New Video Card

[Tomthedrum]

Hi guys

I am putting together a new rig and I am thinking about buying a 970 with 4gb vram or a 980 with 6gb vram. Is the 980 worth the extra 150$?

[Octavialicious]

Not at all, and unless you need nvidia specific features the R9 390 is a better buy (and this is coming from a guy with a nvidia card)

[shanmu54321]

Get a 390

[jaffacakes]

Hi guys

I am putting together a new rig and I am thinking about buying a 970 with 4gb vram or a 980 with 6gb vram. Is the 980 worth the extra 150$?

 

The 390 would outperform the 970, and they cost the same. So the 390 would be a total bang for the buck.

[Tomthedrum]

Not at all, and unless you need nvidia specific features the R9 390 is a better buy (and this is coming from a guy with a nvidia card)

  

Get a 390

Well they're not wrong about thermal performance. AMD is really winning when it comes to designing toasters.

[Tomthedrum]

So no AMD

[Octavialicious]

  AMD is really winning when it comes to designing toasters.

Literally every single person on this thread told you to get a 390, but if you want to be biased go ahead

[Tomthedrum]

Literally every single person on this thread told you to get a 390, but if you want to be biased go ahead

NVIDIA fanboy here:D

[don_svetlio]

  

Well they're not wrong about thermal performance. AMD is really winning when it comes to designing toasters.

 

NVIDIA fanboy here:D

@App4that - ask him about his temps - he barely goes beyond 65*C with his Nitro 390 - it's cooler than ANY 970 on the market.

[App4that]

Yep, Overclocked my Nitro 390 maybe hits 62c playing Fallout 4. 390s are big cards and if you have a case fan under them on the bottom of your case acting as an intake the 390 will love it. Makes a 10c difference in my temps.

[CapricaBuccaneers]

I find it somewhat hilarious nobody asked you what resolution or settings you use, or you know any information relevant to making an informed decision.

You asked about a 970 or 980 and immediately the 390 comments tidal wave.

The 980 is in a completely different performance (and price) bracket to the 390. If you play at 1440P or greater, it is the better option.

You can buy them from EVGA B stock for very reasonable prices and at that range, it's the card to get. Here's a example 980 FTW ACX 2.0 for $379.99, in stock at the time I post: http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=04G-P4-2986-RX

[Tomthedrum]

I find it somewhat hilarious nobody asked you what resolution or settings you use, or you know any information relevant to

making an informed decision.

You asked about a 970 or 980 and immediately the 390 comments tidal wave.

The 980 is in a completely different performance (and price) bracket to the 390. If you play at 1440P or greater, it is the better option.

You can buy them from EVGA B stock for very reasonable prices and at that range, it's the card to get. Here's a example 980 FTW ACX 2.0 for $379.99, in stock at the time I post: http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=04G-P4-2986-RX

Thx m8:)

Yes I plan to play on 4k so I think i'll need a 980. Unfortunately this evga card is like 550 $ where I live:/.So I think I will go with the Galax GTX980 HOF for 50 $ more (mainly bc the card is white:D)

[don_svetlio]

Thx m8:)

Yes I plan to play on 4k so I think i'll need a 980. Unfortunately this evga card is like 550 $ where I live:/.So I think I will go with the Galax GTX980 HOF for 50 $ more (mainly bc the card is white:D)

single 980 is NOT enough for 4K - you need 390X CF at the very least

[Lethal Seraph]

If you go 4k, pickup a Fury x instead of whatever setup (single 980ti, 2-SLI 970/980)

[Tomthedrum]

single 980 is NOT enough for 4K - you need 390X CF at the very least

As far as I know some ytber did some videos in which they play gtav on ultra settings in 4k with about 40fps (https://youtu.be/-UhG3ln27BQo)

[don_svetlio]

As far as I know some ytber did some videos in which they play gtav on ultra settings in 4k with about 40fps (https://youtu.be/-UhG3ln27BQo)

Highly unlikely - Titan X has trouble maxing GTA V @ 4K and getting 45 fps

[Tomthedrum]

If you go 4k, pickup a Fury x instead of whatever setup (single 980ti, 2-SLI 970/980)

I kinda dislike amd (NVIDIA fanboy:D) And yes I know that the Amd card has a better performance/fps per dollar but I dont care

[don_svetlio]

I kinda dislike amd (NVIDIA fanboy:D) And yes I know that the Amd card has a better performance/fps per dollar but I dont care

at 4K the Fury (non-X) is 30% faster than a 980 - you really want to consider it

[Tomthedrum]

Highly unlikely - Titan X has trouble maxing GTA V @ 4K and getting 45 fps

I plan on overclocking the card and I read a benchmark in which the hof980 was quite close to the titan x

It doesnt have to be 4k(since I dont own a 4k compatible monitor yet ) uhd would be sufficient

[Lethal Seraph]

I kinda dislike amd (NVIDIA fanboy:D) And yes I know that the Amd card has a better performance/fps per dollar but I dont care

We'll if you wanted the brand features, go stick with it if you're not crazy about performance. It's your money anyway.

[don_svetlio]

I plan on overclocking the card and I read a benchmark in which the hof980 was quite close to the titan x

It doesnt have to be 4k(since I dont own a 4k compatible monitor yet ) uhd would be sufficient

UHD = 4k

Not possible - Titan X is MUCH more powerful than a 980. No amount of OCing will bring you even close

[Tomthedrum]

We'll if you wanted the brand features, go stick with it if you're not crazy about performance. It's your money anyway.

Yes Shadow play is a must for me since I want to capture csgo matches without a huge performance decrease:)

[Tomthedrum]

UHD = 4k

Not possible - Titan X is MUCH more powerful than a 980. No amount of OCing will bring you even close

Well... 2k is enough since I dont want to spend 3000$ on a pc:D But how can this guy get 40fps on 4k ?

[don_svetlio]

Well... 2k is enough since I dont want to spend 3000$ on a pc:D But how can this guy get 40fps on 4k ?

easy - it's not maxed. He left half the settings near-max or on medium. And even then it's a sketch and has a lot of stuttering (at least I noticed it)

1440p is 2.5K

[App4that]

Well... 2k is enough since I dont want to spend 3000$ on a pc:D But how can this guy get 40fps on 4k ?

Spend 3k on a PC,