280X vs 290

[Isienfier]

im planing on getting one of these  gpu's. it is mainly for gaming (Bf4 ) and both are within my budget. Just wondering what others would do thanks

[Qpm5]

290 i think but they are both good cards so you can not go to wrong getting a decent 280x (or 7970) and overclocking it

[JoshM]

Get the better one, the 290 will be faster and has more VRAM 

[TheRuke]

280X will be able to run BF4 smoothly, and games in the future. 

[Glenwing]

If you had to get it right now, I'm not sure; I might go with a 280X because of the noise... But if you can wait a few weeks or so for the the aftermarket cooler versions of the 290 to release I'd definitely go that route.

[FluffyNuggets]

290 once they release better coolers.

[solarflare]

290 non reference cooler . for the 100$ difference you cant compare to two cards when it comes to performance. 

[A/C]

im planing on getting one of these  gpu's. it is mainly for gaming (Bf4 ) and both are within my budget. Just wondering what others would do thanks

 

What is your configuration? What resolution are you gaming at? Without that information we just can't give you an educated answer.

 

I'd say a 290 no contest, but that wouldn't make much sense if you game on 1600x900 rez, and a core2, or athlon/phenom processor...

[Insirion]

I sold my 6950 yesteday and I am now running the onboard gpu so i have the same question 280x or 290.

 

Yesterday I was thinking the 280x has 5 fps less in a crysis 3 so €80 isn worth 5 fps.

Today I saw a benchmark from bf3 and the 290 has 20 fps more!

 

So I think im gonna get a 290 and look for a other cooler because 95 degree is too hot imo.

If there isnt a cooler for the 290 Maybe i go for 280x crossfire

[Ribozyme]

290 only if you wait for the aftermarket coolers from asus, msi etcetera. 280x if you want to game today Depends on what you want to spend too. There is no one advice fits them all. 

[BYOGamingPC]

The Radeon R9 290 is a high end card with the price to performance ratio of a mid-level card like the Radeon R9 280X. Definitely go with the R9 290 if it's in your budget.

[Badness]

I'd say get the R9 290 and strap a CLC to it. That'll stop it from throttling and enable you to overclock.

[mgsstar]

I would wait for aftermarket 290 so you will be able to overclock the card in the future.

[kinkywink]

im planing on getting one of these  gpu's. it is mainly for gaming (Bf4 ) and both are within my budget. Just wondering what others would do thanks

if i were you, id pick the r9 290.

in new zealand some of the r9 280x (ie asus matrix) is about 550-650 dollars. where as the r9 290 is only 679 dollars

worth the little extra cash to beat gtx 780s in my opinion.

[Insirion]

95 degree is too hot imo.

[kinkywink]

95 degree is too hot imo.

turn the temp down .