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So~ I am still not sure.

I will be playing my games at 1080p60hz at Ultra :D

Which of the both is better?

I know the 390 has a 8GB ram, twice as much as the 970 but people are saying that the 390 is better for 1440p while the 970 is better for 1080p.

I picked the 970 G1 considering it has a better cooling since my case will be the H440. Not going to OC. xD

But if I were to go for 390, which brand should I go for cooling and performance?

And I picked the H440 because it looks sexy~ hahaha xD

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The 970 isn't better at 1080p at all.

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Just call it a draw, the 390 pulls ahead more in performance but the 970 has Nvidia features.

I'd say this.

390: More performance, more VRAM, better in higher res.

970: Nvidia features, Power Consumption.

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so.. straight up performance wise, generally the 390 seems to be a "tad" better.

depending on the kind of games you play that 8GB VRAM can come in handy - i've never went past 80% VRAM usage on my 970.

 

two things for the 970 is that its much less energy hungry - and thus also kicks out less heat. for some people this is a huge point, others dont care.

some people also REALLY like some features of the nvidia drivers - i couldnt use my TV as a display properly without the drivers' advanced settings.

 

as @Bubblewhale so nicely put, its a draw, pick depending on which feature set (or which ecosystem) you like better.

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I'd go with whichever is cheaper at this point.

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Mmmm brand for better cooling and performance for the 390?

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Mmmm brand for better cooling and performance for the 390?

MSI and Sapphire.

- CPU: Intel i7 3770 - GPU: MSI R9 390 - RAM: 16GB of DDR3 - SSD: Crucial BX100 - HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB -

 

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Mmmm brand for better cooling and performance for the 390?

 

Sapphire has the best cooling. Performance will depend on how well ypur card overclocks but since you're not gonna OC, the Msi one has the highest factory overclock. 

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Mmmm brand for better cooling and performance for the 390?

I'm siding with Sapphire due to the triple fan design, not sure if more fans that are smaller = dissipate heat faster. I'm no physics expect but I'm just going with my logic. But for overclockability I heard MSI did a really good job at designing the PCB to allow high overclock results, not sure on that though...

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Ok then! Thanks for the all the inputs. I shall look which is the cheapest and then decide which one to get. Thanks! :)

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R0 390

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I am having a headache because of this. xD

If I can't decide both, the 980 TI is the best option then. LOL if I can afford it. xD

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I am having a headache because of this. xD

If I can't decide both, the 980 TI is the best option then. LOL if I can afford it. xD

If you're not going to OC then the 970 is worthless, it NEEDS an OC in order to even compete.

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I'm also in the process of building a PC and i was deciding between these two but i'm just going with the 390 just because it has more ram, its slightly faster but power consumption isn't a problem for me so why not just go for that. 

 

but if power is a thing your concerned about then just go with the 970 and its barely slower so its pretty much which you can afford at this point.

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but the 970 G1 is already factory OC though.

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but the 970 G1 is already factory OC though.

It's a small OC - you need 1500MHz core on a 970 to keep up with a 1200MHz 390.

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It's a small OC - you need 1500MHz core on a 970 to keep up with a 1200MHz 390.

 

good point, i will try to look for a good 390 then in the local store, Sapphire is the best one, right?

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good point, i will try to look for a good 390 then in the local store, Sapphire is the best one, right?

Sapphire and MSI are best

XFX and Power Color are good

Asus and Gigabyte are terrible.

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i  will probably go for the Sapphier Nitro Tri-x OC R9 390 then if i can order it though.

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390 for 8GB of RAM (more future proof) and better DX12 support

970 for lower TDP/power consumption

Both cards are considerably good, find the cheaper one.

But from where i am, 90% uses Nvidia as AMD cards are more expensive and offer worse price/performance. Depends on what u can get

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the 390 cost around 520 USD lol xD

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