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Kravatie1
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Before I start : I am moving from AMD so don't start going on about it.

I play games such as Just cause 3, ets2, eventually gtav, train sim, lego world, universe sandbox 2, ATS, RCTW

I've been told various times to get a 970 (can't afford a 980)

But I have two questions

Well the ram problems affect me (I'm gonna have one 1080p monitor and some other one, will get a 1440p one in the future)

Which one do you recommend? (it needs a backplate and looks nice and is fast)

Thanks,

Specs

FX8350

R9 270x

8GB RAM (getting upgraded)

CXM 750W Corsair

3tb HDD

500GB HDD

20GB SSD

Fractal define R5

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get an r9 390 since it has 8gb vram and its faster then the gtx 970 especially on 1440p

my rig ( fx-8370@ 4.6GHz / Nepton 240m/ msi 970 gaming / 16 Gb corsair xms / antec VP700P /  aerocool xpredator x1 white / costum rgb lights / r9 290 direct cu2 / 1 TB hhd/ sandisk 128gb ssd / adata SP900 128gb )

peripherals ( steelseries apex / sharkoon fireglider black / razer goliathus / lg25ub55 )

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If you're planning to play at 1440p in the future then the 3.5GB of VRAM will be a problem. The solution? You have to go with the R9 390 - offers better 1440p performance for a similar price. Sorry bud.

 

I am curious on why you don't want an AMD GPU. It really is the better choice.

'Fanboyism is stupid' - someone on this forum.

Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply.

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CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K - 4.5 GHz | Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO | RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 | SSD: Samsung 850 EVO - 500GB | GPU: MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 | Case: NZXT Phantom 530 | Cooling: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate | Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Peripherals: Corsair Vengeance K70 and Razer DeathAdder

 

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If you're planning to play at 1440p in the future then the 3.5GB of VRAM will be a problem. The solution? You have to go with the R9 390 - offers better 1440p performance for a similar price. Sorry bud.

 

I am curious on why you don't want an AMD GPU. It really is the better choice.

 

 

get an r9 390 since it has 8gb vram and its faster then the gtx 970 especially on 1440p

 

im getting this

 

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-asus-radeon-r9-390-strix-oc-gaming-28nm-pcie-30-(x16)-6000mhz-gddr5-1050mhz-gpu-2560-streams-3x-

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Do not get that model. ASUS and Gigabyte coolers are notoriously bad for AMD cards so I would look into another aftermarket variant.

'Fanboyism is stupid' - someone on this forum.

Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply.

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CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K - 4.5 GHz | Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO | RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 | SSD: Samsung 850 EVO - 500GB | GPU: MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 | Case: NZXT Phantom 530 | Cooling: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate | Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Peripherals: Corsair Vengeance K70 and Razer DeathAdder

 

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