New GPU ~400usd

AdamTomasson · Jul 30, 2015

Time to upgrade my rig with a new GPU and I'm torn on what to buy, I've been looking in at 390 and 970. I have about 400usd to spend.

My current Rig is a intel i7-2600k, 16gb ram, asus p8z68-V pro gen3 and a 1000w Powersupply & a amd XFX6950 2GB.

I use a two monitor setup but i only play on 1monitor at 1920x1080.

Anyone can help me out on what to get? I don't really care if it's a AMD or NVIDIA card.

Also how big of a difference is different makers of the card? Like sapphire vs Asus, is it only the fans that are differnt or how does that work?

Any help is greatly appricated.

KKAW · Jul 30, 2015

AdamTomasson :

Gaming on 1080P Monitor? I would personally recommend the GTX 970.

Gaming Performance: Near identical, both outperform each other on some games.
Gaming Performance After Overclocked: The GTX 970 will do better on a few more games than the R9 390.
Temperatures: +1 GTX 970
Efficiency: +1 GTX 970

azca · Jul 30, 2015

MSI R9 390 8GB -> silent, cool, fast, $330
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127874&cm_re=msi_390-_-14-127-874-_-Product

Joshua Martin · Jul 30, 2015

Definitely go with the GTX 970. The best price/performance ratio to date.
Great driver support, stays cool, AND ROCKS games at 1080p!

spentshells · Jul 30, 2015

How about this.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487088&ignorebbr=1

I would prefer the gigabyte gaming model, but evga is just too hard to beat.

Giroro · Jul 30, 2015

If you can afford to wait around a month, the Radeon R9 nano is most likely going to shake up the ~$400 quite a bit, depending on how it's priced. It's been reported that AMD has already started shipping out their launch supply to retailers.
There's a very good chance its going to offer significantly better performance than a 390x for a similar (~$450) price. The reason that they AMD isn't talking about it even though it could launch in only a few weeks, is because it will hurt (if not destroy) their current cards priced in that range. Which might actually mean they will start at a $500 price until they run through their 390x stock ... but buying it at that price won't make sense with the Fury at $550. Unless you need something small, the card is TINY.

Anyways... if it isn't the card for you, it's still going to force price drops on the 390/390x, which is also likely going to make the 970/980 drop. R9 Nano will hit the market almost immediately after pricing details are given, which is almost certainly going to happen soon. So, I say its a good idea to wait if you can.

AdamTomasson · Jul 30, 2015

Giroro :

I could probably wait 1 or even 2months, mostly to wait and check if the prices drop after the nano.

Also will the card "fit" with my motherboard? either 390/390x or 970/980 ?

Thanks for all the replys.

Giroro · Jul 30, 2015

AdamTomasson :

AMD committed to a summer release when the R9 Nano was announced, but have kept quiet on the specifics for price/performance/release date. As far as I can tell, many places reporting on R9 Nano are expecting an August release but I have not seen where AMD made that claim. Personally, I am expecting a launch within 3 weeks.

R9 Nano is expected to have a TDP of 175 Watts (Around that of a GTX 980, but much lower than an R9 390x). When I say it is tiny, I mean that it has a much shorter length than any other card at the high end. It will be ~6" long instead of the ~11" of an R9 390 and will fit on any motherboard that any of the other cards you are considering will fit.
The problem, is that pinning down the price and by extension it's affect the market is tricky. AMD may decide that people will pay a premium for the shorter length and price it on par with the (almost certainly higher performing) R9 Fury. Logically, the highest performing Fury X is $650, the next step lower Fury is $550, so the next lower performing step at the Nano will be $450. But, AMD already has a card priced at $450 and it may outperform the GTX 980 @$500 (but perform at a level where the extra $50 step to a Fury is a no brainier), hence why it will shake things up. The only way to know for sure is to wait and see.
I think if the R9 Nano wasn't going to come with a price drop to the 390X, then they would have said something by now.

spentshells · Jul 30, 2015

You will not ever see a gtx 980 for 400 or less until maybe maxwell is released.

AdamTomasson · Jul 31, 2015

Giroro :

AdamTomasson :

AMD committed to a summer release when the R9 Nano was announced, but have kept quiet on the specifics for price/performance/release date. As far as I can tell, many places reporting on R9 Nano are expecting an August release but I have not seen where AMD made that claim. Personally, I am expecting a launch within 3 weeks.

R9 Nano is expected to have a TDP of 175 Watts (Around that of a GTX 980, but much lower than an R9 390x). When I say it is tiny, I mean that it has a much shorter length than any other card at the high end. It will be ~6" long instead of the ~11" of an R9 390 and will fit on any motherboard that any of the other cards you are considering will fit.
The problem, is that pinning down the price and by extension it's affect the market is tricky. AMD may decide that people will pay a premium for the shorter length and price it on par with the (almost certainly higher performing) R9 Fury. Logically, the highest performing Fury X is $650, the next step lower Fury is $550, so the next lower performing step at the Nano will be $450. But, AMD already has a card priced at $450 and it may outperform the GTX 980 @$500 (but perform at a level where the extra $50 step to a Fury is a no brainier), hence why it will shake things up. The only way to know for sure is to wait and see.
I think if the R9 Nano wasn't going to come with a price drop to the 390X, then they would have said something by now.

Thank you, you made up my mind, gonna wait and see how the nano goes. Hopefully it'll change the prices of the current cards. Even if i can save 20dollars i'd be happy. Or maybe i'd save some more and get a 390x/980 if they'll get a bit cheaper.

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