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Gtx 770 or R9 290 PLEASE!

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May 9, 2014 1:02:55 AM

I prefer simple links too. :) 

Anyhoo, the R9 290 is a considerably better card. Since its cooled by a nice aftermarket cooler, go for the R9 290.
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May 9, 2014 1:11:56 AM

Asus coolers are probably slightly better. But it's the toss of a coin for which one to get.

The 290 has a very slight edge performance wise and price wise. And its handy having the extra vram if you want to run two monitors or run a 1440p monitor.
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May 9, 2014 1:12:45 AM

Thank you both! :) 
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May 9, 2014 1:14:52 AM

i7Baby said:
Asus coolers are probably slightly better. But it's the toss of a coin for which one to get.

The 290 has a very slight edge performance wise and price wise. And its handy having the extra vram if you want to run two monitors or run a 1440p monitor.



Since when is 15-20% better, depending on resolution, a SLIGHT edge?
That is a hell of a lot better.
The R9 280x and GTX770 are in the same class.



http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/R9_290/26.html
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May 9, 2014 1:27:18 AM

That's at 1600p. At 1080p there's not that much difference.

As I said - the extra vram helps with two monitors or higher resolution
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May 9, 2014 1:29:42 AM



13% still a lot...
Not that 1080p is what you buy this class of card for. At least not in the short run.

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May 9, 2014 1:45:51 AM

i7Baby said:
That's at 1600p. At 1080p there's not that much difference.

As I said - the extra vram helps with two monitors or higher resolution


There is still a significant difference. The 290 competes with the gtx 780.
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May 12, 2014 4:29:24 AM

RobCrezz said:
i7Baby said:
Depends what you're doing - http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html


For games.

Passmark is a synthetic benchmark, and not a very good one at that. i.e doesn't tally up with the real world.


I disagree. It ranks them well. And it shows a lot of different gpus. Very handy.
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May 12, 2014 4:39:49 AM

i7Baby said:

I disagree. It ranks them well. And it shows a lot of different gpus. Very handy.


I have said this so many times now. You are wrong.

Since when is a GTX770 faster than an HD7990? One of MANY well ranked GPUs on that site?

So I will say this for the second time to you. DO NOT USE that BS site.

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