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July 25, 2014 4:30:57 PM

Hi guys, im thinking about buying ASUS GeForce GTX 780 Direct Cu II O.C. 3GB GDDR5

My doubt is the next..i have a motherboard Asrock Z77 Pro 3 and a PSU vantec ion2 600w

First of all, i would like to know if that PSU is enough to run that video card and second if that motherboard wont make any problem with that video card


Thanks in advance!

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July 25, 2014 4:33:31 PM

The PSU can handle it fine no problem :)  All modern motherboards should have a PCie x16 slot so yeah, that should support it aswell
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July 25, 2014 4:35:55 PM

You might want to get a R9 280/280x/290/290x, since (some of them) they are cheaper than the 780 and perform better. The AMD GPU can also pay for itself, since it mines cryptocurrency (Bitcoin, Litecoin, etc) better than nVidia.
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July 25, 2014 4:37:13 PM

zeyuanfu said:
You might want to get a R9 280/280x/290/290x, since (some of them) they are cheaper than the 780 and perform better. The AMD GPU can also pay for itself, since it mines cryptocurrency (Bitcoin, Litecoin, etc) better than nVidia.


Agree for first bit but no one really mine bitcoins, when i say no one, I mean the general pc gamer guy cause you can't really get a profit from it so no one does it unless they build rigs designed for mining
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July 25, 2014 4:38:28 PM

zeyuanfu said:
You might want to get a R9 280/280x/290/290x, since (some of them) they are cheaper than the 780 and perform better. The AMD GPU can also pay for itself, since it mines cryptocurrency (Bitcoin, Litecoin, etc) better than nVidia.


Dude, i would love to have a 290x with more vram and bits, but u know why i chose nvidia? only cause physx
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July 25, 2014 4:38:28 PM

The motherboard's fine, but I wouldn't personally run that PSU - it's on a really old Andyson platform with low-end capacitors and not known for being stable.
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July 25, 2014 4:40:35 PM

legend001523 said:
zeyuanfu said:
You might want to get a R9 280/280x/290/290x, since (some of them) they are cheaper than the 780 and perform better. The AMD GPU can also pay for itself, since it mines cryptocurrency (Bitcoin, Litecoin, etc) better than nVidia.


Agree for first bit but no one really mine bitcoins, when i say no one, I mean the general pc gamer guy cause you can't really get a profit from it so no one does it unless they build rigs designed for mining

If you run your PC 24/7/365, you WILL get a profit. I would, but I'm not your average hardcore gamer with R9 290s in CF.
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July 25, 2014 4:42:16 PM

legend001523 said:
The PSU can handle it fine no problem :)  All modern motherboards should have a PCie x16 slot so yeah, that should support it aswell


Did you even bother to look at the specs of that PSU? Also you should change all to most. There are modern motherboards(servers, and some small form factors) that do not have a 16x pci-e slot.

That psu is low quality and only rated for 430w on the 12v rail which is very poor for a supposed 600w unit. Also being made by Andyson(same company that make Raidmax) it going to use low quality components. I would not suggest running a GTX 780 using that PSU. The motherboard however will be just fine for a 780.
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July 25, 2014 4:45:32 PM

bignastyid said:
legend001523 said:
The PSU can handle it fine no problem :)  All modern motherboards should have a PCie x16 slot so yeah, that should support it aswell


Did you even bother to look at the specs of that PSU? Also you should change all to most. There are modern motherboards(servers, and some small form factors) that do not have a 16x pci-e slot.

That psu is low quality and only rated for 430w on the 12v rail which is very poor for a supposed 600w unit. Also being made by Andyson(same company that make Raidmax) it going to use low quality components. I would not suggest running a GTX 780 using that PSU. The motherboard however will be just fine for a 780.


what PSU would u recommend me? not so expensive ofc, but GOOD
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July 25, 2014 4:47:01 PM

For bitcoins? you will use more electricity than you earn
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July 25, 2014 4:47:43 PM

Bassy said:
bignastyid said:
legend001523 said:
The PSU can handle it fine no problem :)  All modern motherboards should have a PCie x16 slot so yeah, that should support it aswell


Did you even bother to look at the specs of that PSU? Also you should change all to most. There are modern motherboards(servers, and some small form factors) that do not have a 16x pci-e slot.

