R9 290x, or 780ti?

Austin Porter · Mar 30, 2015

Hello i am here asking for advice if i should get the r9 290x or the 780ti both are manufacture refurbished from newegg the r9 290x is the msi twin frozer for 275.00 or the 780ti evga superclocked for 350.00 i want the best experience while gaming and livestreaming and using my cards the render videos. I can also go r9 290's in crossfire but i dont know if my 750 evga b2 power supply can handle them with my amd 6300 overclocked to 4.7 with the 212 evo. thanks for your answers

clutchc · Mar 30, 2015

Depending on the game and the screen resolution, they trade punches. The 780Ti probably has a slight edge overall.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1072?vs=1059
The 750W PSU you have would be marginal for 2 of either card. And I doubt you could get the FX-6300 OC'ed enough to fully keep up with 2 of either cards.

Here's a good review that pits the 290X against the 780 Ti: http://www.hardocp.com/article/2014/01/13/asus_r9_290x_directcu_ii_oc_overclocking_review/1#.VRnMReGNQYE

Austin Porter · Mar 30, 2015

clutchc :

So what do you recommend overall and would my power supply be enough and i want to game at full settings at 1080p and 4k and i can upgrade to the 8350 if i can crossfire

clutchc · Mar 31, 2015

At 1080p, I can max out game settings now. Even Crysis 3 is playable with max settings. But 4K is going to require either a Titan Z ( http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/nvidia_geforce_gtx_titan_z_review,18.html ) or dual 290X/780 Ti.

(Nvidia recommends a 700W minimum for the Z)
A single 780 Ti, 600W minimum is recommended. I think an 850W high end PSU would be enough for 2 x 250W TDP 780 Ti.
Dual 300W 290X cards might need a bit more headroom, although I'd probably try it with my 850W XFX Black Edition.

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