MSI R9 390 GAMING 8G vs. MSI GTX 970 GAMING 4G

[Brency Boy]

OK so i am building a new pc and I was leaning toward the MSI R9 390 GAMING 8G, but then i saw the MSI GTX 970 GAMING 4G and i was wondering what one I should buy and why. And the pros and cons between them. Thanks for the help! If it helps this is my current build http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yZscsY feel free to comment on this to.

[Goussy]

970

[DarkBlade2117]

The r9 390 beats the 970 in nearly every benchmark. The only ones the 970 gets close to is when the game is optimized for AMD. The r9 390 can perform better at resolutions like 1440p but I wouldn't go any higher. Don't get that CPU Please. It could be a bottleneck and that socket type is a dead end. No upgrading. A i5-4690k would be better. Get a EVGA g2 or GS series PSU. Corsair isn't all thst great eather. Also,for the SSD I'd get s Crucial or Samsung, you'd see much better speeds.

Edited July 20, 2015 by DarkBlade2117

[Oshino Shinobu]

The 390 uses more power and produces more heat, but outperforms the 970 above 1080p, and trades blows at 1080p when the 970 is overclocked. The 970 comes with a load of Nvidia's features, so you have to consider if you're going to use any of them. 

 

I'd go with the 390 if you're not wanting any of Nvidia's features (shadowplay, Shield streaming and such) 

[MMKing]

970 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_geforce_gtx_970_gaming_review,26.html

 

390 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/powercolor_radeon_r9_390_pcs_8gb_review,26.html

[RyGuy99]

Like the others have said the 390 is excellent 1440p and above and trades blows or loses to the 970 at 1080p. You have more overclocking room usually with Nvidia cards so you could get one that consistently outperforms a 390. Also think about heat output, power usage and software features of each card and if you want to overclock it or not.

[RyGuy99]

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[gilang01]

the MSI 970 overclocks well. expect 1500+ core clock, which is as fast as a reference 980

[ybriK]

970 for 1080p. 390 for 1440p. Yea I wouldn't recommend AMD processors nowadays, they are starting to become really outdated to the point of potential bottlenecks. Go with an i5 or i7, depends on your budget and if you choose to overclock.

http://www.techspot.com/review/1006-the-witcher-3-benchmarks/page5.html

http://www.gamersnexus.net/game-bench/1911-gta-v-cpu-benchmark-4790k-3570k-9590-more

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

I'd go with the 390 version simply because the cooler on it is so much more better. These cards perform the same anyway. I wouldn't worry about performance with whichever card.

[Brency Boy]

The r9 390 beats the 970 in nearly every benchmark. The only ones the 970 gets close to is when the game is optimized for AMD. The r9 390 can perform better at resolutions like 1440p but I wouldn't go any higher. Don't get that CPU Please. It could be a bottleneck and that socket type is a dead end. No upgrading. A i5-4690k would be better. Get a EVGA g2 or GS series PSU. Corsair isn't all thst great eather. Also,for the SSD I'd get s Crucial or Samsung, you'd see much better speeds.

Thanks for the info. And why not the AMD 8370? Ive looked on youtube for benchmarks and there neck and neck in most cases. And if you really recommend me going with Intel can you give my some info on a good motherboard i can get like the one i have in my current build? Thank you for the help.

[RobDaBoss]

Thanks for the info. And why not the AMD 8370? Ive looked on youtube for benchmarks and there neck and neck in most cases. And if you really recommend me going with Intel can you give my some info on a good motherboard i can get like the one i have in my current build? Thank you for the help.

I have a msi gaming 5 really good. idk if the 8370 will bottleneck but if in the future you uprade you gpu or get sil/crossfire, there will be a bottleneck

[DarkBlade2117]

I don't suggest AMD CPUs for the sole purpose that it's a dead end. There's basically no upgrading it in the future. With the i5-4690k you can always upgrade to 4790k or if Intel releases newer CPUs for the socket type. The 4690k or 4790k will,last a lot longer and most games don't utilize all 8 cores of the fx.

For Mobos,

MSI gaming 3 or 5

[DarkBlade2117]

I have a msi gaming 5 really good. idk if the 8370 will bottleneck but if in the future you uprade you gpu or get sil/crossfire, there will be a bottleneck