If you go the amd route, dont get the r9, not yet anyway, the 7970 comes with 3 free great games equal to 100$, so if you dont want the games you could sell them and it would be 40$ cheaper, also its a "new gen" gpu, and it hasnt been on the market for long, if you really want it, wait a month or 2 so we could see if the card has any problems.