Crossfire R9 290 vs Crossfire R9 290x 4k gaming

PatientGuy · Apr 18, 2014

I'm planning to build a high end pc that could game in 4k, as there is a new samsung 28" 4k monitor that is 60hz via displayport for a relatively cheap $700. What i'm asking is, is the msi r9 290x gaming edition worth the extra $200 (total of both) over the sapphire r9 290 vapor-x edition?

Specs:

CPU: i7 4770k
Motherboard: Asus maximus vi formula
Fans: Corsair sp120 x 4 sp140 x 3
Ram: 16gb corsair vengeance pro 1866mhz
Storage: 250gb samsung 840 evo, 3tb caviar green
Cpu Cooler: H105
PSU: Corsair RM1000
Case: Fractal Design Define R4

NiCoM · Apr 18, 2014

The R9 290X would be worth it at only $100 more each.
Though i hope for you that you have a good airflow with the MSI cards in CF, I've seen people with case temp problems with a single MSI R9 290 GAMING, two MSI R9 290X GAMING.. jeez all the heat.

EDIT: just noticed you have 7 fans, well then you should be good to go

PatientGuy · Apr 18, 2014

NiCoM :

So, it would be worth it to go over my budget my $200? budget: $3000. Btw, any better r9 290x than the msi for about the same price? lightning is too expensive. thanks

NiCoM · Apr 19, 2014

PatientGuy :

CF R9 290 will no doubt also perform pretty well on 4K if you decide to go for that.
You should also consider the ASUS R9 290 DirectCUIIOC, some places ASUS is the cheapers card you can get, sometimes it's the most expensive. I have a singe R9 290 from ASUS and max temp is 72C still being very quiet.

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