So AMD just released the new R9 line up right as I'm getting ready to put the finishing touches into my gaming build. I wanted a GTX 770, but as the price was $100 more, I thought AMD was the way to go. Weeeeeell, Nvidia just price dropped the entire 700 series line up, bringing the prices of the three aftermarket cards (Two 770's and an R9 280x) I was debating between right in line with each other price-wise.
As well, Nvidia currently has a 3 game bundle in which you get AC4, Batman, and Splinter Cell if you buy a 770. Seems like a no-brainer to go with the Nvidia card, but the problem is I'd either be buying the MSI Lightning edition or the Galaxy HOF edition, which both only feature 2gb of V-ram on a 256 bit bus, where as the 280x features 3gb on a 384 bit bus. I've heard a lot of people say running Skyrim heavily modded at 1080p takes ram usage beyond 2gb, and while the 770's ram is clocked higher, it does have less of it.
I would be gaming on a 1920x1200 display via display port, in case that's important. here are the three specific cards I'm debating between:
Sapphire Radeon R9 280x Toxic: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202044
MSI Geforce GTX 770 Lightning: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127742
Galaxy Geforce GTX 770 HOF: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814162137
Any help is appreciated, but please avoid suggesting the 4gb 770s as while it seems like the logical alternative, I'm pretty dead set on one of these three. Thank you.
As well, Nvidia currently has a 3 game bundle in which you get AC4, Batman, and Splinter Cell if you buy a 770. Seems like a no-brainer to go with the Nvidia card, but the problem is I'd either be buying the MSI Lightning edition or the Galaxy HOF edition, which both only feature 2gb of V-ram on a 256 bit bus, where as the 280x features 3gb on a 384 bit bus. I've heard a lot of people say running Skyrim heavily modded at 1080p takes ram usage beyond 2gb, and while the 770's ram is clocked higher, it does have less of it.
I would be gaming on a 1920x1200 display via display port, in case that's important. here are the three specific cards I'm debating between:
Sapphire Radeon R9 280x Toxic: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202044
MSI Geforce GTX 770 Lightning: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127742
Galaxy Geforce GTX 770 HOF: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814162137
Any help is appreciated, but please avoid suggesting the 4gb 770s as while it seems like the logical alternative, I'm pretty dead set on one of these three. Thank you.