I was wondering if I could get some help/info on AMD processors.

I am looking at getting the 290GPU.. and maybe an upgrade in CPU to the Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz

Then I thought, if i am making the move to AMD for the GPU, maybe I should look at the CPU range..

I have found 2 CPUs that look comparable?

AMD FX 9370 Black Edition, Vishera, 8 Core, S AM3+, Clock 4.4GHz

and

AMD FX 9590 Black Edition, Vishera, 8 Core, S AM3+, Clock 4.7GHz

They are both cheaper which is nice... but i dont know anything about them.. I read that some have a GPU on board and I would need a new motherboard to cope with the heat?

So could someone help me understand it.. maybe link to a mother board that is compatible...

Thanks

@jimmy_russell:

It was all working @120, then it stopped working. That's the issue. The cause is what I am now trying to determine.

Just wanted to see if anyone had experienced it?

Got some good ideas on how to narrow it down. Have now ordered a new cable. See if that helps.

So all in all, a really helpful thread for me.

Thanks

@Coseniath: & @horgen Ah ok, cool.. the waiting goes on! And then I will have to wait for a nonref card :)

@prokiller7896: Have you seen the slim dual GPU laptops?

GTX 860M SLI Gigabyte Aorus X7

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhpVXv-j6H8

I dont want to hijack this thread... but (lol) if you where looking to get a new GPU this year, would you get any of the cards now (780/290)? Or are we expecting a worthy release this year?

Not sure how it works with GPUs and release cycles.. but is this a year with a full release or like a 1.5 release where it is just a few improvements and worth waiting a year for the next step?

@Grey_Eyed_Elf: @TDuiker

I only have the one GPU, one monitor and one dual-link cable :( lol

OK, so I have the pointers to try and narrow down the issue, will need to go borrow some hardware and see.

I have a ASUS 120Hz monitor, and a GTX590.

I have been using a DVI cable for the last year or so.

The other day I turn on my PC and all the fonts look crazy and blurry.

If I turn the monitor down to 60hz it all looks ok again?

How can I tell if it is the GPU or monitor with the issue?

Its still got a load of issues. I think a few are waiting for the PC update due.... well they rewarded everyone with extra XP.. but didnt provide the fix.. yet

I see a lot of servers, but a lot have 2/64, really low numbers, but active servers

Mods

Variety

Control over graphics

Indie

Price of games

Sales

Bundles

Community

Upgrade when I want and what I want

Multi Monitor Game play

Emulators

Full media players / any format

Choice of controls, mouse and keyboard, xbox or other manufacture .. important to have one that feels right.

No limits, it can do anything you want it to do.. not what you are told you can do.

I missed strategy games like C&C etc..

Sim games like flight sim etc..

Oh.. reading this I might have to buy another computer! ;)

Cool, show us the before and after benchmarks :)