Need advice on new GPU 780 vs R9 290?

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Dwar

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Hello,

I need some help on choosing a new GPU for my current build. Id like to overclock it on air. My budget is around 450-550$.

My monitor resolution 1920x1080. This set up is mainly for gaming / video editing / everyday use

My build specs:

CPU AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core (plan to OC)

CPU Cooler Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid

Motherboard Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z ATX AM3+

Memory G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400

Storage Samsung 840 EVO 500gb

Case Corsair Vengeance C70

Power Supply Corsair 860W ATX12V / EPS12V

Thanks,
 
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both offer very good performance and the r9-290s have come a long way. it seems that in some benchmarks the 290 is slightly faster than the 780, though the 780 overclocks a little bit better.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202080
sapphire tri-x 290 seems to be the best, but not a big surprise as sapphire is amd's sweet spot.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130951
evga is nvidias sweet spot and this is a comparable card.

msi and gigabyte make nice cards too, but when it comes to evga or sapphire, i believe them to be the best. check out some reviews and look at the benchmarks for the games you play. both have features that you may want like mantle, or gsync, etc. my 780 classified...
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It is really hard to find info on overclocking that card. The GTX has 3GB of VRAM.
You do not really need more then 2GB. Most games to this data can only access 2Gb of VRAM.
The R9 is more money and not better then the GTX 780.
The MHz between the two cards is so close you will not see a difference.
I would pick according to your MOB's support. If your MOB sypports SLI get the GTX 780.
If your MOB is Crossfire get the R9. Only AMD cards can run in Crossfire. For SLI you can only use GeForce cards. (Nvidia)
 
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My mobo supports both sli or crossfire 3 way. Its almost top of the line.
 
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both offer very good performance and the r9-290s have come a long way. it seems that in some benchmarks the 290 is slightly faster than the 780, though the 780 overclocks a little bit better.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202080
sapphire tri-x 290 seems to be the best, but not a big surprise as sapphire is amd's sweet spot.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130951
evga is nvidias sweet spot and this is a comparable card.

msi and gigabyte make nice cards too, but when it comes to evga or sapphire, i believe them to be the best. check out some reviews and look at the benchmarks for the games you play. both have features that you may want like mantle, or gsync, etc. my 780 classified has no problems at 1440p so for everyday gaming on a 1080p monitor, either card will smash through games.
 
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