21:9 1440p Help!

[darket]

I don't think people were actually banging on the 290X 8GB being "future proof", but more like at £299.99 the card is ridiculous good for value, and would provide a "ease of mind" without having to worry about games being poorly optimised/ported and using ridiculous amount of vram, or may it be due to extreme high-res texture or whatever.

If the 8GB 290x was at £350-£400, nobody would really recommend it for 1920 res.

"We have potentially a truly future proof 1440P & 2160P card when your running them in at least crossfire, 3-way recommended for 2160P. If your gaming at 1080P then a single card should be more than future proof for years to come even on the poorest console ports which could be using around 6GB of memory"

Not the best example i know, but just read through the epic 970 thread, about 2 thirds in the 290x 8gb becomes the defacto Gpu of choice, i could spend all day quoting people and threads with the words 'future proof and 290x 8gb in them'

 

[Marine-RX179]

Not the best example i know, but just read through the epic 970 thread, about 2 thirds in the 290x 8gb becomes the defacto Gpu of choice, i could spend all day quoting people and threads with the words 'future proof and 290x 8gb in them'

I think that's because that is in the context of that the 970 4GB (3.5GB) vs 290x 8GB, so relatively speaking the 290x 8GB is more "future-proof" than the 970 4GB (3.5GB).

 

[Bonjour]

If I were going for a new CF / SLi setup right now, it would most probably be with 8GB 290Xs.

 

[jamief]

I've gone for a 4GB 290X LE which is only £239 just now. I can sell my 7950 for ~£70, so the real cost is about £170. That should keep me going until something notably better comes along!

 

[Bonjour]

Nice one, dude. Report back how you get on.

 

[Gregster]

Sorry, but for demanding games at that res you would ideally need two high-end cards...

Agreed. If you want some decent details, you will need some decent grunt.

 

[Disco_P]

I've gone for a 4GB 290X LE which is only £239 just now. I can sell my 7950 for ~£70, so the real cost is about £170. That should keep me going until something notably better comes along!

You made a good choice bud. I am using a 780 at 2560x1440 and loving it. Ignore these nay sayers telling you to buy crossfire 8GB cards for pointless max settings.

 

[darket]

I've gone for a 4GB 290X LE which is only £239 just now. I can sell my 7950 for ~£70, so the real cost is about £170. That should keep me going until something notably better comes along!

Good choice , i have one in my living room pc, best looking 290x imho