GPUs, which is best?

Irish Kelly

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I'm looking into these four options. What would give me the best performance? I want to max gaming as much as possible (using 1080p or 1440p if possible) and do light video editing. It will be likely paired with an Intel Core i7-4770K and Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 if it's all compatible. Also, can you give me your opinion on the cards listed as singles (in case I forgo the dual GPUs). Thanks so much for any opinions. And as always, other recommendations are welcome

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202080 (Crossfire)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487003 (Single Card)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127770 (Single Card)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487037 (Single Card)
 
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The kingpin card is better for overclocking as it has a better VRM design and features oriented towards overclocking which in some cases will provide a small increase in frames per second but you pay the cost for the overbuilt factor of the graphics card but EVGA have an excellent record of impeccable customer service but based on raw performance the dual r9 290 cards in crossfire will provide higher performance but heat and power consumption will be a factor as well as the fact that some games do not scale well with crossfire or even work at all so my reccomendation would be go with the kingpin or ACX cards if you just want performance without any headaches or go with the dual R9 290s for more performance but the addition of more troubleshooting
 
id go with the evga seeing as its cheapest and pretty quiet. the difference between different (cards outside of noise) with the same reference boards is pedantic at best. Id say the kingpins slight performance increase hardly warrants the extra cost.
 


yeah but i wouldn't get 2 lessor cards over 1 greater card. you have to deal with shuddering. not all games will support crossfire. hotter case, more power consumption. higher energy bill, worse for the environment...
 




Is the performance boost worth the $140 difference? I'm kind of more geared to the side of less troubleshooting, unless the performance jump is substantial.
 
How would you rate this build and what would you change?

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3G5Hp
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CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master V8 GTS 82.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($189.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($165.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($199.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.97 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($419.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($419.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($100.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($188.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($67.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $2252.83
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-08 06:33 EDT-0400)
 


Build is pretty much perfect but you may want to look at a different cpu coler namely a AIO like the h100 will leave some clearance caround your cpu socket for ram and such
 
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