Another AMD vs Nvidia thread

Arterion · 12 Oct 2015 at 12:12

Hi all,

Struggling to make the decision between the KFA2 GTX980 8Pack edition 4GB @£359.99 on OcUK, and any one of the R9 390 8GB edition, which can be had for as much as £150 cheaper on OcUK as well.

Any thoughts?

tezza1982 · 12 Oct 2015 at 12:15

flip a coin?

Ayahuasca · 12 Oct 2015 at 12:16

390 if you aren't willing to spend 980ti money.

Joe! · 12 Oct 2015 at 12:17

I don't think anyone should buy a GTX 980 tbh, it's just not good enough to warrant the 50% extra cost over a 970/390.

I'd go for the 390 if I were you.

Marine-RX179 · 12 Oct 2015 at 12:19

Don't bother with either 390x or 980...just go for a decent 390, and save close to £100...performance wise it wouldn't be too far off.

Geeman1979 · 12 Oct 2015 at 12:19

In terms of bang for buck, it's quite obvious the 390 is the better value of the two.

whyscotty · 12 Oct 2015 at 12:24

Out of those 2, 390 all day long - unless you want Nvidia specifics

thebennyboy · 12 Oct 2015 at 12:34

+1 for the 390.

mods1965 · 12 Oct 2015 at 12:37

If you have the cash, it has to be a 980Ti. If not, its a 390 in MHO.

Arterion · 12 Oct 2015 at 13:03

Thanks all, lots of good advice, which has led me towards the 390 camp (rather than the 390X).

There seems to be a range of roughly £80 in the 390s at the moment - £229 for the PowerColor, up to £289 for the Asus Strix, with the MSI and Sapphire sat somewhere in the middle. Any thoughts on which is the best way to go, taking into account RMA/warranty service, extra features etc? Clocks seem to be fairly consistent across the board.

Avenged7Fold · 12 Oct 2015 at 14:20

If you have space for the 2.5 PCI slot cooler for the Powercolor, i would go for that as its way cheaper than the others (also i believe it comes with a backplate) and put the money away for a future upgrade.

If not, you cant go wrong with the MSI.

Joe! · 12 Oct 2015 at 14:23

I'd go for MSI in the middle, have a pretty decent RMA service.

If you're thinking about the PCS, make sure a 2.5 slot card won't interfere with SATA ports (mainly a problem on cheap, older motherboards) on your motherboard.

Avenged7Fold · 12 Oct 2015 at 14:27

Isn't Powercolor RMA handled by OCuk since they are US based?

Im not sure but thats why i thought OCuk started doing Powercolor again.

VincentHanna · 12 Oct 2015 at 14:33

390 over 980 GTX any day of the week.

Unless you are hooking it up to a 4k TV.

Dicehunter · 12 Oct 2015 at 14:46

Honestly I wouldn't even consider a 90, Either go the extra bit of cash and get a 980 Ti or a 390/X.

Arterion · 12 Oct 2015 at 15:14

Dicehunter said:
Honestly I wouldn't even consider a 90, Either go the extra bit of cash and get a 980 Ti or a 390/X.

Why's that?

Joe! · 12 Oct 2015 at 15:19

I think he meant a 980, not a (3)90.

980's performance just isn't good enough to warrant its £120+ cost on a 390, and anyone willing (and subsequently wanting) to spend close to £400 on a GPU should just save a bit more and get a 980Ti.

ukxenon · 12 Oct 2015 at 17:13

I would agree save a lot more than treat yourself

Dicehunter · 12 Oct 2015 at 17:19

Arterion said:
Why's that?

I meant a 980, The performance isn't far off a 780 Ti, I know I've had both.

Joe! said:
I think he meant a 980, not a (3)90.

980's performance just isn't good enough to warrant its £120+ cost on a 390, and anyone willing (and subsequently wanting) to spend close to £400 on a GPU should just save a bit more and get a 980Ti.

+1

ukxenon said:
I would agree save a lot more than treat yourself

+1

NoobCannon · 12 Oct 2015 at 17:55

another vote for 390 don't bother with the X