Scorbing Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Looking to replace my GTX 570. I don't know which way to go. Nvidia or AMD. Budget is $550.00 Any suggestions? My systems specs: AMD FX 8150 8 core CPU 16 gigs DDR3 RAM HIGH SPEED Asus Motherboard Which card should I get? I will use it to play BF4 and COD AW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manifesto Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 I would go with Nvidia because I got bad experience with the AMD drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPreston Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Its an easy win for the 970 as it runs cooler and with less power than the and equivalent while still beating it in the benchmarks. Why not a 980? Because the extra 20% approx increase isn't worth the price increase. You can always add another 970 in sli afterwards. T3X4S 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc2k Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 I'd wait for AMD to shake things up, unless you're in a hurry to upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre S. Veteran Posted November 27, 2014 Veteran Share Posted November 27, 2014 The R9 290 and GTX 970 are solid options in your price range. You probably don't need to spend anywhere near 550$ unless you're really into diminishing returns. With the extra money you might want to consider upgrading your CPU eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted November 28, 2014 Moderator Share Posted November 28, 2014 ^ or SSD :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisj1968 Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 I'd go Nvidia as I cross over from AMD/ATI and it was interesting. this is the first system with and Nvidia card (Qosmio laptop) and I realized they bought Physx as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+kpo6969 Subscriber¹ Posted November 30, 2014 Subscriber¹ Share Posted November 30, 2014 I'd wait for AMD to shake things up, unless you're in a hurry to upgrade. ^^^^ This Or GTX 970 if you can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3X4S Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Wait till after Christmas, get a 970GTX -Screw AMD and their ridiculous Cataract drivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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