therealjackster Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Quite a tough one between these and was wondering if there was any wisdom in the PC group. They give very similar results and both run very hot so was wondering if a watercooled, overclocked 290 would outclass a 290X for the same price or less Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/778778-r9-290-watercooled-or-stock-r9-290x/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlasmaFLOW Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 (edited) http://www.overclock.net/t/1471415/amd-r9-290-vs-290x And that's one of the first links... Its all about googleing my friend. If it were me, I'd buy the 290 Watercooled. It means less heat for the rest of your components and less heat for the GPU itself. Me likey Edited March 22, 2015 by PlasmaFLOW Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/778778-r9-290-watercooled-or-stock-r9-290x/#findComment-1067175557 Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealjackster Posted March 22, 2015 Author Share Posted March 22, 2015 OK thanks that confirms my thoughts on the R9 290 cooled by water. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/778778-r9-290-watercooled-or-stock-r9-290x/#findComment-1067175635 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolcksta Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Water cool is a good idea, but I would avoid it because it is risky, but in the end it's up to you. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/778778-r9-290-watercooled-or-stock-r9-290x/#findComment-1067175739 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totallycasual Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 I would get an Nvidia card instead Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/778778-r9-290-watercooled-or-stock-r9-290x/#findComment-1067175765 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandTeaRedemption Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Looking at the 290 price, get a gtx 970 instead. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/778778-r9-290-watercooled-or-stock-r9-290x/#findComment-1067175790 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlasmaFLOW Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 (edited) I would get an Nvidia card instead Let people buy whatever they want to buy. Edited March 22, 2015 by PlasmaFLOW Red Hat 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/778778-r9-290-watercooled-or-stock-r9-290x/#findComment-1067175911 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurriedPierogies Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Looking at the 290 price, get a gtx 970 instead. don't listen to this guy.. i have a gtx 970 and it stutters at 1440p 3.5gb vram op utack and Randy93 2 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/778778-r9-290-watercooled-or-stock-r9-290x/#findComment-1067177515 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigSkinWytBoy Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 I would get an Nvidia card instead Looking at the 290 price, get a gtx 970 instead. Not enough ram. 4gb for $250 >>> 3.5gb for $330 Nvidea is overpriced junk Randy93 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/778778-r9-290-watercooled-or-stock-r9-290x/#findComment-1067177586 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunk41 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Get a Tri-X 290x and overclock the sh*t out of it. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/778778-r9-290-watercooled-or-stock-r9-290x/#findComment-1067177674 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Watercooled, whatever card you decide to get. Enjoy the silence. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/778778-r9-290-watercooled-or-stock-r9-290x/#findComment-1067177713 Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealjackster Posted March 22, 2015 Author Share Posted March 22, 2015 (edited) Yeah tbh the value per performance per noise per temperature of a watercooled 290 is pretty unbeatable right now Don't think there's anything that does all 4 better Edited March 22, 2015 by therealjackster Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/778778-r9-290-watercooled-or-stock-r9-290x/#findComment-1067177936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totallycasual Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 I would get an Nvidia card instead Looking at the 290 price, get a gtx 970 instead. Not enough ram. 4gb for $250 >>> 3.5gb for $330 Nvidea is overpriced junk The 970 did a pretty good job of beating the R290/R290X in this benchmark video, its not a huge difference but the lower power consumption and newer technology/features make it well worth a look. AMD GPU's are good at some price points and for some people make sense for the budget conscious but when people want lower temperatures/power consumption and performance is their number one priority Nvidia is often the best choice even if they do come at a premium price. Saying that Nvidia cards are overpriced junk just makes you look like an ignorant AMD fanboy. MysteryX2 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/778778-r9-290-watercooled-or-stock-r9-290x/#findComment-1067178141 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverRST Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) I would get an Nvidia card instead Looking at the 290 price, get a gtx 970 instead. Not enough ram. 4gb for $250 >>> 3.5gb for $330 Nvidea is overpriced junk And you are a dumb AMD boi who can't spell right. It's nVidia, not Nvidea. Overpriced junk? Did you throw your GTX970 out of the window because it reached 3.5GB? OT. Because of 290 being damn hot, the watercooling solution would be the best. Edited March 23, 2015 by SilverRST Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/778778-r9-290-watercooled-or-stock-r9-290x/#findComment-1067178501 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeteeaifive Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Unless 290 is cheaper than 970 by like 50 bucks.. go with 290.. if not go with 970. Even with that humiliating ram issue its still a decent card. it suffers badly when it reaches the ram barrier. Even if framerate is fine it stutters like hell. So get cheapest 980 instead if u can save cash for a few weeks. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/778778-r9-290-watercooled-or-stock-r9-290x/#findComment-1067180227 Share on other sites More sharing options...
utack Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) Even with that humiliating ram issue its still a decent card. it suffers badly when it reaches the ram barrier. Even if framerate is fine it stutters like hell. Yeah it's total trash, all the ones defending Nvidia just won't admit they were screwed over. I've had a Nvidia myself recently and occasionally switch between vendors, but this was just a BS move. Edited March 23, 2015 by utack Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/778778-r9-290-watercooled-or-stock-r9-290x/#findComment-1067180290 Share on other sites More sharing options...
driftingcloud Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Iv had my 970 for a little while now and all tho I agree 100% that nvidia f***ed everyone over with the vram setup,But I have not found a game yet! that is affected by it. I'v played games like Far Cry 4, Shadow Of Mordor, Batman Arkahm Games, Crysis 3 and all run with out stuttering (that is not the fault of lazy optimizing/porting) If you are trying to game at 4K on a card that is not designed to then don't get upset when it stutters due to being pushed past its limits. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/778778-r9-290-watercooled-or-stock-r9-290x/#findComment-1067180343 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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