It works doesn't it? I even made a few videos on a laptop with HD 3000.Mr Color wrote:
intel HD 4000
it's worth it just to post about it on forums and see everyone else cringe and foam at the mouth
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it does, it does. not that what i do on my computer is particularly resource intensive.
aside from maybe editing videos but even that is anecdotal
aside from maybe editing videos but even that is anecdotal
GPUs huh?
I'm looking around for one to add to my pc build. A GTX 970 would be enough for maxing out settings at 1080p, right?
I'm looking around for one to add to my pc build. A GTX 970 would be enough for maxing out settings at 1080p, right?
a1l2d3r4e5d6 wrote:
GPUs huh?
I'm looking around for one to add to my pc build. A GTX 970 would be enough for maxing out settings at 1080p, right?
As long as the rest of your equipment doesn't bottleneck your gpu then you can likely reach your desired performance.
I should be okay then. I hardly think that anything is gonna bottleneck that GPU anyway, especially when the parts are new.
I know people who attempt to use AMD-A6/A8 with high end cards, but they don't release they are using a processor that should really just stay with laptops and not desktops.
I didn't know that AMD A-series APUs could have that kind of problem. I still think that I should be okay though as I'm going to use an i5-4690k.
If you have a little extra money, I recommend going for the 760 instead. The EVGA one is pretty good.
when it comes to picking a cpu, look for good single core performance and no less than 4 cores, you dont need an i7
why aren't you using the superior gpu yet friends.
re : r9 290 tri-x
you can pick em second-hand as low as $230 i believe
this was taken after 3 hours session of bioshock infinite
980Ti is basically a gimped Titan X, the same shit happen when nvidia released the Titan back in 2013, they decided to release the 780Ti which is faster than Titan just to save face after the 780 and Titan got rekt by the 290X
re : r9 290 tri-x
you can pick em second-hand as low as $230 i believe
this was taken after 3 hours session of bioshock infinite
well i liked my 750Ti at least, so you probably can't go wrong with thatHornet- wrote:
Ey boys, this'll be a thread where our mad geek circle-clicking selves discuss the wonders of the PC hardware universe, so have at it!
Oh, and i was wondering, as a conversation topic, if the ASUS Nvidia GTX 750ti is worth the money? I currently have a potato GT 520 and would really like an entry level upgrade so i can get on the right track to upgrading my PC. I don't need anything fancy right now.
Also, Am i the only one who thinks that the Titan X is extremely overpriced for it's specs, when the 980ti is so close to it and about 300 bucks cheaper?
980Ti is basically a gimped Titan X, the same shit happen when nvidia released the Titan back in 2013, they decided to release the 780Ti which is faster than Titan just to save face after the 780 and Titan got rekt by the 290X
So, a cpu like the one that I mentioned (i5-4690) fits in this criteria then?xxjesus1412fanx wrote:
when it comes to picking a cpu, look for good single core performance and no less than 4 cores, you dont need an i7
IppE
I figured that I should. The price difference between the locked and the unlocked version of that cpu here is so small that you'd be a fool to not pick the K version.IppE wrote:
If you can, get the K one. Free performance ~w~
Absolutely. There's no single gpu that would bottleneck on that, even a Titan X. You probably won't notice a performance difference between the 4690 and the 4690k at this point in time... BUT the K would make you slightly more future proof since your graphics card will almost definitely die before your processor or motherboard, and should save you from any potential bottlenecks on whatever GPU you get as a replacement a few years down the line even.a1l2d3r4e5d6 wrote:
So, a cpu like the one that I mentioned (i5-4690) fits in this criteria then?xxjesus1412fanx wrote:
when it comes to picking a cpu, look for good single core performance and no less than 4 cores, you dont need an i7
Despite the fact that for gaming you don't really need a high-end chip, cpu's are always worth the investment because they stay relevant performance-wise a very long time and can usually last 'forever' under the right conditions (my old duo core lasted almost 10 years of near continuous power-on and is currently sitting in a box perfectly operable if i need it)
I'm still on a Radeon HD7970 3GB, and I really don't think I'll need to upgrade any time soon. I haven't really played any games that have come out in the past 3 or so years (nor do I want to), so I don't really need extra power. The only reason I'd have for upgrading is to get a GPU that supports one of the new variable refresh rate technologies, but that in itself requires an expensive new monitor that I'd need to buy with money I don't currently have.
