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kipper
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So yeah, it's narrowed down to 2 cards now...

 

PhysX is nice but not a must for me.

 

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-147-GI

 

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-178-PC&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=3059

 

 

 

So yeah, that is the final battle before i decide on what to buy.

 

Sell whichever is better to me guys.

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In terms of performance, R9 390 beats the GTX 970

 

 

HOWEVER, being a powercolor owner myself, their coolers f*cking suck and are noisy as f*ck.

 

 

That's a bit pricy for a GTX 970 though, don't you have anything cheaper?

Owned Powercolor before.... never had a bad one, Sapphire on the other hand....

AMD Phenom II B55 Quad / unlocked dual core 4.3ghz CB R15 = CB 422
XFX R9 390 8GB MY RIG: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/MVwQsY
Fastest 7770 on LTT . 3rd Fastest Phenom II Quad on LTT

PCSX2 on AMD CPU? http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/412377-pcsx2-emulator-4096x2160-amd-phenom-ii/#entry5550588

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Both really on par IMO, on 1080p I would get 970 and higher I would take 390.

But is it worth it with a Phenom II? Or are you going to upgrade that too?

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Both really on par IMO, on 1080p I would get 970 and higher I would take 390.

But is it worth it with a Phenom II? Or are you going to upgrade that too?

Waiting for ZEN.

AMD Phenom II B55 Quad / unlocked dual core 4.3ghz CB R15 = CB 422
XFX R9 390 8GB MY RIG: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/MVwQsY
Fastest 7770 on LTT . 3rd Fastest Phenom II Quad on LTT

PCSX2 on AMD CPU? http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/412377-pcsx2-emulator-4096x2160-amd-phenom-ii/#entry5550588

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Using Anandtech's gpu bench 2014 as a reference, you'll see the 970 outperforming the 290 more times than not ( especially 1440p resolutions and below). But, since the 390 has slightly higher clocks, they should be pretty close to each other. However, the 970 outputs much less heat and combined with the G1's non-reference cooler you'll have a [near] silent card most of the time (that and the PhysX bonus you seem to like :) ). The only situation I'd go for the 390 would be playing on a monitor above 1440p (but it doesn't seem like it's the case).

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