AMD 7990 in Corsair 250D!!

[kev507]

Okay so I've built some outlandish computers for others in the past, but my personal rig is usually very high power, but not very outside the box, I just sold my 4770K/GTX 690/Corsair Air 540 build and am looking for something to push the envelope. I make my living in tech and custom PC's so this is a matter of pride for me, and coworkers and potential customers will see this computer. I don't have the patience to wait for the Z97 boards and new Haswell processors (the maximus VII Impact won't be released at launch anyway), so I'm going to get this build done now, UNLESS you all tell me I'm out of my mind and this will never work:

Intel i7-4770k w/ Corsair H100i

Corsair Obsidian 250D

AMD Radeon HD 7990

16Gb Corsair Vengeance Pro Memory

512Gb Samsung 840 Pro

1Tb Seagate Barracuda

Asus Maximus VI Impact

Silverstone Strider S 850W Modular PSU with short cable kit

[DoubleY]

Why would you sell a GTX 690 and then get a 7990? You will literally get the same performance... That's like selling a GTX 680 and buying an HD 7970

[Tea1337]

Why would you sell the 4770k then buy another one?

[CoolBeans]

Have you already bought all of these parts?

[Coombzy]

7990 why?!?! if it fits (I personally doubt it) buy a 295x2

[Anthony10]

Get a 295x2 or a 780 ti, or wait for the 790. The 7990 is just too outdated and might cause you problems. You'll get better performance in non sli games too with the 780 ti. Or just get a 295x2 and stick the radiator to the front 120 intake/wait until they make a waterblock for it.

[madman1876]

Why such a huge case for a 7990, may I recommend something more optimal like a bitfenix prodigy or evga hadron?

[kev507]

I sold my entire system, and with building this PC I would still turn a sizable profit. So the 4770k and 690 are already gone

[kev507]

Have you already bought all of these parts?

I have not bought any as of yet, just wanted to check on the forum before ordering

[One Who Craves Souls]

Get a 295x2 or a 780 ti, or wait for the 790. The 7990 is just too outdated and might cause you problems. You'll get better performance in non sli games too with the 780 ti. Or just get a 295x2 and stick the radiator to the front 120 intake/wait until they make a waterblock for it.

790?

[CowsGoRoar]

I heard the 7990 had driver issues and stuttering issues. Not quite sure on that, but I wouldn't go with the 7990.

[AlwaysFSX]

Wow, you just sold a card to buy one with the exact same performance but HOTTER.

[DoubleY]

790?

It isn't going to come out. I highly doubt it at least 

[CoolBeans]

I have not bought any as of yet, just wanted to check on the forum before ordering

What is your budget, I know some 7990s are 1300$, you might as well get a 295X2

[Anthony10]

790?

well seeing as they've done the 590 and 690, they're bound to come out with the 790 before the 800 series.

[One Who Craves Souls]

It isn't going to come out. I highly doubt it at least 

My thoughts precisely... at least not with the Titan Z around.

 

On topic: What's the budget for the GPU?

[kev507]

Wow, you just sold a card to buy one with the exact same performance but HOTTER.

I sold an entire mid-tower atx computer SYSTEM, and now I'm thinking of building a similar system in a Mini-ITX form factor, and the best graphics card I can squeeze in. Plus, after all that I should come out with extra money left over from the sale of the first system, so it's not quite as insane as you make it sound

[kev507]

My thoughts precisely... at least not with the Titan Z around.

 

On topic: What's the budget for the GPU?

I'm not quite sure I can stomach $1500 for the 295x2, I was thinking more like $1000. When I game its on 3 1080p monitors, and the 690 would have some issues until I played around with settings, that's the main reason I was thinking 7990, for the larger frame buffer

[kev507]

What is your budget, I know some 7990s are 1300$, you might as well get a 295X2

around $1000, 7990's seem to be going for about $850 on amazon

[CoolBeans]

around $1000, 7990's seem to be going for about $850 on amazon

I mean for the entire build

[kev507]

I mean for the entire build

around $2500 max

[CoolBeans]

around $2500 max

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.79 @ Newegg)

Memory: PNY XLR8 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($124.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($119.99 @ TigerDirect)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Corsair 250D Mini ITX Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($163.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Other: 295X2 ($1500.00)

Total: $2493.71

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-01 23:47 EDT-0400)

[kev507]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.79 @ Newegg)

Memory: PNY XLR8 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($124.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($119.99 @ TigerDirect)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Corsair 250D Mini ITX Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($163.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Other: 295X2 ($1500.00)

Total: $2493.71

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-01 23:47 EDT-0400)

That's impressive, I'll have to do some research to see if the case has the clearance for the height of the gpu with the liquid cooling hoses at the top. Length-wise it's 308mm, 3mm longer than the longest card I've ever seen fit in the 250D, the Sapphire r9 290x tri-x (305mm) which is a stretch already because the case is only listed to accept a 290mm gpu, but if I can make it work, this is an amazing build idea, thank you