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System upgrade will a i7 960 4.2 GHz bottleneck r9 290 crossfire 5760x1080?

killerchickens

Junior Member
I'm thinking about upgrading to an eyefinity setup. Should I upgrade my CPU? Should I pair my current monitor with 2 new ones or buy 3 new ones?Should I buy 1 or 2 r9 290? Part suggestion are welcome. Is eyefinity worth, I want a bigger field of view, will a 4k, 2560 x 1600 or 2560x1440 a much larger fov than my single 1080p monitor?:hmm:

New parts
Monitor 2 or 3 AcerV226HQLAbmdp $137 each $411 for 3 $274 for 2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824009518
Core i7-4790K $340
GPU R9 290 crossfire used $250 each total $500
Motherboard ASRock Z97 Extreme3 $120
Case Rosewill CHALLENGER $50
Total $1421

Current system
CPU i7960 4.2ghz
Heat sink XIGMATEK Dark Knight
GPU 6970
Ram Corsair 1600 cas 9 3x2gb 6gb total
Hard drive 500gb 7200 rpm Seagate
PSU corsair 850xt
Motherboard GA-EX58-UD4P
http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2986#ov
Monitor Asus vh222h
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824236053
 
It depends on the games you will be playing. Some games will be fine, but many will be bottlenecked.
 
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