building a gaming machine with a r9 290 or should i wait for the 300 Series

[mirbill22]

I am currently building a gaming rig for 1080p gaming but i recently heard of the new 300 series graphics card would it be a better option to wait for the new r9 300 series. I would like to build it as soon as possible but if it as good as AMD says ill wait.

 

[Suzuki@1473780084@1473780163]

The brand new cards are going to be the Fury and Fury X cards (rumored). The R9 290 are great value, go for it. What's your budget, and currency? We can help you put a build together.

 

[mirbill22]

The brand new cards are going to be the Fury and Fury X cards (rumored). The R9 290 are great value, go for it. What's your budget, and currency? We can help you put a build together.

right now my build $1232.67

(sorry if this is hard to read)

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xZ9n4D
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xZ9n4D/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($352.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 OEM (64-bit) ($92.95 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC56 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: NZXT FN-140RB 62.5 CFM 140mm Fan ($6.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: NZXT FN-140RB 62.5 CFM 140mm Fan ($6.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: NZXT FN-140RB 62.5 CFM 140mm Fan ($6.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Xigmatek CLF-F1451 60.5 CFM 140mm Fan ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer K242HL Bbid 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Gigabyte KM5300 Wired Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($14.99 @ Micro Center)
Other: Stanley 69-189 Ratcheting Multi-Bit Screwdriver (Purchased For $13.20)
Other: Titan TIT11061 Mini Magnetic Tray (Purchased For $5.73)
Other: Rosewill RTK-002 Anti-Static Wrist Strap Components Black, Yellow (Purchased For $6.99)
Total: $1232.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-17 07:56 EDT-0400

 

[JingLuci]

Here's the pricing of the new Radeon cards. Not the official ones yet but sort of a reference you can use.

 

[Danra]

If you have not purchased a computer yet:
You need a better PSU, that one is poor, never buy CX. TX650 Gold series is much better & last much longer.
AMD R9 390, it beats the R9 290 : $329.99 [free shipping @ Newegg]
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK [server level 168-hour durability Test at the factory, making sure it works], GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 or something close, 8 mosfits around the CPU [8-phase power regulation] = longer life, more stable because electrical load is divided between each mosfit [or phase], 8 phase for the CPU = power load distributed over more phases = less power per phase = less heat = longer life, especially when the mosfits are high quality.
Do not get a wireless network adapter, they are insecure, anyone driving by can pick up the signal
The only reason to get Window 8 is if there is a free upgrade to Windows 10, otherwise, get Windows 7
The ASRock H97 only has 4 mosfits around the CPU, fair at best. 6 is better and 8 is better still.
Rosewill RTK-002 Anti-Static Wrist Strap often does not conduct electricity, after putting the power supply in, turned off but plugged in to an outlet, touch non-painted case surfaces regularly. NOTE: wrist straps have to be grounded before they work.

If you do not purchase quality components you will regret it later, with odd things going on, kicked back to desktop, BSOD, locking up, freezing, kicked out of games, games running choppy, and more

 

[RussellWilson]

LOL AMD

 

[MakoRuu]

The new 300 series cards are refreshed 200 series cards with a mild factory overclock.

They only offer a marginal performance gain. The R9 290x will be more than enough GPU for three to five years of solid gaming.

Save your money and get the 290 and put that extra few dollars to a nice monitor or a really fancy mouse, you know?

 

[Danra]

The new 300 series cards are refreshed 200 series cards with a mild factory overclock.

They only offer a marginal performance gain. The R9 290x will be more than enough GPU for three to five years of solid gaming.

Save your money and get the 290 and put that extra few dollars to a nice monitor or a really fancy mouse, you know?

If you get the R9 290 I suggest the MSI Radeon R9 290 GAMING 4GB, has quality components, it gives you more gaming power and it is shorter than most other R9 290 cards.

Calling the R9 390 series a refresh of the R9 290 is true, however in this case, a refresh means more gaming power, they have 8GB VRAM. It’s built on a more recent version of AMD’s GCN architecture than Pitcairn, Grenada XT GPU, allowing higher factory clocks than the R9 290 series. It beats the R9 290 series in benchmarks, gaming and otherwise.

If you want to save money you can purchase a good R9 290 and overclock it a little using MSI Afterburner, and control fan speed for more cooling. I have the reference R9 290 by Sapphire, I purchased it within minutes of it's release to Newegg. By the way, again, a good quality power supply goes a long way when overclocking anything. I can overclock the R9 290 more, however, I like adding no more voltage to the GPU core, as shown in the following picture.

 

[MakoRuu]

I think that 8 GBs of memory is a marketing ploy to get people to buy their new rebranded cards.

Even Shadows of Mordor at 4K only uses 5.6 GBz of memory.

Hell. GTA V at 8k only uses 4.8 GBs.