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- Jul 17, 2013
I'm thinking about buying a 290X to replace my HD6950 2GB GPU. I originally bought a GTX 760 when I built my PC, but the difference was too small and it had a coil whine issue, so i returned it and sticked to my 6950.
Now I don't really know if I should buy a 290X or wait.
I will water cool it, so that makes the choice which 290X to grab either easier or more difficult.
I was thinking the ASUS DCU II looks pretty nice, as far as the specs go. With their custom PCB and high end parts on it.
The Sapphire Tri-X was the other one I looked at.
But seeing that I don't give a thing about the mounted air coolers I really don't know.
My biggest fear is coil whine. I absolutely hate it and having a silent PC doesn't help masking the sound.
The other thing is I'm not too informed about upcoming GPU's, when they come and how they will perform.
Do you think dumping ~ 550 bucks on a 290X is the way to go here or should I wait?
The reason I want a 290X is because of the 4GB Ram and the cheaper pricetag compared to the 780ti.
The 290X seems to perform better the higher the resolution is.
I run triple 1440p, but don't always play everything in eyefinity, but just on one screen.
I'm not a hardcore gamer. I play some games now and then. Mostly MMO's.
My 6950 served me well so far, but it is starting to struggle and I have to turn down the settings more and more for games to be playable.
So even though I don't really "need" a new GPU right now, I thought about buying one just because it seems the right thing to do, given my new PC build and my aging 6950.
So, any recommendations on which 290X would do the trick, has now coil whine and does well under water?
Now I don't really know if I should buy a 290X or wait.
I will water cool it, so that makes the choice which 290X to grab either easier or more difficult.
I was thinking the ASUS DCU II looks pretty nice, as far as the specs go. With their custom PCB and high end parts on it.
The Sapphire Tri-X was the other one I looked at.
But seeing that I don't give a thing about the mounted air coolers I really don't know.
My biggest fear is coil whine. I absolutely hate it and having a silent PC doesn't help masking the sound.
The other thing is I'm not too informed about upcoming GPU's, when they come and how they will perform.
Do you think dumping ~ 550 bucks on a 290X is the way to go here or should I wait?
The reason I want a 290X is because of the 4GB Ram and the cheaper pricetag compared to the 780ti.
The 290X seems to perform better the higher the resolution is.
I run triple 1440p, but don't always play everything in eyefinity, but just on one screen.
I'm not a hardcore gamer. I play some games now and then. Mostly MMO's.
My 6950 served me well so far, but it is starting to struggle and I have to turn down the settings more and more for games to be playable.
So even though I don't really "need" a new GPU right now, I thought about buying one just because it seems the right thing to do, given my new PC build and my aging 6950.
So, any recommendations on which 290X would do the trick, has now coil whine and does well under water?