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winningsince1337

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  1. Yesterday my old Intel X48 Motherboard finally gave up the will the game any more after 6 years. I think my PSU may have had something to do with that so I'll be getting a new one of those also. So, now it's time to move on to the future with an upgrade. I play lots of BF4, AC4, and Far Cry 3, along with some Source Engine games. I was thinking about getting a 4670k for a processor. Any suggestions on a mobo and PSU? Also, is a 4670k good enough to play games for a few years? Other PC Specs: RAM: Corsair XMS3 8gb (4x2Gb) GPU: XFX R9 290 Reference SSD: Corsair F120 HDD: WD 1Tb Black Thanks for your help!
  2. Whoops! Thanks for catching that I'll edit the post. If I was on a bigger budget, I'd go for the 780 but, the 290 still gets the job done. In a nutshell OP, if money isn't an issue get a 780. If it is and there's other things that your rig needs, get an aftermarket 290.
  3. The R9 290 will give you more bang for your buck as it performs as well or better than a 780 for a notably lower cost. If you're solely comparing reference cards, the 780 wins hands down as the R9 290 is pretty loud and hot. (I have one and can attest to this). However, aftermarket cards solve this problem. In a nutshell, the 290 will do the same job just as well or better due to the higher onboard GDDR5 buffer (4gb vs the 3gb of the 780). If it were me, I'd still pick an R9 290. But, the 780 is a bit more refined. EDIT: made a mistake on the vram
  4. Your system is pretty close to mine. I was planning on building a new system so when I saw a great deal on an R9 290, I got it. It'll be a bit faster but, if you don't upgrade the rest of your system, it'll be pointless. My rig: Core 2 Quad Q8400 (3.2 Ghz) Intel DX48BT2 Motherboard Corsair F120 SSD R9 290 reference Here's an Afterburner screen shot showing usage which ideally would be at 100%
  5. Yeah, waiting for X99/Haswell refresh Yup!
  6. Okay, here's how loud it is. This is how loud it is fully warmed up while gaming. It's also in a closet with the door closed. Here's with the closet door open. And here's the ambient temps in the closet after gaming for a few hours. IN = temperature at my desk & OUT = temperature in the closet with the computer. And last but not least, here's GPU-Z after a round of BF4. Temps stay in the mid 70's
  7. Look here and look at the thermal paste spot on the bottom of the cooler. ASUS did a poor job when they copied the 780 cooler over as it's to wide for the Hawaii chip. I don't recommend it as there are better cards w/o this cooler issue.
  8. I personally dont recommend running 2 7790's. I had a 7790 and almost every 7790 has 1 GB of V-Ram. This is horribly limiting in modern AAA titles. Get one nice card such as a R9 290 or 780. You won't regret it.
  9. My PC at idle is 10x louder than this... You really make me want to watercool the whole thing now. I have an R9 290 reference so I'll add my 2 cents. I knew it that it ran at 95 C and would be loud AF when I bought it. However, I got it 2 months old from a miner (I really don't want to hear anyone's "OMG, FORMER MINER CARD WILL EXPLODEZ IN 5 MINUTES CUZ MINER CARD" comments) for a whopping $300. That's a great deal in my opinion, now onto the noise/temps. I personally do not find the 95 C temperature target acceptable. I personally think that's way to hot so, using MSI Afterburner, I made my own fan profile. This has 2 effects on the card: No more throttling! (Yay! stays around 75-80 C with ~70% fan speed) & It turns into a mini jet engine. In Fact, it's so loud I moved my pc into a closet near my desk and with the door closed, I can still hear it. Even with headphones on, I can still hear the thing on a BF4 loading screen. However, while playing I can't hear it over my headphones. However, I really am considering watercooling after hearing that guy's computer. In a nutshell: Unless you let it run at 95 C the stock cooler will be leaf blower. But, if you can spend $20 more on an aftermarket card, I recommend it. Regardless, it's a really fast card. EDIT: Next time I play a game I'll use a decibel meter and show you guys how loud it is.
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