EDIT: Oh, and a better video encoder would be nice. I'm pretty much stuck with GPU-rendering at 720p60 or 1080p30 unless I switch over to the green team or get a card with GCN1.2.
EDIT: Oh, and a better video encoder would be nice. I'm pretty much stuck with GPU-rendering at 720p60 or 1080p30 unless I switch over to the green team or get a card with GCN1.2.
the 7970 is still relevant to this day though, just like the 670/680 counterpart
most people who bought any latest gpus aren't really playing games anyway
most people who bought any latest gpus aren't really playing games anyway
I usually opt for an upper mid range card because I know I won't be playing like crysis 3 on max settings on a 4K monitor.
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Well, I have a Quad core AMD Phehom 2 X4 Quad core so i think i'll be aightZelda wrote:
Yeah man, make sure that your PSU can handle a 60W graphics card !A Medic wrote:
Just make sure your psu can handle your new card.
He'll be fine lol
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Hornet- wrote:
Well, I have a Quad core AMD Phehom 2 X4 Quad core so i think i'll be aight
im also currently using an AMD Phenom II x4 965, these old chips can handle pretty much any modern graphics card that costs 200$ or less without issues. Especially if it's a BE and you overclock that thing.
what do you guys think about the i5 3570K and Z77 mobo, is it worth to get by today's standard ? someone was trying to sell me both items at $230
i think it's bretty gud since the cheapest i5 (haswell) alone would set me back around $220 here
i think it's bretty gud since the cheapest i5 (haswell) alone would set me back around $220 here
it appears to be a nice deal, solid chip, good single core performance too
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Intel-Core ... ating/1316
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Intel-Core ... ating/1316
Intel HD does its job, but you only get the basics. I consider it the bare minimum needed to survive in the gaming world, but you would be starving for more.
I have a 550Ti. I agree I need some upgrade, but it's fine for now
I'm planning on doing a micro itx or micro atx build soon so I can bring something a bit more powerful/compact to the LAN's that my university hosts.
Wish i could afford a powerful gaming rig. All i have is a laptop with Intel HD graphics lmao
indeed, i got a feeling that i should take the offer and stay away from skylake for goodxxjesus1412fanx wrote:
it appears to be a nice deal, solid chip, good single core performance too
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Intel-Core ... ating/1316
its not even a bare minimum, i'd call it unuseable for shit when it comes to gaymen relatedabraker wrote:
Intel HD does its job, but you only get the basics. I consider it the bare minimum needed to survive in the gaming world, but you would be starving for more.
Considering I was stuck on early 2000's hardware until 6 years ago, I consider it a blessing. Not having a graphics card sucks. What is this Voodoo3 gpu? Now that is utter shit. It was like using a twig to fight someone with a gun. Then I moved on to Intel GMA for some 4 years until I got the laptop I have right now with the Intel HD graphics.dNextGen wrote:
its not even a bare minimum, i'd call it unuseable for shit when it comes to gaymen related
Depends on which generation, and which games you intend to play, really. HD3000 and above can all manage some lightweight games just fine, while anything below HD3000 is just barely enough to manage hardware acceleration in a desktop environment.
For instance, Killing Floor and such runs just fine on HD3000. It's not going to run anything more demanding than that, but older games and indie games are mostly a-ok. HD4000 is a good bit better than HD3000 too, so video games on an Intel chipset aren't necessarily completely hopeless.
But yeah, don't expect to play the latest AAA games on any Intel chipset, that would just be plain silly.
For instance, Killing Floor and such runs just fine on HD3000. It's not going to run anything more demanding than that, but older games and indie games are mostly a-ok. HD4000 is a good bit better than HD3000 too, so video games on an Intel chipset aren't necessarily completely hopeless.
But yeah, don't expect to play the latest AAA games on any Intel chipset, that would just be plain silly.
