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Hey guys, so i'm after a new GPU. So i had my eye on the R9 390, but i heard it sucks at GTA 5, which i mostly play. Is it really bad at running GTA 5 compared to the 970 or not?
I like the 8gb of the 390, as it is more future proof. So should i get the 390? I can get it for $470 shipped to AUD.

~Elias

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You can see yourself in pcper's review

 

http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/Sapphire-Nitro-Radeon-R9-390-8GB-Review/Grand-Theft-Auto-V

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no vram is not everything if it was the 390x maybe but not the 390 its ok but not amazing

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Hey guys, so i'm after a new GPU. So i had my eye on the R9 390, but i heard it sucks at GTA 5, which i mostly play. Is it really bad at running GTA 5 compared to the 970 or not?

I like the 8gb of the 390, as it is more future proof. So should i get the 390? I can get it for $470 shipped to AUD.

~Elias

your better off getting the gtx 970 or look for cheaper 980 it'll save you a great big headache in the long run.

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your better off getting the gtx 970 or look for cheaper 980 it'll save you a great big headache in the long run.

980 isn't an option, as i live in Australia. 

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It's not bad at running GTA V, it will perform around the same, if not a little better than a 970, looking at benchmarks. 

 

Just wondering, where are you getting it from for $460 in Australia? The cheapest I can find is still over $500. 

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It's not bad at running GTA V, it will perform around the same, if not a little better than a 970, looking at benchmarks. 

 

Just wondering, where are you getting it from for $460 in Australia? The cheapest I can find is still over $500. 

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your better off getting the gtx 970 or look for cheaper 980 it'll save you a great big headache in the long run.

Why a big headache?

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Off of NewEgg shipped over

Be careful with shipping from the US. I'm not familiar with Australia's import taxes and handling fees, but you may end up spending a lot more than what Newegg states. At least here in the UK, the import duties are the big cost, not the shipping. 

 

If you haven't already, I'd check how much, if any import duty and taxes there are. 

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Be careful with shipping from the US. I'm not familiar with Australia's import taxes and handling fees, but you may end up spending a lot more than what Newegg states. At least here in the UK, the import duties are the big cost, not the shipping. 

 

If you haven't already, I'd check how much, if any import duty and taxes there are. 

Over $1000 AUD is tax. 

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Well driver issues, heat and i been through 4 of them in 4 months and i finally gave up on amd and went with nvidia.

Heat was only a problem with the 290 and 290x because of the cooler, don't generalise.

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no vram is not everything if it was the 390x maybe but not the 390 its ok but not amazing

 

 

your better off getting the gtx 970 or look for cheaper 980 it'll save you a great big headache in the long run.

 

 

It's not bad at running GTA V, it will perform around the same, if not a little better than a 970, looking at benchmarks. 

 

Just wondering, where are you getting it from for $460 in Australia? The cheapest I can find is still over $500. 

Forgot to ask, will this be a big upgrade over my reference GTX 770 2gb?

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Forgot to ask, will this be a big upgrade over my reference GTX 770 2gb?

It isn't huge but it will be a good one.

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Well driver issues, heat and i been through 4 of them in 4 months and i finally gave up on amd and went with nvidia.

 

Uh uh. It doesn't work that way. If you look back at recent nvidia drivers, many people are having headaches. 

Nvidia's driver have always been just as good/bad as AMD. I don't where the driver argument came from. 

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Forgot to ask, will this be a big upgrade over my reference GTX 770 2gb?

 

About 20% faster. Not big by any means, but its an upgrade. 

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Uh uh. It doesn't work that way. If you look back at recent nvidia drivers, many people are having headaches.

Nvidia's driver have always been just as good/bad as AMD. I don't where the driver argument came from.

Sorry man no issues here on nvidia side.

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Hey guys, so i'm after a new GPU. So i had my eye on the R9 390, but i heard it sucks at GTA 5, which i mostly play. Is it really bad at running GTA 5 compared to the 970 or not?

I like the 8gb of the 390, as it is more future proof. So should i get the 390? I can get it for $470 shipped to AUD.

~Elias

 

It's really good actually, I used to run GTA 5 with a single R9 290 (which is the exact same GPU as the 390) and it ran extraordinarily well, never had any crashes and ran very smoothly. Now I have two 290s and it runs even smoother.

 

Sorry man no issues here on nvidia side.

 

No issues here on the AMD side either. I have 160 hours of GTA 5 gameplay, amongst others, and never had any problems. At all.

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Sorry man no issues here on nvidia side.

 

Yea... Tell that to them 

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/369210-google-chrome-crashing-35286-witcher-3-nvidia-drivers/

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/394557-mini-news-geforce-hotfix-driver-35338/

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It's really good actually, I used to run GTA 5 with a single R9 290 (which is the exact same GPU as the 390) and it ran extraordinarily well, never had any crashes and ran very smoothly. Now I have two 290s and it runs even smoother.

 
 

 

No issues here on the AMD side either. I have 160 hours of GTA 5 gameplay, amongst others, and never had any problems. At all.

Thanks for help, but the r9 290 and the r9 390 have differences....But yea i will go r9 290 CFX

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Thanks for help, but the r9 290 and the r9 390 have differences....But yea i will go r9 290 CFX

 

The graphics cards are slightly different, but the GPU is the same.

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Which 390 is that?

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Hey guys, so i'm after a new GPU. So i had my eye on the R9 390, but i heard it sucks at GTA 5, which i mostly play. Is it really bad at running GTA 5 compared to the 970 or not?

I like the 8gb of the 390, as it is more future proof. So should i get the 390? I can get it for $470 shipped to AUD.

~Elias

Where can you get it for $470? What one is it?

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Where can you get it for $470? What one is it?

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