Good price for R9 390 8GB & practical for 4K setup?

skylarkin · Aug 28, 2015

Hi all,

Been 4 years on my current setup and it's nearing time for a change (details below). I'm looking into graphics cards first. I've found the link below which lists an Asus R9 390 8GB @ only $240 USD ($329 AUD). Is this the steal I think it is and would it be practical to get two in crossfire for a 4K gaming setup?

http://www.msy.com.au/nswonline/pc-components/15937--asus-r9390-dc2-8gd5-8gb-r9-390-pci-e-vga-card.html

Build from 2011-04-11
GPU: Radeon HD 6970 2 GB
CPU: i5 2500K
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws F3-16000 CL9D-8GB
HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200RPM
Case: Lian-Li PC-7FNWX
PSU: Antec 850W TruePower Quattro
Mother Board: ASRock Fatal1ty P67 Pro - B3 Revision - Socket LGA1155

raytsou · Aug 28, 2015

well, it's not exactly a steal, but it is kind of cheap. Currently, no graphics card is capable of handling 4k on it's own. The titan x, gtx 980ti, and r9 fury x come close, but can't max the games out. Crossfire is possible, but some games will have problems. You should definitely grab the 390, but I'd say just take one and get a 1440p monitor.

skylarkin · Aug 28, 2015

Thanks for the insight! If I do go that path is there anything else in my spec that will be a bottleneck or is worth upgrading to help me through a few more years before perhaps going for a full 4K update?

raytsou · Aug 28, 2015

well, I'd say grab an i7 to help out in 4k, but for a full 4k upgrade, we'll have to wait and see what products are released in the coming years.

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