I am looking to get a new GPU and had my mind set on the AMD R9 290. I was waiting until the custom coolers came out to buy the card, but as of Monday the price went up by $100USD without the custom cooler...so the custom coolers might raise the price even more? Due to some extra bills today all the money I can save would be helpful.
I am looking to specifically play BF4, Assassin's Creed 4, Elder Scrolls Online, and whatever games come out in the next year or two at least.
I plan on upgrading my CPU after I get a new GPU, but I was wondering how urgent getting a CPU upgrade is with the AMD R9 290. My currect CPU is actually an APU, but it's the A10 5800k 3.8GHz. What CPU would I need to take full advantage of the AMD R9 290?
Questions:
- Should the AMD R9 290 go back to around the originally price when the ones with the custom coolers come out or in a semi reasonable amount of time?
- (If not) What GPU with a reasonable price should I look at getting that has the ability to play all upcoming games for the next few years?
- What CPU would I need to take full advantage of the AMD R9 290, and how urgent is an upgrade from my current 3.8GHz CPU?
Thanks for the help!
I am looking to specifically play BF4, Assassin's Creed 4, Elder Scrolls Online, and whatever games come out in the next year or two at least.
I plan on upgrading my CPU after I get a new GPU, but I was wondering how urgent getting a CPU upgrade is with the AMD R9 290. My currect CPU is actually an APU, but it's the A10 5800k 3.8GHz. What CPU would I need to take full advantage of the AMD R9 290?
Questions:
- Should the AMD R9 290 go back to around the originally price when the ones with the custom coolers come out or in a semi reasonable amount of time?
- (If not) What GPU with a reasonable price should I look at getting that has the ability to play all upcoming games for the next few years?
- What CPU would I need to take full advantage of the AMD R9 290, and how urgent is an upgrade from my current 3.8GHz CPU?
Thanks for the help!