390 vs 970

[Changrai]

So I'm gonna be upgrading my Gpu soon but I'm not sure which one to buy? I Also need a New powersupply mu budget is around $500

Where i shop:

http://www.webhallen.com

My specs:

Gpu:Msi 670

CPU:i5 4670k

Mobo: z97 anniversary

16 GB ram

Hyper 212 cooler

[PlayStation 2]

Ah, the age old question.

 

What games will you be playing.

[The Official Czex]

390. No questions. 

[HKZeroFive]

Would go for the R9 390. Sapphire, MSI, Powercolor and XFX are all solid variants.

 

600-650W PSU would be sufficient.

[suchamoneypit]

390 , a 600-700W PSU would be good.

[App4that]

970, no questions. *snicker snort*

 

No, just kidding. What games will you play?

[Changrai]

970, no questions. *snicker snort*

No, just kidding. What games will you play?

Battlefront gta v csgo and fifa

[Changrai]

Ah, the age old question.

What games will you be playing.

Battlefront csgo gta v fifa

[HKZeroFive]

Battlefront gta v csgo and fifa

 

Yeah, would go for AMD then.

[App4that]

*Battlefront detected, dispensing advice*

 

Get the 390

[manikyath]

390. No questions. 

please clarify.

 

my opinion in short:

- R9 390 if going for performance per dollar, or if you play vram hogging programming disasters.

- GTX970 if you need parts of the nvidia ecosystem

(gamestream - i love using it with my raspberry pi, or specific settings that arent quite as easy on the amd side like running a monitor at 59.7 Hz),

if your local power bill is insane (i got a 970 a year ago, and by now its paid itself off entirely in power usage difference between R9 390 and GTX970, i'm an extreme case tho),

or if you want to have a smooth upgrade experience, since you have nvidia drivers, it'll literally be "turn pc off, take out old card, put in new card, turn pc on"

[The Official Czex]

please clarify.

 

my opinion in short:

- R9 390 if going for performance per dollar, or if you play vram hogging programming disasters.

- GTX970 if you need parts of the nvidia ecosystem

(gamestream - i love using it with my raspberry pi, or specific settings that arent quite as easy on the amd side like running a monitor at 59.7 Hz),

if your local power bill is insane (i got a 970 a year ago, and by now its paid itself off entirely in power usage difference between R9 390 and GTX970, i'm an extreme case tho),

or if you want to have a smooth upgrade experience, since you have nvidia drivers, it'll literally be "turn pc off, take out old card, put in new card, turn pc on"

 

I expected you to answer it for the OP. Good job.

[Changrai]

please clarify.

my opinion in short:

- R9 390 if going for performance per dollar, or if you play vram hogging programming disasters.

- GTX970 if you need parts of the nvidia ecosystem

(gamestream - i love using it with my raspberry pi, or specific settings that arent quite as easy on the amd side like running a monitor at 59.7 Hz),

if your local power bill is insane (i got a 970 a year ago, and by now its paid itself off entirely in power usage difference between R9 390 and GTX970, i'm an extreme case tho),

or if you want to have a smooth upgrade experience, since you have nvidia drivers, it'll literally be "turn pc off, take out old card, put in new card, turn pc on"

Do i need to reinstall Windows IF i buy the 390?

[Enderman]

please clarify.

 

my opinion in short:

- R9 390 if going for performance per dollar, or if you play vram hogging programming disasters.

- GTX970 if you need parts of the nvidia ecosystem

(gamestream - i love using it with my raspberry pi, or specific settings that arent quite as easy on the amd side like running a monitor at 59.7 Hz),

if your local power bill is insane (i got a 970 a year ago, and by now its paid itself off entirely in power usage difference between R9 390 and GTX970, i'm an extreme case tho),

or if you want to have a smooth upgrade experience, since you have nvidia drivers, it'll literally be "turn pc off, take out old card, put in new card, turn pc on"

 

yeah IMO the only benefit of the 390 is performance per dollar

which is what 99% of gamers care about most

 

what most people dont understand is that not everyone is a gamer, and not everyone has performance per dollar as top priority

[Enderman]

Do i need to reinstall Windows IF i buy the 390?

only GPU drivers

[App4that]

Do i need to reinstall Windows IF i buy the 390?

No, just make sure any older drivers are gone and download the latest Crimson driver available.

[manikyath]

Do i need to reinstall Windows IF i buy the 390?

no, but good luck figuring out drivers, it tends to be a bit messy from time to time.

 

usually the process of "uninstall old drivers, turn off machine, remove old card, add new card, turn on machine, install new drivers, reboot" should work.

[manikyath]

yeah IMO the only benefit of the 390 is performance per dollar

which is what 99% of gamers care about most

 

what most people dont understand is that not everyone is a gamer, and not everyone has performance per dollar as top priority

well, talking performance per dollar, refer to all my rants about belgian power literally costing more than a diesel generator on white diesel.

[Changrai]

Yeah, would go for AMD then.

I think ill Go With this

http://www.webhallen.com/se-sv/datorkomponenter/229994-lepa_powersupply_maxgold_700w&atcl=search:live

http://www.webhallen.com/se-sv/datorkomponenter/223255-msi_radeon_r9_390_gaming_8g&atcl=search:live

[Changrai]

no, but good luck figuring out drivers, it tends to be a bit messy from time to time.

usually the process of "uninstall old drivers, turn off machine, remove old card, add new card, turn on machine, install new drivers, reboot" should work.

Ok ty

I think ill Go With this

http://www.webhallen...tcl=search:live

http://www.webhallen...tcl=search:live

[HKZeroFive]

I think ill Go With this

http://www.webhallen.com/se-sv/datorkomponenter/229994-lepa_powersupply_maxgold_700w&atcl=search:live

http://www.webhallen.com/se-sv/datorkomponenter/223255-msi_radeon_r9_390_gaming_8g&atcl=search:live

 

Would go for a better PSU, not sure about that brand and I wouldn't risk it.

 

http://www.webhallen.com/se-sv/datorkomponenter/225572-evga_powersupply_supernova_650_g2_650w