Is 3rd 290x worth it?

[Zarniwoop]

For my upcoming watercooled build I have settled on multiple 290xs (unless something better is announced on the 4th of this month). I want to hopefully go for 4K in the near future and I am not sure if 2 cards will cope or if I will need a 3rd. What is the scaling like with a 3rd card and is it really overkill?

Thanks in advance for your opinions

 

[AlamoX]

3 way crossfire is the best value, and best scalling( as far as i know), if you are going for 4k.
i would wait couple months for freesyinc 4k monitor, before investing in something else now.
two 2nd hand monitors for eyefinity untill then, with last catalyst driver, eyefinity became really cheap.

 

[Uncle Petey]

3-way 290's work very well in games like Crysis 3 / Tomb Raider / BF4. I haven't really tested many more titles and definitely not at 4K unfortunately.

If you want lots of AA with certain games @4K, you may well be better served by cards offering more than 4GB, though someone else that's tried it would have to confirm.

 

[AlamoX]

freesync = vsync off
28" 4k monitor = AA off
4Go of ram is plenty enough, especialy if you get 3 for the price of 1 card with 6Go, no brainer, beside he is watercooling, at a time where mining is crashing and 290s are cheap(just make sure it has a warranty and stress test it first, the investment isn'teven worth worrying about it's + on all angles)...

 

[tommybhoy]

3-way 290's work very well in games like Crysis 3 / Tomb Raider / BF4. I haven't really tested many more titles and definitely not at 4K unfortunately.

If you want lots of AA with certain games @4K, you may well be better served by cards offering more than 4GB, though someone else that's tried it would have to confirm.

That's the smartest choice imo if you purchase wisely, you can get 3 290's for little more than 2 290X's.