Volxen

If your goal is to max out at 4K resolution and maintain 60+ FPS, then it is definitely not overkill to purchase a flagship GPU. In fact, you will most likely need two flagship cards to be able to consistently do this across all games.

This is something that I am curious about as well. Zotac and PNY have 980 ti cards for MUCH cheaper than the bigger brand names (MSI, Asus, EVGA, etc.).

A single 980 ti is not going to be nearly enough to play at 4K resolution on ultra settings and consistently maintain 60+ FPS.

The fury X only has 4 GB of vram, and I don't want to have to mess with trying to fit two radiators/fans into my case. And it's just as expensive (if not more) than a 980 ti.

Did you notice a significant increase in your FPS at 4K resolution when you switched from dual 980's to dual 980 ti's?

Cool Is it also true that AMD's Eyefinity is much better than Nvidia's Surround? I'm not looking to get into multiple monitors at the moment, but it's something I may do in the future when the price of 4K monitors go down. It sounds like with the dual 390x's, I should be able to seamlessly transition from a single monitor to a multi-monitor setup.

Can two 390x's consistently maintain 60+ FPS in 4k at ultra settings?

Really? That would be quite a relief if that's true. Do you know how much more hot the 390x runs under full load compared to the 980 ti? I picked up two of the MSI 390x's from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/MSI-R9-390X-GAMING-8G/dp/B00ZGF158A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1436062161&sr=8-1&keywords=AMD+R9+390x

I recently purchased two 390x’s for a new 4K gaming PC that I am building. At the time, I thought it was a good deal as the two 390x’s were $860. Two 980’s are $1,000, and two 980 ti’s are $1,300. I thought it was a good deal, especially since the 390x’s have 8 GB of vram. However, after thinking about it more, I am now starting to have some serious concerns and doubts about this purchase. These concerns are not related to the 390x specifically, but rather to the quality and reliability of AMD products in general. My major concerns are: 1) The 390x consumes much more power than a 980 ti, even though the latter is a more powerful card. This in and of itself doesn’t bother me (I have a 1000W power supply), but does this mean that a 980 ti would last significantly longer than a 390x? Would I get several more years of use out of a 980 ti before it fails? This is extremely important to me, as I don’t want to build a new system for 4-5 years after this. 2) Given that the 390x consumes much more power than a 980 ti, this also means it generates much more heat. At full load, is the 390x going to be much more loud than the 980 ti? Silence is also very important to me. 3) Is Nvidia’s driver support for SLI much better than AMD’s driver support for Crossfire? I’ve heard a lot of mixed opinions on this, but the overall consensus seems to be that Nvidia provides better driver support (and that they have a lot less issues with their drivers to begin with). I definitely don't want to have any headaches dealing with driver issues. 4) With things like GameWorks, are we going in the direction of having many games in the future that will perform much better on Nvidia cards than on AMD cards? This is very concerning to me as well. On the flip side, I am also curious of just how much better the 980 ti is than the 390x, and specifically of the performance (FPS) differences of two 980 ti’s in SLI vs two 390x’s in crossfire. In 4k gaming on ultra settings, how much more FPS could I realistically expect to get with two 980 ti’s in SLI vs two 390x’s in crossfire? Would it be just a slight gain in FPS (e.g., 5-8 more FPS), or would it be a more significant gain in FPS (e.g., 15-20+ more FPS)? I would want the gain in FPS to be significant in order to justify the additional cost of switching to two 980 ti's. I’ve ruled out the option of getting two 980’s; I see no point to pay more for something that performs the same as a 390x and has less vram. So the two options that I am considering are: 1) Keep my two 390x’s 2) Return my two 390x’s, and get two 980 ti’s instead (this will cost me $440 more) I can afford the two 980 ti’s, I just need to be able to justify the cost to myself. So please convince me one way or the other!

Here is a link to the system that I want to build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GQvfZL According to PC partpicker, this system should use a maximum of 761 watts, and the power supply is 850 watts. Is that enough leeway, or should I purchase a power supply with more watts (e.g., 1000W)? Also, is this considered a good quality power supply? Or do I need to go with something that at least has a gold rating?

Can you crossfire a 390x with a Fury x?

I’m having quite a difficult time trying to choose the most optimal graphic card(s) for a 4K gaming PC that I am in the process of building. I want to be able to game at 4K resolution on high/ultra settings and maintain 60+ FPS as much as possible. I’m willing to spend up to $1,000 on graphic cards, but I also want a solution that is truly going to be the best bang for my buck. So far, I’m considering three options (but I am certainly open to other suggestions!) for graphics: 1) One AMD R9 295x2 (automatically crossfire) (cost: ~$750) 2) Two AMD R9 390x’s (crossfire) (cost: ~$880) 3) Two Nvidia GTX 980’s (SLI) (cost: ~$1,000) My first question is, is there even any difference between one 295x2 and two 390x’s? My understanding is that the 390x is just a rehash of the 290x with more memory, and the 295x2 is two 290x’s on one card. Would two 390x’s in crossfire outperform the 295x2, or would the performance be about the same? If there is no performance gain, I would prefer the 295x2 for two reasons 1) its cheaper and 2) it already comes with a radiator, fan, and a closed-loop liquid cooling solution, whereas the 390x does not. And this brings me to my next question. Is it true that, in general, an AMD card will run much hotter and use a lot more power than its equivalent Nvidia counterpart? If I did end up going with two 390x’s, would I need to purchase a separate liquid cooling solution for both of the cards to keep their temperatures at a reasonable level? On the Nvidia side, would two 980’s in SLI be worth it? I know two 980’s in SLI are extremely powerful, but given the cost of this option compared to the two AMD options, would the cost of this solution truly be worth it? Would this solution outperform the AMD solutions? Would these two cards require the purchase of a separate liquid cooling solution to manage their temperatures? Finally, how many watts will my power supply need to support all of these options? Also, feel free to suggest and recommend graphic card solutions other than those I listed (but please explain why you are recommending it).