New computer. Need some hardware assistance

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The 580 is somewhat of an exception, and the GPU is too hungry to actually be used dual GPU as is. Just look at the clock differences between the stock on a 580, and the stock on each GPU in the 590. Every other dual GPU card before it has been loud and hot, at least as far as i know. The 6990 certainly is at least, and doesn't even stand up to the dual 6970s it's made of, when you consider that nice (cough) little turbo fan you get.

Since the OP is paying for what he wants in GBP then there are a few things to note here in the UK.

Currently 6990 manufacturers are pricing these to the point that they are cheaper than 6970CF. So in terms of current value, you're not losing out if you opt for a single PCB that has multi GPUs. In games where the 6970CF beats the 6990, the numbers are academic at best.

For almost £100 less, anyone opting for a multi PCB setup should consider the 6950CF. For current games atleast and at stock speeds they perform almost identical to the 6990 in some benchmarks and only losing out when the 6990 is OC'ed.

[Cantii]

What is the website you're getting your computer from? It'd help if we could see what kind of options they give you.

[ThePotato]

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/ this is the site, also the site i that build my current rig.

[Cantii]

Holy crap, the HD 6990 is CHEAP in the UK, by nearly $50 USD, this was a no-brainer to me

CPU: Core i5 2500K

Mobo: ASUS P8P67 Pro

Case: Cooler Master HAF-X

RAM: 8GB Kingston HyperX 1600MHz DDR3

GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6990 4GB (only around 450 GBP!)

HDD 1: 120GB Intel 510 Series SSD (the new one)

HDD 2: 2TB WD Caviar Black

PSU: Corsair 1000W HX1000

COOLIT ECO Advanced Liquid Cooler

This comes to about $1896 incl. VAT w/ Operating System.

[ThePotato]

thats a nice setup Cantii