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R9 280X crossfire Vs. R9 290X crossfire

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November 2, 2013 9:35:35 AM

Hello everyone. I'am gonna buy a new gaming computer soon, and I don't know how much more performances I get if I buy R9 290X crossfire then R9 280X. I will be playing on 3 monitors or 1 144hz monitor. The games I will be playing is battlefield 4. I got two builds for you guys, I could afford both but I don't know if it's worth it.

Build 1:
ASUS MK Z87-A
Hyper 212 evo
i5 4670k
250GB evo
Seagate 2tb
2x Gigabyte R9 280X
Silverpower 850w
Windows 8.1
Crucial 8gb ram
1920x1080p 144hz

Price: 2167 dollars without monitor

Build 2:

Case: Corsair 750D
CPU: INTEL IntelĀ® Core i7-4770K
CPU Cooler: Hyper 212 evo
MOBO: ASUS MK Z87-A
SSD: Samsung 250gb evo
HDD: Seagate barracuda 1TB
PSU: COOLERMASTER 1000W PSU Silent Pro
RAM: KINGSTON DDR3 HyperX Red 1600MHz 16GB 2 x 8GB
2x SAPPHIRE Radeon R9 290X 4GB BF4 bundle

5760x1080p

Price: 3390 Dollars without monitors

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November 2, 2013 9:38:41 AM

You gotta go for BUILD 2!
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November 2, 2013 9:40:49 AM

IAMEXTREME said:
You gotta go for BUILD 2!


Well, I could use 1400 dollars more to upgrade in future if I go build 1.
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November 2, 2013 9:42:36 AM

Get the build 2. Use the i5, get a better cooler and get the multi monitor set up. You dont need an i7 for gaming.
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November 2, 2013 9:44:00 AM

horaciopz said:
Get the build 2. Use the i5, get a better cooler and get the multi monitor set up. You dont need an i7 for gaming.


Yeah, I will get better gaming experience :) . I will be editing, so IDK :I. I think I will go "Crazy" and go build 2.
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November 2, 2013 9:45:00 AM

JustNeedSomeHelp said:
IAMEXTREME said:
You gotta go for BUILD 2!


Well, I could use 1400 dollars more to upgrade in future if I go build 1.


I'm certain you will not need to upgrade anything in future if you go with build 2.
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December 31, 2013 7:25:40 AM

You can't crossfire r9 290x
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January 10, 2014 12:38:10 PM

You can, and I did crossfire R9 290.
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