Will Crossfiring an R9 390 give me a good amount of future proofing for the next few years?

Wizzam · Nov 10, 2015

So I'm looking to buy some components for a new build, and I'm lacking some information. I know the R9 390 comes with 8 gigs of vram, but will this factor be relevant when it comes to games that will be released, say, 5-10 years from now? Will the card still be able to hold up in that regard, even with crossfire?

Also I'm having a hard time deciding between the 970 and 390. I believe the 390 is better for future proofing, but at this point I can't be 100% sure.

Just for reference, here's my current build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/83hPCJ
Feel free to give me tips on anything else you see here.

Thanks

clutchc · Nov 10, 2015

Yes, that will indeed future-proof your setup for several years unless some major breakthru comes along. And unless you game with triple monitors at 5760x1080 or something like that, you'll never use 8GB of VRAM.

Supahos · Nov 10, 2015

There are old 4gb vram cards that can't beat a 960, I don't think just a ram number really means anything more in how its uses... That being said 2x 390s would be solid many years from now. So would a pair of 970s... Can't really go wrong either way

XiPH3R · Nov 10, 2015

Wizzam :

Yup that r9 390 crossfire setup will be able to hold up atleast 5 years maxing out any game at 1080p or 1440p. 8 gigs of vram will be really useful in the future.

bootcher · Nov 10, 2015

it will be good for at least afew years, but in 5 years it is hard to tell. Some cards don't even make it to 5 years. It would be safe to say that in 10 years the cards will be either not working anymore or obsolete.

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