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A few months ago I built my first computer(:D)

But stupid me I got a 960(It was a 2.5k build)

So now I have to upgrade since I'm gonna be playing a newest games.

Which one should I get?

390x, 390, 290x, 970.

Not sure :/

Also tell my a reliable company to buy the model from :D

Specs: i7-4790k with Thermaltake Water 3.0, EVGA GTX 970, MSI Z97 Gaming 3, Kingston HyperX 2x8 DDR3 1600Mhz, SSD Boot Drive/1TB HD, CM Storm Stryker, EVGA Supernova G2 750W

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A few months ago I built my first computer( :D)

But stupid me I got a 960(It was a 2.5k build)

So now I have to upgrade since I'm gonna be playing a newest games.

Which one should I get?

390x, 390, 290x, 970.

Not sure :/

Also tell my a reliable company to buy the model from :D

if your buying from amd sapphire is the way to go for nvidia there isn't really "best" manufacturer 

do your research if buying from nvidia most of the time evga is great but sometimes asus,gigabyte, msi or galax come out beter

 

personally i would go for the r9 390 because i like texures,AA,supersampeling and run a high resolution

 

On 11/19/2014 at 2:14 PM, Syntaxvgm said:
You would think Ubisoft would support the Bulldozer based architectures more given their digging themed names like bulldozer, Piledriver, Steamroller and Excavator.
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if your buying from amd sapphire is the way to go for nvidia there isn't really "best" manufacturer

personally i would go for the r9 390 because i like texures,AA,supersampeling

Would the 390x be better or is it just not worth it.

Specs: i7-4790k with Thermaltake Water 3.0, EVGA GTX 970, MSI Z97 Gaming 3, Kingston HyperX 2x8 DDR3 1600Mhz, SSD Boot Drive/1TB HD, CM Storm Stryker, EVGA Supernova G2 750W

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A few months ago I built my first computer( :D)

But stupid me I got a 960(It was a 2.5k build)

So now I have to upgrade since I'm gonna be playing a newest games.

Which one should I get?

390x, 390, 290x, 970.

Not sure :/

Also tell my a reliable company to buy the model from :D

also what is the rig your using right now (Cpu specifically )

 

On 11/19/2014 at 2:14 PM, Syntaxvgm said:
You would think Ubisoft would support the Bulldozer based architectures more given their digging themed names like bulldozer, Piledriver, Steamroller and Excavator.
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I7-4790k Water Cooled

Z97

730 Watt Supply

Full Tower Case

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Would the 390x be better or is it just not worth it.

probable not worth it is uses same stuff pretty much it gets your 3-5 fps extra for 100 $ 

 

On 11/19/2014 at 2:14 PM, Syntaxvgm said:
You would think Ubisoft would support the Bulldozer based architectures more given their digging themed names like bulldozer, Piledriver, Steamroller and Excavator.
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probable not worth it is uses same stuff pretty much it gets your 3-5 fps extra for 100 $

Thank you so much!

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GO for a 980 ti or a fury x if you have the money cause most of the other cards are gonna bottleneck

I don't have the money :/ Their 1000 dollars here in Vancouver so I don't think I'm gonna upgrade to that. If I am I would go for the fury z as it is water cooled and features high bandwidth memory :D

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980 classified?

I don't know since they are 800$ here.

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970 at 1080p to 1440p, 390x higher.

r9 390 is similar see jaystwocents video on it 

 

On 11/19/2014 at 2:14 PM, Syntaxvgm said:
You would think Ubisoft would support the Bulldozer based architectures more given their digging themed names like bulldozer, Piledriver, Steamroller and Excavator.
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So your saying it is basically a rebrand with a higher base clock speed and a little bit more of other stuff for an extra 100+ dollars? I think the 390 is good enough for me and will last me a good few years. :)

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Even so you can get the 970 cheaper can't you? Or, am I wrong? It's fine if I'm wrong. xD

They are the same price here but they mentioned how it only has 3.5 gigs of memory instead of 4

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Even so you can get the 970 cheaper can't you?  Or, am I wrong?  It's fine if I'm wrong.  xD

idk :P i belief jay said the 390 was 20 dollars cheaper but that might changed and also not like reference coolers but evga vs msi cards

 

On 11/19/2014 at 2:14 PM, Syntaxvgm said:
You would think Ubisoft would support the Bulldozer based architectures more given their digging themed names like bulldozer, Piledriver, Steamroller and Excavator.
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It is 4, but it is split and the other parts of it is slow.  There's the fast 3.5, and then there is the slow .5.

yup but it isn't really major since your not going to use that much vram at 1080p :P

 

On 11/19/2014 at 2:14 PM, Syntaxvgm said:
You would think Ubisoft would support the Bulldozer based architectures more given their digging themed names like bulldozer, Piledriver, Steamroller and Excavator.
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The 8 gigs of ram will be pretty future proof but my one concern is about hbm. If all the future products convert to hbm then gddr5 will be almost obsolete by the time hbm2 or something comes out

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yup but it isn't really major since your not going to use that much vram at 1080p :P

I usually play some casual games like lol or csgo but when I'm alone I play fc4, bf4 and other new games on steam and origin.

Specs: i7-4790k with Thermaltake Water 3.0, EVGA GTX 970, MSI Z97 Gaming 3, Kingston HyperX 2x8 DDR3 1600Mhz, SSD Boot Drive/1TB HD, CM Storm Stryker, EVGA Supernova G2 750W

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Prices are so bipolar, so ya...

That's true.

 

Well, with engines like the IDTech 6...the more the better.  xD

i would take a very long time untill GDDR5 will become obsolete

 

On 11/19/2014 at 2:14 PM, Syntaxvgm said:
You would think Ubisoft would support the Bulldozer based architectures more given their digging themed names like bulldozer, Piledriver, Steamroller and Excavator.
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