GPU waiting game?

[anthonyc813]

doing tons of research on a new card to buy tonight-

390X or R9 Fury (air cooled)

for a MG279Q FreeSync 1440p monitor.

 

just read a few posts about the next wave of cards coming in a few months... now there is a variable...

do i get a cheaper 390X for now OR get the Fury then hope price drop by November to Xfire?

If I go the 390X route it will probably be replaced by the Holidays.. few posters said polaris will double the Fury line.

 

any advice is appreciated

[Orangeator]

Honestly I would just wait for Pascal and Polaris to see what they have to offer and to see how much the price drops. If you must buy a card tonight I would say get the 390X due to its massive vram. 

[anthonyc813]

Just now, Orangeator said:

Honestly I would just wait for Pascal and Polaris to see what they have to offer and to see how much the price drops. If you must buy a card tonight I would say get the 390X due to its massive vram. 

ok gonna do that. last question-

 

MSI or Sapphire!!!>??!??!!??

[Orangeator]

Just now, anthonyc813 said:

ok gonna do that. last question-

 

MSI or Sapphire!!!>??!??!!??

MSI because of its higher core clock. However the Sapphires generally have better coolers, however they are massive. You might be able to get a higher core clock with the Sapphires however if you overclock. It honestly depends whether you like a cooler computer or a slightly faster one (GPU Wise)

 

You are talking about these two correct? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127872&cm_re=r9_390x-_-14-127-872-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202185&cm_re=r9_390x-_-14-202-185-_-Product

[anthonyc813]

Just now, Orangeator said:

MSI because of its higher core clock. However the Sapphires generally have better coolers, however they are massive. You might be able to get a higher core clock with the Sapphires however if you overclock. It honestly depends whether you like a cooler computer or a slightly faster one (GPU Wise)

 

You are talking about these two correct? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127872&cm_re=r9_390x-_-14-127-872-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202185&cm_re=r9_390x-_-14-202-185-_-Product

yep thats the two! MSI is 30.00 cheaper today and comes with the highly praised Afterburner ( i always had ASUS software)

 

not officially gonna OC the card since I have little xp doing so. I might and I might not.

[anthonyc813]

my last ASUS card ran too hot and system kept sutting down... not dealing with that again

[Orangeator]

1 minute ago, anthonyc813 said:

yep thats the two! MSI is 30.00 cheaper today and comes with the highly praised Afterburner ( i always had ASUS software)

 

not officially gonna OC the card since I have little xp doing so. I might and I might not.

Then yeah go with the MSI, also it looks pretty bad ass. It is an absolute awesome GPU and I would buy it if I could. 

[anthonyc813]

Just now, Orangeator said:

Then yeah go with the MSI, also it looks pretty bad ass. It is an absolute awesome GPU and I would buy it if I could. 

thank you for your help