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It will be the 8GB version, sorry I didn't specify that in the original post. Really the only thing I'm wondering is if the dual GPU card will be better for me at the budget and resolution I am currently at. I'd like to skim off as much money as possible and I'm not sure what would give me more bang for my buck. The prices are pretty close too but I also don't want to spend extra money on something that is WAY more powerful and isn't really necessary for me to do what I need to do I guess. Both of them are really inticing I just want to make sure I'm spending my money wisely. Since I come from an environment of gaming on Celerons and Single Core Athlons where anything around 25-30fps and the lowest resolutions possible (640x480 800x600) are deemed an OK experience. I know my perspective as a gamer in 2016 is extremely different from most but I've never really had any gaming oriented hardware (except consoles) so If I seem a bit dumb on the subject that's why XD.

I personally wouldn't never cheap out on a PSU. Uuuhhh My monitor is 32 inches so it's pretty large compared to anything I've ever used. Would the GTX 690 even be able to handle 4096x768? From the way you describe it, it sounds like it would die. Also in terms of frame rates, 60fps is perfect for me... The frame rates provided in this benchmark chart over at Tom's Hardware seem to show that this card is more than enough power for me at 4096x768. Although as you can see here the RX 480 can also pull off framerates above 30fps aswell at these resolutions which are WAY higher than anything I'll be running. I wouldn't want to end up spending any extra money I don't have to and it's VERY hard to find adequate benchmarks for the GTX 690 in modern games compared to these new cards considering it's age. These are both extremely powerful cards, I'd also like to add that I'd like to be able to keep this PC somewhat futureproof. Since I'll be keeping it for awhile.

So currently I am building a PC with a budget around $800 dollars. I'd like to get as much performance with my money as possible and have set my eyes on two GPUs. GTX 690 Dual GPU card: used for around $230 from a friend of mine. RX 480 for $250 I am going to be gaming at 1366x768 and 4096x768 resolutions. Will also be doing digital art, which is essentially 2D rendering at very large resolutions (think 8K, 12K that kind of thing) Was wondering what is the better choice here for value? I know the GTX 690 is old but it is a dual GPU card compared with the RX 480, Although I think the 480 performs better at only $20 more dollars. Not sure what to go with here... really split between these two GPUs. I plan on getting two of both in the future and getting two of both would require around the same cost for a PSU so I ask what is better for performance at my resolutions and with my work with digital art? I'll also be interested in any other cards around the RX 480 and used GTX 690s price range. Keep in mind I am looking to keep the price as low as possible with the most amount of performance. For budget builds I've heard AMD is king. One thing I would like to mention is it seems like the build quality for the GTX 690 is far superior to the RX 480. This is all coming from someone who's only gamed on Celerons and Athlons and is still doing so in 2016, with my current hardware I can't even game at the full resolution of 1366x768. I really want the 690 simply because it's a dual GPU card and I'd feel more comfortable with purchasing that but I began to put into question it's age when compared to the 480. So here I am asking here XD. Also benefits for the 690 is ShadowPlay, Ansel and Direct x 12 support. RX 480 has everything the 690 can do except Raptor is nowhere near as good as ShadowPlay and no Ansel either (a least to my knowledge) For someone who's work with digital art is very important and someone who is going to be gaming at 1366/4096x768 resolutions what's the better choice here? http://www.amd.com/en-us/products/graphics/radeon-rx-series/radeon-rx-480 http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-690

This killed me, all humor beside thanks for the help mate!

After thinking about it for awhile, yeah I think your choice for the GTX 1080 or maybe even the new Polaris cards would be a lot better, I'm going to create another build perhaps and re-post.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tfkcCy 390x2 (eventually two) since it delivers similar performance to the 295x2 at less than half of the costs. Budget around 1500$-2000$ Use: Gaming in 4K & Digital Art Rendering. Monitors: 1366x768 HD & 4K Monitor. Quirks of 2 390x2's, Insane power consumption, aaaand it's an air cooled GPU with two 390 chips on one PCB... I know about the GTX 1080 and the Polaris GPUs are right around the corner, running 4 GPUs seems appealing to me and I also like the idea of this build being future proof with perhaps Crossfire and SLI becoming more powerful and optimized for in the future (Perhaps with an API). I do have a list of questions though, 1. Will a 1600W PSU be able to power two cards each with a TDP of 580W and 8 8pin connectors.? 2. Will the Motherboard I have support two Triple Slot PCI-E GPUs? 3. How would I possibly be able to cool two of these beasts? 4. Each card comes with a jack to hold them up, would having two jacks holding these cards up be viable if I end up having to move it at any time? I don't want it to snap off. (and yes the jack is required to keep the card in the slot XD) I am new to PC gaming and this is my first build idea I have come up with. Since I'd like to game in 4K (preferably at 60fps) and want to have a future-proof build this is what I've chosen. A photo of what the card looks like plugged in and on a Motherboard from HARDOCP's review of the card is provided below for reference. Also the cards power & temps. Full review here: http://www.hardocp.com/article/2015/10/19/powercolor_devil_13_dual_core_r9_390_video_card_review/1 Having two 390x2's seems really exciting to me (to the point of being my "dream" PC) but I slightly fear that having two of these beasts will be too much of a hassle or may not even be possible, so I'm asking here since I don't know that much about PCs.