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Just now, obsidian1200 said:

Nope, it doesn't have the same RAM issue. It can use all 4GB without having the same issues the 970 does.

Is it still a good choice?

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I have a 970 card and I never have any issues with my RAM.

My Rig: 2x Xeon x5690 @ 3.45Ghz 24GB DDR3 EEC RAM Asus STRIX GeForce GTX 970 SuperMicro X8DT3 Windows Server 2008 R2

 

Here's a little TL;DR of what you need to know about the GTX 970 and R9 390

R9 390 works better in VRAM-bound scenarios and compute bound scenarios and is best paired with higher end processors

GTX 970 works better in CPU-bound scenarios and tessellation bound scenarios and is best paired with lower end processors

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Just now, ServerSide_Drew said:

I have a 970 card and I never have any issues with my RAM.

it only can use 3.5 GB of the 4 gigs it has

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Just now, Chewique said:

it only can use 3.5 GB of the 4 gigs it has

That's not 100% true. You CAN use all 4GB just the last 512MB run at about 1/2 to 1/3 the speed. Not a problem when your using the card in a workstation :P

My Rig: 2x Xeon x5690 @ 3.45Ghz 24GB DDR3 EEC RAM Asus STRIX GeForce GTX 970 SuperMicro X8DT3 Windows Server 2008 R2

 

Here's a little TL;DR of what you need to know about the GTX 970 and R9 390

R9 390 works better in VRAM-bound scenarios and compute bound scenarios and is best paired with higher end processors

GTX 970 works better in CPU-bound scenarios and tessellation bound scenarios and is best paired with lower end processors

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Just now, ServerSide_Drew said:

That's not 100% true. You CAN use all 4GB just the last 512MB run at about 1/2 to 1/3 the speed. Not a problem when your using the card in a workstation :P

i plan to game so I'm a bit worried about it :P

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1 minute ago, Chewique said:

i plan to game so I'm a bit worried about it :P

You plan on gaming in 1080p or 4K?

 

1080p the 970 should be great for you. if your aiming for anything higher than 1080 aim for a 980 or 980i

My Rig: 2x Xeon x5690 @ 3.45Ghz 24GB DDR3 EEC RAM Asus STRIX GeForce GTX 970 SuperMicro X8DT3 Windows Server 2008 R2

 

Here's a little TL;DR of what you need to know about the GTX 970 and R9 390

R9 390 works better in VRAM-bound scenarios and compute bound scenarios and is best paired with higher end processors

GTX 970 works better in CPU-bound scenarios and tessellation bound scenarios and is best paired with lower end processors

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1 minute ago, ServerSide_Drew said:

You plan on gaming in 1080p or 4K?

 

1080p the 970 should be great for you. if your aiming for anything higher than 1080 aim for a 980 or 980i

1080

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3 minutes ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

The 980 does not have the vram issue like the 970 has.  The reason the 970 has 512mb of slower ram is because the card is slightly watered down 980. 

I might get a 970 then upgrade to 980ti when neccisary

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Just now, ybriK said:

Price to performance: R9 390X is better. But GTX 980 is still a good choice if you want to stick with the green team.

 

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Sapphire/R9_390_Nitro/25.html

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Just now, Chewique said:

1080

I do full VR with Oculus Rift and run games at full 1080p and I get great performance from my GTX970. I can't say enough about how well the card treats me. Unless your playing Witcher 3 on ultra settings @ 4k you should be OK with a 970 card

My Rig: 2x Xeon x5690 @ 3.45Ghz 24GB DDR3 EEC RAM Asus STRIX GeForce GTX 970 SuperMicro X8DT3 Windows Server 2008 R2

 

Here's a little TL;DR of what you need to know about the GTX 970 and R9 390

R9 390 works better in VRAM-bound scenarios and compute bound scenarios and is best paired with higher end processors

GTX 970 works better in CPU-bound scenarios and tessellation bound scenarios and is best paired with lower end processors

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I have a GTX980, bought it on launch before the TitanX and 980Tis came out and have absolutely no problems with it. I play at 21:9 Ultrawide without hastle. 

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20 minutes ago, ServerSide_Drew said:

That's not 100% true. You CAN use all 4GB just the last 512MB run at about 1/2 to 1/3 the speed. Not a problem when your using the card in a workstation :P

It's 1/7th of the speed compared to the rest of the 970's memory, 1/8th compared to the 980's memory bandwidth. It's a seperate, 32bit wide channel. The rest runs on 224bit. 980 has it's memory run full on 256bit

 

And yes OP, it's a great card. If you can score it secondhand. 

Pascal Undervolting topic, get more out of your card with less power!

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Stutters, framedrops, "lag". How to provide detailed information with your "bottleneck" question, as well as a few solutions.

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1 minute ago, Majestic said:

It's 1/7th of the speed compared to the rest of the 970's memory, 1/8th compared to the 980's memory bandwidth. It's a seperate, 32bit wide channel. The rest runs on 224bit. 

Ah. My bad. Still, I wouldn't rule out a GTX 970 for that single reason. It's still an good card that handles 1080p extremely well

My Rig: 2x Xeon x5690 @ 3.45Ghz 24GB DDR3 EEC RAM Asus STRIX GeForce GTX 970 SuperMicro X8DT3 Windows Server 2008 R2

 

Here's a little TL;DR of what you need to know about the GTX 970 and R9 390

R9 390 works better in VRAM-bound scenarios and compute bound scenarios and is best paired with higher end processors

GTX 970 works better in CPU-bound scenarios and tessellation bound scenarios and is best paired with lower end processors

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Just now, ServerSide_Drew said:

Ah. My bad. Still, I wouldn't rule out a GTX 970 for that single reason. It's still an good card that handles 1080p extremely well

I'm not, just correcting ^^

Pascal Undervolting topic, get more out of your card with less power!

Why high refreshrate monitors look better even without Freesync/G-sync in one image.
Stutters, framedrops, "lag". How to provide detailed information with your "bottleneck" question, as well as a few solutions.

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