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tnlich

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  1. I would like to have 1 of these cards for my i3 4160, 8 gig of ddr3 1600 and replace my R9 270x 2 gig because 1 its newer and it be 1 heck of a Overwatch L.A.N tower. Witch it already is but be more awesome. 2 Get it away from Luke and Linus the Nvidia fan boys =)  3.Just because I have loved AMD/ATI  products for years and well I would be proud to fly a team red banner also.

  2. Build: As follows

    Core i7 4790-k , ASRock Z97-E ITX/ac , Corsair Dominator Platinum 2X8 16gig at 1600 , EVGA 780 Calssified.. (The CPU  is OCed at 4.7 the rest is stock)

     

     

    Cinebench score:

    open GL   137.63

    ref match  99.6%

    cpu   836

    cpu single 172

    MP ratio  4.87x

     
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    ASRock Z97-E AC

     

     

    Just posted this for fun. I don't see myself going VR for at least another 3 years. IMO it wont be nearly ready till about then even if then. Meaning that the bumps in the road will be a lot smoother around then than it will be this year and the next. Me personally I don't want to spend a good chunk of change every 6-12 months on say a new 980ti , then the headset , then a new board and cpu, etc etc etc...I rather build 1 and have it last 3-5 years then upgrade. Just my opinion on the VR. GAME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  3. Hey guys. got 2 boards that I think I fried Ram slots 3 and 4 on both(witch im sick as hell over) but anyhow need some info for testing them to see if yes they are dead or no they aren't.

     

    Boards

     

    Z97 MSI Gaming 5

    Z97 ASUS Sabertooth S

     

    RAM

    Corsair Dom's Platinum 1600 DDR3

     

    Here is what I did .. I Wanted to test out and see how far the ram could go. Did small oc to 1866 and then 2133 then backed off all in a span of Oh 30 mins on each . Aprox. Now I tested the Sabertooth ist and then the Gaming 5 Anyhow I went back to the sabertooth and as most of you ASUS owners know I when starting the board it goes through a test boot phase of ram then PCI-e etc etc... Ram failed.. Started doing the basics etc .. Put 1 stick in the 1st slot . Start then 1 and 2 slot . Worked . 1 and 3 . FAIL and 2 and 4 fail. I also tested every stick to see if she start. She would. Did a Bios rest , Booted bios and went back to factory sets. Still 3 and 4 wont respond. Even took out the old battery and reset it. Now I never known or even heard of a slot going bad unless it kills the stick of ram with it. is it possible that I killed the slot and the ram survived? Anyone have any other test suggestions?

     

    Thanks

  4. Haha, hope that didn't happen to your PSU. Should've looked at your signature before responding.

    LOL its ok bro. I did have a old setup that did.. Remember them magma bricks the 4670's back in the day. Crossfired them to a old Phenom chip . ANYHOW that 500 wat PSU I was using 1 day I noticed some heat hitting my leg.. Looked at it was running something.. Walked away and  SNAP!!!!!!!!!!  like some fireworks going off. yea ^_^  was happy that thing died

  5. 650 will do it but youll have a furnace there for a tower ;)

    Let me Re define what I was trying to say in the 1st place . 650 will run it but I wouldn't depend on that PSU lasting too long. It will be hot enough to pop popcorn at the exhaust shortly after any load hits it. Then youll hear a crackle and pop and then no power at all to the tower.

  6. http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/radeon-r9-290-crossfire-review-benchmarks,4.html

     

    http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2012/11/06/amd-fx-8350-review/7

     

    If you want any overclock and/or be safe, I think 650 will not make it. Without OC I find 493 + 213 = 706W for the GPUs and CPU under heavy load. guru3D advices at least 800 on an average system wit 2 290s, so that would be even more with an overclocked 8350.

    As I had to let others know in the past I have had hands on experience . So yea It would be safer is which the FURNACE comment was made. Anyhow im a sport . Throw Guru and Linus and Jays and Nerdgasm in there with Toms Hardware etc. Its ok. Im just telling what I know HANDS On. ;) . ANYHOW GET A INTEL CHIP DANGIT .. YOU wont go wrong and you be happier . Believe me! ^_^

  7. Apart from the fact that your cou will probably be a big bottleneck, you better have an insane PSU. Two 290's and a 8350 all one full load will (if I calculate correctly) add up to approximately 750-850W (anyone able/care to verify this?).

    650 will do it but youll have a furnace there for a tower ;)

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