MSI r9 290x Lightning performance

legend001523 · Jul 26, 2014

I was just wondering, would this gpu be on par with the 780 ti in terms of performance? Because I've had my budget cut short a bit so I've had to look at AMD cards that offer similar performance to a 780 Ti

Nuckles_56 · Jul 26, 2014

You will get stock 780ti performance out of this card but to achieve performance like any of the 780ti's with aftermarket coolers, you will need to overclock this card a lot

legend001523 · Jul 26, 2014

Nuckles_56 :

But for gaming on a 1080p monitor, the difference won't be noticeable right?

Nuckles_56 · Jul 26, 2014

for gaming at 1080p, you can drop down to the r9 280X or the r9 290 quite happily as the r9 290x and 780ti are excessive for 1080p, so you might as well save yourself some money and go with one of those two for 1080p

legend001523 · Jul 26, 2014

Nuckles_56 :

But, let's say I wanted to get a r9 290x, the difference between that and a 780 Ti wouldn't be noticeable in 1080p right?

Nuckles_56 · Jul 26, 2014

In that case, yes, there will be very little difference between the two in most games

AznGOD · Jul 26, 2014

Dont get that r9 290x, this is muuch cheaper and only 40mhz slower which is nothing. I also think it has a better cooler.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202079&cm_re=r9_290x_tri_x-_-14-202-079-_-Product

EDIT: You can even get these two and have very very similar performance
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202080&cm_re=r9_290_tri_x-_-14-202-080-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202103&cm_re=r9_290_tri_x-_-14-202-103-_-Product

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legend001523 · Jul 26, 2014

AznGOD :

I know that 40hz won;'t make a difference but it fits well with my colour scheme of the msi mpower aswell

AznGOD · Jul 26, 2014

legend001523 :

Dude, $170 more just to match your color scheme. Do you realize that its gonna be bottom side up, so you wont even see the fans and such for any cards. All you are gonna see is a bunch of circuits

legend001523 · Jul 26, 2014

yeah.. but bragging rights also, best r9 290x

AznGOD · Jul 26, 2014

legend001523 :

Gee what a great reason to buy that card

If you are absolutely sure go ahead. Both of these cards have similar overclocking headroom, so you can't say that the MSI is the "best". Also, the MSI R9 290x has less reviews, so buy at your own risk. Also, the sapphire tri-x has Hynix memory, not sure about the MSI Lightning.

legend001523 · Jul 26, 2014

the msi lightning has Samsung memory, which is supposed to be better at oc'ing, and it's part of the lightning series, which is like it's premou line, like the matrix platinum at asus,

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