UnholyCarcass
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At 1440p I definitely think the R9 390 is worth the extra money over the 970. Iirc the AMD cards do better at higher resolutions than the nvidia gpus.
Thx. In case I could also grab a 290x 4gb for about 280. Would it match the 390 8gb for 35 less?
Note: I'm biased. Just bought a used 290x for 230. A new 390 would here cost about 340. I think best deal now is to find used 290(x) and then upgrade in 2 years when 16nm HBM becomes viable (in terms of price).
to avoid getting a reference card, I opted for a 290x with 8GB (330 shipped, new). Not a greatgreat deal, but not too bad either, considering that's almost a 390x (costing at least 80 more).
I have no negative connotations except for the reference blower versions, but just didn't see any 290/290X models at prices I considered acceptable for brands in which I was interested. Bizarrely, 290/290X cards are often being offered at prices higher than the 390, and for the 8GB 290/290X cards often at or above 390X prices. Offering any 8GB 290X at $550 US is simply insane.Great deal you deal hunter you!
I agree. The reputation for 290/290X cards is so tarnished and on top of that some 290X users bought those cards for $450-500 new so presumably some of them have upgraded to Fury X/980Ti. Between the general consumer who has negative connotation on almost all R9 2xx series cards and the users who require more performance, 290/290X should be easy to find. I would lean towards the Sapphire Tri-X or Vapor-X series. Also, the PowerColor PCS+ was a solid model, as well as the MSI Lightning.
I have no negative connotations except for the reference blower versions, but just didn't see any 290/290X models at prices I considered acceptable for brands in which I was interested. Bizarrely, 290/290X cards are often being offered at prices higher than the 390, and for the 8GB 290/290X cards often at or above 390X prices. Offering any 8GB 290X at $550 US is simply insane.
Uff, this is getting silly. The seller just told me that I could have a fury pro card fir 90 more than the 290x I ordered. What would you buy? 290x with 8gb or fuji pro??? It's urgent, any help is much appreciated! I'll play at 1440p on a haswell-e cpu@4.4ghz.
Uff, this is getting silly. The seller just told me that I could have a fury pro card fir 90 more than the 290x I ordered. What would you buy? 290x with 8gb or fuji pro??? It's urgent, any help is much appreciated! I'll play at 1440p on a haswell-e cpu@4.4ghz.
Where I live, the cheapest gtx 980 is 65€ more than the fury pro I could buy, while the ti goes for 280€ more!
Uff, this is getting silly. The seller just told me that I could have a fury pro card fir 90€ more than the 290x I ordered. What would you buy? 290x with 8gb or fuji pro??? It's urgent, any help is much appreciated! I'll play at 1440p on a haswell-e cpu@4.4ghz.