GTX or AMD

[wesselzx]

Iam searching for a new graphic card and stumbled upon a problem.

What do get?

Iam looking at the GTX 780 or a hd7990 or a normal 290.

iam not sure what to get i want to use these cards for games like minecraft and bf4 and they seem great for this.

help me decide please!

[Tea1337]

Minecraft will run off everything. BF4 is optimized for AMD cards so go for an AMD card that you like. If you're only going to play BF4

[kuzimins]

Wait for aftermarket 290.

[technovore]

GTX is not a brand, it's a series...

[Coombzy]

290 as mantle will give a good boost for bf4 if the rumours are true 

[Jack.EXE]

the 7990 has the most raw power, but also consumes the most power, and you may feel micro-stutter in some games.

 

the 780 is the least powerful in the pack, but also consumes the least amount of power, and has a quiet fan on it.

 

the 290 is the cheapest option, and when you throw a water cooler on it (with the nzxt G10), it can pull quite a lead on the 780.

[wesselzx]

Thanks for your support but should it make a big diffrence to go for a HD7990 (price/performance) its €600 (827.52 U.S. dollars) compared to a single 290 or GTX780

[wesselzx]

the 290 is €409 and the gtx 780 is €470

[joelthezombie15]

Thanks for your support but should it make a big diffrence to go for a HD7990 (price/performance) its €600 (827.52 U.S. dollars) compared to a single 290 or GTX780

Personally i would get a 290 and then when it gets sluggish grab another. and to be perfectly honest, you can get a cheaper card for the games you are wanting to play and they will still run great. 

[ManOfDisguise]

the 290 is €409 and the gtx 780 is €470

get 290

[Ryan Leech]

Personally, I would buy the GTX 780, even though it give you the least performance for the $$$

[wesselzx]

Iam not wanting to spend less on it i planning on running a 4 monitor setup all 1080p.

And in 3 month i have enough money to get another 290 till i have 3 and then go water cooling.

[wesselzx]

I ran in to another problem with going for a 290 which is probaly going to be the one i go with.

In januari there will be aftermarket 290s coming out and my qeustion is will the pcb`s be the same of the non aftermarket? because i want 3 same waterblocks and backplates for the cards.

[Guest GRRigger]

If you are buying NOW, then get Gtx 780

If you can wait till aftermarket coolers for 290 then 290. Also wait for prices to drop ( retailers raising prices on amd cards because litecoin mining rush )

7990 is overpriced. only in England it has similar price to 7970 crossfire.

[MrImnotMLG]

I would personally get a 290 and water cool with a G10

[Najuno]

I ran in to another problem with going for a 290 which is probaly going to be the one i go with.

In januari there will be aftermarket 290s coming out and my qeustion is will the pcb`s be the same of the non aftermarket? because i want 3 same waterblocks and backplates for the cards.

 

That strongly depends on the board partner and what the card is supposed to be. If this is just a R9 290 with board partner non reference cooler, these cards will run cooler and quieter. But then they also release things like GHz editions and what not and you have to be careful with these. Many of them come out with a custom PCB. 

 

But I'm very sure you can always find a card from a board partner with a better air cooler but reference PCB. In case of a doubt always contact the card manufacturer first before buying it.

 

GreetZ Naj

[wesselzx]

So if iam right there will be non reference cards with custom cooling but with same pcb as the reference cards and so i can use 3 same backplates and 3 same waterblocks