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R9 295x2.. not worth it.

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Well, it will probably (although who knows) RUN games in 12 years, but on the lowest settings at low framerates... future proofing doesn't exist in the world of personal computers, it's a random thing wether in 2 days a component comes out that is twice as fast as what you just bought for a fraction of the price or if instead to get a real improvement you need to wait for years (as is the case with cpus at the moment). Long story short, if he needs all that performance, get crossfire r9 290s instead, they are much cheaper and much better bang for the buck. Otherwise a single r9 290 is plenty for most people.

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lol 2 R9 290's in crossfire is better than that 295

 

 

They really aren't though the 295x2 is basically 2 overclocked 290Xs in one card with an AIO.

 

Either way I don't understand why at 1080p you would get a 295x2 just one 290x would do fine and then you add another later if you really need it.

 

By the sounds of it he just wants bragging rights let him waste his money into inflating his ego.

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omg you're one of the mislead people, anyway there is a thing called non refrence coolers and yea its a thing

just gonna leave this

60574.png oh look it runs cooler than almost all the cards on the list.

praise be upon sapphire.

I know that the Sapphire would be cooler than ref 290. Just say in the WC in the 295x2 should be cooler

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I know that the Sapphire would be cooler than ref 290. Just say in the WC in the 295x2 should be cooler

WC?

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WC?

Water cooling?

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First it's not stupid and all a lie. It's only very theoretical and not safe at all. One Titan Black will probably perfrom better regarding long term (at least 5 years from now) imo, because you can't rely on CF after such a long time, also the Titan Black got 2 GB more VRAM.

Future proof is a lie cause no hardware is or was ever "Future proof". What not safe ? CF and SLI gets better as the years go by and the Titan Black wont have the GPU horse Power to run much of any new games that comes out in 5 years and ditto for any other single GPU you can get today.

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omg you're one of the mislead people, anyway there is a thing called non refrence coolers and yea its a thing

just gonna leave this

60574.png oh look it runs cooler than almost all the cards on the list.

praise be upon sapphire.

 

 

Tbh, if you leave auto-fan modes on thats how they run.

 

If I turn my reference 290x's fan speed up above the automatic speed, it runs fine at 78-82, albeit loud as f***.

 

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It would be cheaper to watercool a couple of r9 290Xs and it will be about the same performance

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It would be cheaper to watercool a couple of r9 290Xs and it will be about the same performance

The wonderful thing about the 295x2 is that's it is essentially plug and play. Not so wonderful is the price but still not to bad cause you get a quality built card that is super powerful and not noisy. 

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12 years? That's a little enthusiastic...

By that time we hopefully will have graphene chips that operate at 1.21 Terrahertz and higher

144Hz goodness

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12- 13 years?

 

Your friend is an idiot. :D

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12- 13 years?

Your friend is an idiot. :D

Haha, I know!
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Haha, I know!

That time frame would put AMD and nvidia out of commission LOL. They would have to charge 4x the current price to even stay afloat LOl.

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Well it will run games at ultra for 12-13 years... just not new games..... That is if the card lives that long...

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That time frame would put AMD and nvidia out of commission LOL. They would have to charge 4x the current price to even stay afloat LOl.

I know right!! They wouldn't have to produce another card for years and they would be poor haha
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I know right!! They wouldn't have to produce another card for years and they would be poor haha

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My friend is set on buying the r9 295x2. He thinks that it will be able to play games on ultra in 12-13 YEARS!! That's not the case but I want your guys input anyways. I told him that technology is advancing and there will most likely be a better and cheaper card in the future that will play the latest games as graphics advance as well.

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By the an entry level card would likely beat the 295x2 with lower power consumption, thermals and noise levels. What res is he playing at?

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Remind your friend where GPU tech was 10 years ago... the 6xxx series from Nvidia/9xxx from ATI. Those chips are completely irrelevant now.

 

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Gotta say I like your friends ability to take a $4000 build and make it lame by tossing Razer peripherals into it.

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Havent read the whole thread but:

I tested my 8600gts from 2007 recently, where it was a decent mid end card (remember, 7 years ago) and nowadays it can't play shit. Try again in 3-6 years and you cannot launch the game anymore lol.

But tbh i think the 295x2 is a pretty epic card. Is it worth the 500bucks more than 290? No, but its still a pretty good card (for 2-3 years)

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By the an entry level card would likely beat the 295x2 with lower power consumption, thermals and noise levels. What res is he playing at?

By the an entry level card would likely beat the 295x2 with lower power consumption, thermals and noise levels. What res is he playing at?

1080p lol
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1080p lol

Lmfao r9 280x and good to go. Or 770/780 is fine if nVidia is the ops forte.

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295x2 is the fastest GPU on the planet and will play games @ 1080P for years to come at high framerates and max settings as long as the game supports CF.

But it thermally throttles like hell. Read some reviews on newegg. PLUS your power bill will skyrocket. And your desktop will become a space heater.

 

If you can keep it cool and you have deeeeeeeeeep pockets, it's a good buy.

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But it thermally throttles like hell. Read some reviews on newegg. PLUS your power bill will skyrocket. And your desktop will become a space heater.

 

If you can keep it cool and you have deeeeeeeeeep pockets, it's a good buy.

Well you are wrong on many front's. The 295x2 does not in any way throttle back at all. It runs cool and has got rave reviews by all publications. newegg is full of noobs and general computer dumb asses LOL. If you base your opinion on computer products by reading newegg user reviews I don't think you can call yourself a real enthusiast.

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Well you are wrong on many front's. The 295x2 does not in any way throttle back at all. It runs cool and has got rave reviews by all publications. newegg is full of noobs and general computer dumb asses LOL. If you base your opinion on computer products by reading newegg user reviews I don't think you can call yourself a real enthusiast.

Lol I never did. ^^

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