That psu is low quality and only rated for 430w on the 12v rail which is very poor for a supposed 600w unit. Also being made by Andyson(same company that make Raidmax) it going to use low quality components. I would not suggest running a GTX 780 using that PSU. The motherboard however will be just fine for a 780.


what PSU would u recommend me? not so expensive ofc, but GOOD

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100w1050...
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July 25, 2014 4:48:24 PM

legend001523 said:
For bitcoins? you will use more electricity than you earn

If you have a T CPU and some low power consumption cards, probably not...
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July 25, 2014 4:49:04 PM

Bassy said:
bignastyid said:
legend001523 said:
The PSU can handle it fine no problem :)  All modern motherboards should have a PCie x16 slot so yeah, that should support it aswell


Did you even bother to look at the specs of that PSU? Also you should change all to most. There are modern motherboards(servers, and some small form factors) that do not have a 16x pci-e slot.

That psu is low quality and only rated for 430w on the 12v rail which is very poor for a supposed 600w unit. Also being made by Andyson(same company that make Raidmax) it going to use low quality components. I would not suggest running a GTX 780 using that PSU. The motherboard however will be just fine for a 780.


what PSU would u recommend me? not so expensive ofc, but GOOD


Where will/can you buy parts(us, uk, canada, etc)?
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July 25, 2014 4:49:14 PM

Bassy said:
bignastyid said:
legend001523 said:
The PSU can handle it fine no problem :)  All modern motherboards should have a PCie x16 slot so yeah, that should support it aswell


Did you even bother to look at the specs of that PSU? Also you should change all to most. There are modern motherboards(servers, and some small form factors) that do not have a 16x pci-e slot.

That psu is low quality and only rated for 430w on the 12v rail which is very poor for a supposed 600w unit. Also being made by Andyson(same company that make Raidmax) it going to use low quality components. I would not suggest running a GTX 780 using that PSU. The motherboard however will be just fine for a 780.


what PSU would u recommend me? not so expensive ofc, but GOOD


XFX 550 or 650 or Antec HCG 620 are the usual recommendations at solid prices. The problem with your existing PSU isn't its rated output, but the quality of that output.
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July 25, 2014 4:53:29 PM

zeyuanfu said:
legend001523 said:
For bitcoins? you will use more electricity than you earn

If you have a T CPU and some low power consumption cards, probably not...


http://www.tweaktown.com/tweakipedia/40/bitcoin-mining-...

Read the conclusion :) 
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July 25, 2014 4:56:19 PM

I would recommended XFX 550 watts or Seasonic 620 watts.

I like Seasonic myself, but XFX is cheaper and made by seasonic :D 

EDIT: OMG NOOOO WAAAAAAAAAAAAT I AM FAR TOO LATEEE
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July 25, 2014 4:57:34 PM

legend001523 said:
zeyuanfu said:
legend001523 said:
For bitcoins? you will use more electricity than you earn

If you have a T CPU and some low power consumption cards, probably not...


http://www.tweaktown.com/tweakipedia/40/bitcoin-mining-...

Read the conclusion :) 

Solar panels+3x Radeon R9 290x5 in Crossfire+BTC value increase=FREE MONEY!
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July 25, 2014 4:59:32 PM

zeyuanfu said:
legend001523 said:
zeyuanfu said:
legend001523 said:
For bitcoins? you will use more electricity than you earn

If you have a T CPU and some low power consumption cards, probably not...


http://www.tweaktown.com/tweakipedia/40/bitcoin-mining-...

Read the conclusion :) 

Solar panels+3x Radeon R9 290x5 in Crossfire+BTC value increase=FREE MONEY!


