Jump to content

I need help!

Froste
By Froste
in Graphics Cards
 Share
Posted

I need to order my graphics card by tomorrow and I just can't decide what to order. I have an all white/black build with a budget of about 400$ for my graphics card. The Galax gtx 970 hof at 380$ is sexy as hell and I was just about to order. But at the same time the r9 390 looks to be faster at this point (overclocked even 1080p?) Which Should I go for I just can't decide? Sorry for asking the question everyone is asking right now but I'm really stuck on what to order.

P.S, Are any of the r9 390's compatible with the kraken g10?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I don't think how the card looks like is going to matter if you are trying to fit a kraken G10. You will remove the cooler anyway. NZXT says the kraken is compatible with the 200 series but I'm not sure about the 300 series.

If you want to reply back to me or someone else USE THE QUOTE BUTTON!                                                      
Pascal laptops guide

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

according to the specs looks like no 390 is compatible only the 290x

 

but i would go with the 390 over the 970

CPU: i5 6600k @ 4.6 ghz  Motherboard: Asus z170-a  Cooling: Corsair h80i GT GPU: EVGA GTX 970  Ram: G.Skill 2x8 gb ddr4 2400  PSU: EVGA G2 Supernova 550w  Case: Corsair 200r Storage: 250GB 850 EVO + 2x wd 1 tb drives

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

970 i'd say over 300 series. it's just not as hot as the others so you can OC it even more. 

 

Spoiler

Code of Conduct : http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/95599-linus-tech-tips-forum-code-of-conduct/ 
LTT beginners guide : http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/334934-ltt-beginners-guide/  
Read This Before Posting http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/11724-read-before-posting-in-this-section/

Spoiler

AMD 5000 Series Ryzen 7 5800X| MSI MAG X570 Tomahawk WiFi | G.SKILL Trident Z RGB 32GB (2 * 16GB) DDR4 3200MHz CL16-18-18-38 | Asus GeForce GTX 3080Ti STRIX | SAMSUNG 980 PRO 500GB PCIe NVMe Gen4 SSD M.2 + Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 (2280) Gen3 | Cooler Master V850 Gold V2 Modular | Corsair iCUE H115i RGB Pro XT | Cooler Master Box MB511 | ASUS TUF Gaming VG259Q Gaming Monitor 144Hz, 1ms, IPS, G-Sync | Logitech G 304 Lightspeed | Logitech G213 Gaming Keyboard |

PCPartPicker 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

P.S, Are any of the r9 390's compatible with the kraken g10?

The 390s have the same mounting holes as the r9 290, so the compatability should be the same.

Its just a rafreshed r9 290 anyways.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I need to order my graphics card by tomorrow and I just can't decide what to order. I have an all white/black build with a budget of about 400$ for my graphics card. The Galax gtx 970 hof at 380$ is sexy as hell and I was just about to order. But at the same time the r9 390 looks to be faster at this point (overclocked even 1080p?) Which Should I go for I just can't decide? Sorry for asking the question everyone is asking right now but I'm really stuck on what to order.

P.S, Are any of the r9 390's compatible with the kraken g10?

The Windforce R9 290 from Gigabyte was a reference PCB, and I had a kraken on there.

Google around to see if the 390/x is the same.

Maximums - Asus Z97-K /w i5 4690 Bclk @106.9Mhz * x39 = 4.17Ghz, 8GB of 2600Mhz DDR3,.. Gigabyte GTX970 G1-Gaming @ 1550Mhz

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Well you can't really go wrong with either so.... Guess it will depend on which is cheaper and what features you like. Don't really have much to say on overclocking for these cards. Both don't really scale well on higher voltages for overclocking...  

i5 2400 | ASUS RTX 4090 TUF OC | Seasonic 1200W Prime Gold | WD Green 120gb | WD Blue 1tb | some ram | a random case

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Get the 380 and mod paint it white lol. Yeah Galax white 970 is sexy.

ROG X570-F Strix | AMD R9 5900X | EK Elite 360 | EVGA 3080 FTW3 Ultra | G.Skill Trident Z Neo 64gb | Samsung 980 PRO 
ROG Strix XG349C | Corsair 4000 | Bose C5 | ROG Swift PG279Q

Logitech G810 Orion | Sennheiser HD 518 |  Logitech 502 Hero

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Graphics Cards

×