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AMD or Nvidia??

PowerPie5000

PowerPie5000

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Ok, i returned a faulty/damaged R9 280X and now i'm on the lookout for another GPU from OcUK (temporarily using a GTX 660Ti at the moment)... Do i go for another R9 280X or try a 4GB GTX 770? The only thing pushing me towards AMD at the moment is Mantle.. And i'm not too bothered about PhysX, but it's still nice to have for the handful of games that use it :).

I may consider holding out for the custom cooled R9 290 cards to be released, but i don't want to have to buy another PSU too (currently a 600W Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold with 48A on the 12V rail).

What do you guys think? If i buy now then ideally i don't want to go over £300. Cheers :).
 
arc@css said:
Unless you're running a multi monitor set-up, I wouldn't bother going for a 4gb GTX770.
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I've been contemplating on ditching my current 1080p IPS screen for either a 120Hz+ screen or possibly a 27" 1440p screen... I'd still like more than 2GB VRAM even at 1080p though :).
 
I go with what I know, green for me. Red would have to do something extra spectacular to sway me.

Josh
 
TheRealDeal said:
Your stand in card is pretty good so i would hold out for the 290 pro with custom cooler. Should net you a much bigger upgrade of course at more cost.
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The GTX 660Ti is ok, but it's slightly slower than the Radeon 7950 i had before (which is now in another PC). I'd hold out for a custom 290 if they appear this side of xmas and i don't have to replace my PSU for it.


J05H86UK said:
I go with what I know, green for me. Red would have to do something extra spectacular to sway me.

Josh
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I'm enjoying Borderlands 2 at the moment with PhysX on high, but then there's Mantle which could be a game changer?... Why do they have to make it so difficult to choose! Nvidia also has G-sync, but i bet the monitors that use it will cost a fortune!
 
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PowerPie5000 said:
The GTX 660Ti is ok, but it's slightly slower than the Radeon 7950 i had before (which is now in another PC). I'd hold out for a custom 290 if they appear this side of xmas and i don't have to replace my PSU for it.
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They should be here before christmas and your psu should be fine. People are saying the end of the month start of december for custom coolers.
 
Mate, I've got 660Ti now. If I only had 300 pounds in my pocket, I'd buy another one to SLI - for about 150 quids (requires a lot of searching & hunting). Just my 2p :)
 
biuro74 said:
Mate, I've got 660Ti now. If I only had 300 pounds in my pocket, I'd buy another one to SLI - for about 150 quids (requires a lot of searching & hunting). Just my 2p :)
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I have a mATX setup using my old (but VERY reliable) Biostar TH67XE motherboard... it does have a couple of PCI-E slots, but i'm not sure what they run at if both are used (currently PCI-E 3.0 16x with a single card and i7 3770K... Good for an old H67 board :)).

EDIT: I forgot my Asus Xonar is occupying the PCI slot, so there's no room for another dual slot GPU anyway :rolleyes:.
 
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If you're budget is £300 I would pick up a second hand 780 for £340 and that will manage 1400p if you are willing to turn down aa and ultra settings. A 4gb 770 is a waste as you will run out of horse power before you run out of vram. A 7970 is your other option or the 2xx series equivalent
 
oldestgregg said:
If you're budget is £300 I would pick up a second hand 780 for £340 and that will manage 1400p if you are willing to turn down aa and ultra settings. A 4gb 770 is a waste as you will run out of horse power before you run out of vram. A 7970 is your other option or the 2xx series equivalent
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I usually avoid buying used hardware unless i know and trust the person i'm buying it from, or i know it hasn't been abused (i'm a bit picky :D).
 
AMD is cheaper but with more noise and NV is more expensive but quieter, most of it is going to come down to personal preference since finally they are closely matched in terms of performance again.
 
PowerPie5000 said:
I usually avoid buying used hardware unless i know and trust the person i'm buying it from, or i know it hasn't been abused (i'm a bit picky :D).
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Me too but I usually try to buy from the members market and I did'nt realise you don't qualify for it. Sorry about that, you know what they say about to assume and all that :)
 
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