970GTX Prices so stable, whats going on?

stealth80 · Nov 28, 2015

As per the title really, Its now practically a year since I bought the major components for my sig rig, and the price of the 970 just doesn't seem to have dropped. I would have thought with the arrival of the 390 the price may drop but the EVGA is still £260+. I was kinda hoping they would have dropped below £200 after a year so I could convince the other half into SLI-ing them to play on the 4k tv ......

thor220 · Nov 28, 2015

It would have been a better choice to just go with R9 290x's for a high resolution TV. The 970s do very poorly on 4k thanks to limited memory bandwidth and that the last .5 GB runs at quarter speed. At 4k the 290x stomps the 970.

Vellinious · Nov 28, 2015

thor220 :

The 290X should...except most of them only have 4GB as well. The 290X / 390X are more comparable to the 980, not the 970.

thor220 · Nov 28, 2015

Vellinious :

You can usually find a used 290x for around $270, which is less than the price of the 970. I think it's a fair comparison. The 390x on the other hand is much more expensive.

Vellinious · Nov 28, 2015

They're the same card, barring the memory change....but yeah, the 390X is more expensive.

thor220 · Nov 28, 2015

Vellinious :

Yep, pretty much the same. Considering the 290x has Free-Sync as well, I don't see a reason not to save money.

Vellinious · Nov 28, 2015

thor220 :

I still wouldn't get a 4GB one though. I'd spend the extra and get the 8GB version. Flash the bios to up the stock clock speed of the 390X, and viola....390X performance for the price of a high end 970.

At least...that's what I'd do. = )

stealth80 · Nov 28, 2015

I already have a 970 though with waterblock and plate, so going 2x amd aint an option atm

Vellinious · Nov 28, 2015

Then just pick up another 970. 970s in SLI work great, as long as the games you're playing support it. Most do anymore, though.

thor220 · Nov 28, 2015

Vellinious :

I guess you're forced into getting a 970. I don't expect the prices to fall until Pascal unless AMD decides to lower it's prices. I think it's better if you just wait in this case. Pascal will most likely blow Maxwell out of the water.

Vellinious · Nov 28, 2015

If the hype is to be believed..... I'm hopeful, but not going to hold my breath. lol

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