IppE
Talking about chipsets is kind of redundant since the northbridge and the iGPU are both integrated on the CPU die.Zelda wrote:
Depends on which generation, and which games you intend to play, really. HD3000 and above can all manage some lightweight games just fine, while anything below HD3000 is just barely enough to manage hardware acceleration in a desktop environment.
For instance, Killing Floor and such runs just fine on HD3000. It's not going to run anything more demanding than that, but older games and indie games are mostly a-ok. HD4000 is a good bit better than HD3000 too, so video games on an Intel chipset aren't necessarily completely hopeless.
But yeah, don't expect to play the latest AAA games on any Intel chipset, that would just be plain silly.
Kind of, chipset is probably the wrong word to use there. Oh well.
IppE
Kinda hard to play AAA games on a southbridge, so there's that. But yes, GPU or iGPU would have been correct. cba to edit
yfw i got higher score than people using i7 / GTX 980
or perhaps i'm just seeing things
or perhaps i'm just seeing things
Seriously?dNextGen wrote:
yfw i got higher score than people using i7 / GTX 980
or perhaps i'm just seeing things
I never thought that I'd see an i3 doing that.
A lot of games don't really advantage of multiple cores. That i3 has extremely good single core performance. Although you won't be able to do anything else while your playing that game.
Here's my next building, for LAN'ing, streaming, and mobile server.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($252.43 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.00)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($70.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($190.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($75.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $994.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($252.43 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.00)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($70.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card ($190.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($75.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $994.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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i had 2 seagate external hard drives, both of them died in less than 1 year, never again
maybe cheap out on the case and go with 2nd 290 or 390 instead
maybe cheap out on the case and go with 2nd 290 or 390 instead
so what should i do regarding that matter thenZelda wrote:
Holy crap that afterburner overlay is ugly
yes, i think i won't be upgrading that for a long time (1-2 years)a1l2d3r4e5d6 wrote:
Seriously?
I never thought that I'd see an i3 doing that.
It's pretty impressive for something of that calibre. Although I don't think an i3 would benefit me as much, seeing as I run a lot of applications in one. It would, however, still be better than my laptop's AMD E2 apu.dNextGen wrote:
yes, i think i won't be upgrading that for a long time (1-2 years)a1l2d3r4e5d6 wrote:
Seriously?
I never thought that I'd see an i3 doing that.
Remove it, it's literally useless information unless you're troubleshooting something. And it gives your eyes cancer.dNextGen wrote:
so what should i do regarding that matter then
I just bought my MSI R9 380 4G Card, it also went on sale today $179 (with MIR) it's a pretty good deal imo if you looking for a cheap upgrade.
If you live in the USA Tiger direct is selling 1 TB Samsung 850 EVO SSD for only $36 max is 5 per person right now. Literally a steal.
what the fuckA Medic wrote:
If you live in the USA Tiger direct is selling 1 TB Samsung 850 EVO SSD for only $36 max is 5 per person right now. Literally a steal.
what the fuckA Medic wrote:
If you live in the USA Tiger direct is selling 1 TB Samsung 850 EVO SSD for only $36 max is 5 per person right now. Literally a steal.
just because it's dorito scented doesnt make it a better value
daily reminder not to fall for the 3,5 meme
ah yes the don't fall for the 3.5 meme meme
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i don't want to be an ass but man that case is ugly af
the rest is great though.
the rest is great though.
dNextGen wrote:
that case is ugly af
dNextGen wrote:
i don't want to be an ass but man that case is ugly af
the rest is great though.
xxjesus1412fanx wrote:
dNextGen wrote:
that case is ugly af
It looked much nicer in videos. In person I would have to agree.
But it has a handle doh.
I like the case :/dNextGen wrote:
i don't want to be an ass but man that case is ugly af
the rest is great though.
Looks like a pigeon cage
Intel Xeon is cheap? I need to stop living in the 3rd world.
Intel Xeon is cheap? I need to stop living in the 3rd world.
they are pretty affordable in my place tho, and i'm on 3rd world country myself
maybe it's because you are on eastern europe lel
maybe it's because you are on eastern europe lel
I'm thinking about purchasing a GTX970 this Friday (If it is affordable)
Any thoughts?
