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Which GPU should I buy? GTX-980, GTX-970, GTX-780Ti or R9 290/290X

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September 22, 2014 6:57:16 AM

Hi! I have a problem with my PC build. My current part lists are: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/VeNu1999/saved/8WZXsY

And: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/VeNu1999/saved/3N26Mp

First, I thought I was going to buy the R9 290 Vapor-X, but then Nvidia releasedthe 970 & 980 and I now have the same problem that everybody else does ;)  I will have to decide between multiple, almost equal cards ( well, at least some of them are pretty equal).

Which one should I buy? The R9 290, 290X, 780Ti, 970 or 980? My budget is about 1000-1200 dollars, and the 780Ti is still rly expensive with the brand new 980. If I will have to go with either of them I will have to wait until some price drops. I need help with this situation guys, I really do. Im a bad decider and thinking this drives me crazy. Help me, please!

I will play mostly Minecraft, Battlefield 4, Batman: Arkham Origins and maybe some Titanfall. Minecraft and BF4 are the most important to me, I want Minecrsft to run at 100 fps+ with EVERYTHING maxed out and BF4 to run ultra at 60 fps.

Thank you!

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September 22, 2014 7:04:32 AM

If you can afford the GTX 980, get it. Otherwise that GTX 970 is some awesome bang for your dollar.
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September 22, 2014 7:07:48 AM

970 for value for your dollar... 980 for extreme performance regardless of cost. I wouldn't bother with the 780 ti at this point as teh 970 gets pretty close to it's performance and is vastly cheaper.
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September 22, 2014 7:13:53 AM

Thanks for the answers guys it means a lot :)  I am happy to see that there isn't any arguing between AMD and Nvidia fans (yet). Ye, I read some reviews and saw some benchmarks and the 970 seems to be a hell of a beast for its price. Is it true that it beats 290X? Cuz if thats true, my decisions are over. I will buy it. What brand would the best one to buy? I was considering Gigabyte bcs I like the looks of it and the price isn't too high like on some Asus' ROG models.

Thanks! ^^
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September 22, 2014 7:15:02 AM

And what about the 780 (not Ti)? How does the 970 perform against it?
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September 22, 2014 11:18:37 AM

^ Google 'GTX970 review'.
I'd go for a GTX970.
In a heartbeat.
The heartbeat of a hummingbird.
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September 22, 2014 11:33:07 AM

970 is better than 780, nearly as good as 780ti if not better, asus,gigabyte,zotac and inno3d are quite good
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September 23, 2014 5:56:44 AM

Thank u guys! That helped me a lot! I was thinking of getting the Gigabyte GTX-970 WindForce G1 Gaming card bcs it overclocks like a freaking beast (some1 got it to over 1500Mhz) it stays at 60-65 or 70 degrees celsius under full load and looks amazing. It also has a blue WindForce logo on it (I am building a rig that has black and blue in it ;)  )

Somebody told me that 290 is more futureproof than 970, is it true?

Thank you
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September 23, 2014 9:11:55 AM

RevolutionHD said:
Thank u guys! That helped me a lot! I was thinking of getting the Gigabyte GTX-970 WindForce G1 Gaming card bcs it overclocks like a freaking beast (some1 got it to over 1500Mhz) it stays at 60-65 or 70 degrees celsius under full load and looks amazing. It also has a blue WindForce logo on it (I am building a rig that has black and blue in it ;)  )

Somebody told me that 290 is more futureproof than 970, is it true?

Thank you


More future proof? I'd like to hear their reasoning, because I think it's just a load of BS. How is something that's older and slower more future proof?
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September 23, 2014 10:08:37 AM

Yea, thats just what I thought too. He must have been joking or then he just doesnt know anything :p 
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