Black Desert does look cool, but I have never been into MMOs and I doubt I will start any time soon.

Upgrading my wifes PC while she's out ;D

Had two lay around from previous builds and picked up another two from a local store on the cheap, wonder if she'll notice.

I'll be your wife.
Then I would sell them off and get Radeons. :P Shame no 8-way crossfire, haha.

That would be a short marriage.

lol

Eve trailer draws MMO, Valkyrie, and Legion together with pretty CGI

Separate to making one of the best MMOs around, CCP have a knack for awesome trailers. With each expansion they’d release a video which drew attention to new features while also being full of pretty explosions and spaceships.

The Prophecy is no different, it shows CCP’s new focus on Eve as a universe, one where Eve: Online, Valkyrie, Legion, and Dust 514 all exist coherently. And it looks bloody marvellous.

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Bohemia are offering €500,000 of prizes in Make Arma Not War modding contest

Bohemia are bringing all the Arma modders out of the woodwork with the offer of lovely, lovely money. For this year’s Make Arma Not War contest the studio has poured €500,000 into the prize pot. The winner of the Total Modification category alone will take home €200,000.

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Guild Wars 2 is 50% off till 11 May

To celebrate... it being May(?), Arenanet have slashed Guild Wars 2’s price by half. Instead of £35 for the basic version of the game it is just £17.50. And, if Deluxe is your thing, that release is £25, cheaper, then, that the basic build when it’s normally at full price.

This sale doesn’t last long, you have until 11 May.

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Infinity Ward set to absorb Neversoft to create “super-studio”

Infinity Ward and Neversoft worked closely during the development of Call of Duty: Ghosts. “Through that process, it became clear that the two studios have very complementary skill sets,” Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg wrote in an internal memo obtained by Giant Bomb. “Between these two excellent studios, it seemed like a single 'super-studio' could emerge."

That’s what Activision have decided to do, merge the two studios, retiring the Neversoft name.

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Elite: Dangerous Alpha 4 release set for 15 May. Comes with 400bn star systems and 200 cubic light years of space

Elite: Dangerous Alpha 4 is almost upon us and, with it, the skybox drops away. Currently, Elite takes place in a skydome that’s only one light year across. In Alpha 4 that skydome becomes 100,000 light years across. The release date has been set for 15 May.

“Alpha 4 genuinely contains over 400 billion star systems,” Frontier write in their newsletter. “And they are all moving correctly; spinning, orbiting each other in an incredible astronomical ballet. We are also modelling interstellar molecular clouds, and though some of the detail in these (particularly for nebulae) will come after Alpha 4, wherever you are, the ‘night sky’ is accurate.”

Mother of goodness, this game is impressive.

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GRID: Autosport – PC System Requirements Revealed

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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Brand New In-Engine Screenshots Released

May 5, 2014 John Papadopoulos 43 Comments

A fan page dedicated to Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, CoDMP247, has unveiled some new screenshots for Activision’s upcoming next-gen COD title. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare takes place 2052 and players take the role of private Mitchell. The game is currently planned for a November 4th release and mainly targets next-gen platforms. Enjoy! Continue reading →

The Asus is more expensive than the similar offerings from the competition, and gets too close to the prices of a 780 to consider it, and I haven't seen the Twin Frozr.

As my 5850 is a Saphire one and that has served me well, I was considering the Saphire Tri-X

But it may be a bit too long for my case

Otherwise there's the MSI "R9 290 Gaming" (maybe it's the Twin Frozr renamed?) that is shorted and has a backplate

@lucidum and picking 2x780Ti for the cheap: I wonder what you do understand "for the cheap"

Look on the MSI's fan. ;)

I tend to avoid Sapphires due to the warranty being 2 years, I would personally opt for a Gigabyte instead.

**Homer Simpson's "d'oh"**

Gigabyte's Windforce is also an option, and slightly cheaper than both Saphire and MSI ...

If only slight cheaper, then get the MSI for slightly more. :P

Backplate, better voltage delivery/regulation and usually better overclocking, all worth it IMHO to get more out of it in the long run.

Gigabyte_369 €, Saphire_379 €, MSI_ 395 €. The Asus is +420€ so it's a no-go

Not that I'm going to buy it just now, but I'll keep an eye on them just in case I find an offer I can't refuse ^.^