:p  I'd rather mine dogecoins ;) 
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July 25, 2014 5:01:06 PM

zeyuanfu said:
legend001523 said:
zeyuanfu said:
legend001523 said:
For bitcoins? you will use more electricity than you earn

If you have a T CPU and some low power consumption cards, probably not...


http://www.tweaktown.com/tweakipedia/40/bitcoin-mining-...

Read the conclusion :) 

Solar panels+3x Radeon R9 290x5 in Crossfire+BTC value increase=FREE MONEY!


But how long is it going to take that rig to pay for the massive amount of solar panels, batteries, and the $4500 worth of video cards you are suggesting?
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July 25, 2014 5:02:15 PM

DSzymborski said:
Bassy said:
bignastyid said:
legend001523 said:
The PSU can handle it fine no problem :)  All modern motherboards should have a PCie x16 slot so yeah, that should support it aswell


Did you even bother to look at the specs of that PSU? Also you should change all to most. There are modern motherboards(servers, and some small form factors) that do not have a 16x pci-e slot.

That psu is low quality and only rated for 430w on the 12v rail which is very poor for a supposed 600w unit. Also being made by Andyson(same company that make Raidmax) it going to use low quality components. I would not suggest running a GTX 780 using that PSU. The motherboard however will be just fine for a 780.


what PSU would u recommend me? not so expensive ofc, but GOOD


XFX 550 or 650 or Antec HCG 620 are the usual recommendations at solid prices. The problem with your existing PSU isn't its rated output, but the quality of that output.


im checking stores near my house and i found these
630W Antec VP630F or
SEASONIC M12II Bronze 620W EVO Edition or
COOLER MASTER GX 750W ?

are these 3 recommended? or some of them are bad?
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July 25, 2014 5:04:10 PM

The Seasonic is easily the best, the Antec is ok but not as good, and the Cooler Master is pretty much a time bomb and should be avoided.
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July 25, 2014 5:05:55 PM

bignastyid said:
zeyuanfu said:
legend001523 said:
zeyuanfu said:
legend001523 said:
For bitcoins? you will use more electricity than you earn

If you have a T CPU and some low power consumption cards, probably not...


http://www.tweaktown.com/tweakipedia/40/bitcoin-mining-...

Read the conclusion :) 

Solar panels+3x Radeon R9 290x5 in Crossfire+BTC value increase=FREE MONEY!


But how long is it going to take that rig to pay for the massive amount of solar panels, batteries, and the $4500 worth of video cards you are suggesting?

I'll pay for them first and let it mine cryptocurrency 24/7/365 for a few decades. Then, I'll have an ultra gaming machine:) 
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July 25, 2014 5:06:56 PM

legend001523 said:
zeyuanfu said:
legend001523 said:
zeyuanfu said:
legend001523 said:
For bitcoins? you will use more electricity than you earn

If you have a T CPU and some low power consumption cards, probably not...


http://www.tweaktown.com/tweakipedia/40/bitcoin-mining-...

Read the conclusion :) 

Solar panels+3x Radeon R9 290x5 in Crossfire+BTC value increase=FREE MONEY!


:p  I'd rather mine dogecoins ;) 

If you can use them at Newegg, then I'm in!:) 
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July 25, 2014 5:07:37 PM

I can't believe how the topic turned into a discussion about cryptocurrency and stuff like that:)  It was probably me who suggested mining BTC and stuff:) 
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July 25, 2014 5:09:16 PM

bignastyid said:
The Seasonic is easily the best, the Antec is ok but not as good, and the Cooler Master is pretty much a time bomb and should be avoided.


thanks dude, if i wouldnt ask here i was keeping my vantec, other ppl told me it was enough :/ 
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July 25, 2014 5:09:31 PM

zeyuanfu said:
bignastyid said:
zeyuanfu said:
legend001523 said:
zeyuanfu said:
legend001523 said:
For bitcoins? you will use more electricity than you earn

If you have a T CPU and some low power consumption cards, probably not...


http://www.tweaktown.com/tweakipedia/40/bitcoin-mining-...

