MSI R9 390 vs Geforce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0

[TobyMann]

I am thinking of building my first PC. But i dont know if i shod buy a MSI r9 390 or GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0

here is what i am currently thinking:

CPU: Intel core i5 6600k

CPU cooler: Corsair Hydro H100i GTX

Motherboard: MSI Z97 gaming 5

Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ATX

SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB

Hard Drive: WD Blue 1TB

Powersupply: EVGA superNOVA G2 750W

Ram: Kingston HyperX Fury ddr3 2x8

GPU: MSI Radeon R9 390 or GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0

Keyboard: Corsair Gaming K70 RGB Cherry MX brown

Mousepad: SteelSerie QcK+

Mouse: Logitech G502

Monitor: BenQ XL2411Z 

OEM: Windows 10 pro

Feel free to give me some feedback.

Thank You.

[Aytex]

r9 390 has more performance in gaming

gtx 970 helps with rendering/plus GeForce experience

 

Its all down to you

[epicsmeat]

If I was you I would go with the R9 390 over the 970 because of its higher vram and if you go with one of those cards they should be sufficient for you for longer than 3 years and still be able to play most games at high-ultra at 1080p.

[JFischer00]

4 minutes ago, TobyMann said:

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Somewhat off topic, but you cannot use a Z97 motherboard or DDR3 RAM with a 6600K. You need a Z170 board and DDR4 RAM (in most cases).

[l_zheng101]

The R9 390 is a better performer in gaming than the GTX 970 but if you decide to do some video editing the 390 will do great as well. That 8 gb of vram especially for GPU accelerated tasks will be awesome. 

[RAAL4]

Your cpu wont fit in your mobo

[TheRandomness]

Your RAM and motherboard won't work with your CPU.

[epicsmeat]

For the 6700k you need atleast a z170 board and ddr4 ram