Recent content by JackHoesterey

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    Will the r9 290 run on the Corsair CX600 power supply?

    You can now chose the best answer if you want to resolve the issue.
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    Will the r9 290 run on the Corsair CX600 power supply?

    Sounds good, Have you thought about which r9 290 you are going to buy?
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    Will the r9 290 run on the Corsair CX600 power supply?

    Yes it should be more than enough! Good luck, If you post your whole PCP list i would be happy to check everything over for you :)
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    Another 980 Ti post

    Hey guys, I have a small case, Corsair 350d, and so an M Atx board. Overall my airflow is pretty good within the case and the GPU is the only thing putting out heat (into the case) because the CPU is very well cooled by h105 cooler. I am looking to upgrade my r9 290 vapor-x to a GTX 980 Ti but...
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    Are my Parts Good or Bad and Are they compatible?

    Looks pretty good, heres what I would change about it. Also maybe try to pick up the hx1050 psu from newegg refurbished, its only 99$!! PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ NCIX US) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper...
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    Price estimate for used r9 290 Vapor-x

    Hey guys, I think the description says it all, but I was just wondering if anyone could give me a realistic evaluation for an r9 290 vapor-x that I have had for just under a year and kept in near perfect condition and am looking to sell. The second part is that I am trying to sell two AOC...
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    R9 290 Vapor-x Exhaust question

    Hey guys, I know that with the ACX coolers for Nvidia cards you can have the fans pull in air to exhaust hot air out the back of the card by changing settings. Can the same be done for my vapor-x r9 290? If so, how? Thanks -Jack
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    Will a Sapphire Radeon R9 280 work with my PSU?

    You'll be perfectly fine even a minor overclock
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    Need an upgrade in the GPU department

    If I were you I would go out and buy an R9 290, in my opinion it is the best card out there right now close to that price bracket. I own one myself and I like it a lot. I have no issue running witcher at 1920x1080 and I also run an eyefinity setup 3x1 for less intensive games or ones that...
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    Please help me out understanding crossfire without a bridge

    Hello Cranne, Crossfire is the concept of using two graphics cards in conjugation on one motherboard/ system. AMD graphics cards can be linked (you need 2 or more) through the PCI-e lanes on the board, whereas Nvidia requires a cable to connect the two. Either way you need two or more graphics...
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    Which 27" monitors do you like for Xbox 1 and PC (AMD GPU)

    Hey guys, I have a 4790k r9 290 system and an xbox one and I'm looking to get a monitor to game on thats 27 inches. I also have 3x 24" 1080p monitors for productivity and AMD Eyefinity gaming, but I'm looking for a 1440p or higher monitor for single monitor gaming on both my xbox one and pc. My...
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    Need help picking monitor/ tv for gaming setup

    I'm thinking I would rather go with a monitor or tv, my space is pretty small. In regards to my budget, i am thinking around 800$ for a tv, but if it was a monitor I would like to be under that.
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    Need help picking monitor/ tv for gaming setup

    Yes that is correct, sorry for the confusion
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    Need help picking monitor/ tv for gaming setup

    Hey guys I have new PC (4790k + r9 290) and its hooked up to three 24 inch monitors with and eyefinity. I also have an xbox one and I would like to add another monitor or tv to my setup to play the xb1 on without switching out a pc monitor to use for it when I want to play. Which monitors and...