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xnoobftw
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Was the upgrade from a 660 to a r9 290x(550USD) worth it? D: (since the 900 series came out I've been feeling down :()

The BBQ: i7-4770 / 212x / Tri-X R9 290x 1075/1400 / MSI H87-G43 GAMING / EVGA G2 850W / Corsair Spec 03 / Samsung 840 EVO 250gb SSD / Toshiba 2TB HDD / 8gb Kingston DDR3 1600mhz

Peripherals: G710+ / G502 / Bose Companion 2 Series III / Audio Technica ATH-M40x / Sound Magic E50

Monitors: Dell U2414H 

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like i said yesterday your fine 

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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It's still a very strong card.

CPU: i9-13900k MOBO: Asus Strix Z790-E RAM: 64GB GSkill  CPU Cooler: Corsair H170i

GPU: Asus Strix RTX-4090 Case: Fractal Torrent PSU: Corsair HX-1000i Storage: 2TB Samsung 990 Pro

 

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like i said yesterday your fine 

But the 900 series.... TOO GOOD D:

The BBQ: i7-4770 / 212x / Tri-X R9 290x 1075/1400 / MSI H87-G43 GAMING / EVGA G2 850W / Corsair Spec 03 / Samsung 840 EVO 250gb SSD / Toshiba 2TB HDD / 8gb Kingston DDR3 1600mhz

Peripherals: G710+ / G502 / Bose Companion 2 Series III / Audio Technica ATH-M40x / Sound Magic E50

Monitors: Dell U2414H 

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It's still a very strong card.

I'm overthinking again... D:

The BBQ: i7-4770 / 212x / Tri-X R9 290x 1075/1400 / MSI H87-G43 GAMING / EVGA G2 850W / Corsair Spec 03 / Samsung 840 EVO 250gb SSD / Toshiba 2TB HDD / 8gb Kingston DDR3 1600mhz

Peripherals: G710+ / G502 / Bose Companion 2 Series III / Audio Technica ATH-M40x / Sound Magic E50

Monitors: Dell U2414H 

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But the 900 series.... TOO GOOD D:

They are, but you cannot expect your card to be top dog forever. It is what it is.

CPU: i9-13900k MOBO: Asus Strix Z790-E RAM: 64GB GSkill  CPU Cooler: Corsair H170i

GPU: Asus Strix RTX-4090 Case: Fractal Torrent PSU: Corsair HX-1000i Storage: 2TB Samsung 990 Pro

 

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They are, but you cannot expect your card to be top dog forever. It is what it is.

Let's hope AMD has an answer for this xD (If they were to lower the prices of the 290(x) I'm going to the corner to cry)

The BBQ: i7-4770 / 212x / Tri-X R9 290x 1075/1400 / MSI H87-G43 GAMING / EVGA G2 850W / Corsair Spec 03 / Samsung 840 EVO 250gb SSD / Toshiba 2TB HDD / 8gb Kingston DDR3 1600mhz

Peripherals: G710+ / G502 / Bose Companion 2 Series III / Audio Technica ATH-M40x / Sound Magic E50

Monitors: Dell U2414H 

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Are you gaming at 1080p? If so, your GPU is rendering more fps than your monitor (assuming its 60hz) can display in almost any game at maxed out settings. The GTX 980 is not significantly more powerful than the 290X, if you were to upgrade to a 980 now, you would not notice a difference. The only other thing you can complain about is the power consumption. I calculated today that in the US, you'd be paying $0.70 more on your monthly power bill for the 290X than you would for the 980. All that being said, you are just fine with the R9 290X and it will last you just as long as a GTX 980 would have lasted you. No reason to worry.

      

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Are you gaming at 1080p? If so, your GPU is rendering more fps than your monitor (assuming its 60hz) can display in almost any game at maxed out settings. The GTX 980 is not significantly more powerful than the 290X, if you were to upgrade to a 980 now, you would not notice a difference. The only other thing you can complain about is the power consumption. I calculated today that in the US, you'd be paying $0.70 more on your monthly power bill for the 290X than you would for the 980. All that being said, you are just fine with the R9 290X and it will last you just as long as a GTX 980 would have lasted you. No reason to worry.

Yeah! Actually i might consider going into 4k and adding another 290x.... Would it be feasible? :o

The BBQ: i7-4770 / 212x / Tri-X R9 290x 1075/1400 / MSI H87-G43 GAMING / EVGA G2 850W / Corsair Spec 03 / Samsung 840 EVO 250gb SSD / Toshiba 2TB HDD / 8gb Kingston DDR3 1600mhz

Peripherals: G710+ / G502 / Bose Companion 2 Series III / Audio Technica ATH-M40x / Sound Magic E50

Monitors: Dell U2414H 

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