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Yeah, if you can afford it :) 4k needs a lot of VRAM

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For 4k I would say wait a while and get new cards in a year or two when you get a 4K monitor. Two 290's would be fine for 2k, but would be tough on 4k. 

 

I say wait a while and get better newer cards for future high resolution gaming. Don't buy parts now for resolutions you don't currently have yet.

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Go for it :D But for better temps I got the tri-x, the more fans the better, it's relatively silent. 

 

 

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I'm having a one MSI R9 290 and i was wondering to get the second one, so tell my if this is a good choice. And i'm planing to play 2k or 4k in the future.

Depends.. do you like 80+ fps in almost every game?

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For 4k I would say wait a while and get new cards in a year or two when you get a 4K monitor. Two 290's would be fine for 2k, but would be tough on 4k. 

 

I say wait a while and get better newer cards for future high resolution gaming. Don't buy parts now for resolutions you don't currently have yet.

I'm pretty positive two 290s could handle 4K pretty well. The 295X2 is pretty much two 290Xs, that handles 4K very well. The 290 is about 5-8 FPS behind the 290X (most likely even less), so two of those would still perform great at 4K. I think it was Austin Evans who benchmarked that card.

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I'm pretty positive two 290s could handle 4K pretty well. The 295X2 is pretty much two 290Xs, that handles 4K very well. The 290 is about 5-8 FPS behind the 290X (most likely even less), so two of those would still perform great at 4K. I think it was Austin Evans who benchmarked that card.

It's not that they won't handle it, just why spend money on GPU's now for a obit or of the future? If the OP plans on getting a 4k monitor now, sure it will work. But if OP doesn't plan on gaming at 4k for a while, just wait till then and get new video cards that will handle it better.

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Yes i would like to have 80+ fps :)

In that case, the 2nd R9 290 will definitely be worth it. :) At 2K you'll have these amazing frame rates for sure. http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/radeon-r9-290-crossfire-review-benchmarks,1.html

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VRAM doesn't stack in Crossfire

 

I know, I didn't mean it in quite that way, and I'm having a hard time finding the words to explain what I meant, If that makes sense :(

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I know, I didn't mean it in quite that way, and I'm having a hard time finding the words to explain what I meant, If that makes sense :(

we all understood what you meant,he clearly tried to correct you on something that wasnt wrong.

 

it does need alot of vram - crossfire doesnt mean you get more.

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