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Hey guys -

So I have Freesync monitor, but turns out my R9 280x is not supported by the Freesync. So I'm thinking of upgrading my GPU!

My question is:
- Anyone own Freesync monitor with R9 300 series GPU? I am thinking of buying R9 300 series GPU but cannot find information regarding if they are supported by Freesync or not

-Should I disregard the Freesync and just go with Nvidia GPU? I heard Nvidia are better in terms of gaming (that's what I mostly do)

Let me know what you guys think!
 
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Freesync on the 300 series works very well, especially with the Crimson driver updates. The 390(x)'s are a great value, in my opinion, and CrossFire-FreeSync (in the future) with 8Gb would be a strong combo.
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Freesync on the 300 series works very well, especially with the Crimson driver updates. The 390(x)'s are a great value, in my opinion, and CrossFire-FreeSync (in the future) with 8Gb would be a strong combo.
 
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Hey thanks for the input! I just want to verify with you that R9 390X supports Freesync. Because if I go to AMD FAQ, I get this message:

"All AMD Radeon™ graphics cards in the AMD Radeon™ HD 7000, HD 8000, R7 or R9 Series will support AMD FreeSync™ technology for video playback and power-saving purposes. The AMD Radeon™ R9 295X2, 290X, R9 290, R9 285, R7 260X and R7 260 GPUs additionally feature updated display controllers that will support dynamic refresh rates during gaming."

But I guess I do see under "products" tab of your link, it says R9 300 series...
 
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For the ~$280 price point, the msi r9 390 is the best card available, and with the new Crimson drivers beats the 970 around the bush in every possible regard except for power consumption. The 390x with asus's strix cooling is the next step up at around $380, and consistently outperforms the 980 for a hundred dollars less. If you plan to move up to 1440 or 4k gaming, then the fury series are solid contenders, with the ~$580 fury x outperforming the 980ti and Titan x on Crimson drivers, especially if you can afford to crossfire two of them. The best brands to buy from are MSI, Sapphire, and xfx. Sapphire has always been an excellent amd manufacturer in regards to cooling and noise levels, but only if you can put up with their ridiculous yellow and off-orange colors in your case.
 
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What this guy said. The 390's a great bang/buck, and if you need a shorter card, Gigabyte's dual fan ones are only slightly over 10". 8gb of vram with the 390 series (including the base 390 and the 390x) is nice, especially if you use texture mods, or want to play badly optimized ports, that hog vram unnecessarily (*cough* ubisoft *cough*).

It's rare, but people do run into problems with the 3.5 fast / .5 slow vram split in the 970. With 8gb, you don't even have to worry about going over 4gb, if you go crazy with texture mods, or multi-monitors or whatnot. Not that most people really need more than 4gb, though.

 
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