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SLI GTX 780Ti or Crossfire R9 290x? Best VGA Brand?

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June 19, 2014 5:13:06 PM

Wich one is better SLI GTX 780Ti or Crossfire R9 290x?

Wich brand is the best for this x2?

SLI GTX 780Ti -> EVGA (Superclocked) ? Gigabyte (Windforce) ? ASUS (Matrix) ? MSI (Lightning) ?
Crossfire R9 290x -> Sapphire (Trix-X) ? MSI (Lightning) ? ASUS (Matrix) ? Gigabyte (Windforce) ?

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June 19, 2014 5:22:47 PM

SLI EVGA GTX 780 Ti's all the way! the crossfire on the 290 cards is an improvement over previous cards, but it still needs a lot of work! (SLI is much better performance and works in a lot more games and also in non full screen where crossfire only works in fullscreen mode) and the EVGA brand because there cards are also very high quality and always have very very good warranties!
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June 19, 2014 5:25:57 PM

You will win synthetic fps benchmarks with cf R9-290X.
If you are gaming on a single monitor, you will probably enjoy the GTX780ti more.
cf/sli can introduce more tearing and stuttering.

If you will be gaming on a 4k monitor or triple 1080P then dual cards are probably needed.

On brands, I like EVGA best for nvidia cards.
On amd, go to newegg and compare the percentage of 0 eggs from verified buyers.
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June 19, 2014 5:36:47 PM

Generally, the 780ti runs considerably cooler than the 290x and has less issues at standard resolutions. However, for high resolutions like triple monitors or 4k, the 290x does slightly better. The 290x is usually cheaper by a wide margin unless you opt for the biggest and meanest like the MSI lightning, which also happens to be the quietest card by a fair margin over other 290x and most 780ti's.

EVGA is untouchable as far as having the best service and support goes, Asus the worst, but if sound is a consideration, there is a test of 290x's on this site somewhere that has several popular choices. Even though its a good card, well built and a top ranked performer, the Gigabyte 290x Windforce noise would drive me nuts quickly. Just my opinion.
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June 19, 2014 5:48:38 PM

If you're looking at 2x780TIs... why not go for a R9 295 instead? Equivalent price and performance to the 780TIs in SLI, but only dual slot and, runs cool and quiet with the CLC system, all the heat vented directly out of the case, so you have none of the heat build up in the case or suffocating the second card problems you can face with multiple open air coolers.
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June 19, 2014 5:53:18 PM

rhysiam said:
If you're looking at 2x780TIs... why not go for a R9 295 instead? Equivalent price and performance to the 780TIs in SLI, but only dual slot and, runs cool and quiet with the CLC system, all the heat vented directly out of the case, so you have none of the heat build up in the case or suffocating the second card problems you can face with multiple open air coolers.


And a 600W power usage
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June 19, 2014 5:56:27 PM

pigsinspace72 said:
rhysiam said:
If you're looking at 2x780TIs... why not go for a R9 295 instead? Equivalent price and performance to the 780TIs in SLI, but only dual slot and, runs cool and quiet with the CLC system, all the heat vented directly out of the case, so you have none of the heat build up in the case or suffocating the second card problems you can face with multiple open air coolers.


And a 600W power usage


True, but he's considering CFX 290X, which is the same, or SLI 780ti, which isn't far behind either. At least with a 295 the vast, vast majority of the 600W worth of heat is pushed directly out of the case!
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June 19, 2014 8:16:46 PM

Yeah, but the OP might need a new PSU
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June 19, 2014 9:13:04 PM

pigsinspace72 said:
Yeah, but the OP might need a new PSU


Indeed he might, but you'd be looking at more or less the same PSU for 2x780TIs or a 295

According to Anandtech Bench, the peak power draw of a 295X2 is only about 30W higher than the peak of 780TIs. While the Nvidia cards run more efficiently in games, their peak draw (which is the primary consideration for choosing your PSU wattage) is very close.

