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Asgarth
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So I am building a new PC and I am just stuck with the graphics card because I was planning on getting a 290x until I saw it had a jet engine of a fan and sounded like a hairdryer, most people would say wait until the non-reference versions come out but in my situation I have preordered BF4 and I am desperate to play it but unless I get a new computer very soon I wont be able to (I currently have a GT525m in my laptop) so if you were in my situation what would you get? My budget for the graphics card is £500 (I would like to spend less if possible). These are the options I have: 290x reference, GTX 780, 2 280x's, 7990 (it is only £375!) or I can wait.

 

The build so far: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1TlBw ,I would also appreciate it if you could tell me if the overall build is ok

 

So to summerise:

What would you buy?

Is my build ok?

How can it be improved?

 

Thanks

 

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I'd go with 7990

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I'd get a 7990 because it's line 2 280x but a lot cheaper

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I would go with 2 R9 280X in crossfire, or a 780. Take a look at benchmarks

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I would just wait for non-reference 290X cards to come out, if you really can't wait then go for a 780, not a dual gpu AMD configuration.  The 7990 used to be £375 on Overclockers but cheapest they have now is £540.

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I would just wait for non-reference 290X cards to come out, if you really can't wait then go for a 780, not a dual gpu AMD configuration.  The 7990 used to be £375 on Overclockers but cheapest they have now is £540.

7990 is £371 on scan - http://www.scan.co.uk/products/6gb-xfx-radeon-hd-7990-6000mhz-gddr5-28nm-gpu-950mhz-boost-1000mhz-4096-cores-dual-link-dvi-i-mdp-pl

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7990, that is thew more powerful one out of the bunch.

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7990, plus you get like so many games with it.

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