GTX 770 vs R9 280X (Crossfire and SLI in near future)

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
Solution
maddogfargo
+1 for listing your specs.

You will want an i7 3770k or 4770k or an FX 8320 or 8350 system (* with good supporting motherboard and RAM) in order to drive 2 high end GPUs in SLI or Crossfire. These scale better with multiple-GPUs when compared to an i5 or FX 6300.
Sort by date Sort by votes
Daniel Sudakov

Daniel Sudakov

Honorable
Sep 14, 2013
572
0
11,060
Listing your specs would be helpful, are you upgrading or just new build?

It depends with these 2. They are pretty much on par against each other. It also depends the prices on these two. Due to bitcoin mining, amd cards went up on prices. The 770 here costs less then 400 in Canada, while the 280x costs a overpriced 600$!

It also depends on the games, a lot of games will favor the nvidia side, and some games will favor cards from th AMD side. One advantage that the 280x has is a extra GB of vram. = better for higher resolutions. You'll have to sli the 770 for better gaming with a 1440p monitor. So the AMD side could be a option to take in idea.

The gtx 770 is a great choice, and same time the 280x is a great choice as well. and when the g-sync monitors come out, you should get a g-sync monitor if you pick nvidia.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
V

Vindaloovians

Honorable
Dec 6, 2013
189
0
10,690


In the UK they are both £230.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Daniel Sudakov

Daniel Sudakov

Honorable
Sep 14, 2013
572
0
11,060


That's good lol, I would say if you want to run higher resolution, the 280x is your best choice, but you can get the 4GB gtx 770 edition, you'll have a extra 1gb from the 280x. Costs more, but will do better then the 280x.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
maddogfargo

maddogfargo

Splendid
Nov 28, 2006
3,344
8
22,965
+1 for listing your specs.

You will want an i7 3770k or 4770k or an FX 8320 or 8350 system (* with good supporting motherboard and RAM) in order to drive 2 high end GPUs in SLI or Crossfire. These scale better with multiple-GPUs when compared to an i5 or FX 6300.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Solution
V

Vindaloovians

Honorable
Dec 6, 2013
189
0
10,690


BUT the xeon is the same price. It's a stock clocked i7.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Daniel Sudakov

Daniel Sudakov

Honorable
Sep 14, 2013
572
0
11,060


But do you know what they're used for? Workstations, servers, and professional applications. A i7 4770K will do better or the i5 4670k
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
F

FunkyFeatures

Reputable
Mar 3, 2014
859
0
5,060
A xeon isnt just workstation and server.
Works fine in normal build, but be sure to pick a compatible motherboard, as not all supports the xeon.
It has the same specs as an i7, clocked a little lower (xeon e3 1230 v3)
Price of it is pretty close to i5 4670k.
Only an overclocked i5 or i7 will beat it. Just because its a "professional" cpu, doesnt mean it sucks for gaming.
An alternative to i7.
Has same pci lanes as i7
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
V

Vindaloovians

Honorable
Dec 6, 2013
189
0
10,690


If you look at benchmarks, it's the same as an i7 3770. It's also the price of an i5 4670k.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
V

Vindaloovians

Honorable
Dec 6, 2013
189
0
10,690


It uses the LGA 155* motherboards, you might be thinking of the LGA 2011 Xeon-E5 series?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom