7990 Replacement

[smogsy]

so Gigabyte hopefully sending me a for like for like replacement for the 7990 or my money back.

So, if i get my money back,
what cards/manufacturers should i look at?
don't really want Gigabyte as this is the 3rd card die on me before 12 months is up (2x windforce fans die on 7970s & 7990 Artfacting)

Resolution: 2560x1080
At the moment im using a 570 2.5GB, & its running really well, but to be honest only playing these atm:
Dota2
Fifa 14
Divinity Sins

Future
Witcher 3




i guess LTMatt would say 290 - xfire
i guess Gregster would say 780TI

which manfacturers are best on each side for quiet/cool & Should i just wait for the new cards and use 570 in the mean time?

 

[gpuerrilla]

How much are you looking at getting back, and what is your available funds?

 

[smogsy]

329 quid + Not to bothered but nothing stupid

 

[Captain]

290 and overclock it if needed

 

[whyscotty]

290 or a 780 - both would do a good job

 

[Uncle Petey]

If Witcher 3 is big on your list, perhaps going green is the thing to do?

Going by your man cave, you're not short of a bob

 

[beasty6]

If i get a refund, im going 290 crossfire with g10's and AIO's

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

I would go R9 290 since its far cheaper than the GTX780 for a similar level of performance. However The Witcher 3 does have a whole load of Nvidia specific effects though so it the GTX780 would be better for that game IMHO.

 

[smogsy]

is the Ti worth it? or should i get 6gb 780 if possible?

 

[gpuerrilla]

780 seems better value, rather like the 290 vs 290x

 

[beasty6]

Has gigabyte got back to you yet about the 7990? Mine is being sent to them today

 

[Freddie1980]

I would probably wait a couple of weeks and see what the new AMD and Nvidia cards are like. Even if there not performance ground breaking they may cause a prices on some existing cards to come down as retailers clear out their inventories.

 

[Geeman1979]

Titan Black for under 600 quid if you're quick... Bargain.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-201-OK&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1576

 

[beasty6]

New AMD cards? I thought it was just nvidia that are releasing new cards soon

 

[Resa69]

Titan Black for under 600 quid if you're quick... Bargain.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-201-OK&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1576

Or 2 x 290 for the same price

 

[smogsy]

780 Vs 290 as i see it

after reading bunch of reviews

780/ti
Benefits
: Nvidia Gameworks support
: In Theory Witcher 3 Better Optimization
: can go toe to toe with 290/290x
: wouldnt mind trying to Nvidia again

Downside
: Costs
: NO AMD Features
: Not as good at 4k? due to bus?
: Smaller Memory 3GBvs4GB

290/290x
Benefits
: AMD Game Stuff (Mantle,Trueaudio)
: Cheaper
: 4GB vs 3GB
: Faster at 4k,High resolutions due to 512bit bus?

Downsides
: No Nvidia features
:

please correct me if i have missed somthing

 

[GefGz]

780 Vs 290 as i see it

after reading bunch of reviews

780/ti
Benefits
: Nvidia Gameworks support
: In Theory Witcher 3 Better Optimization
: can go toe to toe with 290/290x
: wouldnt mind trying to Nvidia again

Downside
: Costs
: NO AMD Features
: Not as good at 4k? due to bus?
: Smaller Memory 3GBvs4GB

290/290x
Benefits
: AMD Game Stuff (Mantle,Trueaudio)
: Cheaper
: 4GB vs 3GB
: Faster at 4k,High resolutions due to 512bit bus?

Downsides
: No Nvidia features
:

please correct me if i have missed somthing

Kindling to the GPU war that starts in 90% of these threads

 

[smogsy]

i've not said anything bad about either card. just facts & statements i would like confirmed.

 

[GefGz]

i've not said anything bad about either card. just facts & statements i would like confirmed.

Didn't say you said anything bad, just saying good luck getting an unbiased opinion

 

[gpuerrilla]

It's pretty clear just pick the one that has the features you would want or upcoming games that utilise them.