Overclocking AMD R9 R390X, is it worth it?

[Raccatography]

Is overlocking even practical for this card? The power consumption and marginal improvement are turns offs. I'm planning on getting the Gigabyte version of this card which is voltage locked so it can't be overclocked.  The Gigabyte card is surprisingly only $460 in my country and I bet that the MSI is a lot more expensive.

 

In comparison, my other option for a video card is the Gigabyte GTX 970 Windforce Gaming Edition which is $440. 

I am building my first gaming rig and I almost have half of the money I need to buy the parts. There's still much time for me to change my build as new things get released and old things get cheaper.

 

My build:

i5 4690K (overclocked to 4.5 GHz)

Cooler Master Hyper Evo 212X

Gigabyte Gaming 5 Z97 Mobo

Gigabyte GTX 970 or Gigabyte R9 390X

16GB of Ram (Any 1600 MHz within my budget)

256GB SSD (Samsung Evo 850)

2TB HD (2 x 1TB WD BLUE)

SeaSonic M12II-750 EVO

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

If you're considering the volt locked piece of shit( ) , I'd much rather you get the 970. Rather then complaining about the 390x being voltage locked.

[Raccatography]

the 390x will outperform that 970 by miles for only $20 more

 

I hope I'm not asking a redundant question: the 390X will still trail an immensely overclocked GTX 970?

 

If you're considering the volt locked piece of shit( ) , I'd much rather you get the 970. Rather then complaining about the 390x being voltage locked.

 

I won't be complaining about the 390X if it's overclock isn't worth it to begin with. I'd be happy with the Gigabyte since it suits my needs and it's so affordable

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

I won't be complaining about the 390X if it's overclock isn't worth it to begin with. I'd be happy with the Gigabyte since it suits my needs and it's so affordable

 

Depends of the chip you get. Silicon lottery is a thing. Whether the 390x is a good overclocker will depend on silicon lottery. I don't get how is the 390x a bad overclocker in the article you linked. An 80mhz overclocked shows a 5~10% increase in fps. Was it bad just because it didn't catch up to the 980?

[Raccatography]

The 970 only goes uo to about 1520-1550 MHz. The 390X at stock will be matched, but if you OC the 390x the 970 gets left in the dust

 

That's true but the 8GB of VRAM will certainly help in 1440p. 

 

Depends of the chip you get. Silicon lottery is a thing. Whether the 390x is a good overclocker will depend on silicon lottery. I don't get how is the 390x a bad overclocker in the article you linked. An 80mhz overclocked shows a 5~10% increase in fps. Was it bad just because it didn't catch up to the 980?

 

Good point, I should look and compare into individual GPU reviews.