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I ma going to build a computer with either a GTX 970 or a R9 390 but I need it as cheap as possible with SLI/XFIRE support so I could add another of the gpu I choose at any point so which would be the cheaper option?
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Currently the 970 is cheaper.

What is your budget and currency?
Do you need mouse, monitor & keyboard?
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Seba wrote Currently the 970 is cheaper.

What is your budget and currency?
Do you need mouse, monitor & keyboard?


Budget is 700 GBP MAX the lower the better

Only need the PC and will not be overclocking
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Can add another 970 in SLI later on, if you want the price to be a little lower then swap out the SSD for a cheaper one.
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Seba wrote [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]

Can add another 970 in SLI later on, if you want the price to be a little lower then swap out the SSD for a cheaper one.


Thanks that looks pretty good! but could you make the build with R9 390 so I can compare the price?
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With the cheapest 390 on PCP.
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With the cheapest 390 on PCP.


Could I not get a cheaper motherboard? And would the PSU not need to be bigger to support a second 390?
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xJonnnnY wrote Could I not get a cheaper motherboard? And would the PSU not need to be bigger to support a second 390?

You could get a cheaper Mobo however you wont get SLI support for cheaper than a Krait on an Intel socket.

If you wanted SLI 390's then yes you would need to upgrade the PSU however with SLI 970's you wouldn't and would only need to use a Molex to 6 pin +2 adapter which normally comes with the GPU. If not then you can pick them up for a couple of quid.
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xJonnnnY wrote Could I not get a cheaper motherboard? And would the PSU not need to be bigger to support a second 390?

You could get a cheaper Mobo however you wont get SLI support for cheaper than a Krait on an Intel socket.

If you wanted SLI 390's then yes you would need to upgrade the PSU however with SLI 970's you wouldn't and would only need to use a Molex to 6 pin +2 adapter which normally comes with the GPU. If not then you can pick them up for a couple of quid.


But why would I need SLI support with the 390? Isn't it crossfire?
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xJonnnnY wrote But why would I need SLI support with the 390? Isn't it crossfire?

Yes it is crossfire and that's my mistake, crossfire for AMD GPU's and SLI for Nvidia GPU's.
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