Read the conclusion :) 

Solar panels+3x Radeon R9 290x5 in Crossfire+BTC value increase=FREE MONEY!


But how long is it going to take that rig to pay for the massive amount of solar panels, batteries, and the $4500 worth of video cards you are suggesting?

I'll pay for them first and let it mine cryptocurrency 24/7/365 for a few decades. Then, I'll have an ultra gaming machine:) 


Under a mining load those video cards would fail long before you made your money back. Ebay is currently riddled with old mining cards that have already failed or are close. Mining is just a bad investment, which is why most are jumping ship. The solar panels and batteries on the other hand...
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July 25, 2014 5:12:35 PM

bignastyid said:
zeyuanfu said:
bignastyid said:
zeyuanfu said:
legend001523 said:
zeyuanfu said:
legend001523 said:
For bitcoins? you will use more electricity than you earn

If you have a T CPU and some low power consumption cards, probably not...


http://www.tweaktown.com/tweakipedia/40/bitcoin-mining-...

Read the conclusion :) 

Solar panels+3x Radeon R9 290x5 in Crossfire+BTC value increase=FREE MONEY!


But how long is it going to take that rig to pay for the massive amount of solar panels, batteries, and the $4500 worth of video cards you are suggesting?

I'll pay for them first and let it mine cryptocurrency 24/7/365 for a few decades. Then, I'll have an ultra gaming machine:) 


Under a mining load those video cards would fail long before you made your money back. Ebay is currently riddled with old mining cards that have already failed or are close. Mining is just a bad investment, which is why most are jumping ship. The solar panels and batteries on the other hand...

I didn't mention batteries... Although backup batteries might be an option...
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July 25, 2014 5:14:11 PM

Or... you can build a nuclear fusion reactor, generate electricity and use that to power the cards, how to get the cards? threaten to blow up your power plant if they dont give you gpu's , easy money :) 
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July 25, 2014 5:25:07 PM

zeyuanfu said:
bignastyid said:
zeyuanfu said:
bignastyid said:
zeyuanfu said:
legend001523 said:
zeyuanfu said:
legend001523 said:
For bitcoins? you will use more electricity than you earn

If you have a T CPU and some low power consumption cards, probably not...


http://www.tweaktown.com/tweakipedia/40/bitcoin-mining-...

Read the conclusion :) 

Solar panels+3x Radeon R9 290x5 in Crossfire+BTC value increase=FREE MONEY!


But how long is it going to take that rig to pay for the massive amount of solar panels, batteries, and the $4500 worth of video cards you are suggesting?

I'll pay for them first and let it mine cryptocurrency 24/7/365 for a few decades. Then, I'll have an ultra gaming machine:) 


Under a mining load those video cards would fail long before you made your money back. Ebay is currently riddled with old mining cards that have already failed or are close. Mining is just a bad investment, which is why most are jumping ship. The solar panels and batteries on the other hand...

I didn't mention batteries... Although backup batteries might be an option...


Solar setups kinda require batteries to store power and they are not cheap.
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July 25, 2014 5:26:50 PM

bignastyid said:
zeyuanfu said:
bignastyid said:
zeyuanfu said:
bignastyid said:
zeyuanfu said:
legend001523 said:
zeyuanfu said:
legend001523 said:
For bitcoins? you will use more electricity than you earn

If you have a T CPU and some low power consumption cards, probably not...


http://www.tweaktown.com/tweakipedia/40/bitcoin-mining-...

Read the conclusion :) 

Solar panels+3x Radeon R9 290x5 in Crossfire+BTC value increase=FREE MONEY!


But how long is it going to take that rig to pay for the massive amount of solar panels, batteries, and the $4500 worth of video cards you are suggesting?

I'll pay for them first and let it mine cryptocurrency 24/7/365 for a few decades. Then, I'll have an ultra gaming machine:) 


Under a mining load those video cards would fail long before you made your money back. Ebay is currently riddled with old mining cards that have already failed or are close. Mining is just a bad investment, which is why most are jumping ship. The solar panels and batteries on the other hand...

