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R9 290X vs GTX 970?

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I have done a lot of research on these two cards and I haven't decided which one to buy, I hope owners of each these two cards tell me about the experiences. FYI I will be using a 600w psu for the build.


 


questions 1. How do both cards compare performance wise?


                2. What are some other factors (like noise, heat etc. ) that will affect my experience or the performance? And how?


                3. Any flaws/weaknesses with this build plan? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yRDQvK


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the 970 will perform better at 1080p, about equal at 1440p and a bit worse at 4k

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8568/the-geforce-gtx-970-review-feat-evga

the 970 will use less power, run cooler, and be quieter

also it can overclock more

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I personally would go for a 256GB SSD over that keyboard, but I get having nice peripherals.

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I would get the 970 because of Geforce experience and the slight performance edge.

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I'll get whichever is cheaper, their performance is about the same anw.

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They perform the same, though the 290x is better in higher resolutions

The 290X will output more heat and take more power, 600w is the minimum I'd suggest, just don't OC

You're going to benefit much more from a good mouse than an RGB keyboard. Take it from someone who spent $200 on a mechanical RGB keyboard, it isn't worth. At all.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JnLpLkThat is what I'd get.

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Google 970 reviews, Google 290x reviews, compare performance in the same game at same settings (easy if using the same reviewer website)

 

Why multiple games with both of these..?... because not all games are equal...

Find out which games that YOU play, how they perform on each GPU... what GPU features interest you, all of the above should give you a clear answer.

 

/Yeah Mech-Keyboards are great, but you could spend the money way better/more wisely and its not like membrane keyboards all of a sudden are completely fucked...

We've been using them for years fine,.. so if you can put money into a better part, save the keyboard money and get a temp cheaper 'couple of months' timeframe alternative.

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Descent build. Just wondering, why get a Z97 board for a locked CPU? The 970 will perform a tad bit better, but the 290x will perform better at higher resolutions.

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Descent build. Just wondering, why get a Z97 board for a locked CPU? The 970 will perform a tad bit better, but the 290x will perform better at higher resolutions.

Because like me, the i5-K & i7-K currently is pointless for my usage (and the budget at time of buying, usually the more common case), but in time,.... its nice to have the upgrade-ability.

 

Oh and I get FULL 2400Mhz from my DDR3 memory on a Z-board, with a H-board It limits itself down to 1600Mhz... at least mine did, couldn't select faster than 1600mhz.

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290x would be better because of full 4 gb vram

0.5 gb more thant the 970.

 

 

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Naaaaaa duude, get 3 titan x's, sell everything you own if you have to, youj dont need a pc, just the 3 titan x's

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Honestly just wait for AMD's new gpu's to come. Its right around the corner.They are more then likely re branding the 290x which could offer some newer features or higher clocks.

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JK, just wait for next gen.. also dont get a blackwidow, it makes waaaaaay to much clicky noise unless u like that, but i would suggest any keyboard with brown swithes

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Honestly just wait for AMD's new gpu's to come. Its right around the corner.They are more then likely re branding the 290x which could offer some newer features or higher clocks.

I am still waiting for the day the release the new ones, amd will drop the price for sure, zzz

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Depends on what resulution 4K or tripple 1080p an r9 290x is better 1440p 1080p 21:9 GTX 970 is better.

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1080p the 970 wins hands down. for 1440p and above, just get an 980.

Plus the 970 can be overclocked to 980 speeds (mine haS). if you insist on getting a 290X, get a lightning card.

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