Any thoughts?
at this point, id wait for first generation 14nm pascal architecture cards which come out next year if you can wait. im not going to believe the hype that it's going to be '10x faster' than current cards but i definitely do believe it will be inherently compatible with dx12 by physical design whereas 28nm maxwell compatibility is only going to be simulated through drivers at a performance loss.
I swear, it was the biggest scandal for both amd and nvidia to claim dx12 compliance on this generation of gpu's. they should have put a * next to it on the boxes.
otherwise, go for it. 970 is the best card for the price right now. The generation coming to a close has led to a lot of shitty rebranding and marketing tricks so a lot of cards would be a mistake to buy at this point but the 970 is not one of them.
i recommend MSI for the best build quality and a card that will likely last a long time. My friend ran 2 660's in an SLI setup at a high stable clock and twice MSI and EVGA. the EVGA card had to be RMA'd twice over the years, once for a failed fan controller and once because it straight up died, but the MSI kept chugging along until he retired it for an upgrade quite recently. I've also had nothing but good experiences with MSI. The fact that their cards typically cost more than other manufacturers' versions is totally reflected in the quality they deliver.
Gigabyte is a close second in terms of build quality. I've used them almost all my life and they generally score very high reviews for a reason.
Asus is overrated IMO but they are factually good. If you're an Asus fan I guess you can't go wrong with them.. I personally don't have much to say about them one way or the other.
EVGA is hit or miss as hell they've produced some really quality cards but some serious failures too. Check the reviews to make sure it's not one of their dead fish lines before you buy it. Their RMA department is really good, for what that's worth. There's so many stories of people sending in their old cards years later and getting something newer and far better back, typically the card that directly succeeded the one they got sent, like a 770 for a 670 etc.
PNY is not an option unless you want it to be either DOA or fried in 6 months, those are the cards they send to best buy and shit.. Avoid it. Garbage. They are the cheapest for a reason.
if you get a box that has no manufacturer name on it that means it's directly from nvidia. prepare for disappointment because reference card build quality is basically meant for being benchmarked and boxed again. I thought they only sent these to review sites and youtubers but ive seen them in stores as well occasionally. You'd think they would be some sort of holy grail of quality until you remember that most of nvidia's capital is invested in R&D/marketing. Nvidia almost exclusively just produces the chip. The manufacturers above all get the same chip, yes, but everything else varies wildly between them and how they put it together/what materials go into the rest of the build.
I swear, it was the biggest scandal for both amd and nvidia to claim dx12 compliance on this generation of gpu's. they should have put a * next to it on the boxes.
otherwise, go for it. 970 is the best card for the price right now. The generation coming to a close has led to a lot of shitty rebranding and marketing tricks so a lot of cards would be a mistake to buy at this point but the 970 is not one of them.
i recommend MSI for the best build quality and a card that will likely last a long time. My friend ran 2 660's in an SLI setup at a high stable clock and twice MSI and EVGA. the EVGA card had to be RMA'd twice over the years, once for a failed fan controller and once because it straight up died, but the MSI kept chugging along until he retired it for an upgrade quite recently. I've also had nothing but good experiences with MSI. The fact that their cards typically cost more than other manufacturers' versions is totally reflected in the quality they deliver.
Gigabyte is a close second in terms of build quality. I've used them almost all my life and they generally score very high reviews for a reason.
Asus is overrated IMO but they are factually good. If you're an Asus fan I guess you can't go wrong with them.. I personally don't have much to say about them one way or the other.
EVGA is hit or miss as hell they've produced some really quality cards but some serious failures too. Check the reviews to make sure it's not one of their dead fish lines before you buy it. Their RMA department is really good, for what that's worth. There's so many stories of people sending in their old cards years later and getting something newer and far better back, typically the card that directly succeeded the one they got sent, like a 770 for a 670 etc.
