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[OneMoment]

Hi guys. Just some final queries before I buy the rig.

Which should I get? ASUS GTX 970 or Sapphire R9 290X Tri-X
And if this spec is able to run games like dying light on ultra setting

Intel i5 4460 CPU With MSI H97 Pc Mate
Kingston 1600Mhz 4GB Ram
Samsung 24x DvD-Rw
Sapphire R9 290X Tri-X 4GB
Thermaltake SE-Series 730 Watt
NZXT Phantom 410 ATX

Much thanks!

 

[Goodshot]

Hmm, this is a tough question .Same powerpack card Nvidia vs Amd

AnandTech | Bench - GPU14

 

[hengheng220]

Hmmm why get 4gb ram only? Recent games ram usage can go quite high recommended to get 8gb. PSU can get superflower hx600, 750 watts a bit over kill for single GPU.

 

[OneMoment]

ps getting 4gb x2

 

[Jian19]

Change power supply to Superflower leadex 650w ($139)

 

[OneMoment]

What about the graphic card?
should i get the GTX 970 or R9 290x

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[Tommorrow]

I'd say get the R9 290x because at least you get the full 4gb of vram rather than a gimped version.

 

[royfrosty]

The 290x depends on what brand you want.

MSI R9 290X Lightning Edition & Sapphire r9 290X TriX. This 2 are different r9 290x to begin with.

Sapphire r9 290x is not a custom PCB done by Sapphire. The board is a reference card board with some uber cooler strapped onto it.

Sapphire R9 290X Tri-X OC 4 GB Review | techPowerUp

Next is MSI r9 290x Lightning edition. Its different than the Sapphire r9 290x. It is custom PCB done by MSI themselves. Highly binned and with a good cooler.

Some of our online forumers here have reported a max load of 74deg for the Lightning edition. Which is quite good for a volcanic chip.

On the other hand you we have the GTX970.

970 on the other hand takes lesser power and cooler than the r9 290x. But its slower than the r9 290x by 8%-10% depends on the which tier and brand of r9 290x you compare with.

So to narrow down, if you want something very powerful in the expense of heat output and more power consumed. Then the r9 290x lightning is for you.

If you want something polar bear friendly then the 970 is for you.

Apart from that, if you cant get the lightning version then the Sapphire card can be the next option, but note is just a default r9 290x. Many people mistaken that the TriX version is the atas version of Sapphire range. In fact its not.

 

[mib500]

What about the graphic card?
should i get the GTX 970 or R9 290x

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Go for gtx 970....

 

[OneMoment]

Wow thanks for the great read up!
What's polarbear friendly haha

Maybe I'll get the triX afterall

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[royfrosty]

Wow thanks for the great read up!
What's polarbear friendly haha

Maybe I'll get the triX afterall

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You might be interested on the r9 290X lightning instead. $459 Corbell promo.

See if you can find it in SLS.

Sapphire is a 2 years warranty card vs MSI 3 years.

 

[Goodshot]

I rather go msi lightning man

 

[OneMoment]

if that's the case, i'm assuming my rig have no problem running games on ultra settings?

 

[royfrosty]

if that's the case, i'm assuming my rig have no problem running games on ultra settings?

No issues. Only 1 game that will bring all gpus down to its knees.

Crysis 3. Even top tier card cant handle 60fps constant.

 

[OneMoment]

thanks frosty!