Graphics card dilemma

[chrico25]

I recently got a gtx 970, but after research saw that apparently the r9 390 is better. So I bought that and once the gtx arrives since it already shipped I am going to return it, should I keep the gtx, what should I do? Is the r9 going to be good in the future, are there any problems I may face? P.s this is my first computer build  hyped!!!

[L07220]

I'd return the 970, there is really no point of keeping two similar performing cards.

[StevenSensei]

Choose the card you want to keep and send the other back. They will not play well together and there is no point in keeping both. Or you can just send one to someone here on the forums or donate it to a friend if you are feeling like your wallet is a bit too fat. 

[chrico25]

2 minutes ago, L07220 said:

I'd return the 970, there is really no point of keeping two similar performing cards.

Well, I could cancel the r9 before it ships

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, chrico25 said:

I recently got a gtx 970, but after research saw that apparently the r9 390 is better. So I bought that and once the gtx arrives since it already shipped I am going to return it, should I keep the gtx, what should I do? Is the r9 going to be good in the future, are there any problems I may face? P.s this is my first computer build  hyped!!!

What type of 970?

[aneil1998]

If you think you can hold out, wait till polaris or Pascal come out. If not, try looking used, you will save a few dollars and put that to the future upgrade.

[Citadelen]

Return the 970 and keep the 390.

[L07220]

yea, keep the 390 and return the 970, the 390 performs better overall

[chrico25]

4 minutes ago, Citadelen said:

Return the 970 and keep the 390.

 

2 minutes ago, L07220 said:

yea, keep the 390 and return the 970, the 390 performs better overall

Thanks! Btw, does anyone know the Amazon refund policy of it is an unopened package?

[L07220]

"You may return most new, unopened items sold and fulfilled by Amazon.com within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error."

 

if its not fulfilled with amazon just contact the vendor, you should be able to return it with no problems.

[chrico25]

11 minutes ago, L07220 said:

"You may return most new, unopened items sold and fulfilled by Amazon.com within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error."

 

if its not fulfilled with amazon just contact the vendor, you should be able to return it with no problems.

Thanks

[chrico25]

57 minutes ago, Citadelen said:

Return the 970 and keep the 390.

What about shadowplay for the gtx, and does any card benefit rendering more than the other because I want to render and record with this.

[durpflip]

1 hour ago, chrico25 said:

What about shadowplay for the gtx, and does any card benefit rendering more than the other because I want to render and record with this.

from what i experienced,shadowplay is pretty much just the result of jimmy rigging a fix for other game recorders being slow with geforce cards,but YMMV.

[chrico25]

30 minutes ago, durpflip said:

from what i experienced,shadowplay is pretty much just the result of jimmy rigging a fix for other game recorders being slow with geforce cards,but YMMV.

Thanks for the reply!

[Citadelen]

7 hours ago, chrico25 said:

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For the 390 you can use OBS, and when rendering look for programs that use OpenCL.