(Fallout 4) AMD vs Nvidia

[Arcanekitten]

Hi so i was getting the components together for a fallout 4 build for a friend of mine and i was wondering since the recent discussing of gameworks what to go for ?

 

and its mainly the 970 vs 390 here since the 970 costs 320 and 390 costs 350 (euro's) 

 

This guy is planning to mod the SHIT out of fallout 4 when mods come out so the extra 4,5 gb of vram is nice to have for the 4k texures and such.

he runs 1080p and wants to play at ultra and doesn't record.

 

its going to be paired with a i5 4460

 

if there is anything else that you guys need to know, ask,

Thanks in advance

[Castdeath97]

Since he is going to mod it get the card with the most vRam.

[2FA]

Get the 390, I've used over 5GBs of VRAM on Skyrim with a mix of 4k and 2k textures.

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

I'd suggest asking if he could wait till the game comes out.

[Made In Canada]

Hi so i was getting the components together for a fallout 4 build for a friend of mine and i was wondering since the recent discussing of gameworks what to go for ?

 

and its mainly the 970 vs 390 here since the 970 costs 320 and 390 costs 350 (euro's) 

 

This guy is planning to mod the SHIT out of fallout 4 when mods come out so the extra 4,5 gb of vram is nice to have for the 4k texures and such.

he runs 1080p and wants to play at ultra and doesn't record.

 

its going to be paired with a i5 4460

 

if there is anything else that you guys need to know, ask,

Thanks in advance

Fallout 4 is said to be using nvidia gameworks so keep that in mind (not confirmed yet from what i think) also with the vram, unless you are getting a ton of insane mods, you should be good.  Just saw the modding thing, well that is a variable but 4gb vram should be fine but i would ask someone with experience.

Edited October 31, 2015 by Made In Canada

[Made In Canada]

I'd suggest asking if he could wait till the game comes out.

This too.

[PlayStation 2]

If we could guess what platform it preferred, then we could tell you.

[Made In Canada]

If we could guess what platform it preferred, then we could tell you.

 

Fallout 4 is said to be using nvidia gameworks so keep that in mind (not confirmed yet from what i think)

[Guest Kloaked]

The 390 outperforms the 970 most of the time. We don't know how the game will handle each card - it should run like normal with the 390 ahead by a bit with the 970 trailing it.

 

But this is Bethesda we're talking about. The game is more than likely going to have some shitty things about it so we don't know what's coming.

 

Fallout 4 is said to be using nvidia gameworks so keep that in mind (not confirmed yet from what i think) also with the vram, unless you are getting a ton of insane mods, you should be good.  Just saw the modding thing, well that is a variable but 4gb vram should be fine but i would ask someone with experience.

 

It's actually confirmed.

[daniellearmouth]

If he's going to mod it, tell him to get the 390, as the 970 only has 3.5GB of VRAM, compared to the 390's options of 4GB and 8GB.

[Praesi]

If it realy use Gameworks, you should choose Nvidia.

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

If it realy use Gameworks, you should choose Nvidia.

 

Gameworks is one thing. But heavily modding usually means high vram usage. And that's pretty hard to say since there might be a mod that will replicate this effect for both brands. 

[Made In Canada]

 

 

 

It's actually confirmed.

Oh, well the more i know.  Thank You for the info.

[Arcanekitten]

I am going for the R9 390 since the gameworks you can turn off and mods is something thats there and can't be replaced and its a pain in the butt if he runs out of vram since that will tank the fps REALY hard  

 

Thanks for all the replies

[Made In Canada]

Gameworks is one thing. But heavily modding usually means high vram usage. And that's pretty hard to say since there might be a mod that will replicate this effect for both brands. 

I dont see the point in "heavily" modding it, the game looks to be great in the features and graphic departments.  However, a mod or two for graphics and more for features would make more sence.

[Made In Canada]

I am going for the R9 390 since the gameworks you can turn off and mods is something thats there and can't be replaced and its a pain in the butt if he runs out of vram since that will tank the fps REALY hard

 

Thanks for all the replies

Hope you enjoy your decision either way.

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

I dont see the point in "heavily" modding it, the game looks to be great in the features and graphic departments.  However, a mod or two for graphics and more for features would make more sence.

 

In the op it states "modding the SHIT out of fall out 4". Features and Graphics are just barely scratching the surface.