously only be for one thing:

Solitaire. 

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Which one offers best price to performance?

Is it worth the extra money for a 980 to try to future-proof my build?

980 is best overall, but 290X is best price-to-performance. Compared to a 980 at stock speeds, it still keeps up darn well in most games that aren't biased towards Nvidia. https://youtu.be/_1UrI478K6A?t=4m59s

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I'm not a fan of the 980 because you can get two 970s - and therefore a lot more power - for ~25% in price than the one 980.

 

The 290x is a great value but personally I'm put off by the energy usage.

 

I'd personally go with a 970, with an eye to adding a second in SLI down the road.

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I'm not a fan of the 980 because you can get two 970s - and therefore a lot more power - for ~25% in price than the one 980.

 

I'd personally go with a 970, with an eye to adding a second in SLI down the road.

Do you think it's worth investing more money now to get a single 980 so that I then have the option to add another in a few years to maybe go 4k?

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So I've been doing some research and I can't decide on a GPU for my build: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/dyZJD3(980 in there for now as it is an upper limit)

I don't know what would be best at a 1440p resolution for gaming; a GTX 970, gtx 980 or an R9 290x (probably not reference for any of them, but I don't know which company to go with).

 

Which one offers best price to performance?

Is it worth the extra money for a 980 to try to future-proof my build?

 

Edit: Games I would be playing: (higher intensity) Witcher 3, Battlefield 4, Metro Last Light, Shadown of Mordor

                                                       (lower intensity)   League of Legends, Dark Souls 2 etc

R9 290X if you want to save the monies. But if you dont care and just want to splurge out on a new card then the GTX 980 is the clear winner in nearly every situation and it will be fine for a good 3 maybe 4 years

 

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I think just because of the timing a 290X is properly going to be the winner I have seen some wicked sales because of the 300 series that is coming. The 980 is a brilliant card, but you pay a premium... Last time i checked its like 20% better performance for 30% more cost. If price is not a issue I would almost suggest 2 970's as they will smash the 980, even buying one for now and then another a few months down the track is a option.

 

That said there is no real wrong choice, each have pro's and con's price being a major pro for AMD. AMD has been in the spotlight for the Witcher but you can turn hair works etc off. If you plan on streaming AMD offer a 8GB version of the 290X (sapphire I think) which can be excellent for that.

 

If I was hell bent on wanting to stick to only 1 card personally I would go with the 980, if I didn't mind running 2 I would definitely go 1 970 followed by a second one after saving and if money was my main concern the 290X considering the sales that are coming/I have seen.

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Do you think it's worth investing more money now to get a single 980 so that I then have the option to add another in a few years to maybe go 4k?

 

If you have the money than yeah, two 980s will be better than two 970s.  In Canada I can get two 970's for $800, whereas two 980s will set me back $1300-1400.  So if I were in the market, I'd look to see if two 970s would be sufficient to do what I want at 1440p since the bang per buck is so much better.

 

BTW, that's a nice build!  The only thing I'm not sure of is that expensive Fractal Design cooler.  I love FD cases, but know nothing about their coolers. 

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BTW, that's a nice build!  The only thing I'm not sure of is that expensive Fractal Design cooler.  I love FD cases, but know nothing about their coolers. 

 

I was actually needing some advice on this. Is a 360mm AIO overkill? I figured I didn't want to waste space in my case as the h440 supports 360mm in the top, but at the same time will a 240mm/280mm be plenty for an OC'd i5-4690k?

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I was actually needing some advice on this. Is a 360mm AIO overkill? I figured I didn't want to waste space in my case as the h440 supports 360mm in the top, but at the same time will a 240mm/280mm be plenty for an OC'd i5-4690k?

A 240 is plenty for a 4690K. I've kept 3 Titan Blacks and a 4960X at around 60-65 C under load with a single 280mm radiator...

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