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Dec 15 2014 09:46pm
Just got christmas gift from Granny in mail
is 100$ off Amazon gift card so probably want to get card from there.

900 series
or 290x?

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Dec 15 2014 09:50pm
speccy and post the screen shot here.. so we can give you the best advice
along with your case/ power supply brand/watt

This post was edited by Secksii on Dec 15 2014 09:50pm
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speccy and post the screen shot here.. so we can give you the best advice
along with your case/ power supply brand/watt


MANNNNNNNNNNNN I dun wanna....

Operating System
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1
CPU
AMD FX-8350 13 °C
Vishera 32nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 669MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. 990FXA-UD3 (CPU 1) 31 °C
Graphics
ASUS VS239 (1920x1080@60Hz)
ASUS VS239 (1920x1080@60Hz)
1024MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series (Sapphire/PCPartner) 47 °C

Case is plenty big http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133191&cm_re=thermaltake_case-_-11-133-191-_-Product


Psu is 750w http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438017


This post was edited by Twizted_jay on Dec 15 2014 09:59pm
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Dec 15 2014 10:07pm
Quote (Secksii @ Dec 15 2014 11:06pm)


Reason to go with 900 series over 290x?
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Dec 15 2014 10:17pm
Quote (Twizted_jay @ Dec 15 2014 09:07pm)
Reason to go with 900 series over 290x?


theoretically slightly better, but u wont notice the difference irl, requires more power, catalyst driver, etc.etc.
i personally would go with 970 cos nvidia drivers > catalyst, quiet, low power, etc.
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Dec 15 2014 10:26pm
Quote (Twizted_jay @ Dec 16 2014 12:07am)
Reason to go with 900 series over 290x?


Reasons for 290x:
Cheaper

Reasons for GTX 970:
Runs Cooler
Uses Less Power
Benchmarks equally or better than a 290x
Better driver support
More frequent driver updates
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Dec 15 2014 10:36pm
Quote (Secksii @ Dec 15 2014 11:17pm)
theoretically slightly better, but u wont notice the difference irl, requires more power, catalyst driver, etc.etc.
i personally would go with 970 cos nvidia drivers > catalyst, quiet, low power, etc.


Quote (DeXaFiLaH @ Dec 15 2014 11:26pm)
Reasons for 290x:
Cheaper

Reasons for GTX 970:
Runs Cooler
Uses Less Power
Benchmarks equally or better than a 290x
Better driver support
More frequent driver updates


So the MSI is the best for the buck?
No other opinions?
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Dec 15 2014 10:54pm
Quote (Twizted_jay @ Dec 16 2014 12:36am)
So the MSI is the best for the buck?
No other opinions?


From Amazon only, your best bet is the MSI.

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Dec 16 2014 04:06pm
Imo go for a Nvidia GTX970..
The best version is the one pointed out in the pic above. the MSI Gaming version... it beats the ASUS version by a fraction in the benchmarks...
My 2 eurocents
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