MSI Gaming GTX 970 vs Asus Radeon R9 290x (Price and Performance Wise) (as well as OCD)

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EXA132

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As the title suggests. I would like help on which card to get. After the up in price of the gtx 760 i had to choose another graphics card because a 400$ and up price on single graphics card for what i'm going to use it for is too much. So these are the only two that caught my eyes in a red and black theme PC build.

MSI 970 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127832&cm_re=msi_gaming_970-_-14-127-832-_-Product

Asus R9 290x - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121840

Benchmarks say that the 970 is slightly better in ways. - http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-290X-vs-GeForce-GTX-970

My build - http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pgbpMp

also i have thing ocpd thing that i need the top of the graphics card in this specific build eigther black or red.

Example? (Red) - http://www.tones.be/assets/img/productimages/115528/350D_side_built.png
the graphics cards are red at the top. i love that i want it either red or black


Example (black) - http://technutz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/AMD-gaming-PC-Corsair-Vengeance-C70-Inside-e1369942907779.jpg

if you guys can me help me out that would be great.
 
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If you have a 100% locked budget, then I'd go for the R9 290X, it's a very good card, but if you want to spend a few more bucks (price difference about 30$) then I'd definately go for the GTX970. They're both very, very good cards and if you're not the "FPS-is-all-that-matters" kinda guy then it doesn't really matter which card you take at this point, since the average performace difference in games between those two cards is roughly 5-10 FPS or even less, for the GTX970 of course.
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If you have a 100% locked budget, then I'd go for the R9 290X, it's a very good card, but if you want to spend a few more bucks (price difference about 30$) then I'd definately go for the GTX970. They're both very, very good cards and if you're not the "FPS-is-all-that-matters" kinda guy then it doesn't really matter which card you take at this point, since the average performace difference in games between those two cards is roughly 5-10 FPS or even less, for the GTX970 of course.
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Yv3Ryc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Yv3Ryc/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($87.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Gene Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($126.50 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.79 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($344.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($81.08 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer G246HLAbd 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($137.80 @ TigerDirect)
Keyboard: Corsair K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($123.99 @ Directron)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse ($56.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1584.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-07 02:17 EST-0500
 
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