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r9 290 Crossfire or GTX 980?

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So i am stuck on a difficult decision... getting two r9 290's and creating more heat and power consumption, or with a single 980 with less power consumption and less heat output. In my opinion, the 980 is a more elegant choice and will suit me well, but i also think 2 r9 290's will be a killer choice as well. So they both cost around the same...so i narrowed it down to which choice will bring the best performance at 1080p?

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980 for elitist status. 290's if you actually care about performance

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Dual 290s

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I have a 970, I would go with the 980 because I prefer nvidia, I have owned both and it comes down to whatever you like better even if you sacrifice some performance.

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In terms of pure performance the R9 290s win hands down. Unless you really care about anything else, go for the 290s.

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The only downside to the 290s would be about $2-$3 more on your monthly power bill. The upside would be much more performance for less.

      

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A 750w should be enough for dual 29 290's, right?

no way I wouldnt recommend going below 1000w but you could possibly get by with a (dont quote me on this) 850w

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Since i have already purchased my 750w power supply, i have made the decision to go with the 980. Thanks for the feedback everyone!  :D

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Since i have already purchased my 750w power supply, i have made the decision to go with the 980. Thanks for the feedback everyone!  :D

You could easily run 2 R9 290s on a 750W PSU

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no way I wouldnt recommend going below 1000w but you could possibly get by with a (dont quote me on this) 850w

You could do it easily. WoodenMarker made that obvious to me yesterday

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a 980 is not going to bottleneck your system, get 1 980 and add a second in 1 year or more, you will eventually have more performance, and a much quieter and cooler computer.

 

what resolution are you playing at, if you are planning on gaming at 4k, then you will need dual x 980

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You could do it easily. WoodenMarker made that obvious to me yesterday

depending on the number of rails. If its 50/50 split weeelll 375w won't cut it

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Have already seen dual 290s running full load on a 760W first hand. With an overclocked 125W CPU no less :)

have you stress tested at all? Is it a single rail unit? I NEEDS TO KNOW

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have you stress tested at all? Is it a single rail unit? I NEEDS TO KNOW

When referring to a 760w, it's probably Seasonic's X-760 or Corsair's AX760(i)--all of which use single rails. 

More power heavy 290x's measured power draw show that 750w would be fine for a 290 cf: http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/5853/his-radeon-r9-290x-4gb-in-crossfire-video-card-review/index23.html

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Has anyone else seen that the r9 290 has increased in price?

 

It's tragic, isn't it?

 

Such a dilemma I have - MSI's crappy 290x for £250 (which might not do well in crossfire), or a good 290 for like £20 less...

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have you stress tested at all? Is it a single rail unit? I NEEDS TO KNOW

Yes and yes :) Full load with furmark/prime95 just to draw max power and see what would happen (nothing), and non-synthetics like Crysis 3 which put everything to 100%...

 

When referring to a 760w, it's probably Seasonic's X-760 or Corsair's AX760(i)--all of which use single rails. 

More power heavy 290x's measured power draw show that 750w would be fine for a 290 cf: http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/5853/his-radeon-r9-290x-4gb-in-crossfire-video-card-review/index23.html

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980 for sure! AMD's crossfire support has been close to none lately. All of the games that need it the most don't support it. Games like Assassins creed unity, dying light, evolve, cod aw, evil within, you name it! It's seriously pissing me off as I got 3 280x in cf. Or you could wait for the new amd 390x that's coming out in a few months

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It's tragic, isn't it?

 

Such a dilemma I have - MSI's crappy 290x for £250 (which might not do well in crossfire), or a good 290 for like £20 less...

Msi aint crappy at all....

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At 1080, a single 290 is sufficient

 

Some people want more than sufficient ;)

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