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r9 290 vs 780

BloodWithIce
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So my 780 broke a month ago and I sent it for warranty replacement. I couldn't wait for it to be replaced, so I bought a Sapphire r9 290 tri x. I just got my 780 back in the mail, but I am not sure what I should use. They are basically the same in terms of performance. I am planning on getting 3 screens and play in eyefinity-surround. I haven;t opened the box yet, what should I do? Should I sell it and get a bunch of new stuff? 

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sell the 780 if its a brand new one

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sell the 780 if its a brand new one

I can easily get $600 out of it because it's a rare one

SuperNova: CPU: Intel Core i5 4670k @4.6 GPU: Sapphire R290 Tri-x @1200, @1350, MOBO: MSI Z87 G45 Gaming, RAM: 16Gb HyperX Fury White @1866, PSU: CORSAIR TX750M, CASE: Arc Midi R2, SSD: Kingston 120gb SSD, 
COOLING: H100i w/ 2x Nb eLoop 800rpm
Check out my build log Black Dawn Check out my build log Supernova
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R9 290 for multi monitor setup. And that extra 1GB VRAM :)

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Sell the 780, but honestly why couldn't you wait xD

Because it took a month and I wanted to try the 290 out and I like it so far.

SuperNova: CPU: Intel Core i5 4670k @4.6 GPU: Sapphire R290 Tri-x @1200, @1350, MOBO: MSI Z87 G45 Gaming, RAM: 16Gb HyperX Fury White @1866, PSU: CORSAIR TX750M, CASE: Arc Midi R2, SSD: Kingston 120gb SSD, 
COOLING: H100i w/ 2x Nb eLoop 800rpm
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Definitely the R9 290 for the better multi monitor performance.

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stick with the 290

 

but if you do intend to sell the GTX780 and get another 290

 

you will need to upgrade your PSU

 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/TY7Ngs

 

dual 290s will pull close to 750 watts

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