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Hi. I'm building my first pc and am stuck between the SAPPHIRE TRI-X R9 290 4GB GDDR5 OC and an overclocked GTX 780.
The 290 is about $50 cheaper and better suited for the games I'll be playing (BF4, Crysis 3), so it seems like a no brainer.
The only thing holding me back from buying one is the frequent black screen everybody seemed to be having problems with. I've googled this and done a crap ton of research, but all the responses are outdated.
Is the problem still there with the newest driver? Is it still frequent?
Would I be taking a pretty big risk by purchasing a 290 Tri-X? Should I be worried at all?
Which card will last new the longest?
The 780 is a solid card, but I'd only buy it so I won't have to deal with the black screens of the 290 (if they're still occurring).
Please help.
The 290 is about $50 cheaper and better suited for the games I'll be playing (BF4, Crysis 3), so it seems like a no brainer.
The only thing holding me back from buying one is the frequent black screen everybody seemed to be having problems with. I've googled this and done a crap ton of research, but all the responses are outdated.
Is the problem still there with the newest driver? Is it still frequent?
Would I be taking a pretty big risk by purchasing a 290 Tri-X? Should I be worried at all?
Which card will last new the longest?
The 780 is a solid card, but I'd only buy it so I won't have to deal with the black screens of the 290 (if they're still occurring).
Please help.
Marco Lalvay
August 5, 2014 5:35:01 PM
I play almost anything and everything honestly xD
I've tried battlefield 4, Murdered Soul Suspect, Thief, COD, Dark souls 2, Far Cry 3, and more with this card and so far it's tanked through all of them.
And as far as longevity I haven't seen much news for either side; so it seems that unless you get a faulty card you should be fine with either family.
I've tried battlefield 4, Murdered Soul Suspect, Thief, COD, Dark souls 2, Far Cry 3, and more with this card and so far it's tanked through all of them.
And as far as longevity I haven't seen much news for either side; so it seems that unless you get a faulty card you should be fine with either family.
King_Spider
August 5, 2014 4:47:16 PM
King_Spider
August 5, 2014 4:32:55 PM
Marco Lalvay said:
I actually just got and have been using a R9 290 Tri-x OC and it works perfectly. The only black screen i got was my own fault for trying to overclock it wrong xD I've tried the 14.4 and 12.7 beta and have had no issues here. It's a great card :3What types of games do you play mostly?
King_Spider
August 5, 2014 4:29:05 PM
Marco Lalvay
August 5, 2014 4:22:37 PM
Gaidax
August 5, 2014 3:02:05 PM
Gaidax said:
It's as if we are playing some weird who says the last word wins game here dude... I don't really care, using 14.7 beta drivers for a month with my 290X Tri-x now. 0 issues. Complete and total 0 issues.
That's it, not gonna fight this silly war with a dude who does not even have 290 in question -_-
I have seen others post about this problem and I'm free to post a comment, you are the one who sees a war and if you don't like that other people can post comments perhaps it is not a good idea for you to stay a member?
Gaidax
August 5, 2014 2:48:20 PM
Gaidax said:
lol, it's as if you are having some major beef with amd or something, guess we made it up that our 290s run rock solid -_-As for that guy, his card is faulty and his supplier is trying to evade responsibility. Faulty cards happen, dude.
Which is what I kept being told about my card, strange that this "faulty" card got fixed by a driver.
Gaidax
August 5, 2014 2:35:25 PM
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