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First of all, I am thinking of upgrading to a GTX 970, But I am in debate on which is better... Either a MSI GTX 970 4G or a ASUS Strix 970. Also I am looking for a 1080p monitor around 100-120 USD. If anyone can list one, That would be awesome. Thankyou

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1. R9 390 > GTX 970

2. http://pcpartpicker.com/part/acer-monitor-etws0hpa01

3. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

4. profit

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10 minutes ago, Stardar1 said:

Well, with an i7, GTX 1080, Full tower and flashy lights, it can obviously only be for one thing:

Solitaire. 

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Get a R9 390 instead of a 970, same price and performance but double the VRAM.

I forgot to mention, I'd rather not go with AMD cards for personal preference, I've had bad experiences before.

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I forgot to mention, I'd rather not go with AMD cards for personal preference, I've had bad experiences before.

I can personally recommend the MSI Gaming 4G one from 970's, however I highly recommend going for the 390, or a 290X if you can still find it, there are some pretty good deals for them out there currently.

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I forgot to mention, I'd rather not go with AMD cards for personal preference, I've had bad experiences before.

one bad card isnt gonna change the whole thing, trust me, i have the 970 and the VRAM is punishing

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10 minutes ago, Stardar1 said:

Well, with an i7, GTX 1080, Full tower and flashy lights, it can obviously only be for one thing:

Solitaire. 

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I forgot to mention, I'd rather not go with AMD cards for personal preference, I've had bad experiences before.

You think you're going to have a problem worse than having half the VRAM you could have got?

You have a 100% chance of having half the VRAM by getting a 970.

You likely won't have issues with a 390.

 

I think it's obvious what to bet on.

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I forgot to mention, I'd rather not go with AMD cards for personal preference, I've had bad experiences before.

And I've had bad experiences with Nvidia before, doesn't mean I won't use one of their cards if it's the best choice (which it isn't in this case). Sh*t happens, products can be defective/DOA, doesn't matter where it comes from.

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And I've had bad experiences with Nvidia before, doesn't mean I won't use one of their cards if it's the best choice (which it isn't in this case). Sh*t happens, products can be defective/DOA, doesn't matter where it comes from.

Ok... Ill rethink AMD cards then. But one last question, Does AMD have auto updating drivers like NVIDIA? That is one of the main reasons I love NVIDIA.

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Ok... Ill rethink AMD cards then. But one last question, Does AMD have auto updating drivers like NVIDIA? That is one of the main reasons I love NVIDIA.

No because they don't release drivers updates for every single game release like Nvidia does.

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Ok... Ill rethink AMD cards then. But one last question, Does AMD have auto updating drivers like NVIDIA? That is one of the main reasons I love NVIDIA.

My 290 does, I have it set up in the Catalyst control center. I did have to manually download the beta driver though.

If anyone asks you never saw me.

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one bad card isnt gonna change the whole thing, trust me, i have the 970 and the VRAM is punishing

Doubt it will be an issue at 1080p, if Im fine with 3gb on 1440p

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Doubt it will be an issue at 1080p, if Im fine with 3gb on 1440p

1080p GTA V kills it

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10 minutes ago, Stardar1 said:

Well, with an i7, GTX 1080, Full tower and flashy lights, it can obviously only be for one thing:

Solitaire. 

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