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Waterspear65
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Budget? if you're looking around $300-$350 id go with the 390 anything lower unless you can score a 970 for under$300 go for the 380

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>300 : R9 390

<300 : R9 380

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390

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I want to build a computer and i am not sure which graphics card i should get? The gtx 970 or r9 390. Which will be better for modding and texture packs. I know the r9 has much more vram but nvidia has more developed divers, i am pretty sure.

Nvidia GTX 970.  It is close to the same performance (beats in in a good few catagories) and you get Nvidia's features.

 

An example is Fallout 4, you get Nvidia Gameworks and it runs like a champ at 60fps, the r9 390 has neither of them while running at 40fps-50fps average not in the cities, maybe around 55fps if your doing hardly anything.

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390, it has war more power than the 970 and beats it almost everywhere with a little overclocking

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390, for modding you will benefit more from having that extra vram and you could easily overclock the 390 to the same speed if not higher than a 970. The only thing the 970 really beats the 390 in is the memory clock speed which you can overclock that as well to the same as a 970 stock. With modding though you will easily benefit from a 390 more than a 970. Despite the better drivers for nVidia.

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I would probably give the edge to AMD on this one, assuming you can live without NVIDIA's features, like GeForce Experience.

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I would probably give the edge to AMD on this one, assuming you can live without NVIDIA's features, like GeForce Experience.

AMD has come out with their "geforce experience" 

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AMD diehards... no explanation or reasoning.

 

I am a Nvidia supporter, But the 390 is more powerful than the 970...

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I would probably give the edge to AMD on this one, assuming you can live without NVIDIA's features, like GeForce Experience.

Depends on the game...  For Fallout 4, no way.  For Skyrim, i guess, but keep in mind they are still close and with one you get features.

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I am a Nvidia supporter, But the 390 is more powerful than the 970...

How do you measure that power? Because if you have to wait for a driver to play a game as they release, then why have it? Drivers are the reason the 970 is more powerful that a Fury, and Nvidia is better with getting drivers out.

If anyone asks you never saw me.

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Thats a sapphire aircooled fury. The reference one beats everything except the 980 and 980ti

nvm

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I am a Nvidia supporter, But the 390 is more powerful than the 970...

It depends on the senario...

 

They are still close either way.

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I really want to get fallout 4 so should i go with nvidia despite the r9s more vram

I have the 390 and have never used more than 4g of ram, and I purposely used every mod I could find in Skyrim trying to get above 4g to see what happened. That Vram means very little. Go with Nvidia if Fallout is important to you.

 

If anyone asks you never saw me.

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AMD has come out with their "geforce experience"

That's a while to go, though.

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GRAPHICS CARD - EVGA NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980Ti SC+ ACX 2.0 w/ BACKPLATE
BOOT and PROGRAMS - CORSAIR MP600 1TB
GAMES and FILES - TOSHIBA 2TB
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I really want to get fallout 4 so should i go with nvidia despite the r9s more vram

Yes!  If your getting Fallout 4, do yourself a favor and get the 970.  Anyone who advises amd for Fallout 4 right now either have not seen benchmarks on amd cards, or dont care about your rig playing Fallout 4.

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which model of the r9 and gtx is the best and could i get a pros and cons list of those 2 best cards so that I can compare the specs for myself.

 

Thanks so much

390, Nitro or MSI

 

970, EVGA or Zotac

If anyone asks you never saw me.

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I have the 390 and have never used more than 4g of ram, and I purposely used every mod I could find in Skyrim trying to get above 4g to see what happened. That Vram means very little. Go with Nvidia if Fallout is important to you.


This!

 

 

is 3.5gb of vram enough for modding and txt packs?


Yes.

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