gtx 980 vs r9 290 crossfire

Dhano123 · Jan 20, 2015

Recently I checked on a graphic card comparison site that r9 290 crossfire is just 1% better than the gtx 980...
Is it true????
What do u recommend? ??
I have 1 r9 290 should I crossfire or go for the gtx 980??
If I will go for the crossfire I am having a good budget for psu and I can have an 850 psu in my budget but right now I am having an 600 watt psu which is enough for 980 so dont worry about psu..
Just tell that which one gives better performance and their advantage and disadvantages. ...
Thank u...

turkey3_scratch · Jan 20, 2015

1 980 is better than 1 290. Two 290s are quite better than one 980. One 980 consumes much less power. What resolution do you game on anyway?

tsuneo6 · Jan 20, 2015

also, budget PSU's for a crossfire build. I dont think so. for 2 r9 290's you'll need a good quality unit. and those arent cheap (you should count at least 90 dollars)

EasyLover · Jan 20, 2015

Definitely CF of 290 out of these options. Resolution at which you are playing and PSU info pl?

pxio · Jan 20, 2015

dont buy a gtx 980, put that 500$ into something that will matter...like your life.

Dhano123 · Jan 20, 2015

turkey3_scratch :

I play on 1080p
And r9 290 crossfire is better than 980 by how much percentage? ?

tboz221 · Jan 20, 2015

tsuneo6 :

I agree. And if you're doing a crossfire between two top tier graphics cards, i would even consider a 950W PSU. I think you should do one of two things.

A.) Buy the GTX 980 and sell the 290. According to NVIDIA's website, your current power supply should be able to handle it at stock speeds. Then you shouldn't wind up spending more than 300$ in the end.

or

B.) Buy the other 290 (what is the cost of your current one? Best to crossfire with that and make sure your motherboard supports crossfire) and a new power supply at about 400$. (250$ for the 290 and 150$ for the new PSU).

If you're confident in your selling abilities, I would personally go with option A.

Dhano123 · Jan 20, 2015

U wont believe but I live in a country where the r9 290 is around 450 to 500 dollars

EasyLover · Jan 20, 2015

Dhano123 :

1080p with single monitor or double/triple? I see no reason for SLI/CF at this resolution. Better stick with one GPU and that would 980 here.

Dhano123 · Jan 20, 2015

I do gaming on a single 1080p monitor
If I will buy 980 will it be able to run games on high or ultra till November 2016? ?

EasyLover · Jan 20, 2015

On a single monitor at 1080p even a single 970 would be enough for coming years. If you have budget then go for 980.

GRUxTSAR · Jan 20, 2015

Dhano123 :

Single R9 290 will run games on a mix of high and ultra until November 2016

byakuya000 · Jan 20, 2015

If you have only 1 1920x1080 monitor you can just buy a 980, you'll have a room for improvement in the future by adding an additional 980.

If you play on higher resolutions now it is better to have the 290 XFire.

EasyLover · Jan 20, 2015

byakuya000 :

OP has already mentioned that it is a single 1080p monitor.

Dhano123 · Jan 20, 2015

Okk i am thinking to stick wit my r9 290 for some time as some people are saying it can handle games on a mixture of high or ultra till end of 2016

Dhano123 · Jan 20, 2015

I bought my r9 290 for around 30-35k = 500-550 dollars and now someone is ready to buy it from me at 20k = around 300-350 dollar should I sell it and add some money and get a 980 is it a good deal????

Dhano123 · Jan 21, 2015

980 is worth about 800 dollars in my country. .

EasyLover · Jan 21, 2015

Too expensive. What is the price of 970 there?

Dhano123 · Jan 21, 2015

EasyLover :

970 is worth around 500 dollars

EasyLover · Jan 21, 2015

If gtx 970 is at $500 and R9 290 is at $450-500 then my recommendation is GTX 970.

Dhano123 · Jan 21, 2015

EasyLover :

I want the best performance because I will be not getting much money to upgrade for a long time after this that's why I am going to crossfire my r9 290 or getting the 980..
One last question that is a 850 watt psu enough and will I need any kind of cooling or coolers for the crossfire? ???

tsuneo6 · Jan 21, 2015

a good quality 850watts PSU is more then enough to run 2 r9 290's you probably want a fan under and/or next to your graphics cards.

EasyLover · Jan 21, 2015

Dhano123 :

We can only recommend you the solution, deciding which road to take is solely your decision.

For CF 290s consider buying 850-900 PSU of a good quality likes of XFX, Seasnoic. Don't compromise on the good quality PSU.

Just make sure that you have optimal airflow inside the case.

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