What card should i buy ?

[Emil Matthias Pedersen]

I am looking for a card for around 500 dollars. But what should i look for ??

I got a 750 w power supply and a Intel core i5 4670k and 8 gb or DDR 3 ram.

[Swegly]

I am looking for a card for around 500 dollars. But what should i look for ??

I got a 750 w power supply and a Intel core i5 4670k and 8 gb or DDR 3 ram.

Stretch a few bucks and get an r9 290 or the gtx 780

[Bluethulhu]

What resolution are you gaming at?

[Kuzma]

For any card right now I'm going to have to recommend the R9 290, I have one and with V-Sync enabled it handles everything I throw at it perfectly.

[Emil Matthias Pedersen]

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[Emil Matthias Pedersen]

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[Emil Matthias Pedersen]

Kuzma

I have red that the R9 290 get really hot ?

Do you have any problems with that ?

[Cryptonite]

For any card right now I'm going to have to recommend the R9 290, I have one and with V-Sync enabled it handles everything I throw at it perfectly.

 

Kuzma

I have red that the R9 290 get really hot ?

Do you have any problems with that ?

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[Emil Matthias Pedersen]

For any card right now I'm going to have to recommend the R9 290, I have one and with V-Sync enabled it handles everything I throw at it perfectly.

I have red that the R9 290 gets really hot.

Do you have any problems with it ??

[Kuzma]

Kuzma

I have red that the R9 290 get really hot ?

Do you have any problems with that ?

Tbh I'm fine with my R9 290 getting hot, why?

It simply means that the heat isn't dissipated into the surrounding atmosphere and is kept on the chip instead.

With V-Sync enabled the temps don't get very high because the card is so powerful it can max out most games without breaking a sweat and if the card is rated the be fine at 95 degrees it's fine by me. Sure high temperatures are known to shorten the lifespan of chips but based on the fact that we're about to have die shrinks and extreme performance increases in GPUs and with the fact that 4k is likely to become mainstream relatively soon with the prices dropping faster than women's panties in the presence on Leonardo Di Caprio we're going to NEED more GPU power and although 2 R9 290s could push that many pixels it'll probably be irrational to NOT upgrade when you look at the performance increase at lower price points that we got when 1080p become the standard. You can get relatively good 1080p performance for stupid low prices now compared to before 1080p was standard and multiple high end graphics cards were needed to run it.

[WoodenMarker]

I have red that the R9 290 get really hot ?

The 290 is designed to run hot.

[Mao_Zedong]

The 290 is OK, but the 780 is way better. Lower temerture not overclocked, and better performance over clocked.

[GamerDude]

The 290 is OK, but the 780 is way better. Lower temerture not overclocked, and better performance over clocked.

Way better? Hyperbole much? It depends on users, some don't mind the heat as long as the card functions normally. Also, it really depends on where you're from, a GTX780 cost substantially more than an R9 290.....my neck of the woods, cheapest GTX780 is a little over 700 local currency, while the cheapest R9 290 goes for less than 600 local dollars. I don't know about you, but that's a substantial dollar difference.

 

Please note that the 290 series can run hot without issue, though it'd be best to run at lower temps of course. I have a pair of R9 290X in CFX and have not had any heat related issue....in fact, no issue whatsoever.

[Arun46682]

Go Go non reference R9 290,if its cheaper compare to 780.

[GameHard6]

Get an EVGA GTX780 SuperClocked w/ ACX Cooler for right around $500. It's the best card you can get for the money right now until the cryptocoin craze ends.

[t0ps]

Get an EVGA GTX780 SuperClocked w/ ACX Cooler for right around $500. It's the best card you can get for the money right now until the cryptocoin craze ends.

 

That's one thing i found odd, around my neck of the woods finding an r9 card is hard enough and then paying for an r9 card is another matter 780 and the r9 290 have the exact same price.

 

I find it difficult to recommend a 290 at that price point, and thats just for a reference ones. I agree the cryptocoin craze is ridiculous.

[Heizoel_Walther]

Maybe you should also think about recording/streaming with ShadowPlay, Nvidia's game optimization if that's a nice thing for you and maybe even g-sync which will be nvidia exclusive. And cooler wise for a 780 I can recommend the gigabyte one! My buddy got better temps with it than with ACX.

If you want to play Battlefield I would think about an AMD card, considering mantle coming out and the already better performance in that game.

[upliftsleet1974]

I would say find a sale on a 780

[mgsstar]

I would get a non reference cooler R9 290. Asus and Sapphire both make great aftermarket coolers.

[Emil Matthias Pedersen]

Why is the r9 better in battlefield ??

[mgsstar]

Why is the r9 better in battlefield ??

It will be up to 45% better than its original performance in Battlefield 4 when Mantle releases as it will give it more performance.

And the performance between GTX 780 and the R9 290 were pretty close when watercooled and overclocked: 

Even though they didn't test BF4, I think it would have better performance with the help of Mantle.

[Emil Matthias Pedersen]

It will be up to 45% better than its original performance in Battlefield 4 when Mantle releases as it will give it more performance.

And the performance between GTX 780 and the R9 290 were pretty close when watercooled and overclocked:

Even though they didn't test BF4, I think it would have better performance with the help of Mantle.

Thats really awsome

[spandy34]

People need to cool their jets with this Mantle stuff

 

Wait for some actual performance numbers.

[Pounds]

It will be up to 45% better than its original performance in Battlefield 4 when Mantle releases as it will give it more performance.

And the performance between GTX 780 and the R9 290 were pretty close when watercooled and overclocked: 

Even though they didn't test BF4, I think it would have better performance with the help of Mantle.

 

I thought the 45% boost was shown on an APU. If so, a dedicated card, especially an enthusiast card like the 290, will see nearly the difference. My guess is more like 10-15%. But hey, that's still something.