i decided to upgrade my gpu from 7970 to sapphire nitro r9 390 or gtx 970 g1 gaming ?

SamerAyman · Dec 15, 2015

i decided to upgrade my gpu from 7970 to sapphire nitro r9 390 or gtx 970 g1 gaming ? honestly i like amd products but i'm still confused on it !

any advices For best gaming on all resolutions with ultra settings ?

Full Specs:

I7 3770 3.4 - 3.9

16 ram 1600 GHZ

sapphire 7970 hd 3 GB

Powersupply-p610W

HDD Western Digital 500 GB Blue

3 cooler master fans in Cooler Master K380 K-Series Mid Tower

ajpaolello · Dec 15, 2015

What resolution are you looking to play at?

NightAntilli · Dec 15, 2015

My vote goes to the R9 390.

Only reasons not to go for it is;
Card doesn't fit in your case.
Your power supply is not strong enough.

You don't seem to have a power problem, although I'm not sure about your PC case.

SamerAyman · Dec 15, 2015

ajpaolello :

1920 x 1080 and up scaling it

SamerAyman · Dec 15, 2015

NightAntilli :

so my power supply can handle this card and my case can fit it ?

wh3resmycar · Dec 15, 2015

why not the fury vanilla to make the upgrade more worthwhile?

Wayfall · Dec 15, 2015

I own a i5 4460 coupled with a MSI GTX 970 4GB and it is amazing!, maxes everything no problem and stays at 60fps 1080p.

Also you said you want to upscale well this card has the dynamic super resolution feature which makes the GPU render at a higher resolution then downscales it to your 1080p monitor in a way of antialiasing, everything looks amazingly sharp.

This feature is great for old games like oblivions, just cause 1 and 2, Skyrim, Fallout 3 and I have also tried it on all the bioshock games.

Also Nvidia cards offer MFAA which is multi-frame antialiasing, I use it on Hearthstone to get rid of the terrible jaggies and in my much older games. MFAA is very demanding though as I have seen my GPU shoot up 20-30% usage depending on the game (also if your getting weird white pixels on the edges of structures this can fix it in many cases)

Regards

wh3resmycar · Dec 15, 2015

radeons can also upscale (VSR).

SamerAyman · Dec 15, 2015

Wayfall :

I own a i5 4460 coupled with a MSI GTX 970 4GB and it is amazing!, maxes everything no problem and stays at 60fps 1080p.

Also you said you want to upscale well this card has the dynamic super resolution feature which makes the GPU render at a higher resolution then downscales it to your 1080p monitor in a way of antialiasing, everything looks amazingly sharp.

This feature is great for old games like oblivions, just cause 1 and 2, Skyrim, Fallout 3 and I have also tried it on all the bioshock games.

Also Nvidia cards offer MFAA which is multi-frame antialiasing, I use it on Hearthstone to get rid of the terrible jaggies and in my much older games. MFAA is very demanding though as I have seen my GPU shoot up 20-30% usage depending on the game (also if your getting weird white pixels on the edges of structures this can fix it in many cases)

Regards

i want to know my power supply can handle this card and my case can fit it ?

ThatGuyTyping · Dec 15, 2015

390 recommended PSU is 750. a 970 or 390 should fit into your case, you have 279mm(10.9in ) clearance just make sure the card you select is smaller than that.

SamerAyman · Dec 15, 2015

ThatGuyTyping :

this is my psu http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2793#sp

can it handle ?and what about r9 390 g1 gaming 8 gb is it good ?

ThatGuyTyping · Dec 15, 2015

Average wattage for that PSU is rated at 610. I'd probably get a larger PSU if you intend on going with the 390. The r9 390g1 is a good card.

jerdle · Dec 15, 2015

Not the best power supply, but adequate for running a 390.

SamerAyman · Dec 16, 2015

jerdle :

thank you very much

so in egypt i have only 2 brands gigabyte r9 390 g1 gaming and sapphire r9 390 nitro but i think r9 390 nitro will not fit into my case so is it good to buy gigabyte or not ?

ajpaolello · Dec 16, 2015

gigabyte is a pretty good brand for GPUs. You should be good. If it fits in your case.

SamerAyman · Dec 16, 2015

ajpaolello :

thank you

NightAntilli · Dec 16, 2015

Nowadays pretty much all GPU brands are good enough for standard use. Each does have its strengths and weaknesses, and even the same brands can have differences depending on the model, but these differences are mostly how quiet the card is, bundled software, overclockability, power usage, size, weight and so on.

Wayfall · Dec 16, 2015

SamerAyman :

To run a GTX 970 it is recommended you have a need a 500w PSU, I have a corsair CX 500w and its totally fine even with all the hate people give it.

Some GTX 970's may need a slightly better PSU as some are overclocked out of the box, you would have to check the manufactures site.

Regards

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