Should i buy AMD R9 290x.... or something else?

[Ruszek83]

Hey guys, i've been away from hardware world for a while and i think it is a time to upgrade some of my gear...

I have a GTX580, and with upcomming BF4 and Assasins Creed i want to upgrade.

Question:
Should i buy AMDs R9 290X, ....... GTX 780 or GTX 660Ti SLI... ?!
2x 660Ti are exect same price as 290x and some benchmarks show that 660Ti SLI gives better performence, but what do you gamers/hardware freeks think?

This is not a debate for AMD vs Nvidia lovers, i just need some clarity in what i will get most out of.

Best Regards
Michael

 

[Ruszek83]

.... .... orrrrr i have possibility to buy 1 more ASUS GTX 580 DCII for 100£ ... what do you think ?
How much performence will i get from SLI for 100£ on 580 vs R9 290x ???

 

[Kmc313]

personally i would go for the 290x. the new technologies being introduced and the potential at higher resolutions makes it a promising card for moving into the future

 

[Kmc313]

however if you prefer nvidia the 780 price drops are mighty fine.... that one's up to you

 

[Avro Arrow]

I wouldn't look at the two GTX 660 Ti's but the GTX 780 is very tempting at $500. I would wait until the R9-290 is released to see if that forces the price of the GTX 780 even further into the ground.

 

[Abdul0]

580 is enoigh to run bf4 on high with more than 60 fps. Ultra about 50.You don't have to upgrade but if you want to a lot buying another 580 would be great. However, you might be able to do better with something else, for example an ssd would increase installed games performance or ram

 

[Ruszek83]

I wouldn't look at the two GTX 660 Ti's but the GTX 780 is very tempting at $500. I would wait until the R9-290 is released to see if that forces the price of the GTX 780 even further into the ground.

2x 660Ti's cost same as R9 290x and yes, performence maybe a little better, but i really like the simplicity of 1core GPU, + the new technologies which it brings to market. It is still lots of money tho... :/

 

[rhysneville]

580 is enoigh to run bf4 on high with more than 60 fps. Ultra about 50.You don't have to upgrade but if you want to a lot buying another 580 would be great. However, you might be able to do better with something else, for example an ssd would increase installed games performance or ram

Not sure about 50fps on ultra with a single 580 on bf4.. it's still early and it's not very well optimised, I have 660 ti Sli and I don't get constant 60fps!

Getting an ssd won't improve performance of games, just load up times, it wouldn't increase fps.

 

[Axzevos]

Hey guys, i've been away from hardware world for a while and i think it is a time to upgrade some of my gear...

I have a GTX580, and with upcomming BF4 and Assasins Creed i want to upgrade.

Question:
Should i buy AMDs R9 290X, ....... GTX 780 or GTX 660Ti SLI... ?!
2x 660Ti are exect same price as 290x and some benchmarks show that 660Ti SLI gives better performence, but what do you gamers/hardware freeks think?

This is not a debate for AMD vs Nvidia lovers, i just need some clarity in what i will get most out of.

Best Regards
Michael

I would buy R9 290 non x and upgrade in the future. Depends on your PSU .