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Also not sure if you have seen, AMD are releasing another set of free games soon, so either keep them and enjoy or sell them on and put towards an SSD? 

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Been going through a similar situation as you, looking for the best card at the right price, too much choice eh! First world problems
What I've gleaned from this, is that, if you want the best price to performance ratio then you'll be looking at the AMDs, but if you're flush then by all means get an Nvidia.
My brain has been saying to me, get an AMD, but the heart says Nvidia
From experience, Nvidia cards have always been the easiest to get along with, I always seem to have some niggles with AMD GPUs, but it's not something that would put me off buying them, especially as this generation are so close in performance (290 v 780 etc) and I think (could be wrong here) that the AMD will stand the test of time better, more ram, wider bus, and Mantle is taking shape nicely at the moment, so basically, I've decided to get a 290 based on specs, performance and a lower cost
Not sure if my ramblings help but just wanted to share my thoughts![]()
Also not sure if you have seen, AMD are releasing another set of free games soon, so either keep them and enjoy or sell them on and put towards an SSD?![]()
Not easy spending over £300 is it? i agonised for weeks over it.
It's really frustrating not being able to make a decision, I too have been looking for weeks at GPUs (well all parts of a PC as I'm starting from scratch again) so I feel your pain![]()
Personally, from all that you've said, I'd recommend you get an AMD 290 with the free games, especially as you're coming from an AMD and have no issues with them, I don't think you'll see any difference when gaming on an Nvidia, and then you'll also be upset at yourself for spending the difference?
I finally found some inner peace by just saying 'stuff it' stop looking, you know enough, more research will only frazzle your brain even more, and just pick a card (R9 290 in my case), after that there was much rejoicing, dancing in the streets and general merriment![]()
Wow and I can get three of those?
Yep, or more if you choose some indie titles, as 2 indies equal 1 major![]()
That's pretty good, wouldn't mind playing thief and the murdered soul suspect game. They are probably the newest in the list I think anyway.
Thanks![]()
The benchmark thread your talking about looks like this.
I have an old AMD CPU, My Minimum FPS with that CPU are hardly a barometer.
LtMatt has a CPU closer to Whyscotty and his 780, he gets 62, Matt gets 75
Gregster with a GTX Titan and a 3930K gets 81.
DS has more compute based lighting, shadowing and reflection than anyother game, its a billboard for compute 3D rendering.
Its the perfect test for a GPUs ability to render anything other than flat lifeless imagery.
Nvidia do well with simple Graphics, if things start to get complicated they don't do as well as AMD.
My min on siege of Shanghai is 70 and average of 85 or higher depending on the differences in gameplay . Obviously mantle helps a little when playing the game and not stood in one place but those fps are a lot lower when using dx11 vs a 780 and not far off mantles fps.
Have amd made no improvements anymore with regards to bf4 and dx11 and only bothered about mantle performance?
What CPU did you use?
The Graph was not stood in one place, its going from Flag E to B.
Here, a recording of something similar.
Watch the FPS in the top right on both, the difference is as clear as day.
DirectX
Mantle
I was trying to say why is dx11 on a 290 a lot lower than mantle is and a 780 is so close to mantle fps figures. The fps I quoted I had are from a competitive 14 minute game.
You think your CPU still holds mantle back?
I use a 3570k @ 4.2