Kermit

they both are pretty much the same performance-wise, although if you can get your 280 with a sexy cooler go for it. Nobody likes a bland evga 960 .___. 

thats a no-no... a 750 watt PSU is suggested for a 280x and the 290x has a higher TDP than it. Wouldn't suggest it, but I think you could slip by with a quality 600w

ah well i hope u get it sorted out

Im pretty sure a bra costs less than that $13 piece of plastic from Pudget...

GTX 580 3gb

http://www.blenderguru.com/

you can get a used XFX 7770 for like $40 off of ebay

i just sold mine there last week for like $35

well correct me if I'm wrong, but you can go to device manager, find the integrated graphics card and use "update drivers". i think it will choose the one you need

if not then i suggest using the driver that doesn't say "for IT professionals", due to the fact that (i assume) your a normal PC user.

Usually when you SLI or X-fire cards you see almost a 2x improvement, although the margin of performance change gets smaller and smaller as you add more cards. I think two 270x would be great as long as your motherboard and power supply can harness it. 

ITX r9 285: click me

Compact GTX 960: click me

Would probably suggest the 2nd option (Asus STRIX 960) only because it is slightly more powerful than the 760... Not to say that the 285 is not a good card, its just sightly better performance and aesthetics.

EDIT: You were worried about room? both of these cards are relatively small compared to other cards with the same performance.

the 780 is perfectly fine for 1080... although dual 780s looks kinda awesome i wouldn't suggest dropping that much dough

Yeah the price difference between those in scotland is around 50 quidish sometimes 30 depending, so msi wins just cause its cheaper

But dat backplate doe :<

780 was like the 980 of 2013... it was an insanely powerful card that had everybody drooling and still does. With GPUs that have the same specs and performance of current graphic cards, they'll cost more or less the same. Prices don't depend on release date, but rather the level of performance that they yield.

Asus Strix is a beast for SLI performance but i would personally go for the EVGA model

Get the sapphire r9 280x ti-x 

it looks sexy and i got one for like $175 lightly used

The Z87 chipset enables overclocking of K series CPUs. His CPU isn't a K series and cannot be overclocked by raising the CPU multiplier.

He isn't even overlocking though so what does it matter :<

if he isn't using any of the functions of the z87 motherboard (overclock, sli, etc) then really any high-quality lga 1150 board could do the trick...

maybe a z87 if your looking for under $100?

http://www.frys.com/product/8262746?source=google&gclid=CPito7HSjcQCFcZZ7Aod-jEA0g

GPU-ile disfunction

I don't really know if DayZ (standalone) is classified as MMO, but its RPG for the most part and really addictive. Personal favorite...

Also, are you upgrading the CPU? Because it will be bottlenecked hugely by a Pentium.

No i have the i5 3570k but my profile i just didn't upgrade my profile.

Also i think ill just get a 600 watt power supply before setting up the card and follow your guys suggestions.

You should be fine power-wise if you really want to use it, but I'd be careful about using off-brand power supplies.

Alright ill see how it holds up and if not then ill go for something like an EVGA 600b

Thanks

I don't even know if you need 2 graphics cards if your looking for three screens, unless you need them all on the same type of video output. In my opinion I would get a single card, r9 280x or 290... the 280x is similar to the GTX 960 in the sense that it will have trouble with three screens while playing graphics intensive games.

At the moment I have a Dynex 520w psu running an XFX hd 7770 gpu (a low budget build). Im looking for a big upgrade on my gpu and was eyeing the 280x, so my question is can my low-end power supply handle the 192w TDP of the 280x

Try one of those razer mousepads... But i don't know how well they work

Check to see if there is any blockage or obstruction in the fans and rad... I suggest using one of those PC duster cans that spray air.

PC #1 bc the 970 is only a small margin slower than the 980... I can guess that you'll be using games on this so 970 is fine at 1080p at least

good luck