So OP may well need a new PSU, but the 2x290X / 2x780TI / 295X2 decision doesn't really impact on that, they're all pretty close in terms of peak powerdraw (actually 2x290X wins the prize for hungriest).

Peak power of whole system - Gaming or Furmark
- 2x780ti =652W
- 295X2 = 686W
- 2x290X = 727W
Source: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1073?vs=1187
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June 29, 2014 10:23:18 AM

rhysiam said:
pigsinspace72 said:
Yeah, but the OP might need a new PSU


Indeed he might, but you'd be looking at more or less the same PSU for 2x780TIs or a 295

According to Anandtech Bench, the peak power draw of a 295X2 is only about 30W higher than the peak of 780TIs. While the Nvidia cards run more efficiently in games, their peak draw (which is the primary consideration for choosing your PSU wattage) is very close.

So OP may well need a new PSU, but the 2x290X / 2x780TI / 295X2 decision doesn't really impact on that, they're all pretty close in terms of peak powerdraw (actually 2x290X wins the prize for hungriest).

Peak power of whole system - Gaming or Furmark
- 2x780ti =652W
- 295X2 = 686W
- 2x290X = 727W
Source: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1073?vs=1187


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June 29, 2014 10:34:03 AM

Yes, and if hes considering 2 x sli, or 2 x crossfire, butting or injecting your opinion on 30 w power draw is not needed. give him the pros and cons of both, dont just talk about power dude.
2 r9 290s in crossfire are almost just as effective as x and for much cheaper. overclock it or get tri-x from sapphire, and your golden. add a closed loop of cooling for what your budget wouldve been for the savings over the x, greatly saved over the 780 tis sli, and your looking at a build that will last you a very long time my friends. ultra for 3-7 yrs depending on your resolution, or by slowly bumping down settings as the years go by. even the low setting in 7 yrs will be better than consoles, maybe even better than the next gen next gen ones coming in 2017 .
As for which card you probably might try in reality, the 780 ti fanboy, higher resolutions is where the industry is going, so for 2560 1440 resolution, the 4 gb of ram on the 290(x) over the 3gb on the 780ti.
Personally having gone from a 770 4b sli to 290 crossfire, they are both awesome cards with no problems whatsover. in my opinion the single most reason to go 780 ti is for the nVdea suit nVdea Shield. Being able to stream to a Portable device is incredible, and am myself hoping that AMD will get their act together and make quite a bit of money for the same type of "Shield" on their side
Good luck choosing or maybe you alreadyu did, and this comes too late
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June 29, 2014 8:44:02 PM

SLI 780ti will cost more than 290x CF.
Power supply should be upgraded to at least 750W or more to be safe.

At 1440p should be goof enough.
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June 29, 2014 9:58:20 PM

At 1440P a single GTX780 is good enough.
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June 30, 2014 6:31:17 PM

+1 deathstarevenge
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July 1, 2014 3:51:25 AM

deathstarevenge said:
Yes, and if hes considering 2 x sli, or 2 x crossfire, butting or injecting your opinion on 30 w power draw is not needed. give him the pros and cons of both, dont just talk about power dude.


In my defence, if you look at my first post when I raised the possibility of the 295X I did list the pros of going that option. The only reason I raised power draw was in response to @pigsinspace72 suggesting that OP would need a new PSU if he went that route. I admit that discussion went back and forth a little and probably took the thread of track, but I was simply responding to the (incorrect) comment in the thread which suggested that there was a significant difference in power draw between SLI 780TI and 295X.

I don't think it's fair to suggest I 'butted in' over 30W power draw at all. My first post made what I still believe to be a valid suggestion and contribution to the thread.

In any case, did you make decision OP? I do agree with @deathstarrevenge that either option gives you a pretty sweet setup, I don't think you can really go wrong either way as long as you're gaming at a sufficient resolution to make those cards stretch their legs.
Good luck!
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