PNY is not an option unless you want it to be either DOA or fried in 6 months, those are the cards they send to best buy and shit.. Avoid it. Garbage. They are the cheapest for a reason.
if you get a box that has no manufacturer name on it that means it's directly from nvidia. prepare for disappointment because reference card build quality is basically meant for being benchmarked and boxed again. I thought they only sent these to review sites and youtubers but ive seen them in stores as well occasionally. You'd think they would be some sort of holy grail of quality until you remember that most of nvidia's capital is invested in R&D/marketing. Nvidia almost exclusively just produces the chip. The manufacturers above all get the same chip, yes, but everything else varies wildly between them and how they put it together/what materials go into the rest of the build.
Thanks for such a great reply.xxjesus1412fanx wrote:
at this point, id wait for first generation 14nm pascal architecture cards which come out next year if you can wait. im not going to believe the hype that it's going to be '10x faster' than current cards but i definitely do believe it will be inherently compatible with dx12 by physical design whereas 28nm maxwell compatibility is only going to be simulated through drivers at a performance loss.
I swear, it was the biggest scandal for both amd and nvidia to claim dx12 compliance on this generation of gpu's. they should have put a * next to it on the boxes.
otherwise, go for it. 970 is the best card for the price right now. The generation coming to a close has led to a lot of shitty rebranding and marketing tricks so a lot of cards would be a mistake to buy at this point but the 970 is not one of them.
i recommend MSI for the best build quality and a card that will likely last a long time. My friend ran 2 660's in an SLI setup at a high stable clock and twice MSI and EVGA. the EVGA card had to be RMA'd twice over the years, once for a failed fan controller and once because it straight up died, but the MSI kept chugging along until he retired it for an upgrade quite recently. I've also had nothing but good experiences with MSI. The fact that their cards typically cost more than other manufacturers' versions is totally reflected in the quality they deliver.
Gigabyte is a close second in terms of build quality. I've used them almost all my life and they generally score very high reviews for a reason.
Asus is overrated IMO but they are factually good. If you're an Asus fan I guess you can't go wrong with them.. I personally don't have much to say about them one way or the other.
EVGA is hit or miss as hell they've produced some really quality cards but some serious failures too. Check the reviews to make sure it's not one of their dead fish lines before you buy it. Their RMA department is really good, for what that's worth. There's so many stories of people sending in their old cards years later and getting something newer and far better back, typically the card that directly succeeded the one they got sent, like a 770 for a 670 etc.
PNY is not an option unless you want it to be either DOA or fried in 6 months, those are the cards they send to best buy and shit.. Avoid it. Garbage. They are the cheapest for a reason.
if you get a box that has no manufacturer name on it that means it's directly from nvidia. prepare for disappointment because reference card build quality is basically meant for being benchmarked and boxed again. I thought they only sent these to review sites and youtubers but ive seen them in stores as well occasionally. You'd think they would be some sort of holy grail of quality until you remember that most of nvidia's capital is invested in R&D/marketing. Nvidia almost exclusively just produces the chip. The manufacturers above all get the same chip, yes, but everything else varies wildly between them and how they put it together/what materials go into the rest of the build.
I'm probably going for MSI's "tiger OC" as it fits my build.
As you mentioned, I should probably wait for the next generation. But I don't think I will be needing anything better than a 970 for the next 3-4 years. IF it goes up on sale this friday, I'll go for it
I don't know where the graphics are going to go to next, i just know that even mid end dx11 cards from 2010 can still run modern games on low with playable frames.. And those that they can't can still be made playable by reducing resolution, and the 970 is considered a high-end card, so?.. a decent investment. I'd just worry about when microsoft's next API [dx13?] comes out because that's going to be when you'll need a replacement and no amount of tinkering with settings or resolution can save you, but that's so far in the future at least 5 years probably more like 6-7.
Optimization gets worse and worse though, and vram might become an issue sooner than expected even for such resolutions. Aside from that, the only real issues i can see popping up is due to dx12 maxwell driver implementation much later from now. I feel like when this card is no longer sufficient it's going to be because of compatibility issues not because it doesn't have enough horsepower unless you're one of those people that needs to crank all the settings to max and buy every new AAA game that comes out, in which case this card is only going to satisfy you for a year or 2.
so all that considered...
