Other than price is there any reason to buy an RX 480 instead of an R9 390X?

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I'm getting kind of tired of waiting around for the aftermarket versions of the RX 480. Should I just spring for an MSI R9 390x instead? From what I understand these cards have similar performance and get similar performance boosts from Vulkan/Direct X 12
 
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Either way you'll loose $. A 390 runs @$250-$320, same with the gtx970. That's anywhere upto $80 or so more than a 480. Then selling those cards in the not-so-distant future, you'll again take a bath, at least $100, so by the time Vega arrives, you'll have wasted at least $180 for nothing. Personally, for 1440p, I'd run with a 1070 or 1080 and have done, either of those cards will easily handle anything at 1440p now and no reason why not later, even when Vega arrives. This'll have a net affect of you upgrading to 1440p on your schedule, not on Vega schedule or waiting more for Vega partner cards, which could very well be a year or more
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the 390x is faster

but you need a good 650w psu
 
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I would agree, I mean the standard 480 is still pretty good but i've heard some bad rumors about it. Something like the 390X would do you great + it's been around longer so better drivers are available.

 
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A lot depends on the monitor. If all you are pushing is 1080p at 60Hz, a cheaper 390 or gtx970 will work great vrs a 390x. If you are pushing 1440p or 1080p at 144Hz, either will still do the job fine, its only going to be on the highest intensity games where they may suffer slightly, but in no more than the 480 would. My question is, is it worth the extra $ for the amount of time waiting for the partner cards for the 480? A 390, 970 or 390x is considerably more expensive than the 480 will be, and those cards are already arriving on the market.
 
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Well right now I want to get a stop-gap card until Vega comes out. I want to upgrade from my GTX 760 to something that'll allow me to run modern games at higher settings with my 1080p monitor.

After Vega comes out my plan is to sell my stop-gap card, buy a Vega card and then upgrade to a 1440p monitor
 
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Either way you'll loose $. A 390 runs @$250-$320, same with the gtx970. That's anywhere upto $80 or so more than a 480. Then selling those cards in the not-so-distant future, you'll again take a bath, at least $100, so by the time Vega arrives, you'll have wasted at least $180 for nothing. Personally, for 1440p, I'd run with a 1070 or 1080 and have done, either of those cards will easily handle anything at 1440p now and no reason why not later, even when Vega arrives. This'll have a net affect of you upgrading to 1440p on your schedule, not on Vega schedule or waiting more for Vega partner cards, which could very well be a year or more
 
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