Returning AMD R9 290 for 780Ti - Which one is best?

[Obzoleet]

Hello

I purchased AMD R9 290 TRI-X 4 GB and I am now instead thinking of returning it to purchase Nvidia 780 Ti 3 GB.

The main reasons are I bumped into some problems with my AMD card which I could not seem to fix

Also in the future I would like to purchase the Nvidia Shield ( Need something to play during WC breaks)

I am considering purchasing the HOF version instead since I can get it for the same amount of money,

Or Which model is the best 780Ti?

Would love a top 3 list or something !

 

[GhostRyder]

Hello

I purchased AMD R9 290 TRI-X 4 GB and I am now instead thinking of returning it to purchase Nvidia 780 Ti 3 GB.

The main reasons are I bumped into some problems with my AMD card which I could not seem to fix

Also in the future I would like to purchase the Nvidia Shield ( Need something to play during WC breaks)

I am considering purchasing the HOF version instead since I can get it for the same amount of money,

Or Which model is the best 780Ti?

Would love a top 3 list or something !

I don't think any of the problems you have had are the 290's fault, but a 780ti is a more powerful card.

Depending on what you want, I would get either an MSI Gaming Edition, EVGA ACX SuperClocked, or the gigabyte GHZ edition trio cooler.

 

[Obzoleet]

I don't think any of the problems you have had are the 290's fault, but a 780ti is a more powerful card.

Depending on what you want, I would get either an MSI Gaming Edition, EVGA ACX SuperClocked, or the gigabyte GHZ edition trio cooler.

You are most likely right,

But when I saw that the 780Ti HOF edition was on sale for 60 pounds cheaper then I figured that I couldnt be arsed anymore

And also I would really like to try the shield in the future

All of those cards are more expensive then the HOF edition....Is the HOF edition not as good as I assumed?

It looks awsome but that doesnt really matter , I want the performance,

The cards you recommended is about 30-40 pounds more expensive then the HOF,

What do you think?

 

[GhostRyder]

You are most likely right,

But when I saw that the 780Ti HOF edition was on sale for 60 pounds cheaper then I figured that I couldnt be arsed anymore

And also I would really like to try the shield in the future

All of those cards are more expensive then the HOF edition....Is the HOF edition not as good as I assumed?

It looks awsome but that doesnt really matter , I want the performance,

The cards you recommended is about 30-40 pounds more expensive then the HOF,

What do you think?

Where the......

If you can get the HOF edition for cheaper than those, I would grab it. But the real benefit of that card is the extreme overclocking capability.

 

[Obzoleet]

Where the......

If you can get the HOF edition for cheaper than those, I would grab it. But the real benefit of that card is the extreme overclocking capability.

I figured so cause it is on weekly offer and is normaly more expensive then those cards,

I wont be overclocking at all in the nearest months...perhaps if I rebuild my small computer into a fulltower or something but it wont happen soon,

But it should still be awsome on stock I assume?

 

[GhostRyder]

I figured so cause it is on weekly offer and is normaly more expensive then those cards,

I wont be overclocking at all in the nearest months...perhaps if I rebuild my small computer into a fulltower or something but it wont happen soon,

But it should still be awsome on stock I assume?

Yep

 

[Jad Chaar]

Sorry I couldnt help you with the Diablo 3 issue Obzoleet. The 780Ti is a beast so if you can get it, go for it. I wouldnt bother with it though if you game at 1080P. Stay with a 780 if you game at 1080P.

 

[GhostRyder]

Sorry I couldnt help you with the Diablo 3 issue Obzoleet. The 780Ti is a beast so if you can get it, go for it. I wouldnt bother with it though if you game at 1080P. Stay with a 780 if you game at 1080P.

Wait what was the problem with Diablo 3, I thought the issue was with BF4 and I thought it was resolved?

 

[Jad Chaar]

Wait what was the problem with Diablo 3, I thought the issue was with BF4 and I thought it was resolved?

He had frame rate issues. I think his FPS spiked a lot or it was just low overall. He tried the newest stable and beta drivers and they didnt help.

 

[GhostRyder]

He had frame rate issues. I think his FPS spiked a lot or it was just low overall. He tried the newest stable and beta drivers and they didnt help.

Oh the FPS issue in Diablo 3, I had heard about that and experienced that.


Did yall try this:
Go to this C:\Users\USERNAME\Documents\Diablo III

changing the setting HardwareClass in the d3prefs.txt file to "1" (was 4)

That resolved my issues (Though it was on my laptop with the GTX 675m).

 

[Jad Chaar]

Oh the FPS issue in Diablo 3, I had heard about that and experienced that.


Did yall try this:
Go to this C:\Users\USERNAME\Documents\Diablo III

changing the setting HardwareClass in the d3prefs.txt file to "1" (was 4)

That resolved my issues (Though it was on my laptop with the GTX 675m).

Nope I didnt recommend that.

 

[Per Hansson]

I had a AMD R9 290X which I replaced with a nVidia 780 Ti
The reason I bought the AMD card over the nVidia was the big price difference, $250 here in Sweden...

