Conflicted please help

djreedj · Jan 16, 2016

I have a r9 270x
i7 4790k
2 tb hdd
16 gb ram

witcher 3 is playing at 40fps, fallout ranges from 60-35 fps, not constant..why am i getting such low fps? is it a graphics card issue? If i get the gtx 980 will that help me? I really dont know what the issue could be. thank you

Roti-Kebab · Jan 16, 2016

djreedj :

Yes, the gtx 980 will definitely improve performance

repuit · Jan 16, 2016

R9 270x is a mid range gpu and gtx 980 is high end. So yeah I would help to improve by a lot

djreedj · Jan 16, 2016

thank you, any other parts of my specs that might be the cause of the low fps? like the HDD instead of SSD?

repuit · Jan 16, 2016

Hdd and sad usually effect the load time. I don't thing you should have any problem as long as you using 7200rpm hdd

repuit · Jan 16, 2016

*ssd thanks autocorrect

djreedj · Jan 16, 2016

thank you

vinnie_febs · Jan 16, 2016

not the HDD or SSD, you just need to upgrade the Video card. 980 will definitely improve your fps, what kind of monitor are you gaming on? resolution? you might be happy with a 970, or probably the 390. Both around the same price range (excluding the 390x of course).

djreedj · Jan 16, 2016

vinnie_febs :

1920x1080 monitor, i wanna guarentee that i cna play on 60+ fps with mods and ultra because my r9 270x stutters a lot especially with fallout and on withcer 3 35-40 fps is not playable to me

vinnie_febs · Jan 16, 2016

djreedj :

vinnie_febs :

1920x1080 monitor, i wanna guarentee that i cna play on 60+ fps with mods and ultra because my r9 270x stutters a lot especially with fallout and on withcer 3 35-40 fps is not playable to me

Not sure which PSU you have, but if I was you I would get the 390.

djreedj · Jan 16, 2016

vinnie_febs :

djreedj :

Not sure which PSU you have, but if I was you I would get the 390.

i have 800w but i dont want to get radeon im not too happy with the 270x performance

vinnie_febs · Jan 16, 2016

djreedj :

Hmmnn, 980 it's a great card but it's a lot of money for 1080p, the 970 will give you what you need. Sorry to hear about your Radeon experience, but just know that they have turned around and refreshed their architecture and drivers. For the price, the 390 is the better of the two. But yes, long story short, get the 970. If I was you I would go
Gigabyte G1---->EVGA FTW+ 2.0+---->MSI Gaming 4 in that order and overclok. I have a MSI 970 and I'm very happy!

djreedj · Jan 16, 2016

vinnie_febs :

djreedj :

Hmmnn, 980 it's a great card but it's a lot of money for 1080p, the 970 will give you what you need. Sorry to hear about your Radeon experience, but just know that they have turned around and refreshed their architecture and drivers. For the price, the 390 is the better of the two. But yes, long story short, get the 970. If I was you I would go
Gigabyte G1---->EVGA FTW+ 2.0+---->MSI Gaming 4 in that order and overclok. I have a MSI 970 and I'm very happy!

yea i am stuck between these two atm

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127834

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487079

ppl are saying in reviews that 970 is not as good as the 270x, im so conflicted i appreciate you trying to help me i just dont wanna blow money on a new card that will give me same performance as t his radeon

vinnie_febs · Jan 16, 2016

djreedj :

vinnie_febs :

yea i am stuck between these two atm

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127834

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487079

:/

Both cards are great, but if I had to choose I go for the MSI. Performance are almost identical, edge goes to EVGA but there has been many complaints about their fans. My buddy hasn't had any issues with his but the word is out there. That's a lot of money to gamble on a card. MSI always runs much cooler.

djreedj · Jan 16, 2016

vinnie_febs :

djreedj :

Both cards are great, but if I had to choose I go for the MSI. Performance are almost identical, edge goes to EVGA but there has been many complaints about their fans. My buddy hasn't had any issues with his but the word is out there. That's a lot of money to gamble on a card. MSI always runs much cooler.

ok, yeah i hard some reviews about evga crashing a lot, i know not to put all faith in reviews but its hard to overlook

vinnie_febs · Jan 16, 2016

djreedj :

vinnie_febs :

djreedj :

Both cards are great, but if I had to choose I go for the MSI. Performance are almost identical, edge goes to EVGA but there has been many complaints about their fans. My buddy hasn't had any issues with his but the word is out there. That's a lot of money to gamble on a card. MSI always runs much cooler.

ok, yeah i hard some reviews about evga crashing a lot, i know not to put all faith in reviews but its hard to overlook

Spending over $500, you dang right it is hard to overlook hahahaha

djreedj · Jan 16, 2016

vinnie_febs :

djreedj :

vinnie_febs :

djreedj :

Both cards are great, but if I had to choose I go for the MSI. Performance are almost identical, edge goes to EVGA but there has been many complaints about their fans. My buddy hasn't had any issues with his but the word is out there. That's a lot of money to gamble on a card. MSI always runs much cooler.

ok, yeah i hard some reviews about evga crashing a lot, i know not to put all faith in reviews but its hard to overlook

Spending over $500, you dang right it is hard to overlook hahahaha

hah the more i think about it the more im wondering if the 970 will give me the performance im looking for

Roti-Kebab · Jan 17, 2016

OP< i highly recommend getting the 980 if you have the budget for it. The reason being, whilst a 970 will serve you very very well, it will still not be able to max out 60 FPS on the upcoming games. It cannot max out the current Fallout 4 title at 60 FPS. If you want to make sure you have the perfect experience and you wish to add a crap ton of high res mods and other addons, a 980 will ensure you do not lag behind, the 970 in this case will show it's weakness.

djreedj · Jan 17, 2016

Roti-Kebab :

yup i decided on the evga 980 i am close to buying it..are you familiar with my steps in installing it? i assume remove the amd drivers from my 290x, then hook up the evga and download nvidia drivers? im not familiar with where ig et the lates nvidia drivers from, like i am with amd

this is the one i chose

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487079

Roti-Kebab · Jan 17, 2016

djreedj :

Roti-Kebab :

yup i decided on the evga 980 i am close to buying it..are you familiar with my steps in installing it? i assume remove the amd drivers from my 290x, then hook up the evga and download nvidia drivers? im not familiar with where ig et the lates nvidia drivers from, like i am with amd

this is the one i chose

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487079

Yes, remove drivers and download nvidia drivers from here:http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx

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