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Hey, I've been researching for a new build and I came to the conclusion that I wanted an R9 290x but I reconsidered because I don't know if I'll actually use that much power and I don't plan on overclocking so I came to you guys for help. Would you recomend the 290 or the 290x. (specific models)

I'm also trying to keep the build cost as low as possible without compromising power.

 

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290x. because once you get your first frame drop in a game you're going to want the next best thing.

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what is the rest if you builds?

 

 

IMO the Sapphire 290 Tri-X is the good card

 

and you can Crossfire later for 1440P gaming 

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If you have a strict budget get the non-x version.

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Need more info. What resolution are you playing at, what refresh rate, multiple monitors, how intense are your games, is there anything else you want to do with it?

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what is the rest if you builds?

 

 

IMO the Sapphire 290 Tri-X is the good card

 

and you can Crossfire later for 1440P gaming 

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AMD FX-8350

ASRock 990FX Killer

Partiot signature 8GB kit @1600 (cheapest RAM I could find in AUS)

Graphics card: ?

Antec HCG 620W high currend modular gaming PSU

BitFenix Shinobi mid-tower ATX case

 

All cost $722 without the GPU

single 290 will be good

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I would just get a R9 290 because the X isn't really worth the extra money.Unless you want the epeen of having a R9 290X.

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Need more info. What resolution are you playing at, what refresh rate, multiple monitors, how intense are your games, is there anything else you want to do with it?

 

I plan on two 1080p monitors (maybe a third) and I generally don't play that intense games' mabye a few like BF4 and AC4 but mostly stuff like tf2 and some DOTA 2 time to time, though I would like to be able to crank up the AA :)

And yes I plan to do some game dev in the future (animating).

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Well cheapest model of the 290 i would recommend is the gigabyte or MSI cards, they have very good costumer service and there usually one of the cheapest manufacturers.

 

 

$469 AUD - 290: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-912v308002

 

$599 AUD - 290x: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr929xoc4gd

 

Personally the $130 difference isn't worth it.

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So the general census is get the 290.

The only person to say the 290X is Vacsol, and he's clueless half of the time :P

thanks fro the answers eveyone.

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The x isnt worth it imo and you will destroy games with the 290 anyway. Just save the money for a second card if your psu can handle it :)

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for Dual 290/X

 

you need to look at a 850 watts PSU at least thou

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So the general census is get the 290.

The only person to say the 290X is Vacsol, and he's clueless half of the time :P

thanks fro the answers eveyone.

the choice now is, what R9 290 to get, depending on your budget the best three to go after are the Sapphire Tri-X or Vapor-X (quite expensive), failing either of those I would go with the PCS+ from Powercolor.

Check out my channel if you want to see any comparisons between them.

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I got this for this exact price when it was on sale earlier http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=26600&cPath=877 so happy with it and its only $30 more than a 770 which it destroys 

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the choice now is, what R9 290 to get, depending on your budget the best three to go after are the Sapphire Tri-X or Vapor-X (quite expensive), failing either of those I would go with the PCS+ from Powercolor.

Check out my channel if you want to see any comparisons between them.

Or the windforce as its $80 off :) (like your vids)

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I got this for this exact price when it was on sale earlier http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=26600&cPath=877 so happy with it and its only $30 more than a 770 which it destroys Damn

Damn, I didn't realise the 290x I had bookmarked was such a good price cause it was the same price as the one you listed, but unfortunatly it's out of stock and with the unreliability of the sight I don't even know if it will be shipped again... http://www.msy.com.au/pc-components/12518-sapphire-sa-r9290x-4gb-21226-00-40g-4g-ddr5-r9-290x-pci-e-vga-card.html 

 

Edit: clearly not becaseu the page apparently doesn't exist anymore :/

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Yeah I think I'll go with the this one.

Good choice :) 

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Hey, I've been researching for a new build and I came to the conclusion that I wanted an R9 290x but I reconsidered because I don't know if I'll actually use that much power and I don't plan on overclocking so I came to you guys for help. Would you recomend the 290 or the 290x. (specific models)

I'm also trying to keep the build cost as low as possible without compromising power.

 

Thanks.

 

Well the R9 290 operates at a higher voltage but performs pretty similarly to an R9 290X at stock...

An R9 290X surprisingly has lower power consumption and more likely has higher overclocking ceiling. The R9 290 is extremely good for the price, but the R9 290X is more suited to the enthusiast. Honestly the R9 290 is prob your best bet. Difference between the two is like 10%, while the R9 290 is the price of a GTX 770

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Well the R9 290 operates at a higher voltage but performs pretty similarly to an R9 290X at stock...

An R9 290X surprisingly has lower power consumption and more likely has higher overclocking ceiling. The R9 290 is extremely good for the price, but the R9 290X is more suited to the enthusiast. Honestly the R9 290 is prob your best bet. Difference between the two is like 10%, while the R9 290 is the price of a GTX 770

Thanks for the advice :) I think I'll go with the Windforce 290

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Ok, so I've come to the conclusion that I will buy a Gigabyte R9 290 Windforce addition.

Thanks for all the help. :D

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Well cheapest model of the 290 i would recommend is the gigabyte or MSI cards, they have very good costumer service and there usually one of the cheapest manufacturers.

 

 

$469 AUD - 290: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-912v308002

 

$599 AUD - 290x: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr929xoc4gd

 

Personally the $130 difference isn't worth it.

The 290 is $449 AUD

EDIT for the windforce http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=193_1575&products_id=26600

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Hey, I've been researching for a new build and I came to the conclusion that I wanted an R9 290x but I reconsidered because I don't know if I'll actually use that much power and I don't plan on overclocking so I came to you guys for help. Would you recomend the 290 or the 290x. (specific models)

I'm also trying to keep the build cost as low as possible without compromising power.

 

Thanks.

 long story short If you think that 3 or 5 Frames Worth the price difference Just go with R9 290x   http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1056?vs=1068

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