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December 23, 2013 12:54:38 AM

hi im just wondering would a hd 7870 2gb handle 4800x900 or should i try and get a gtx 590/gtx 780

and i will have save up for a while i have all 3 screens which are 1 1920x1080 and 2 1600x900 screens and i just wondering should i keep my hd 7870 or just get a better gpu for that res

and my specs will be a amd phemon x6 1055t and i will oc the cpu

GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P

psu antec 620m psu

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December 23, 2013 1:02:45 AM

the amd phenom will bottleneck a enthousiast card like the 780 anyway
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December 23, 2013 1:06:09 AM

what would be a good card for that res do u think and if i did get a gtx 780 would it be a big bottleneck even if i oc my cpu to 4ghz
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December 23, 2013 1:07:37 AM

a pair of 280x's would be your best bet, but you'd defintely notice a bottleneck
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December 23, 2013 1:15:50 AM

with my board i cant crossfire um would a gtx 590 a bad bottleneck for my cpu
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December 23, 2013 1:26:55 AM

i know i keep but i dont know what card i should get for that res would a gtx 770 4gb be a bad idea ?
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December 23, 2013 1:38:19 AM

skitz9417 said:
i know i keep but i dont know what card i should get for that res would a gtx 770 4gb be a bad idea ?


no, but a 280x beats the 770 in higher resolutions
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December 23, 2013 1:41:22 AM

really ok if i can get one r9 280x in australia because of bitcoin mining
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December 23, 2013 1:48:16 AM

and well there be a big or small bottleneck if i leave my cpu at stock
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December 23, 2013 2:09:07 AM

is there any benchmarks for eyeinfiny on the r9 280x
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December 23, 2013 5:31:15 AM

(280x) -> you can live with the bottleneck no big deal IF you overclock the heel out of that cpu. (probably the first next thing you'll have to upgrade the cpu).
something to read: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1895104/phenom...
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December 23, 2013 6:00:58 AM

_Vass said:
(280x) -> you can live with the bottleneck no big deal IF you overclock the heel out of that cpu. (probably the first next thing you'll have to upgrade the cpu).
something to read: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1895104/phenom...


well i will be oc my cpu like 3.8ghz-4ghz
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December 27, 2013 4:35:58 AM

ok a couple of things have changed im getting a x4 965 and i will oc to like 3.8ghz and what card will not bottleneck it
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