new 7970 vs r9 280x vs used r9 290

Thundastrikez · Aug 24, 2014

So im looking at upgrading my GTX650 for something new the options ive found are: a new $300 msi 7970, a new $370 Asus r9 280x and a 2 month old asus r9 290 for $400 (card has already been RMA but has warranty)
(nzd$)
which do you guys will be best for me to get? I game on a single 1080x 1920 with another 1440p monitor displaying ts3 constantly, im mainly wanting to play games on high/ultra for the next 2 years

cheers

byza · Aug 24, 2014

Well the 280x is essentially a rebrand of the 7970, so the 7970 is better value. The R9 r290 obviously has the best performance, but you'd want to make sure it hasn't been used for mining.

prit87 · Aug 24, 2014

i dont personally trust used product ........i will say get the r9 280x

Thundastrikez · Aug 24, 2014

byza :

the 290 hasnt been mined but im just interested to know which one will stay at high/ultra for at least 2 yrs

prit87 · Aug 24, 2014

r9 290 is the best the 2nd best is r9 280x and hd 7970 at last....u can also wait a bit the r9 285 has been announced by AMD

MeteorsRaining · Aug 24, 2014

You can get a new R9 290 for $430, so I won't recommend getting an old one for $400.
Also, R9 280X is head to head with HD 7970 (280x is just a remake of 7970).
A 7970 will be good to go for your setup. It can run Ultra comfortably and will do so for atleast 2 more years. Spend the $70 somewhere else

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-280x-r9-270x-r7-260x,3635-9.html

Thundastrikez · Aug 24, 2014

MeteorsRaining :

in my country the 290 starts at $689 new with reference cooler so im really stuck onwhat to do, the msi version of the 7970 is pretty good but im not sure how long it will last at 60fps on ultra

MeteorsRaining · Aug 24, 2014

Thundastrikez :

Well that's crazy pricing. Anyways, yes a HD 7970 will last you atleast 2 years of comfortable Ultra gaming, just checkout the link I gave you. It manages 60 FPS on most games. So taking the future games to be more intensive, you may deduct 10-20 FPS from those, and are still on a healthy 40-50 FPS

i7Baby · Aug 24, 2014

Don't forget to make sure the card will fit in your case and that your power supply needs to be able to reliably run it.

Thundastrikez · Aug 24, 2014

there is also a gtx680 msi edition for $320 new but it is soon to be 2 generations back

Thundastrikez · Aug 24, 2014

i7Baby :

ive got plenty of case room (full tower) and a 1200w coolermaster silent pro gold so ive got plenty of power haha

Thundastrikez · Aug 24, 2014

i7Baby · Aug 24, 2014

If the CM is a V or VS then OK. Otherwise, get a better PSU - from tiers 1, 2a or 2b of http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

Thundastrikez · Aug 24, 2014

i7Baby :

its a V i made sure i invested alot in to the psu when i first built my pc because its the guts of the pc and as u upgrade other componants u dont want to have to buy a new psu every time

MeteorsRaining · Aug 24, 2014

GTX 680 is comparable to GTX 770 or R9 280X in terms of raw performance right now, but I doubt if it'll beat the R9 280X or HD 7970 in the near future, given its age, memory bandwidth and memory bus. I'd still say HD 7970.

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