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03-08-2015, 05:39 PM (This post was last modified: 03-08-2015, 07:10 PM by Chaos.UK.)
Hey all my graphics card packed up any recommendation. Just good priced good card. thinking of GTX 970? why
(HD 7870 kaput card 2 weeks out of warranty ffs)
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03-09-2015, 12:20 AM
This graphic card is the one i will get 1

http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.p...46304.html
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03-09-2015, 03:57 PM
I was looking at that one also, seems very similar to GTX970
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03-09-2015, 07:15 PM
Both are good GPU's

The 970 is a bit better overall.
But the 290 is cheaper (especially used).
If possible go for a aftermarket cooler on it. Better cooling and less noise.

There has been some commotion about a performance drop with the 970, if it uses more then 3,5GB of his memory.
But that only realy happens with high resolutions.

http://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-9...explained/
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03-09-2015, 08:01 PM (This post was last modified: 03-09-2015, 08:05 PM by Chaos.UK.)
Thanx Soldier worrying about heat from R9 290 bit of a minefield really
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03-09-2015, 08:09 PM
The Tri X OC Version of R290 has 3 coolers and you nearly can't hear it..
A friend got it. And it's easy to overclock using Omega Drivers
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03-09-2015, 08:15 PM
Thanx Fabio think I'm edging towards that one now.
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03-09-2015, 08:17 PM
That's why I said:
Quote:If possible go for a aftermarket cooler on it.

Most reference cards are hotheads. 14 10
It's true AMD a bit more then NVIDIA, but still all hotheads compared to GPU's with aftermarket cooling. Wink
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03-09-2015, 08:20 PM
'After Market cooling' not sure what that is is it custom fans?
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03-09-2015, 08:47 PM
With aftermarket I mean a card with a other cooler then what is on the reference card.
For example the card Fabio mentions.

Reference card of the R9 290
https://www.google.nl/search?q=r9+290&hl...CAYQ_AUoAQ

R9 290 with a aftermarket cooler (most of them)
https://www.google.nl/search?q=aftermark...CAcQ_AUoAg
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03-09-2015, 09:22 PM
Ok got it thnks
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03-09-2015, 10:01 PM
I still recommend tri x oc 1
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03-10-2015, 12:08 AM
Yes Fabio that card looks best all-round buy I get that one I think.
Thanks guys for your help.
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03-10-2015, 07:04 PM
Agree Mr C , Hard to choose , i cant decide either...
Found one interesting article:
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/test-centre/p...d-2015-uk/


or cheapest village idiot solution ; a regular 254 graphic and a lawn mover for cooling.

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Check this baby out.
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03-10-2015, 08:06 PM (This post was last modified: 03-10-2015, 08:07 PM by Chaos.UK.)
Its a minefield.
The one Fabio recommended seems best bang for buck and power without spending silly money, this one doesn't have a problem with heat as most R9 290's do. The GTX 970 seems to have some sort of memory problem as Soldier pointed out. I read some reviews on 'Sapphire R9 290 TRI-X OC 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI Hdmi DisplayPort PCI-E Graphics Card' temps were about 65 degrees if you can believe reviews, reference R9 290's seem to hit 85/90 degrees.

Mr F I have an old Geeforce 2 I can send you lol
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