Hi
I am on the lookout for a new gpu, as my current one, Radeon Hd 5850, is straining. And it's a borrowed one, so technically not even my gpu.
PC specs:
i5 4690K
6 GB ram, but upgrading to 16 soon
GA-Z97P-D3 motherboard
Dell 1920*1200 screen
Seasonic G-series 550w psu
I'm considering either the GTX970 or the R9 390, which in my country are similarly priced.
I consider myself a relative amateur in the hardware-area; know how to assemble the PC myself, but lacking when the really technical stuff gets introduced. I've tried reading a bunch of artucles but haven't always ended up more decided afterwards.
Games-wise, I play Cities:Skylines, Space Engineers, Euro Truck Sim 2, Wargame, but would like to be able to play GTA V and Fallout 4 and similar to thoseHi
I am on the lookout for a new gpu, as my current one, Radeon Hd 5850, is straining. And it's a borrowed one, so technically not even my gpu.
PC specs:
i5 4690K
6 GB ram, but upgrading to 16 soon
GA-Z97P-D3 motherboard
Dell 1920*1200 screen
Seasonic G-series 550w psu
I'm considering either the MSI GTX970 or the R9 390, which in my country are similarly priced.
I consider myself a relative amateur in the hardware-area; know how to assemble the PC myself, but lacking when the really technical stuff gets introduced.
Games-wise, I play Cities:Skylines, Space Engineers, Euro Truck Sim 2, Wargame, but would like to be able to play GTA V and Fallout 4 and similar to those on a decent graphics level.
I've actually stopped looking to play demanding games because the PC couldn't handle it.
So, please enlighten me into why the R9 390 or the GTX970, or none of them? Would the 8 GB memory on the 390 make a large difference performance-wise?
I have considered waiting for Pascal, but honestly, I'd like to upgrade now, and I'm very rarely a first-mover, so the only reason to wait for Pascal would be for prices to fall on current gen. But whether or not that would happen, I don't have the necessary info to conclude, so feel free to inform me here as well. . I've actually stopped looking to play demanding games because the PC couldn't handle it.
So, please enlighten me into why the R9 390 or the GTX970, or none of them? Would the 8 GB memory on the 390 make a large difference performance-wise?
Are the heat/noise-levels similar?
I have considered waiting for Pascal, but honestly, I'd like to upgrade now, and I'm very rarely a first-mover, so the only reason to wait for Pascal would be for prices to fall on current gen. But whether or not that would happen, I don't have the necessary info to conclude, so feel free to inform me here as well.
Thanks!
I am on the lookout for a new gpu, as my current one, Radeon Hd 5850, is straining. And it's a borrowed one, so technically not even my gpu.
PC specs:
i5 4690K
6 GB ram, but upgrading to 16 soon
GA-Z97P-D3 motherboard
Dell 1920*1200 screen
Seasonic G-series 550w psu
I'm considering either the GTX970 or the R9 390, which in my country are similarly priced.
I consider myself a relative amateur in the hardware-area; know how to assemble the PC myself, but lacking when the really technical stuff gets introduced. I've tried reading a bunch of artucles but haven't always ended up more decided afterwards.
Games-wise, I play Cities:Skylines, Space Engineers, Euro Truck Sim 2, Wargame, but would like to be able to play GTA V and Fallout 4 and similar to thoseHi
I am on the lookout for a new gpu, as my current one, Radeon Hd 5850, is straining. And it's a borrowed one, so technically not even my gpu.
PC specs:
i5 4690K
6 GB ram, but upgrading to 16 soon
GA-Z97P-D3 motherboard
Dell 1920*1200 screen
Seasonic G-series 550w psu
I'm considering either the MSI GTX970 or the R9 390, which in my country are similarly priced.
I consider myself a relative amateur in the hardware-area; know how to assemble the PC myself, but lacking when the really technical stuff gets introduced.
Games-wise, I play Cities:Skylines, Space Engineers, Euro Truck Sim 2, Wargame, but would like to be able to play GTA V and Fallout 4 and similar to those on a decent graphics level.
I've actually stopped looking to play demanding games because the PC couldn't handle it.
So, please enlighten me into why the R9 390 or the GTX970, or none of them? Would the 8 GB memory on the 390 make a large difference performance-wise?
I have considered waiting for Pascal, but honestly, I'd like to upgrade now, and I'm very rarely a first-mover, so the only reason to wait for Pascal would be for prices to fall on current gen. But whether or not that would happen, I don't have the necessary info to conclude, so feel free to inform me here as well. . I've actually stopped looking to play demanding games because the PC couldn't handle it.
So, please enlighten me into why the R9 390 or the GTX970, or none of them? Would the 8 GB memory on the 390 make a large difference performance-wise?
Are the heat/noise-levels similar?
I have considered waiting for Pascal, but honestly, I'd like to upgrade now, and I'm very rarely a first-mover, so the only reason to wait for Pascal would be for prices to fall on current gen. But whether or not that would happen, I don't have the necessary info to conclude, so feel free to inform me here as well.
Thanks!