1440P R9 290 --> 970 980 980ti?

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Ok so now with HFC we are raiding with a full group the first few weeks, had to lower settings a bit and it annoys me!

Setup

i5 4690K - 4.6ghz
8gb - 2000mhz cl9
R9 290 with custom cooling

Would it be worth changing to an NVidia card? And if so which? Would a 970 be enough to push my settings back to ultra during raids?

In other games i'm quite pleased with the R9 290 but in WoW it barely is enough

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I think the problem is somewhere else not hardware. Maybe an addon or something. The cpu you got is more than enough overclocked and the 290 is alot more powerful than needed. You are playing at what resolution? 1080p@60hz? I have/had no problems whatsover in hc HFC.

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2560x1440 60hz

Can't say I have any addons which cause this, dropped from mostly high to mostly medium.

Benchmarks do show the 970 20-30% faster at 1440p in WoW - other games it's about equal (certainly because my 290 has good cooling while the reference throttles)

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Ok 1440p is a different thing. A 290 is not bad for that resolution but usually nvidia card run better in Blizzard games than amd. I guess at 1440p the difference is more noticeable. The deal is i am not sure a gtx970 over R9 290 justifies the upgrade performance difference for the money. I would be more inclined towards a gtx980 for 1440p considering that you got a 290 tho for wow in particular a gtx970 might be enough. Reason is that its more cpu heavy than gpu, in other more gpu heavy games that won't be the case. Obviously depends if you can afford it or how much you wanna spend on it.

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i'm not sure either - getting a 970 would be a sidegrade for all except WoW. A 980 seems quite expensive for what it offers (vs 970) and the next option is a 980 TI already which does cost quite a lot of money

Hoping someone has some experience with these cards/resolution!

[Alantor]

I think you could sell your 290 for $150-200 so you can get the 980 for $300.