Price vs Performance 390 vs 970

[masked106]

Hi guys.

 

in my country an MSI R9 390 is about (taking in exchange rates) 50USD more expensive than a 970 G1 gaming. from a Price vs Performance point, I know the 390 is king as I watched Jayztwocents video on it. but the 390 is quite a bit more expensive than the 970 G1 gaming from Gigabyte. my question is, should I go with the 390 despite the Price difference, and at what point does the price vs performance switch back to the 970? when its 20USD cheaper? or 40USD cheaper? thoughts on that last part greatly appreciated

 

thanks.

 

P.S I have seen many people post about 970 vs 390 and countless times its a 390. this is a decision based upon the hefty price increase.

[thekeemo]

In that case get a MSI 970

[Samfisher]

You won't be getting $50 worth of increased FPS on the 390, and the G1 OC's like a beast, many times up to 980 levels.

[masked106]

In that case get a MSI 970

the MSI is more expensive than a MSI R9 390. by like a few dollars.

[masked106]

You won't be getting $50 worth of increased FPS on the 390, and the G1 OC's like a beast, many times up to 980 levels.

so maybe just get the 970 G1??

[Samfisher]

so maybe just get the 970 G1??

For the price, yes I'm using one as well and running close to 1600MHz core.

[AresKrieger]

G1 gamings easily OC to 1550+, mine does and I love it, if the price difference is 50 bucks get the 970, since the g1 gaming is the highest end 970 the only way a cheaper 390 will win price to performance is if it is 20ish bucks (max) over the 970 in price, and you were using 1440p

 

@masked106 "so maybe just get the 970 G1"--> I would

[masked106]

thanks so much guys for your opinions! the G1 970 it is!!

[thekeemo]

the MSI is more expensive than a MSI R9 390. by like a few dollars.

what is the cheapest 970?

[SkilledRebuilds]

Just an fyi... My g1 gaming 970 boosts to 1400mhz on its own and happily sits at 1565mhz all day if I wanted it to.

[masked106]

Just an fyi... My g1 gaming 970 boosts to 1400mhz on its own and happily sits at 1565mhz all day if I wanted it to.

Wow. The boost clock in the specs say 1329mhz. How you get 1400mhz out of box??

[don_svetlio]

Wow. The boost clock in the specs say 1329mhz. How you get 1400mhz out of box??

Silicone lottery. Of course, the opposite can happen - like a person here who had the card be unable to move past 1250 for some reason. These are the dangers when you buy Overclocks rather than Base clocks.

Btw - Gigabyte cards have a 40-45% coil whine rate so yeah.

[masked106]

Silicone lottery. Of course, the opposite can happen - like a person here who had the card be unable to move past 1250 for some reason. These are the dangers when you buy Overclocks rather than Base clocks.

Btw - Gigabyte cards have a 40-45% coil whine rate so yeah.

Shit. What does coil whine sound like??

[don_svetlio]

Shit. What does coil whine sound like??

[SkilledRebuilds]

I had slight whine in menus without vsync pushing 300 or so frames.

But apart from those situations,I'm one of the lucky ones.

[Lethal Seraph]

I've read in the forums the coil whine gets fixed after used on folding@home for couple hours. Ought to try it

[fank]

390 if above you play games higher than 1080p or you plan to crossfire in future, otherwise 970 will be better value

[Alurit]

the 390 is king in price per performance when they are the same price, if one is cheaper than go with the cheaper one

[masked106]

390 if above you play games higher than 1080p or you plan to crossfire in future, otherwise 970 will be better value

I don't plan to Crossfire or play 1440p. Too expensive lol.