Choosing future proof graphic card

Graphic_designer · Nov 6, 2015

Hello. I heard a lot about msi gtx 970 and msi r9 390 i want graphic card that is future proof. Please help im really confused and i dont want to waste my money because i cant buy graphic card again and again. This is my rig:

Asus maximus VII hero
I5 4690k
16 gb corsair vengence pro
cooler master hyper 212x
Thermaltake dps 750 watts
Thermaltake core v51 case

Golfis · Nov 6, 2015

wait until the pascal gpus in 2016 make their debut

Graphic_designer · Nov 6, 2015

Will it cost more then these cards i mentioned?

USAFRet · Nov 6, 2015

i want graphic card that is future proof

That does not exist.
Whatever GPU you buy today, however much you spend on it....there will be a newer, better one next year. And the one you buy today will be much, much cheaper at that time.

Buy what you want and can afford. When it no longer does what you want, upgrade.

dangus · Nov 6, 2015

as far as graphics cards are concerned there really is no "future proof". something better is always right around the corner. buy what you can afford right now and enjoy it is what i say

Graphic_designer · Nov 6, 2015

So now should i get gtx 970 or r9 390?

Graphic_designer · Nov 6, 2015

Or do you have a better suggestion

Zachary Singer-Englar · Nov 6, 2015

initial question aside, if you are choosing between those cards consider the games you expect to play and the game companies you like. Some game companies have better support for one platform or another. For example, Witcher 3 will function best on an nVidia GPU with a hyper-threading capable processor, if HairWorks is important to you, get the 970.

MarkW · Nov 6, 2015

Even Nvidia users generally turn off HairWorks. Yes, its that bad on most Nvidia cards. People with GTX 980 Ti's can apparently power through it well though. My GTX 770 does not seem to appreciate HairWorks at all, and I have the 4GB version of the card.

Graphic_designer · Nov 6, 2015

Will r9 390 benefit in upcoming games as it has 8 gb of vram and 512 bit. Also how is the driver support some people say that nvidia has better drivers.

MarkW · Nov 6, 2015

I have used video cards from both companies. I have enjoyed cards from both companies, and I have hated the drivers from both companies. I think that especially with DirectX 12 in Windows 10, AMD will have the advantage, because DirectX 12 is based off of AMD's Mantel. And it was AMD working with Microsoft that helped to make DirectX 12 so similar to mantel, but for all video cards.

So I think we are starting on a clean slate.

AMD will also be releasing a new "Catalyst" replacement called "Crimson" in a couple of weeks. They have been working on that for a year now. I think that is going to help them in a very good way on drivers.

Graphic_designer · Nov 7, 2015

Im asking all these questions because i want the best gaming experience and that will be my first card.

Graphic_designer · Nov 7, 2015

hey can anyone tell me which brands are good for cooling(and other things also) for these 2 cards(gtx970 and r9 390).

rujoesmith · Nov 7, 2015

Theres arguments for both cards, but really both are going to perform more or less the same. Id go with whatever you can get cheaper. In my case it was the r9 390 and I couldn't be happier with it.

Graphic_designer · Nov 7, 2015

By brand i mean sapphire, msi etc

MarkW · Nov 7, 2015

Both are good cards.

The R9 390 has 8GB of video ram vs 4GB on the GTX 970.
The R9 390 will eat more power than the GTX 970.
The R9 390 should win benchmark tests in about half the games we see reviews of.

Other than that, the R9 390, with that extra 4GB of video ram is a big point. Next year, when all the new video cards start coming out, most of the mid to high end cards will have 8GB, and the upper tier cards will actually end up with 16GB.

Among the various video card brands, I have no real preferences. None are horrible, and the ones that are up on top, cost too much anymore. So look at the cooling setup (more fans is better), clock speeds (Higher GPU clock is better) and prices (need I say lower is better?), and determine which you want to buy.

Graphic_designer · Nov 8, 2015

Just one last question is 750 watts that i mentioned in my rig(thermaltake dps 750w) is enough to run this card even sapphire tri-x.

MarkW · Nov 8, 2015

Easily. Thermaltake does not have the best reputation in town, but that should be a high enough capacity to keep from causing problems.

If you do start having reboots or power outages or weird errors at some point, come back and let us help you get a better quality power supply.

Graphic_designer · Nov 17, 2015

I got sapphire r9 390. Now as you know it has 2 eight pin connector. My power supply has 4 pci cables and each has one eight pin which will be going in to power supply and 2 6+2 pin connector. So my question is should i use 1 cable and use both 6+2 connectors or should i use 2 cables and use 1 6+2 connector each...THANKS...

Graphic_designer · Nov 17, 2015

Also im planning to buy new led as my old one does not have hdmi. But for now i wanna use my old one so if i use dvi to hdmi(my lcd have dvi) will it drop quality?

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