I didn't mention batteries... Although backup batteries might be an option...


Solar setups kinda require batteries to store power and they are not cheap.

Even small batteries? The power can be directly transferred from the panels to the PC PSU via a small battery.
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July 25, 2014 5:28:33 PM

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Solar setups kinda require batteries to store power and they are not cheap.[/quotemsg]
Even small batteries? The power can be directly transferred from the panels to the PC PSU via a small battery.
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Do you live in a part of the world that i have never heard of that has sunlight 24/7/365?
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Solar setups kinda require batteries to store power and they are not cheap.[/quotemsg]
Even small batteries? The power can be directly transferred from the panels to the PC PSU via a small battery.
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Do you live in a part of the world that i have never heard of that has sunlight 24/7/365?[/quotemsg]
I live in Montreal...
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July 25, 2014 5:32:44 PM

zeyuanfu said:


Solar setups kinda require batteries to store power and they are not cheap.

Even small batteries? The power can be directly transferred from the panels to the PC PSU via a small battery.
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Do you live in a part of the world that i have never heard of that has sunlight 24/7/365?[/quotemsg]
I live in Montreal...
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Solar panels don't help at night unless you stored the power.

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July 25, 2014 5:34:38 PM

bignastyid said:
zeyuanfu said:


Solar setups kinda require batteries to store power and they are not cheap.

Even small batteries? The power can be directly transferred from the panels to the PC PSU via a small battery.


Do you live in a part of the world that i have never heard of that has sunlight 24/7/365?[/quotemsg]
I live in Montreal...
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Solar panels don't help at night unless you stored the power.

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Unless the panels are some sort of high-tech ones that generate tons of power, I don't think the electricity needs to be stored...
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July 25, 2014 5:46:40 PM

This is so off topic. Just choose between r9 290 and gtx 780. R9 290 for common sense, gtx 780 to be a fanboy.
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July 25, 2014 5:47:40 PM

AznGOD said:
This is so off topic. Just choose between r9 290 and gtx 780. R9 290 for common sense, gtx 780 to be a fanboy.



what about physx? its the best graphic option and only nvidia has it...but it wasnt the question of this topic
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July 25, 2014 5:53:38 PM

The biggest game titles do not even use PhysX. BF4, BF3, Skyrim, etc. Very few games use PhysX, because a flying paper will make "sooooo" much difference in your games. Sometimes games allow you to enable PhysX with CPU.
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July 25, 2014 6:00:12 PM

AznGOD said:
The biggest game titles do not even use PhysX. BF4, BF3, Skyrim, etc. Very few games use PhysX, because a flying paper will make "sooooo" much difference in your games. Sometimes games allow you to enable PhysX with CPU.


Physics is what makes game look real, papers flying, alot particules and real things, smoke (for example in batman arkham)
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July 25, 2014 6:05:33 PM

Bassy said:
AznGOD said:
The biggest game titles do not even use PhysX. BF4, BF3, Skyrim, etc. Very few games use PhysX, because a flying paper will make "sooooo" much difference in your games. Sometimes games allow you to enable PhysX with CPU.


Physics is what makes game look real, papers flying, alot particules and real things, smoke (for example in batman arkham)

PhysX is a marketing scam. There is nothing special about it. Look at BF4, it has great physics and it works on AMD and NVIDIA GPUs. 90% of physics engines dont require PhysX. If you think that is worth $120 dollars more for the same performance, go ahead. Like I said, there are very few titles that use PhysX, unless you plan on playing batman 24/7.
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July 25, 2014 6:09:36 PM

AznGOD said:
Bassy said:
AznGOD said:
The biggest game titles do not even use PhysX. BF4, BF3, Skyrim, etc. Very few games use PhysX, because a flying paper will make "sooooo" much difference in your games. Sometimes games allow you to enable PhysX with CPU.


