cant decide which VGA

Peter_73 · Dec 20, 2015

im looking to build a new pc and im using it for 50% gaming 25%codding 20% editing 5% other stuff

my preference is
1. Gigabyte Geforce GTX970 4GB DDR5 G1 Gaming
2. Gigabyte Radeon R9 390X 8GB DDR5

since the price is nearly same which one is better? and why??

K-Hype · Dec 20, 2015

If they are the same price then its definitely the R9 390X its better than the GTX 970 and competes hand and hand to the GTX 980.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_radeon_r9_390x_gaming_8g_oc_review,13.html
The benchmark states the R9 390X beating out the GTX 970 in evey benchmark except for Witcher 3 but that game is Nvidia based. It only gets beaten by the GTX 970 by 1-3 fps at most.

Peter_73 · Dec 20, 2015

K-Hype :

thankss i think i will get r9

but which r9 is the best? gigabyte , asus, msi , saphire?

_Skittle_ · Dec 20, 2015

The 390x is a complete waste of money. I would either get a 970 or a 390.

Peter_73 · Dec 20, 2015

_Skittle_ :

why?

_Skittle_ · Dec 20, 2015

Peter_73 :

The 390x is only a little bit more powerful than the 970, but costs close to £100 more, consumes much larger amounts of power and will run a lot hotter. I would just get a 970/390 or a 980 Ti if you can spend a bit more, 390x/980 are a waste in my book.

K-Hype · Dec 20, 2015

Whichever one has the cheapest price will be the one you should get. Also Sapphire has the most accessories that comes with your graphics card and Asus has the best packaging when it comes to graphics cards. Gigabyte is in between they don't have the best packaging but they don't have the best accessories that comes with the graphics card. XFX is the one that cheap out of accessories the most.

K-Hype · Dec 20, 2015

Yeah but he said the R9 390X and the GTX 970 is nearly the same price so I don't know maybe he lives in a part where they are similar in pricing.

_Skittle_ · Dec 20, 2015

I would still personally take a 970, SLI support on 650W. What PSU do you have? the 390x is one of the most power hungry cards that exists, so chances are he may not even be able to run it.

K-Hype · Dec 20, 2015

Yeah you made good point the R9 390X is power hungry but Peter forgot to mention what power supply he has in order for use to help him make his decision. And 650 Watt for GTX 970 SLI I think 750 Watt would be on the safe side maybe a Seasonic X750 is good

_Skittle_ · Dec 20, 2015

A good quality 650W unit should be enough, as long as OP doesn't have an OC'd CPU that is going balls to the wall. If he needed a PSU upgrade, the 750 G2 is $10 cheaper than the 650 G2 so that would be perfect.

Peter_73 · Dec 20, 2015

_Skittle_ :

i will use antec tp 750 w , hmm... i think better 390 indeed

Peter_73 · Dec 20, 2015

but which one of r390 is the best? msi or saphire?
this is what avaiable in my place

Sapphire Radeon NITRO R9 390 8GB GDDR5 TRI-X
MSI Radeon R9-390 8GB DDR5 - Gaming

_Skittle_ · Dec 20, 2015

They will both perform similarly, I prefer the MSI cards personally but each to their own.

Peter_73 · Dec 20, 2015

_Skittle_ :

ahh i need another solution which cooling is the best? since im using skylake i5 6600k , prefer aio

_Skittle_ · Dec 20, 2015

Peter_73 :

That also depends on your price, and what case you have. The NZXT Kraken X61 is a nice 280mm AIO, but the Corsair H105 is also a good pick. There are some others like the EK Predator and the Fractal Design Kelvin S36 (360mm) but it all depends on the two things I mentioned above.

K-Hype · Dec 20, 2015

What about the Corsair H100i GTX I think that might perform pretty well.

Peter_73 · Dec 20, 2015

_Skittle_ :

Peter_73 :

That also depends on your price, and what case you have. The NZXT Kraken X61 is a nice 280mm AIO, but the Corsair H105 is also a good pick. There are some others like the EK Predator and the Fractal Design Kelvin S36 (360mm) but it all depends on the two things I mentioned above.

thanks i think i will go with corsair

. only got corsair , at here from all you mentioned

_Skittle_ · Dec 20, 2015

I prefer the H105 to the H100i's, it has a thicker rad which will perform better, and personally I don't care for Corsair Link so it is the one that makes sense for me.

K-Hype · Dec 20, 2015

_Skittle_ :

Yeah I guess so I haven't really used any liquid coolers in my life I always stick with air cooling. My favorite cheap cooler is the cooler master hyper 212 evo its pretty good at cooling your cpu even at like 4.7 GHz

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