worth switching sides?

[csber3]

I currently have a Sapphire Radeon R9 290 and have been looking at the GTX 980 Ti. my biggest complaint is that the 290 is one noisy sucker. is the jump to nvidia worth it and which of the 980 Ti is the best?

 

[TheGentry]

There is no reason not too, fastest card, 8gb, and for price a lot better then titan and fury X

 

[csber3]

yeah that's what i'm thinking. any recommendation which 980Ti deal is the best?

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

If noise is the main issue,surely an aftermarket cooler would be the cheaper option??

 

[stulid]

EVGA ti with ACX2.0@£539.

Or G1 is the the real champ but is £620+

 

[ChrisD.]

EVGA ti with ACX2.0@£539.

 

[andybird123]

Msi Gaming gets a very good review as well, quieter than the G1 and a bit cheaper to boot

 

[Marine-RX179]

I currently have a Sapphire Radeon R9 290 and have been looking at the GTX 980 Ti. my biggest complaint is that the 290 is one noisy sucker. is the jump to nvidia worth it and which of the 980 Ti is the best?

If you are happy with the 290 and noise is the only issue, you'd better off just invest on a 3rd party cooler, and wait till next gen card that's no longer on 28nm process.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Gutting to say, yes.

 

[csber3]

dont know much about those cards but how do the evga or msi compare against each other? is one company better than the other with the cards?

also thinking about cooler but curious if the upgrade to 980 would show a noticeable jump in all round performance.

 

[ChrisD.]

EVGA will have a 5 year warranty. Their service is also excellent.

The 980Ti will smash a 290.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1439?vs=1496

That's a 290X as well which is a little faster than your 290.

 

[csber3]

wow, thanks for the link. that is a hell of difference!

 

[xtremedetailz]

Ive just got a zotac standard cooler version ordered

 

[Marine-RX179]

wow, thanks for the link. that is a hell of difference!

While the 980Ti is no doubt faster than the 290 by a big margin, the question is that...what res are you actually gaming on?

Those results are for 2560 res and 4K, so for 1920 res...if you only have a 60Hz monitor, the 980Ti's performance over the 290 for the games you play might not reflect at all...as your 290 can probably put most of your games at 60fps at 1920 res.

 

[ShivP]

I would also consider the Zotac AMP which is on pre-order at £529 and is a good card

 

[Diagro]

You dont want noise? Then any air cooled card is not for you.

The Fury X might bet the better choice.

 

[WhiteHawk77]

You dont want noise? Then any air cooled card is not for you.

The Fury X might bet the better choice.

According to Jayz two Cents not so much, loads of coil wine and pump noise.

Looks like a pretty lack luster card too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEwLtqbBw90

 

[nashathedog]

According to Jayz two Cents not so much, loads of coil wine and pump noise.

Looks like a pretty lack luster card too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEwLtqbBw90

The noise issue is something that AMD have accepted is an issue and have responded to by stating it will be fixed so if I bought a Fury X once there in stock and it had the noise problem it would be going straight back to be replaced.

 

[setter]

yeah that's what i'm thinking. any recommendation which 980Ti deal is the best?

Got an msi gaming edition 980ti in yesterday. Very quiet. Even with a manual fan setting of 71% and overclocked its still silent.

 

[Buck890]

I've just switched from a r9 290x to a 980 ti and I think its very worth it!