Need help making decision on what to upgrade GPU to.

JStringfellow

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Feb 11, 2014
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I have had an XFX 7850 for about a year now and I like it a lot, but it has bad coil whine and I would like more performance.
I am going to get a new GPU for Christmas most likely, but I don't know what to get that will perform the best in the long run.
I have looked at both GTX 970 & Radeon R9 290X's, but I can't decide. I may wait to see what AMD comes out with next February, but I would rather not do so.

Any help is appreciated.

Also, I have friends who say that next Gen games will work better with AMD because of the hardware in consoles. Is that true or not?
 
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How good a game will work depends on optimization of the game not consoles.
Go for a GTX 970 if you want to get a GPU this Christmas.
But you should wait and see what AMD comes up with,HD 7850 is still a good GPU and coil whines don't affect performance, though they are annoying.

Thaisnang

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How good a game will work depends on optimization of the game not consoles.
Go for a GTX 970 if you want to get a GPU this Christmas.
But you should wait and see what AMD comes up with,HD 7850 is still a good GPU and coil whines don't affect performance, though they are annoying.
 
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