Looking for some GPU advice

[trunks044]

Okay so I am building a new Skylake i7-6700k build and I have all the other parts picked out ready to go.  The only thing I can't seem to decide on is the graphics card.  I currently am playing games on a 1080p monitor, however I am wanting to upgrade to a 1440p or 144hz panel soon.  I just want to know what some good options are for GPUs.  Should I just say f-it and go all out for the 980ti? Or would I be happy with going with something like the normal 980 or even the r9 390x?

 

My primary hesitation about going for the 980 ti is obviously the price.  While I can afford the $670 to get the card, I certainly would be more comfortable spending only $400 if that would mean I could still get excellent performance.

[Aytex]

F IT ALL get a 980 ti

 

 

 

serious talk, if your a competitive gamer a 144hz panel will help/better experience

get a 980 if that

[Enderman]

390 is pretty good for price performance

you could run most stuff on ultra 60fps with it

[Curufinwe_wins]

390x is a horrible waste of money and no one should buy it.

 

390 or 980ti there is nothing in-between worth buying.

 

Competitive gaming can be run on a potato at 144HZ, but the 390 is NOT capable or really close to capable of 60 FPS 1440p ultra settings on 2014/2015 AAA titles. 

 

And just my two cents but 1440p literally is worthless unless you can run max settings.

[Th3 Mans1ay3r]

I'd honestly say 390. Nvidia drivers are wonky.

 

 

390x is a horrible waste of money and no one should buy it.

 

390 or 980ti there is nothing in-between.

 

Competitive gaming can be run on a potato at 144HZ, but the 390 is NOT capable or really close to capable of 60 FPS 1440p ultra settings on 2014/2015 AAA titles. 

 

And just my two cents but 1440p literally is worthless unless you can run max settings.

Spread more lies.

[Curufinwe_wins]

I'd honestly say 390. Nvidia drivers are wonky.

 

 

Spread more lies.

How is that lies? The 390x is to the titan x as the 390 is to the 980ti, except there actually is some benefit to the titan x in the larger frame buffer (not that that actually matters.)

 

The last two lines are irrefutable. It just manages on FC:4 and SoM but not even BF:4 makes the cut.

[Jerakl]

390x is a horrible waste of money and no one should buy it.

 

Your advice is horrible and no one should take it.

 

At least until you learn a bit.

 

I'd honestly say 390. Nvidia drivers are wonky.

 

 

Spread more lies.

 

I can confirm

[Curufinwe_wins]

Your advice is horrible and no one should take it.

 

At least until you learn a bit.

 

 

I can confirm

I have literally written pages on this. 390x gives you nothing over a 390, the 2-4 fps never unlocks additional settings, or makes resolutions playable when they were not before, they both suffer in the exact same way without exception. Oh and the 390x is literally 30-40% more expensive. Yea that makes sense. Again no one complains when they tell you buying a titan X is idiotic, and yet the 390x literally has fewer benefits over the 390 than the Titan X has over the 980ti.

 

Note that I recommend a 390 in the first place.

[Jerakl]

I have literally written pages on this. 390x gives you nothing over a 390, the 2-4 fps never unlocks additional settings, or makes resolutions playable when they were not before, they both suffer in the exact same way without exception. Oh and the 390x is literally 30-40% more expensive. Yea that makes sense. Again no one complains when they tell you buying a titan X is idiotic, and yet the 390x literally has fewer benefits over the 390 than the Titan X has over the 980ti.

 

Note that I recommend a 390 in the first place.

My bad. Saw 390.

 

I feel stupid

[trunks044]

Okay, so if I do go with the 390, which one should I get?  Reading over reviews, it looks like the top two to chose from is the MSI and the Sapphire Nitro.

[pixeldensity]

Okay, so if I do go with the 390, which one should I get?  Reading over reviews, it looks like the top two to chose from is the MSI and the Sapphire Nitro.

 

 

XFX= Full cover waterblock available. Good clockers usually, and cooling is sufficient for core, but not stellar, and VRM's tend to get hot

Sapphire= No water block available, but has excellent air cooling. Require 8+8 pin connectors versus 8+6. Some would prefer that, in hopes of obtaining higher OC results, but unfortunately OC results so far on the Nitro and Tri-X are only mediocre-good

Gigabyte= No waterblocks. Well built card, decent cooling, but the voltage is hard locked, so expect clock ceiling to be very limited... most likely 1100 or less.

PowerColor= Offers full cover waterblocks, and also has excellent air cooling, but so far there have only been weak-mediocre-ish overclocking results. 1150 or less on the core seems to be the norm, with most landing between 1130-1140, even despite it's excellent cooling.

MSI= No full cover waterblocks available. Stock air cooling is good but not great with regards to the core temps, but seems to be very good for the VRM temps. So far, these seem to have the best overclocking results. Most poeople hitting 1160-1200

Asus= (DCU2) Full cover block available. Not much info on these, but theyappears to use the same cooler as the 290 series, which was a poor performing cooler. I have seen very few purchasing the Asus card. Overclock results seem to be average so far, but have very little data to make a general claim.

Asus= (Strix) Unsure on waterblocks with these... stock cooling is good. Very little OC information, but from what I have seen, they are average. Probably in line with Sapphire when it comes to binning.

I hope this answers your question.

 

http://www.overclock.net/t/1561704/official-amd-r9-390-390x-owners-club