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System Specifications Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit Processor and Speed: Phenom II x6 1100T @ 3.3GHz RAM and Speed: 16gb (4x4GB) DDR3-1600 Graphics Card: R9 290X Can I play the game - Yes/No: Yes What Resolution am I set at: 1920x1080 - Ultra What are my avg FPS: 25-30 exteriors; >60...

I'd fall through the ground into an endless void due to a bug ;) ...and still be excited anyway

Can you easily pop out the filters and wash them or do you have to continuously buy replacements? I'd love a dust-free case but at $330 + filters I'll just stick to air dusters. 'Course if I didn't mind dropping $330 on a case I guess I wouldn't mind buying new filters... Just my $0.02 ;)

That's an interesting idea. If the pixels just continuously refreshed as fast their response time, say 5ms which is common, it would be a 200Hz refresh rate. There must be a reason why this isn't done but I don't have an answer. Unless companies deliberately throttle monitors in order to sell...

Serious question: does 4k on medium settings look better than 1080p on ultra for desktop-sized screens (say under 30")? These cards seem to hold a lot of promise for large 4k screens or eyefinity setups.

So we had a power outage last night here! Today I entered the bios with my old card but I didn't see any "safe boot" in the bios settings. I switched to uefi-first but still no boot with the new card. My mobo normally makes one beep upon a successful post but it doesn't when the new card is...

Thanks for your help guys unfortunately I won't have the chance to work on this until tonight. I'll definitely post updates as I try things!

I recently purchased an R9 290x to replace my two GTX 550ti cards, but after installing the new card I discovered I can't even get to the BIOS screen. When powering on, all fans spin up including GPU fans and the little LEDs on the card corresponding to the 6+2 and 6-pin power connections light...