Physics is what makes game look real, papers flying, alot particules and real things, smoke (for example in batman arkham)

PhysX is a marketing scam. There is nothing special about it. Look at BF4, it has great physics and it works on AMD and NVIDIA GPUs. 90% of physics engines dont require PhysX. If you think that is worth $120 dollars more for the same performance, go ahead. Like I said, there are very few titles that use PhysX, unless you plan on playing batman 24/7.


Yea few titles cuz its getting each time better and better, nowaday more games will get that, im sure
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July 25, 2014 6:13:14 PM

Bassy said:
AznGOD said:
Bassy said:
AznGOD said:
The biggest game titles do not even use PhysX. BF4, BF3, Skyrim, etc. Very few games use PhysX, because a flying paper will make "sooooo" much difference in your games. Sometimes games allow you to enable PhysX with CPU.


Physics is what makes game look real, papers flying, alot particules and real things, smoke (for example in batman arkham)

PhysX is a marketing scam. There is nothing special about it. Look at BF4, it has great physics and it works on AMD and NVIDIA GPUs. 90% of physics engines dont require PhysX. If you think that is worth $120 dollars more for the same performance, go ahead. Like I said, there are very few titles that use PhysX, unless you plan on playing batman 24/7.


Yea few titles cuz its getting each time better and better, nowaday more games will get that, im sure

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No idea what you are trying to say. Your arguments dont make sense. Naw shiet games get better and better, and not because of PhysX.

All consoles are using AMD, which means they are going to be optimized for AMD. Therefore, people will not waste time implementing PhysX into their games unless Nvidia pays them to.

Why waste time optimizing a game for 5% of the market, when you can optimize it for 95% of the market. The number of games with PhysX will not increase exponentially, only Batman and like 2 or 3 more good games.
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July 25, 2014 6:21:33 PM

AznGOD said:
Bassy said:
AznGOD said:
Bassy said:
AznGOD said:
The biggest game titles do not even use PhysX. BF4, BF3, Skyrim, etc. Very few games use PhysX, because a flying paper will make "sooooo" much difference in your games. Sometimes games allow you to enable PhysX with CPU.


Physics is what makes game look real, papers flying, alot particules and real things, smoke (for example in batman arkham)

PhysX is a marketing scam. There is nothing special about it. Look at BF4, it has great physics and it works on AMD and NVIDIA GPUs. 90% of physics engines dont require PhysX. If you think that is worth $120 dollars more for the same performance, go ahead. Like I said, there are very few titles that use PhysX, unless you plan on playing batman 24/7.


Yea few titles cuz its getting each time better and better, nowaday more games will get that, im sure

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No idea what you are trying to say. Your arguments dont make sense. Naw shiet games get better and better, and not because of PhysX.

All consoles are using AMD, which means they are going to be optimized for AMD. Therefore, people will not waste time implementing PhysX into their games unless Nvidia pays them to.

Why waste time optimizing a game for 5% of the market, when you can optimize it for 95% of the market. The number of games with PhysX will not increase exponentially, only Batman and like 2 or 3 more good games.


ok, lets dont get out the topic...do u think i can run r9 290x tri 4gb with my 600w psu vantec? or as the guys above told me i should upgrade psu too
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July 26, 2014 4:23:05 AM

I'd get the 290x tri, but look for cards with more VRAM, it'll be kinda faster.
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July 26, 2014 10:14:28 AM

zeyuanfu said:
I'd get the 290x tri, but look for cards with more VRAM, it'll be kinda faster.


yea the 290 tri has 4gb ram and 512 bits, its far better than 780, i just wanted 780 for the physx but im not sure if it worth
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July 27, 2014 5:19:45 AM

Bassy said:
zeyuanfu said:
I'd get the 290x tri, but look for cards with more VRAM, it'll be kinda faster.


yea the 290 tri has 4gb ram and 512 bits, its far better than 780, i just wanted 780 for the physx but im not sure if it worth

If you are addicted to any games that require Physx, then go for nVidia. if not, go for AMD.
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July 27, 2014 9:02:25 AM

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dandn0ten said:
im not sure whether this is rumor or not but i heard that if you have intel cpu, ndivia card will run at its best while amd goes with their own gpu. thats what i heard though. otherwise if i were you i would go for gtx780 :D 


That is completely wrong. Please don't post incorrect information. In fact AMD GPUs do best with Intel CPUs and with Nvidia GPUs it does not matter a bit.

