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Hey linus community

 

I am investing in a new pc and i was wondering if i should get a r9 295x2, 2x gtx 980's or even 2x r9 290x 8gb edition for a total of 16gb of gddr5.but do i need 8gb or 16gb for a 4k or would i be fine with a 4gb card.

 

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2 980s would be the best, and 8 GB of ram is silly. 4GB should be just fine :)

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Id go with 2x 980s and 8gb of RAM

 

Call of duty Advanced Warefare takes more than 6GB in 1440p and 4k

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Hey linus community

 

I am investing in a new pc and i was wondering if i should get a r9 295x2, 2x gtx 980's or even 2x r9 290x 8gb edition for a total of 16gb of gddr5.but do i need 8gb or 16gb for a 4k or would i be fine with a 4gb card.

 

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You don't add up VRAM. You wouldn't say that you have 16gb total if you get 2 cards with 8gb. You wouldn't say that you have 8gb if you get 2 cards with 4gb.

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/97541-why-doesnt-your-vram-increase-in-crossfiresli/

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1664529/vram-sli-double.html

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Id go with 2x 980s and 8gb of RAM

 

Call of duty Advanced Warefare takes more than 6GB in 1440p and 4k

looks like ill go with the 8gb's then if these new games are getting hungrier for more ram.

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looks like ill go with the 8gb's then if these new games are getting hungrier for more ram.

No he thought you meant buying ram separately (DDR3). Read what I said. You don't buy 8gb of gddr5

 

Anyways for 4k consider 2 r9 290s.

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You don't add up VRAM. You wouldn't say that you have 16gb total if you get 2 cards with 8gb. You wouldn't say that you have 8gb if you get 2 cards with 4gb.

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/97541-why-doesnt-your-vram-increase-in-crossfiresli/

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1664529/vram-sli-double.html

oh thanks didnt know that was a thing.

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No he thought you meant buying ram separately (DDR3). Read what I said. You don't buy 8gb of gddr5

 

Anyways for 4k consider 2 r9 290s.

what i meant was ill choose a setup with 8gb gddr5 ram in the gpu's

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oh thanks didnt know that was a thing.

 

They will launch 8GB version of the 980 soon .. get two of them

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what i meant was ill choose a setup with 8gb gddr5 ram in the gpu's

Again you don't add, but yes two cards with 4gb of GDDR5 would be good. I recommend dual 290s.

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They will launch 8GB version of the 980 soon .. get two of them

before christmas?

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before christmas?

 

dont think so, rumors/reports states it might be Feb. They also mentioned a new GPU will be launched (might be the 980 Ti)

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dont think so, rumors/reports states it might be Feb. They also mentioned a new GPU will be launched (might be the 980 Ti)

i might buy a 980 for now wait until the new card or 8gb version and return my old 980. (if they alow me to)

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They will launch 8GB version of the 980 soon .. get two of them

 

What about the more reasonably priced 970? Will it also have a 8GB frame buffer?, Two of them would be great for 4k!

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Again you don't add, but yes two cards with 4gb of GDDR5 would be good. I recommend dual 290s.

He meant he'd get the 8gb 290 cards. 2 R9 290 8gb cards.

He was not wrong the second time.

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What about the more reasonably priced 970? Will it also have a 8GB frame buffer?, Two of them would be great for 4k!

 

Yeah I agree, but 980 will perform much better

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He meant he'd get the 8gb 290 cards. 2 R9 290 8gb cards.

He was not wrong the second time.

Gotcha, since OP got a little confused I thought he meant 2 290 4gbs, misread. 

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Is there any news on a 8gb 970??

 

Nup didnt hear any, only the 980s ..

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Very contradicting. More people voted for 980's which have 4gb mem, but then vote 8gb would be more suitable for the job. I say r9 290x 8gb of memory would be the way to go because its here and available now. 980's with 8gb are just rumors, nothing is officially confirmed yet. Games are beginning to utilize more memory for texture packs and mods. I find myself already utilizing about 3gb while gaming on 4k.

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I'd wait till amd releases their r9 390x.  It'll be a lot more powerful and have a more vram then the current normal r9 290x.  Nvidia will probably respond with something soon afterwards to try and keep the crown.  Something with more power and hopefully more vram.  As a reference, the 780 Ti was released two weeks after the r9 290x undercut the gtx 780.

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Very contradicting. More people voted for 980's which have 4gb mem, but then vote 8gb would be more suitable for the job. I say r9 290x 8gb of memory would be the way to go because its here and available now. 980's with 8gb are just rumors, nothing is officially confirmed yet. Games are beginning to utilize more memory for texture packs and mods. I find myself already utilizing about 3gb while gaming on 4k.

What gpu do you use to game at 4k?

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What gpu do you use to game at 4k?

I use 2x 780ti's, they yield about 60fps vsync in most games and 40ish in newer games.

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I use 2x 780ti's, they yield about 60fps vsync in most games and 40ish in newer games.

At ultra?

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At ultra?

Yes, however I will resort to using high and sometimes medium to get 60fps with vsync, screen tearing is terrible. I use very little AA, definitely no SSAA but sometimes 2x MSAA.

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