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MSI 390X or Asus Strix GTX 980?

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The MSI 390X is $670(no tax) and the Strix 980 is $740(no tax).

I also have a H440 if that helps anyone decide. I honestly have no preference over AMD or NVIDIA.

Main goal is to mod Skyrim, and Fallout 4 and achieve a stable 56-60fps. Will be playing at 1080p, sometimes downsampling from 1440p or 4K if I can stay at 60fps in the game in question.

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I think I'd go with the 390x in that case, but people will probably argue for the 980.

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R9 390x, cheaper and faster(excluding 1080p, but not a lot slower on 1080p)

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390X considering the price difference, would consider 980 if it was something other then Strix

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390X considering the price difference, would consider 980 if it was something other then Strix

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Probably the 390X in this situation.

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Reference?

I believe that even reference is better than the Strix for power delivery. G1 gaming is where it's at?

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I believe that even reference is better than the Strix for power delivery. G1 gaming is where it's at?

G1 Gaming isn't on sale. and costs $60 more than the Strix. I guess I'll go 390X if nothing else comes up. I'll wait a little more, until Otakuthon(anime con in Montreal) and see if the NVIDIA booth has anything there.

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tbh reference is just as good as Strix if not better

I can tell you warranty and customer support will be a hell of a lot better too.

 

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390X is faster and cheaper

980 consumes less power

In the benches I've seen, at 1080p, they seem to trade blows. Can I have the benchmarks you looked at?

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the fury is on par with the 980 too in most benchies and costs more in the uk.

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well the 980 is at a really shit price point and the 390x is probs the bees knees for your situation, but i would try to mow lawns and go ham to get that extra bit to get that ti. Because isn't it more disheartening to come so close to the max and just settle. Like as a pc gamer myself all i did was settle and i went full red team and now i am a sad puppy. :( tbh I would wait.

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well the 980 is at a really shit price point and the 390x is probs the bees knees for your situation, but i would try to mow lawns and go ham to get that extra bit to get that ti. Because isn't it more disheartening to come so close to the max and just settle. Like as a pc gamer myself all i did was settle and i went full red team and now i am a sad puppy. :( tbh I would wait.

 

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Why are you sad for going full red team? Other than the CPU.

because i went red team for both.......and realized that i not only shot my own foot but then proceeded to take out my own kneecaps.....

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Heyyo,

AMD R9 390X unless you're REALLY big into overclocking... overclocked? A GTX 980 can better flex its muscles for the price point versus an AMD R9 390X which barely overclocks due to thermals and being a slightly refreshed AMD R9 290X.

 

because i went red team for both.......and realized that i not only shot my own foot but then proceeded to take out my own kneecaps.....

AMD only has worse processors tbh. Their GPUs are plenty competitive versus NVIDIA for price-to-performance which tbh matters more than power consumption at least to me and I'm sure most people. The cost difference between the two over a year isn't nearly as big as people think... I only hope that AMD's new CPUs slated for 2016 can make them competitive again for enthusiast builds and help them get out of their slump and hopefully help reduce prices on enthusiast CPUs.

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The MSI 390X is $670(no tax) and the Strix 980 is $740(no tax).

I also have a H440 if that helps anyone decide. I honestly have no preference over AMD or NVIDIA.

Main goal is to mod Skyrim, and Fallout 4 and achieve a stable 56-60fps. Will be playing at 1080p, sometimes downsampling from 1440p or 4K if I can stay at 60fps in the game in question.

One question. How far do you want to take your modding?

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One question. How far do you want to take your modding?

2K textures for everything other than NPC and the PC. 4K textures for characters and armour and weapons and the like. Gonna use Skysins.

For ENB I'll go either Serenity EXFX 2.0 or fadingsignal's SPECTRA ENB when it comes out, which is an improved Straylight.

Also going to use Unbelievable Grass Two

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2K textures for everything other than NPC and the PC. 4K textures for characters and armour and weapons and the like. Gonna use Skysins.

For ENB I'll go either Serenity EXFX 2.0 or fadingsignal's SPECTRA ENB when it comes out, which is an improved Straylight.

Also going to use Unbelievable Grass Two

 

What resolution will you be playing at? 

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Do you have a beefy PSU?

The 390X consumes a lot of power.

You need at least a good 600w PSU, since in a lot of reviews they're getting max loads of 500w or more (total system)

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