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I would get an 780

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780 or a 290.

 

I would get an 780

 

look for something with about 3gb VRAM, then you should be fine, with higher than 1080P you want as much VRAM as you can get.

 

 

A decent 780 (EVGA) is $680 here in Australia, while the MSi 290 is $540, what's up with that?

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A decent 780 (EVGA) is $680 here in Australia, while the MSi 290 is $540, what's up with that?

can you give a link to where you are buying this because that does not really make any sense

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can you give a link to where you are buying this because that does not really make any sense

 

290 - http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=26611&cPath=877

 

780 Superclocked (Less expensive than regular 780) - http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=23501&cPath=876

 

780 - http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=23500&cPath=876

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would a 770 4gb be powerful enough do you guys think?

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For 1440p it has to be a 780/290 or higher... if you wanna keep the Ultra details spec @ 1440p that is.

 

 

I got my 290-OC from MSY for $580 before they dropped in price a bit, and came with BF4 (didn't say so anywhere on box)

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well for those prices i would get the r9 290 because i believe you can overclock it to be an r9 290x  but you could get the gigabyte one 

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well for those prices i would get the r9 290 because i believe you can overclock it to be an r9 290x  but you could get the gigabyte one 

 

I've heard good things about MSi cards, never owned one, but then again neither have I owned a Gigabyte. Is the Windforce cooler worth it?

 

For 1440p it has to be a 780/290 or higher... if you wanna keep the Ultra details spec @ 1440p that is.

 

 

I got my 290-OC from MSY for $580 before they dropped in price a bit, and came with BF4 (didn't say so anywhere on box)

Bloody Loving it!!!!!

 

What brand was this?

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I've heard good things about MSi cards, never owned one, but then again neither have I owned a Gigabyte. Is the Windforce cooler worth it?

 

 

What brand was this?

i have an MSI card now and it is really quiet and that is the last generation of twin frozr but i have heard that MSI's cooler is quiet, Gigabyte's is cool, Asus for overclocking, EVGA quiet and for the warranty 

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And also, I've heard some things about the temps of the 290, are all these things about people saying it runs at 95C true?

Stock coolers only, those blower ones don't cool it well enough and the temps rise to 94*c and then it throttles the coreclocks to maintain less heat.

So its VERY VERY bad under load, throttles and whatnot.

 

I have the Gigabyte Windforce version, and its quiet, capable, and performs great. HAS NEVER THROTTLED itself.

Running 1040mhz/1250mhz stock clocks, it never has NOT run at that speed during gameplay.

Bloody love it!

 

FYI - My older overclocked (1225mhz) GB-Windforce 7950 would top out at 73*c, this card tops out at 71-75*c (ambient variance) stock clocks and is all-round a better, faster card.

I also have NO side panel fans allowing to be installed, once I switch the case and add some fans sucking air out of the case into my room positioned where the cards blows the air out around itself, should be better.

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And also, I've heard some things about the temps of the 290, are all these things about people saying it runs at 95C true?

depends on the cooler they were most likely talking about the reference card 

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depends on the cooler they were most likely talking about the reference card 

 

Stock coolers only, those blower ones.

 

I have the Gigabyte Windforce version, and its quiet, capable, and performs great.

My older overclocked (1225mhz) GB-Windforce 7950 would top out at 73*c, this card tops out at 71-75*c (ambient variance) stock clocks and is all-round a better, faster card.

 

Alright then I might go for a Windforce 290, can't wait for dat 1440p monitor to get here :D Thanks!

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Alright then I might go for a Windforce 290, can't wait for dat 1440p monitor to get here :D Thanks!

If you have a side panel that allows 1-2 fans, get them to suck air out from beside the card into your room.

FYI - I tried sucking air inwards onto my older 7950 intakes, and lessened the temps a little here and there, not by a lot. but sucking air out I shaved off the max temp from 75-78*c to 68-75*c (Depending on game load)

^Really helped the case maintain lower temps and the CPU ran a little cooler as well.

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