7990? Want to max out all games

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iDuStx

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I am looking at upgrading my gpu. I know for a fact i will need to upgrade my psu too.
I would like a card that can play pretty much most games on 1080p max out quality.
however i would not like to spend anymore than £500.00.
I like the look of the AMD 7990, but is there anything similar to it that isnt as expensive?
My current build is:

i7-3770 3.40ghz
16gb ram
Nividia GeForce GT 640
Asus P8H61-MX R2.0 Motherboard
2TB WD HDD
G7 580W

All suggestions appreciated.
 
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The GTX780 will let you max out anything in 1080p.
And the PSU is pretty much the best money can buy.
Optionally you could get a XFX 850W Gold rated PSU that would let you SLI if you at some point get a new mobo that allows it.
 
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Is the 780 better than the 7990?

 
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Djentleman

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In power consumption, ease of use, heat, noise, framepacing, and sanity.
Yes, it is better.
The 7990 performs only slightly better at 1080p and really isn't worth it.

Do i hear? CPU BOUND!!
 
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thank you guys, so would you say a 7990 would be the best option over the 780?
One more question, when do you think the 7990? will drop down ion price, should i wait until next year?
 
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i would buy an hd 7950 and overclock it then wait for the next generation of cards to come out.
 
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They get less than 60 FPS in games like BF4, so they're not necessarily plenty. They're sufficient for maybe 98% of people, but you can make a case for a 780 or 290. But a 7990 would definitely be overkill.
 
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But the 4gigs of memory and the fact that they scale better at higher resolutions makes them high resolution cards.
But you are correct. I just turn down msaa to 2. I don't really notice a huge difference. Not a 100$'s worth.
 
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