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I'm about to get a $700 Newegg credit on which AMD 290/290x to get. It's going into rig #1 which has a AX850 PSU, 4790K o/c to 4.6 in a Maximus Hero, and 1 SSD and 3 HDD's.
It's hooked up to a Dell U3014 1600P monitor
I mostly play Civ5, DAI, BF4, Skyrim, SoM currently
I know the 290 aftermarket cooler cards are almost as fast as the 290x stock when o/c. Do the 290x aftermarket cards o/c just as well and will be noticeably faster in my rig at 1600P? Will my PSU handle 2 o/c 290x with a mildly overlocked 4790K?
I have a HAF 932 with 3x200mm fans with a NH-15D on my CPU so I have good case flow
I also have a used 290x reference on it's way that I was planning putting in my son's rig too.
EDIT:
looking at the Tri-X 290x and the Lighting 290x.
Anyways I noticed the coolest and quietest 290x seem to take up 3 slots so it's going to a tight fit if I put them in CF. (I guess I can put my spare HG10/H80 on the used card and use it as my 'top 290x')
What's the quietest, coolest running setup on the 290/290x going right now?
It's hooked up to a Dell U3014 1600P monitor
I mostly play Civ5, DAI, BF4, Skyrim, SoM currently
I know the 290 aftermarket cooler cards are almost as fast as the 290x stock when o/c. Do the 290x aftermarket cards o/c just as well and will be noticeably faster in my rig at 1600P? Will my PSU handle 2 o/c 290x with a mildly overlocked 4790K?
I have a HAF 932 with 3x200mm fans with a NH-15D on my CPU so I have good case flow
I also have a used 290x reference on it's way that I was planning putting in my son's rig too.
EDIT:
looking at the Tri-X 290x and the Lighting 290x.
Anyways I noticed the coolest and quietest 290x seem to take up 3 slots so it's going to a tight fit if I put them in CF. (I guess I can put my spare HG10/H80 on the used card and use it as my 'top 290x')
What's the quietest, coolest running setup on the 290/290x going right now?
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