New GPU Time! Wat should replace my 7850 Xfire?

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SkyMembrane

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Because, until Pascal, it's the best GPU you can get for that price. It's powerful, it has plenty of Vram and in game is pretty much on-par with a GTX980, which is more expensive. It's pretty much the new performance/price King.
 
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Very Interesting - Thanks!
 
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Ah! That's a different story. (Hello from Montreal, btw). I got my EVGA GTX970 SC ACX 2.0 for 394,99CAD when it went on sale, but that would mean waiting a bit. Right now the cheapest 970 I see is at 413.50 on Vuugo, a Zotac model. The 390 and 390x are both over that price from what I see and the 970 offers some nice SLI options without a crazy high TDP.
 
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Well I know a lot of people, like me, will be selling cards from the 900 series on sites like Ebay or Craigslist. You could also just get a card from that new Pascal line-up, which should be a big improvement on the ones we have now.
 
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Honestly, the difference is minimal both in price and performance. I'd opt for the 390 over the 390X, because the difference is almost always between 1-5 fps. The 390X is basically just a factory overclocked 290X with a higher price tag.
 
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The noise should be roughly the same, I can hardly see that card make more noise than 2 7850s. It should run cooler, since it doesn't have 2 GPUs anymore. As for the increase... It will mostly depend on the game, but you will surely be seeing an improvement and a reduction of artifacts, if you every had any.
 
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With pricing being what it is, I have finally decided to go with the Asus Geforce Gtx970 Strix! should arrive this week. Anyone have experience with this card?
 
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