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Should I spring for an x370?

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I'm planning a Ryzen build right now. I am just going to use an old Radeon 7970 for now until Vega is out (team red all the way).

My question is if I should pay the extra for an x370 board today. In the past I've ran crossfire and the modest performance improvements haven't been worth the extra heat and hassle to me. Plus I was kind of thinking of doing a small form factor, like an MATX build in a Define Mini C or something.

Do you guys think dual gpu will still be necessary or worth it, or will just getting the top of the line Vega be more than enough for a while?

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Depends on what display you're running.

 

If you're 4K 60Hz, go for dual Vega.

If you're 1440p 60Hz, go single Vega.

If you're 1440p 120Hz+, go dual Vega.

If you're 1080p (any refresh rate), go single Vega.

I say jiggly-bytes when I see "GB".

It goes down better than you would expect.

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10 minutes ago, TaylorHu said:

I'm planning a Ryzen build right now. I am just going to use an old Radeon 7970 for now until Vega is out (team red all the way).

My question is if I should pay the extra for an x370 board today. In the past I've ran crossfire and the modest performance improvements haven't been worth the extra heat and hassle to me. Plus I was kind of thinking of doing a small form factor, like an MATX build in a Define Mini C or something.

Do you guys think dual gpu will still be necessary or worth it, or will just getting the top of the line Vega be more than enough for a while?

What cpu are you running?

IM BACK BABY

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Probably and OCd 1700. Was going to do 1800x but everything I've read says the 1700 OCs to the same performance.

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Take a look at this video:

 

Specs

CPU: Intel Core i7 6700k @ 4.6GHz

CPU Cooler: EK Water Loop - Pastel White Fluid

Video/Graphics Card: Zotac GTX 1060 6GB Single Fan (+220 core, +225 mem, manual)

PSU: Corsair RM750i Modular PSU - with Silverstone white extensions

RAM: 16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum (8GB x 2) @ 3000MHz

Peripherals:

  • AOC 29" 1080p Monitor (2x)
  • ASUS ROG Cerberus Headset
  • Corsair K90 Keyboard
  • Corsair RGB Strafe Mouse

http://i.imgur.com/TxY11t7.gif

 

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