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re: PC Discussion - Gaming, Performance and Enthusiasts
Posted on 1/1/15 at 9:13 pm to UltimateHog
Posted on 1/1/15 at 9:13 pm to UltimateHog
Upgrading to a gtx 980 
Would anyone be interested in a gtx 780?
Would anyone be interested in a gtx 780?
1
Posted on 1/1/15 at 9:13 pm to UltimateHog
Usually that doesn't affect anything, but I don't have much first-hand experience with overclocking AMD cards on AMD chipsets, where Catalyst is tied in with both CPU and GPU.
Posted on 1/1/15 at 9:20 pm to ILikeLSUToo
It will cause some issues if you OC with AMD Overdrive and another program.
Posted on 1/1/15 at 9:54 pm to Devious
This guy knows, somehow.
Posted on 1/1/15 at 9:55 pm to bluebarracuda
Not I good sir, AMD only for me. Bring on the 3xx series!
I may get ballsy and grab a 390X when they launch in a few months just to be set for a long time. Looks like they'll be water cooled from factory too + HBM.
I may get ballsy and grab a 390X when they launch in a few months just to be set for a long time. Looks like they'll be water cooled from factory too + HBM.
This post was edited on 1/1/15 at 10:01 pm
Posted on 1/1/15 at 10:14 pm to UltimateHog
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I may get ballsy and grab a 390X when they launch in a few months just to be set for a long time. Looks like they'll be water cooled from factory too + HBM.
Do yourself a favor and wait a little bit. Get reviews of retail models (post-release), and see how driver support is. AMD's known for rocky launches with new architecture. They need a month or three to get the drivers up to par.
Plus, if NVIDIA is waiting for AMD to drop the 290 before they drop Big Maxwell, AMD may respond in turn with a price drop. Maybe.
This post was edited on 1/1/15 at 10:17 pm
Posted on 1/1/15 at 10:55 pm to ILikeLSUToo
I may wait a bit, we'll see.
Also depends on just how far advanced the 390X is over everything else, appears it will be quite a bit.
Also depends on just how far advanced the 390X is over everything else, appears it will be quite a bit.
Posted on 1/1/15 at 11:10 pm to UltimateHog
Yes, the massive memory bandwidth improvement over Hawaii is promising, as are the benchmarks. But the reality is usually a little tamer when we start seeing real-world performance across a multitude of games. It'll obviously beat the 980, which beats everything else at the moment, but where AMD usually wins is on price. If they can get a hybrid-cooled reference design that beats or matches the 980 in price and beats it in performance, and isn't plagued with really stupid driver bugs, it will be king for a long time. I'm behind in my GPU news, because I just now read GM200 (Big Maxwell) may not arrive until 2016, so if true, that means this year will be full of mid-range and lower releases from NVIDIA, plus an 8GB 970/980.
This post was edited on 1/1/15 at 11:12 pm
Posted on 1/1/15 at 11:34 pm to ILikeLSUToo
The 390X is supposed to beat the 980 ti/titan 2 from what I've read, that's their target at least.
May go 380X instead too, just all depends when concrete info comes out, which should be really really soon.
May go 380X instead too, just all depends when concrete info comes out, which should be really really soon.
This post was edited on 1/1/15 at 11:40 pm
Posted on 1/1/15 at 11:41 pm to UltimateHog
That's marketing talk from AMD through the mouths of kind of crappy bloggers/writers. If the 390X arrives first, NVIDIA's next flagship will top it but be the less economically sound purchase, and so on. How it's always been and will be....At least I hope. The competition is the only thing making these cards faster and more affordable. We see what Intel does with their 6 and 8-core CPU prices when there's literally no other option.
Posted on 1/1/15 at 11:42 pm to ILikeLSUToo
You're hoping, since you're an Nvidia fanboy and all. 
Posted on 1/1/15 at 11:50 pm to UltimateHog
I thought I'd become one, and while I do think these Maxwell cards are great and are providing an objectively better experience in SLI than I had with Crossfire Hawaii cards, I am still kind of anti-NVIDIA. I still hate all of the proprietary gimmicks, exclusive optimizations in AAA titles, and all the other heavy marketing that gets built into the price of their hardware. Some of it's nice, and I understand it's just business, but I forever remain a fan of value vs. premium for the sake of premium. It reminds me a bit too much of Apple sometimes. Posted on 1/1/15 at 11:52 pm to ILikeLSUToo
Completely agree.
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It reminds me a bit too much of Apple sometimes.
Posted on 1/2/15 at 4:19 pm to ILikeLSUToo
I'm thinking about selling my 4k monitor to try out the gsync pb278... I need coyote to sway me on this decision
Posted on 1/3/15 at 2:36 am to bluebarracuda
Is everyone getting GTAV on PC at the end of the month?
This post was edited on 1/3/15 at 2:37 am
Posted on 1/3/15 at 4:11 am to UltimateHog
I'm guessing everyone is going to wait for it to be cheaper. I would also wait on a PC port review because gta4 was a mess.
Posted on 1/3/15 at 1:49 pm to UltimateHog
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Is everyone getting GTAV on PC at the end of the month?
Yessir
Posted on 1/3/15 at 9:26 pm to ILikeLSUToo
Im trying to see if i could build a small budget gaming pc for my son. His budget is 500 bucks. I dont need a cd drive or a OS. Could someone help me out and put together a parts list. Thanks alot
Posted on 1/3/15 at 9:58 pm to robzillaaa
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AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core $99.98
MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ $64.98
G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 $62.99
Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" SSD $62.99
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM $49.88
Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X $169.99
Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower $49.99
Corsair 550W ATX12V / EPS12V $39.99
Total $600.79
LINK
You could get a cheaper case and drop the SSD to save some money. You could also find a used 280 or 280x on eBay.
Posted on 1/3/15 at 10:28 pm to stout
Thanks buddy
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