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Gigabyte R9 290 Windforce vs Gigabyte GTX 770 Windforce

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May 15, 2014 4:22:30 PM

Hey guys!

So I want to upgrade my graphics card soon and since the inflation of prices due to crypto-mining has been extinguished I thought I would check out some of them and here are the ones I found I would like.

http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GDDR5-4GB-2xDVI-Graphics...

http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GDDR5-2GB-WINDFORCE-Grap...

The problem I'm having is that I can't choose.

I want to make this build with an Nvidia card since I've never owned one before and because it is slightly quieter and a bit cheaper, but the R9 290's price and performance is really tempting given that it used to be around 500$. I'm also planning on buying an aftermarket cooler for which ever I buy (probably something from Arctic), so noise and temps are not something I'm worrying about.

So price to performance wise, which one is more worth it?

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May 15, 2014 4:29:00 PM

Hey,

the R9 290 is faster in every aspect plus having 4GB of memory on it is always a plus. The GTX 770 is rival of the R9 280x but the R9 290 is in a different league. And if I was you I wouldn't worry about installing an aftermarket cooler - the Windforce does a descent job.
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May 15, 2014 4:35:24 PM

The r9 290 is a very nice card. Both a good, but I would choose the r9 290 over my GTX 770 any day.
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May 15, 2014 4:42:38 PM

the 290 will crush the 770
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May 26, 2014 12:00:01 AM

Mouldread said:
Hey,

the R9 290 is faster in every aspect plus having 4GB of memory on it is always a plus. The GTX 770 is rival of the R9 280x but the R9 290 is in a different league. And if I was you I wouldn't worry about installing an aftermarket cooler - the Windforce does a descent job.


Plus 512 bit bus..
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