Posted November 12, 2014 Should i add another 290x? My rig is in my sig! 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 12, 2014 If you want more performance/eye-candy, sure? Do you have anything against dropping that kind of money? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 12, 2014 If you feel you need the performance and you can find a good deal on one, go for it. RIP in pepperonis m8s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 12, 2014 do you really need the extra gpu power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 12, 2014 Should i add another 290x? My rig is in my sig! Winter is coming. Its good for heating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 12, 2014 Winter is coming. Its good for heating Except in Singapore winter is like 20 degrees Celsius. • NCASE M1 • i5-9600k • GTX 1080 FE • Z370N-WIFI • SF600 • NH-U9S • LPX 32GB • 960EVO • I'm a self-identifying Corsair & Nvidia Fanboy; Get over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 12, 2014 Don't Totally not needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 12, 2014 For a 1080p monitor i'd say it's a waste. If i were you i'd much rather try to get a 24' 1440p Rig: I5-3570K@4.3Ghz - Cooler Thermaltake Frio Advanced - Ram Kingston 1333Mhz 8gb (2x4) - GPU GTX 970 4GD5T OC - Motherboard Z77MA-G45 - PSU CoolerMaster GX II 750w - Storage WD 500gb HDD - Sound Edifier M3700 5.1 - Headset Corsair Vengeance 1500 - Mouse Razer Deathadder 2013 - Keyboard Razer Anansi - Mousepad Steelseries QcK+ - Xbox 360 Wireless Controller x2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 12, 2014 Unfortunately I don't think your motherboard supports SLI, it appears to be one of the limitations of the chipset. It seems to support XFire, but not SLI: http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Z87-H87-H81-Q87-Q85-B85-What-is-the-difference-473/#ConsumerChipsets%28Z87,H87,H81%29 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1850440/h87-sli-support.html http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/165414-do-h87-and-h97-motherboards-support-crossfire-and-sli/?p=2201470 I may be wrong for you specific board, but it seems H87 can't divide PCIe lanes effectively. Ignore this, it has been pointed out that my brain didn't think about this before I posted it. You will be fine for XFire. Sorry for the confusion. "PSU brands are meaningless, look up the OEM." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 12, 2014 Unfortunately I don't think your motherboard supports SLI, it appears to be one of the limitations of the chipset. It seems to support XFire, but not SLI: http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Z87-H87-H81-Q87-Q85-B85-What-is-the-difference-473/#ConsumerChipsets%28Z87,H87,H81%29 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1850440/h87-sli-support.html http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/165414-do-h87-and-h97-motherboards-support-crossfire-and-sli/?p=2201470 I may be wrong for you specific board, but it seems H87 can't divide PCIe lanes effectively. 290x is for xfire not sli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 12, 2014 Unfortunately I don't think your motherboard supports SLI, it appears to be one of the limitations of the chipset. It seems to support XFire, but not SLI: http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Z87-H87-H81-Q87-Q85-B85-What-is-the-difference-473/#ConsumerChipsets%28Z87,H87,H81%29 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1850440/h87-sli-support.html http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/165414-do-h87-and-h97-motherboards-support-crossfire-and-sli/?p=2201470 I may be wrong for you specific boars, but it seems H87 can't divide PCIe lanes effectively. *psst* the 290x is a AMD card and supports crossfire. SLi isn't an issue here. Our Grace. The Feathered One. He shows us the way. His bob is majestic and shows us the path. Follow unto his guidance and His example. He knows the one true path. Our Saviour. Our Grace. Our Father Birb has taught us with His humble heart and gentle wing the way of the bob. Let us show Him our reverence and follow in His example. The True Path of the Feathered One. ~ Dimboble-dubabob III Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 12, 2014 *psst* the 290x is a AMD card and supports crossfire. SLi isn't an issue here. 290x is for xfire not sli Quite right, I don't know why I though that... "PSU brands are meaningless, look up the OEM." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 12, 2014 yes if you cant pay in a decent frame rate no if you can play games at decent frame rate lives on BAKABT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 12, 2014 Except in Singapore winter is like 20 degrees Celsius. You call it winter? I call it cold summer (the other seasons being wet summer and hot summer, Singapore is close enough to my country)... Mutsuki: CPU: AMD A8 5600K @ 4.2GHz | Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-DS2 (rev. 1.0) | RAM: 2 x Kingston Low Profile 4GB 1333MHz | GPU: Sapphire R7 260X OC 2GB DDR5 2xDVI | HDD0: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200RPM 3.5" (SATA II) | HDD1: WD Elements (WD Blue 1TB 3.5" SATA II) connected via USB 2.0 | HDD2: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm (SATA II) | DVD: Samsung DVD+RW combo drive | PSU: FSP Hexa 600W | Case: Aerocool PGS V | Cooling: DeepCool Gammaxx S40 (stock fan), 2x 120mm Aerocool fan 1xDeepCool 120mm fan from a scrapped heatsink eMachines D732Z | CPU: Intel Pentium D P6100 | GPU: Intel HD 3000 | RAM: 2x Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 1066MHz SODIMM | HDD: Hitachi 320GB 5600RPM Acer ES13 | CPU: Intel Pentium N4200 | GPU: Intel HD 505 | RAM: 1x 4GB (unidentified) DDR3L | HDD: (unidentified) 500GB 5600RPM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 12, 2014 Author If you want more performance/eye-candy, sure? Do you have anything against dropping that kind of money? If you feel you need the performance and you can find a good deal on one, go for it. do you really need the extra gpu power Don't Totally not needed. For a 1080p monitor i'd say it's a waste. If i were you i'd much rather try to get a 24' 1440p yes if you cant pay in a decent frame rate no if you can play games at decent frame rate Im actually thinking of getting a 290x with a 1440p or even a 4k monitor.... I was wondering whether i should add the 290x FIRST because of the black friday sales! Winter is coming. Its good for heating Except in Singapore winter is like 20 degrees Celsius. WELCOME TO SINGAPORE 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 12, 2014 You call it winter? I call it cold summer (the other seasons being wet summer and hot summer, Singapore is close enough to my country)... As winter as it gets. • NCASE M1 • i5-9600k • GTX 1080 FE • Z370N-WIFI • SF600 • NH-U9S • LPX 32GB • 960EVO • I'm a self-identifying Corsair & Nvidia Fanboy; Get over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 12, 2014 Author You call it winter? I call it cold summer (the other seasons being wet summer and hot summer, Singapore is close enough to my country)... Singapore is hot as heck all year round 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 12, 2014 Go for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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