- Nov 19, 2013
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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Black friday(11/29/2013)
BUDGET RANGE: 300 - 550$
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming (COD series, BF series, Bioshock series, Company of heroes series, Batman series)
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: i7 4770K, Maximus Hero VI, Antec HCG M 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: ALL (I live in dallas)
PARTS PREFERENCES: Should be latest generation, should be future proof for 2 years!
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe, better if out of the box SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe, after 1-2 years when the games of that generation become unplayable, I would like to add a card rather than buy a new
MONITOR RESOLUTION: currently 1080p, future 1440p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Should be a good deal, at least 20 percent price drop over pre-holiday price
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My shortlist now is R9 290~400$ or GTX 780~500$
R9 290 is a month old and I am worried if there would be any issue with respect to the life of the card because of it running at 95 degree C.
there are no after market coolers on R9 290 yet, and there are no solid reports of one being there any soon? Do you guys have any info on it?
as far as the benchmarks go i believe 290 is slightly better than 780, by you get 3 games worth 160$ with 780 and 1 game with 290. so effective price for both is ~350$
Another problem I have is no side by side comparison of after market 780's like Asus vs gigabyte vs stock.
Any and all advice is appreciated, especially from owner of R9 290 (if they are facing any issues with 95 degree C)
BUDGET RANGE: 300 - 550$
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming (COD series, BF series, Bioshock series, Company of heroes series, Batman series)
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: i7 4770K, Maximus Hero VI, Antec HCG M 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: ALL (I live in dallas)
PARTS PREFERENCES: Should be latest generation, should be future proof for 2 years!
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe, better if out of the box SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe, after 1-2 years when the games of that generation become unplayable, I would like to add a card rather than buy a new
MONITOR RESOLUTION: currently 1080p, future 1440p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Should be a good deal, at least 20 percent price drop over pre-holiday price
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My shortlist now is R9 290~400$ or GTX 780~500$
R9 290 is a month old and I am worried if there would be any issue with respect to the life of the card because of it running at 95 degree C.
there are no after market coolers on R9 290 yet, and there are no solid reports of one being there any soon? Do you guys have any info on it?
as far as the benchmarks go i believe 290 is slightly better than 780, by you get 3 games worth 160$ with 780 and 1 game with 290. so effective price for both is ~350$
Another problem I have is no side by side comparison of after market 780's like Asus vs gigabyte vs stock.
Any and all advice is appreciated, especially from owner of R9 290 (if they are facing any issues with 95 degree C)
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