3-4 years is a very, very conservative estimate and assumes that everything that can go wrong [optimization reaching a fever pitch of bad, compatibility problems, driver implementation constraints] will go wrong.
MSI's 3 year warranty on graphics card is a confident statement in their quality, and of course that's because they know that in all likelihood you won't need it in that time frame, but you might end up with it dying after the warranty but before you need a new one, so if an extended warranty is an option, it might be worth it if you game quite a lot. I'm not sure if they're doing that though, I don't remember that option ever existing as I never looked for one.
Optimization gets worse and worse though, and vram might become an issue sooner than expected even for such resolutions. Aside from that, the only real issues i can see popping up is due to dx12 maxwell driver implementation much later from now. I feel like when this card is no longer sufficient it's going to be because of compatibility issues not because it doesn't have enough horsepower unless you're one of those people that needs to crank all the settings to max and buy every new AAA game that comes out, in which case this card is only going to satisfy you for a year or 2.
so all that considered...
3-4 years is a very, very conservative estimate and assumes that everything that can go wrong [optimization reaching a fever pitch of bad, compatibility problems, driver implementation constraints] will go wrong.
MSI's 3 year warranty on graphics card is a confident statement in their quality, and of course that's because they know that in all likelihood you won't need it in that time frame, but you might end up with it dying after the warranty but before you need a new one, so if an extended warranty is an option, it might be worth it if you game quite a lot. I'm not sure if they're doing that though, I don't remember that option ever existing as I never looked for one.
Welp.
Also 970 is a decent graphics meme as long as you don't use more than 3.5GB VRAM.
Also 970 is a decent graphics meme as long as you don't use more than 3.5GB VRAM.
I hear the 380-380X are also compelling value against the 970 as well
Also, I want recommendations for a microcontroller for use with an arcade controller build. I will build it with more than 10 switches/buttons so one with lots of sockets will help.
Also, I want recommendations for a microcontroller for use with an arcade controller build. I will build it with more than 10 switches/buttons so one with lots of sockets will help.
Lol I bought a 500gb EVO 850 a month ago.Zelda wrote:
Welp.
Also 970 is a decent graphics meme as long as you don't use more than 3.5GB VRAM.
Got me there!dNextGen wrote:
maybe it's because you are on eastern europe lel
not really i guess, actually i dont see the 380/X as an attractive card at all, the 7970 seems like a better buy even though it's a 2011 cardThe Gambler wrote:
I hear the 380-380X are also compelling value against the 970 as well
Also, I want recommendations for a microcontroller for use with an arcade controller build. I will build it with more than 10 switches/buttons so one with lots of sockets will help.
the gap is kinda of huge if you compare it to the 970/390
just grab the 290 and be done with it like me famerikG wrote:
I'm thinking about purchasing a GTX970 this Friday (If it is affordable)
Any thoughts?
tbh the performance gap between the 290 and 970 isn't that huge either, i was thinking about grabbing the 970 months ago, but someone suddenly someone shows up and tries to sell me his 290 tri-x for $210, the 970 is like $170-$180 higher in my place.
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The card I mentioned just went up on sale. The decision has been made :3dNextGen wrote:
just grab the 290 and be done with it like me fam
tbh the performance gap between the 290 and 970 isn't that huge either, i was thinking about grabbing the 970 months ago, but someone suddenly someone shows up and tries to sell me his 290 tri-x for $210, the 970 is like $170-$180 higher in my place.
IppE
The whole 300 series is kind of a joke considering nothing is new aside from the Fiji chips.dNextGen wrote:
not really i guess, actually i dont see the 380/X as an attractive card at all, the 7970 seems like a better buy even though it's a 2011 card
In comparison the 380X and the 7970 are fairly similar, so unless you're actually using more than 3GB of vram the 7970 is actually a better bang for your buck.
would you really recommend a 4 year old card though?
no doubt its still beastly but it's also dx11.1
no doubt its still beastly but it's also dx11.1
it's obviously the better performance:dollar ratio thendNextGen wrote:
just grab the 290 and be done with it like me fam
tbh the performance gap between the 290 and 970 isn't that huge either, i was thinking about grabbing the 970 months ago, but someone suddenly someone shows up and tries to sell me his 290 tri-x for $210, the 970 is like $170-$180 higher in my place.