Got a nice Crucial M500 240GB SSD for the difference
But to my disappointment the card had a very heavy coil whine.
So I went back to the store and all they had in stock was the 780 Ti.
Can't say I regret that, I've actually bought a EK waterblock for it but have not gotten around to install it yet.
It's simply so silent that I have not bothered, oh, and no coil whine either
If I where you and set on the 780 Ti I would just get whatever model comes cheapest right now

 

[Obzoleet]

Oh the FPS issue in Diablo 3, I had heard about that and experienced that.


Did yall try this:
Go to this C:\Users\USERNAME\Documents\Diablo III

changing the setting HardwareClass in the d3prefs.txt file to "1" (was 4)

That resolved my issues (Though it was on my laptop with the GTX 675m).

When I play and there is a lotta **** on the screen my FPS jumps down to 12 occasionally....

Normaly im on 130 FPS but lately its getting worse... I can stand in town and just press C to bring my inventory and its a brief freeze spike where it goes down to 55-60 FPS and then continues...


I am worried if this is my GPU or if I have messed up some settings in windows that can cause this.

What do you think?

I followed your earlier instructions to change Hardware class and will try it soon.

The issue regarding BF4 wasnt solved unfortunately, it came back, just took a little longer for it,

I got a full refund from EA instead for the game and premium ( Ill buy it again when its on sale )


I am also wondering,

I get the 780ti in about a day and want to make sure it goes smooth when I change it.

I will use the display driver remover to remove all the AMD drivers

But is there something else I should do too?


For example, since I did change some system settings and so on when we were looking into my BF4 Issue , I cant remember the default of them so

Should I format my HDD and reinstall my OS just to make sure there isnt any system settings that might get in the way for me later?

When I sent my MSinfo and DXdiag files to the game´s support they all looked correct and there was no issues there.. but really dont want any issues when I get started with the 780 ^^

 

[Obzoleet]

Sorry I couldnt help you with the Diablo 3 issue Obzoleet. The 780Ti is a beast so if you can get it, go for it. I wouldnt bother with it though if you game at 1080P. Stay with a 780 if you game at 1080P.

No worries, I seem to have all these stupid issues that are unsolvable

I am currently gaming in 1080p but will in the future go for a 2440x1440 I think .)

 

[Jad Chaar]

No worries, I seem to have all these stupid issues that are unsolvable

I am currently gaming in 1080p but will in the future go for a 2440x1440 I think .)

I would wait till nVidia and AMD release their next gen cards. They are coming in a few months. I would just cope with the 290 for now and ask the manufacturer are a replacement and see if that is the issue. The reason I am saying to wait is that I feel like buying a 780Ti right now in place of a 290 is a waste for 1080P and even 1440P. I would check out benchmarks of new GPUs @ 1440P if you really want a new card.

 

[Obzoleet]

I would wait till nVidia and AMD release their next gen cards. They are coming in a few months. I would just cope with the 290 for now and ask the manufacturer are a replacement and see if that is the issue. The reason I am saying to wait is that I feel like buying a 780Ti right now in place of a 290 is a waste for 1080P and even 1440P. I would check out benchmarks of new GPUs @ 1440P if you really want a new card.

But if I keep the 290 I cannot get a full refund for it,

I was under the impression that the 780Ti HOF was better then the 290 , so if I pay almost the same money , then why not I figured

Why is the 780 Ti a waste for 1080? if my 290 cannot play the games maxed out , perhaps the 780ti will?

Im not an expert though

 

[hellokitty[hk]]

I've heard you can start finding r9 290's for $300 on ebay, so maybe you'll want to just crossfire.

 

[Obzoleet]

I've heard you can start finding r9 290's for $300 on ebay, so maybe you'll want to just crossfire.

Im using a small form factor build here, only got room for 1 GPU ^^

 

[GhostRyder]

Im using a small form factor build here, only got room for 1 GPU ^^

Well you could buy a dual gpu card

You won't have to worry, all your changes won't hurt a new gpu.

I can't believe bf4 actually gave you a refund for the game. More surprised the issue kept persisting. I have yet to have said issue on my 290x system so I'm really wondering what could have been causing it. Maybe the issue won't persist the through to the 780ti.

 

[Obzoleet]

Well you could buy a dual gpu card

You won't have to worry, all your changes won't hurt a new gpu.

I can't believe bf4 actually gave you a refund for the game. More surprised the issue kept persisting. I have yet to have said issue on my 290x system so I'm really wondering what could have been causing it. Maybe the issue won't persist the through to the 780ti.

I know right, I was really surprised, I had to push really hard for it since I bought it for several months ago

I am gonna make a clean install of windows and stuff just to be sure anyway

 

[Jad Chaar]

If the price is the same for the 780Ti, then go for it. Sorry I forgot that was the case .

 

[Obzoleet]

If the price is the same for the 780Ti, then go for it. Sorry I forgot that was the case .

okay, thanks it will arrive on tuesday so im really excited, hopefully no issues will occur