Which Gpu? R9 290 or Gtx 770

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Hi all, so I have a bit of an issue here. I have an ASUS r9 280X, which gives me good performance for what I intend to do for the most part, but I would like to sell it due to the fact that it artifacts and would like to try out another GPU (I like new stuff). I play games like league of legends maxed, bf4 mostly maxed and watch dogs almost maxed, all at 1080p. I would like to be able to game at 5040x1050 (2 1680x1050 monitors and one 1080p which gets down scaled.) and I feel as if I still need atleast a 3gb card for that, so its probably going to be a 4gb card if I end up upgrading GPU. I would like to be able to play gta V, far cry 4 and the next assassins creed maxed, GTA hopefully over 3 screens (probably too ambitious lol), and i was wondering what card i should get. Also I will be buying this second hand. The r9 290 will be a reference cooler while the 770 will be some other cooler, as that is all that is for sale. Also, i run 3 screens off my current card so i have an active displayport to dvi adapter, will i be able to use the current 3 as my main monitors and run my hd tv off hdmi with the hdmi port off both cards? and do i need matching screens for surround? Any answer is greatly appreciated.
 
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I would go for a 4GB R9 290. Get anything but the reference design.

A GTX 770 will just feel like a downgrade/sidegrade from your R9 280X. At least the R9 290 will feel a bit better.
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How does the price compare? The R9 290 is a better card for gaming, but the GTX 770 is better in power consumption, noise, and other non-important things.

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-290-vs-GeForce-GTX-770
 
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Well a R9 290 is faster then a GTX 770 (R9 290 compares to a GTX 780) but the reference cooler lets it get up to 90 degrees at full load. For your other questions I'm not sure.

 
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Well, the r9 290 is 399 bid, there are a few of them, but there is only 1 4gb 770 windforce on there. It is at 420 start bid but i think a buy now could be had for less, im not sure.
 
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If you are talking USD you can find 4gb GTX 770 new for $350. Also a GTX 770 will give about the same performance of a R9 280x.

 
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That's I'd choose a different cooler then XFX, unless you want their warranty. Also that GTX 770 is a 2gb model.

 
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well I live in new zealand, so currency is in NZD, sorry i forgot to mention this. I Looked around at brand new cards, im looking at 560 for the tri x 290, and 600 for a 4gb 770 windforce. Id really like to go evga or atleast nvidia, so does anyone know if newegg ships to new zealand? or if i can buy off the australian newegg?
 
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I'm not sure about the shipping. But the GTX 770 will not give a performance boost over your R9 280x, so only buy it for software or cooling reasons. A R9 290 seems like a better option since it is faster by a lot. If you want a performance boost and want to stay with Nvidia get a GTX 780 since it performs as fast as a R9 290, but it only has 3gb of Vram.

 
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I looked it up and they do not ship to New Zealand (sorry). Also 3gb of Vram should be enough for your set up. A youtuber Jayztwosense runs 3 1080p monitors on SLI GTX 780s which only have 3gb of Vram. So my advice would be to buy a used EVGA GPU off ebay because EVGA has a transferable warranty that is simple to use. I am actually on my Nvidia PC with a GTX 670 FTW that I got off Ebay and it still has 1.3 years of warranty left.

 
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Yeah i currently have 3gb and thats fine, if i could get a 3gb 770 i would lol. If i were to get another card it would be the r9 290 or the 770, and they both come in 4gb and 2/4gb configurations respectively, but im budget restricted, as im not aiming for the top of the line cards, so these are the cards i got to work with. Im not sure if i can afford to get them both brand new unless i can buy from newegg, but i cant so im stuck with what i can get my hands on, which is second hand stuff.
 
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I would go for a 4GB R9 290. Get anything but the reference design.

A GTX 770 will just feel like a downgrade/sidegrade from your R9 280X. At least the R9 290 will feel a bit better.
 
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Yeah i think that ill just wait for a 290 to come along, non reference of course, thanks for the help!
 
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