well if i were to build a pc today i'd definitely buy any 7970/670/680 if i can get em dirt cheapxxjesus1412fanx wrote:
would you really recommend a 4 year old card though?
no doubt its still beastly but it's also dx11.1
imo those are still relevant to this day
power wise yes but looking into the future compatibility issues galore, 11.1 doesnt mean its going to be compatible with 12, i learned the hard way when i fell into the 10.1 meme
IppE
The DirectX version on the box shouldn't even be a deciding factor on a GPU purchase right now... DX12 is already being supported by Nvidia and AMD on cards as old as Fermi (GTX460) and GCN 1.0 (HD7730). It might matter when DX12.1 or DX13 comes out (and that's only if they do something to break compatibility), but that's still further down the road.
are there any fermi cards left that haven't evaporated from their own heat? wow
IppE
I think my dad's still running my brother's old dual 460s, but they're set up with custom coolers, so it's not too bad.xxjesus1412fanx wrote:
are there any fermi cards left that haven't evaporated from their own heat? wow
are you sure? could have been a faulty thermometer, did you hit that shit with an infrared sensor?IppE wrote:
My old 460 is still running in my dad's computer. I used to call it a defective fermi since it wouldn't go above 62 degrees celcius.xxjesus1412fanx wrote:
are there any fermi cards left that haven't evaporated from their own heat? wow
LoliFlan wrote:
Looks like a pigeon cage
Intel Xeon is cheap? I need to stop living in the 3rd world.
They are extremely cost efficient. If you don't like overclocking/Don't want to/cant it provides near top i7 performance for an i5 cost.
And you don't have to spend and extra on water cooling loops/custom cooling.
i want to step up my game but i dont want to spend $300 on jewtel's i7 and Zen is taking too long to be released to public
what a sad times
what a sad times
dNextGen wrote:
i want to step up my game but i dont want to spend $300 on jewtel's i7 and Zen is taking too long to be released to public
what a sad times
Wait and save up some more for zen. Even if you don't plan on getting the Zen chip, the last generation of chips will drop in price a bit.
this mentality can cause you to never buy anything because you're waiting for the next big thing.A Medic wrote:
Wait and save up some more for zen. Even if you don't plan on getting the Zen chip, the last generation of chips will drop in price a bit.dNextGen wrote:
i want to step up my game but i dont want to spend $300 on jewtel's i7 and Zen is taking too long to be released to public
what a sad times
Cheating :^)
The only solution is to not step up your game if you already have an i5.dNextGen wrote:
i want to step up my game but i dont want to spend $300 on jewtel's i7 and Zen is taking too long to be released to public
what a sad times
xxjesus1412fanx wrote:
A Medic wrote:
dNextGen wrote:
i want to step up my game but i dont want to spend $300 on jewtel's i7 and Zen is taking too long to be released to public
what a sad times
Wait and save up some more for zen. Even if you don't plan on getting the Zen chip, the last generation of chips will drop in price a bit.
this mentality can cause you to never buy anything because you're waiting for the next big thing.
Usually if whatever i'm waiting for ends up being shit I just go ahead and buy whatever I was planning on doing. This method of thinking also stop impulse buying because there are days you just want to go and buy shit.
r9 390 master race wwww
Kappa FrankerZ wrote:
r9 390 master race wwww
Solid Card, will drop in price fairly soon.
graphic's cards
top kuck, guess they managed to find out that /g/ is filled with AMD shills
i dont think that's why, intel could care less about amd
too many l33t hackers on 4chan, intel knows how dangerous it is (/s)
I just noticed that too lol...
thelewa wrote:
graphic's cards
I just noticed that too lol...
In terms of data integrity over time, would an Intel 730 be worth a shot? I hear its performance is extremely consistent along with its reputable longevity, being essentially an overclocked S3500/S3700 SSD (FYI, they're Intel's server offerings, with Intel's in-house controllers and NAND).
Currently searching for a new SATA SSD.
Currently searching for a new SATA SSD.