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R9 390 or the GTX970, one of these cards should do you good.

My personal pick would be one of Sapphire's 390's.

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Hey guys i need help on what GPU i need to get. I have a Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H Motherboard, Intel i7 4770k CPU and a Cougar 750 wat PSU. What graphic card do you guys recommend? 

i will be playing Witcher 3  a 1080p 35inch tv i also want everything maxed out. my budget is more or less 350$ . 

 

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R9-390X.  Pick your variant accordingly.

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R9 390 or the GTX970, one of these cards should do you good.

My personal pick would be one of Sapphire's 390's.

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R9 390X vs GTX 970

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-390X-vs-GeForce-GTX-970

 

 

R9 290X vs GTX 970

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-290X-vs-GeForce-GTX-970

I'd go with the 970 honestly...

GPUBoss is shit. Never use it. The R9 390X is roughly equal to the GTX 980 soo... you're wrong.

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GPUBoss is shit. Never use it. The R9 390X is roughly equal to the GTX 980 soo... you're wrong.

Lol... What am I wrong about? I never stated anything about the 970 being better than the R9 390X.. I just said I'd rather use the 970 that's it.. Stop being a lil cry baby and getting ur panties in a bunch.

GPUBoss is shit by your opinion but I use it to look @ card specs for a quick glance and if I feel like anythings off or wrong I'll go check the cards manually by visiting the manufactures website or looking and comparing via Newegg. Don't be a douche nozzle.

Edit: I WILL say I've read comments about how GPUBoss and CPUBoss don't have correct benchmark scores n such but I don't go to the site for the benchmarks.. I just like to see Core Clocks and such. I can always look elsewhere for benchmarks or just do them myself.

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Lol... What am I wrong about? I never stated anything about the 970 being better than the R9 390X.. I just said I'd rather use the 970 that's it.. Stop being a lil cry baby and getting ur panties in a bunch.

GPUBoss is shit by your opinion but I use it to look @ card specs for a quick glance and if I feel like anythings off or wrong I'll go check the cards manually by visiting the manufactures website or looking and comparing via Newegg. Don't be a douche nozzle.

Firstly, you are pretty much admitting to being an Nvidia fanboy. Secondly, use GPUBoss for specs, that is fine, but don't list it as a reason to get one or the other up unless comparing two cards of the same generation and architecture.

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Firstly, you are pretty much admitting to being an Nvidia fanboy. Secondly, use GPUBoss for specs, that is fine, but don't list it as a reason to get one or the other up unless comparing two cards of the same generation and architecture.

I was linking them for the OP so he could look @ the cards and see the differences specs wise instead of going 'n looking the cards up individually or w/e and as far as me saying I'd go with the 970 that's purely my opinion.

As far as being an Nvidia Fanboy.. surely not. I've had both AMD & Intel / ATI & Nvidia.

The reason why I choose the 970 is because it's cheaper and will do just fine on pretty much all games on the market today. Sure the R9 390X is only like $100 more or w/e but why spend that $100 on a card that'd not even really gonna be used to it's full potential.. idk any game that needs 8 GB of video memory lol.

As for the 290X it's same price wise an close in specs other than it having a higher bit-interface which again I feel like 256 is fine. I'm also OCD as well.. Feel like Intel & Nvidia should go together as AMD & ATI.

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I was linking them for the OP so he could look @ the cards and see the differences specs wise instead of going 'n looking the cards up individually or w/e and as far as me saying I'd go with the 970 that's purely my opinion.

As far as being an Nvidia Fanboy.. surely not. I've had both AMD & Intel / ATI & Nvidia.

The reason why I choose the 970 is because it's cheaper and will do just fine on pretty much all games on the market today. Sure the R9 390X is only like $100 more or w/e but why spend that $100 on a card that'd not even really gonna be used to it's full potential.. idk any game that needs 8 GB of video memory lol.

As for the 290X it's same price wise an close in specs other than it having a higher bit-interface which again I feel like 256 is fine. I'm also OCD as well.. Feel like Intel & Nvidia should go together as AMD & ATI.

Comparing specs of different GPUs is pointless, unless same generation and architecture. There are so many specs that all do a bit, comparing them end on end is nigh on impossible. Also why the 970 when the r9 390 is the same price and has better performance.

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Comparing specs of different GPUs is pointless, unless same generation and architecture. There are so many specs that all do a bit, comparing them end on end is nigh on impossible. Also why the 970 when the r9 390 is the same price and has better performance.

I wasn't comparing the 390 though, sms1202 linked(or said) the R9 390X Strix

 

as far as comparing specs, I like to see what the coreclocks, memclock, bit-interface etc.. as far as architecture 'n such goes I personally don't find it to matter to me. If it's a newer card chances are it's gonna have newer / better architecture but again at the same time like unless ur hardcore elitist I just don't care really.. I look @ reviews.. look @ benchmarks or google and research.

as far as price another thing I hadn't even looked @ ATI cards I just picked the 970 and went with it not putting much thought into the newer ATI cards / price to performance.

Another thing that I let persuade me I'd say is abunch of my friends lately haven't been having the best of luck with ATI drivers but could just be their builds :shurgs:

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