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r9 290 oc or gtx 780 oc? which should i buy

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June 16, 2014 8:49:48 PM

hi guys im new in the form and i must get some help from you. which should i buy?

asus r9 290 directcu ii OC- 410 €

gigabyte gtx 780 OC - 445€

these are the prices in my country, and I really only have 450€ to spend. i cant decide which is better :( 

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June 16, 2014 8:52:42 PM

The 780 is better in most cases, especially since that's the DCUII version of the 290 which isn't very good. I'd grab the GTX 780 unless you can find a Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X for less; that's the only 290 I would recommend over a 780.
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June 16, 2014 8:52:47 PM

The 780 is the better card of the two
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June 16, 2014 8:54:45 PM

and is it more future proof than the 290? does the 290 vram of 4gb make a difference future wise?

thanks guys
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June 16, 2014 8:56:37 PM

and no they dont sell any tri-x versions of the 290 in my country :( 
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June 16, 2014 9:00:18 PM

It should last a fair amount of time performance wise, but there is no real future proofing, nVidia has their 8xx line of GPUs coming up and no doubt AMD will follow with either a new line or more rebranded cards like they did with the R7 R9s (I grabbed a 280X at the release and in GPUZ it showed as the rebranded 7970 it was
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June 16, 2014 9:03:44 PM

ok i got that. perfformance wise is the 780 really better? i mean, i am confused from all the reviews i saw one site says one is better and on other site says otherwise...
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June 16, 2014 9:05:40 PM

VRAM isn't a huge deal, don't focus too heavily on that. Memory bandwidth and things like # of render output units are more critical than how much VRAM a card has. The R9 290 could have just 3GB or the GTX 780 could have 4GB and it would only minimally impact performance.

Performance can be better in the R9 290... but in most games the GTX 780 pulls ahead. The R9 290 becomes a better investment if you're gaming at 1440P or 3840x2160.
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June 16, 2014 9:09:13 PM

I've run both and the 780 is the better of the two, that's why I picked up a pair for my Z87 Hero
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June 16, 2014 9:12:15 PM

i really dont know what to do guys i can also buy this model

Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 WindForce OC for 400€
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June 16, 2014 9:14:28 PM

It's a decent card, but the GTX 780 is better 9 times out of 10. Unless you're playing at 1440P or 4K, or if you really need to save the money, then the GTX 780 is a better investment. If you're cutting it close to making the rent payment this month, get the Gigabyte R9 290. It's still a great card, just falls a little short of the GTX 780 in most cases.
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June 17, 2014 1:11:59 AM

I would only go 290 if you plan to crossfire as it has an amazing bang for the buck, but if you are relying on one card to do all your ultra silky smooth gaming get the faster 780, remember AMD launched 290X to counteract the 780, NVidia then launched the 780ti. 290 is only if you can't get the 780/290x/780ti.
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