290/290x VS 970

[area512003]

I think overclocking to that level is not a good idea with the op psu so i think 390 is a good choice.

The R9 390 is very likely to be more power hungry than a 970 to the Ops PSU.

When under stress, even its baby brother (R9 380) draws 234W which is only 9W less than a 970!

A 390X draws 363W under stress conditions compared to 243W for a 970.

970 is still gonna be more power efficient than a 390 or 390X!

Stress - http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-radeon-r9-390x-r9-380-r7-370,4178-10.html

Gaming - http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-radeon-r9-390x-r9-380-r7-370,4178-9.html

 

[Devrij]

290x 2nd hand can be had for a bargain. Probably a few to be had too after the fury x release

 

[Winky_The_Winking_Turtle]

290x 2nd hand can be had for a bargain. Probably a few to be had too after the fury x release

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[Rangerjr1]

390 by a mile. The Msi gaming will overclock higher than any 290x can do.

Right

 

[Winky_The_Winking_Turtle]

Well right now it's really a toss up between a AMD 390 and a NVIDIA 970. Both looks great for the £250 or so price point, but I'm slightly leaning towards the 390 for the 8GB VRAM (as I'm also looking to get a Dell U2515H/1440p monitor). It really seems like the only choice since of the 970's 3.5 limit, or am I exaggerating?

 

[sprite1275]

Why have 3.5 when you can have 8