It is also incorrect that the GTX 780 is a lot more powerful than an R9 290. In fact the cards are very similar in performance. The Nvidia card is better built, uses less power and is much more quiet though.


Reference cooled 290 and 290X cards are not a good idea unless you just like having a loud card that is throttled by heat half the time. I have an EVGA GTX 780 Superclocked ACX and it is an amazing card that is completely quiet and lets me max everything at 1920 x 1080. With the 290 and 290X prices as inflated as they are the ~$500 780 is a no brainer in my opinion.


Edit: The rest of the build looks fine although I would replace the Hyper 212 Evo with something like the Noctua or Phanteks. The 212 is a good budget cooler but Haswell runs hot and it might not be enough depending on your overclocking goals.


A little research in the forum, and I came up with this. Now, if they perform "so close", its down to the PRICE, noise and heat. If you want less price, go with the R9 290, if you want less heat and less noise, go with the GTX 780.

I myself would go with the R9 290 because I don`t really care about the noise if its not at REALLY CRAZY levels, it would cost cheaper, and a little heat isn`t a big deal if you already have decent cooling/live in an igloo/can buy some fans with the extra money. :D 

However, lets say you live in a desert, haven`t got decent cooling and buying R9 290 would need extra fans/stuff that would cost MORE, go with the GTX 780.

Hope I been helpful. Please select the best answer and stop that "mining" talk (no offense) :D 

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If you wanna mine, why don`t go play minecraft? :lol: 
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July 27, 2014 9:15:32 AM

FaustoGomez said:
anort3 said:
dandn0ten said:
im not sure whether this is rumor or not but i heard that if you have intel cpu, ndivia card will run at its best while amd goes with their own gpu. thats what i heard though. otherwise if i were you i would go for gtx780 :D 


That is completely wrong. Please don't post incorrect information. In fact AMD GPUs do best with Intel CPUs and with Nvidia GPUs it does not matter a bit.

It is also incorrect that the GTX 780 is a lot more powerful than an R9 290. In fact the cards are very similar in performance. The Nvidia card is better built, uses less power and is much more quiet though.


Reference cooled 290 and 290X cards are not a good idea unless you just like having a loud card that is throttled by heat half the time. I have an EVGA GTX 780 Superclocked ACX and it is an amazing card that is completely quiet and lets me max everything at 1920 x 1080. With the 290 and 290X prices as inflated as they are the ~$500 780 is a no brainer in my opinion.


Edit: The rest of the build looks fine although I would replace the Hyper 212 Evo with something like the Noctua or Phanteks. The 212 is a good budget cooler but Haswell runs hot and it might not be enough depending on your overclocking goals.


A little research in the forum, and I came up with this. Now, if they perform "so close", its down to the PRICE, noise and heat. If you want less price, go with the R9 290, if you want less heat and less noise, go with the GTX 780.

I myself would go with the R9 290 because I don`t really care about the noise if its not at REALLY CRAZY levels, it would cost cheaper, and a little heat isn`t a big deal if you already have decent cooling/live in an igloo/can buy some fans with the extra money. :D 

However, lets say you live in a desert, haven`t got decent cooling and buying R9 290 would need extra fans/stuff that would cost MORE, go with the GTX 780.

Hope I been helpful. Please select the best answer and stop that "mining" talk (no offense) :D 

Spoiler
If you wanna mine, why don`t go play minecraft? :lol: 


I live in a desert 30C room temperature. Only 3 fans an case. R9 290 never goes above 80C while gaming and that is with the GPU fans at like 30 percent. :D  If going to buy r9 290 only buy the Sapphire Tri-X
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