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I kind of messed up and bought 2 780's not knowing 3gbs is insufficient for 7680x1080 so I am losing money.

and I had no idea that amd did better @ bigger resolutions......

 

I am getting 3-4 r9 290x since it has 4gb around 400 a piece instead of the 3000 it would cost for 2 295 lol :unsure:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/390869273207

http://www.ebay.com/itm/321212234109

 

and will be http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sapphire-TRI-X-AMD-Radeon-R9-290X-4GB-GDDR5-PCI-E-Video-Card-New-in-Box-/261520428767?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item3ce3d50edf this version if it matters

I looked at the noob thread and was like holy jesus, 140 for EACH plate....minimum....? around 560? I knew cooling tons but not that much?

 

Is there any lesser expensive water blocks for them?

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I wouldn't do my shopping on eBay in the first place. Sometimes people try to rip you off...

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You could find waterblocks for R9 290x for as cheap as $120 USD, but for the most part, they cost about that much. Custom Loops get pretty expensive pretty fast.

 

I would also say not to purchase from eBay. You should purchase from more reliable websites, such as Newegg or Amazon.

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I wouldn't do my shopping on eBay in the first place. Sometimes people try to rip you off...

I'm not stupid and use ebay for 99% of my purchases.

I built my entire computer off of ebay and had 0 problems

You could find waterblocks for R9 290x for as cheap as $120 USD, but for the most part, they cost about that much. Custom Loops get pretty expensive pretty fast.

 

I would also say not to purchase from eBay. You should purchase from more reliable websites, such as Newegg or Amazon.

I don't use retail sites because they charge shipping AND tax.

I can get a r9 for 420$

New egg price 550....+shipping.....+tax

So yeah.... Not gonna happen in a million years sorry

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I'm not stupid and use ebay for 99% of my purchases.

I built my entire computer off of ebay and had 0 problems

I don't use retail sites because they charge shipping AND tax.

I can get a r9 for 420$

New egg price 550....+shipping.....+tax

So yeah.... Not gonna happen in a million years sorry

I wasn't saying that you were stupid, just to look out.

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Yeah full cover blocks are not cheap, and you pretty much want to use full cover blocks...

 

I'd say go with three R9 290 max, you'll save money, since 3 x 1080p isn't that hard yet.

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I'm not stupid and use ebay for 99% of my purchases.

I built my entire computer off of ebay and had 0 problems

I don't use retail sites because they charge shipping AND tax.

I can get a r9 for 420$

New egg price 550....+shipping.....+tax

So yeah.... Not gonna happen in a million years sorry

Whatever floats your boat then.

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Yeah full cover blocks are not cheap, and you pretty much want to use full cover blocks...

 

I'd say go with three R9 290 max, you'll save money, since 3 x 1080p isn't that hard yet.

  

Well I saw a guy with 7680x1440 with 4 didn't know it would make such a significant difference

Whatever floats your boat then.

well saving around 170$ x4 can pay for the water blocks +more so yes it most definitely floats several boats of mine.

I wasn't saying that you were stupid, just to look out.

Well buying a i7 4770k from a guy 0 feedback is stupid since I saw one who sold 100 in 2 days

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Well I saw a guy with 7680x1440 with 4 didn't know it would make such a significant difference

 

 

Oh I didn't notice you are going with four 1080p monitors... How wide is that, 64:9 :)

 

Well anyway, 7680x1440 is still 33% moar pixeels than 7680x1080... I'd go with three cards, but of course, if you can afford it, why not 4 for the best setup...

CPU: Intel i7 3970X @ 4.7 GHz  (custom loop)   RAM: Kingston 1866 MHz 32GB DDR3   GPU(s): 2x Gigabyte R9 290OC (custom loop)   Motherboard: Asus P9X79   

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Oh I didn't notice you are going with four 1080p monitors... How wide is that, 64:9 :)

Well anyway, 7680x1440 is still 33% moar pixeels than 7680x1080... I'd go with three cards, but of course, if you can afford it, why not 4 for the best setup...

no... I mean a guy had 4 cards FOR that setup...

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2560x1080's

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CPU: i9 19300k////GPU: RTX 4090////RAM: 64gb DDR5 5600mhz ////MOBO: Aorus z790 Elite////MONITORS: 3 LG 38" 3840x1600 WIDESCREEN MONITORS

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no... I mean a guy had 4 cards FOR that setup...

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2560x1080's

 

Yes I got what you meant...

 

Well three 2560x1080 or four 1920x1080 is still the same amount of pixels :)

CPU: Intel i7 3970X @ 4.7 GHz  (custom loop)   RAM: Kingston 1866 MHz 32GB DDR3   GPU(s): 2x Gigabyte R9 290OC (custom loop)   Motherboard: Asus P9X79   

Case: Fractal Design R3    Cooling loop:  360 mm + 480 mm + 1080 mm,  tripple 5D Vario pump   Storage: 500 GB + 240 GB + 120 GB SSD,  Seagate 4 TB HDD

PSU: Corsair AX860i   Display(s): Asus PB278Q,  Asus VE247H   Input: QPad 5K,  Logitech G710+    Sound: uDAC3 + Philips Fidelio x2

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Yes I got what you meant...

 

Well three 2560x1080 or four 1920x1080 is still the same amount of pixels :)

And more beautiful bezels

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Regarding e-bay, the money back guarantee works a charm as long as you don't mind waiting a month to get your money back. I took a punt on a cheap processor from a seller with 0 feedback (not expecting to actually end up with a processor lol) and after the "cool off" period got a full refund :)

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