Graphic card general /gcg/

>r9 380s are considered low end now

that card can run any game made before 3 years ago on ultra you entitled shit

>>51545402
Wut the fug

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>>51546114
Huh? Low end? And I'm sitting here with a 4670 HD. My best bet is probably a used 7850 2 gb.

>>51546114
It's $160 how is it not low end?

>>51544796 actual thread

>>51546387
>low high end is determined by price
Hmm

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>>51546599
Exactly...

>>51546387

The most affordable 380 is $170 due to a holiday price cut. The 4GB 380s run for up to $240. It's a mid tier card.

You can get a 290 all day for $200.

>>51545402

Should I just give in and go for a 970? I don't have enough for a 980 and I'm not adventurous enough to go for an AMD solution with nvidia rigging games to perform better on their cards.

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>>51545402

i am using 2x 280x crossfire

should i replace them?

>>51549210
?
Also OP here, after reading the reviews it turns out that card has dual 80 mm fan's which wouldn't be acceptable regarding noise, so I passed.
How is it I'm actually interested in your experience running it crossfire.
I'll list out the questions if you don't mind.
a. how has it been, do you like it, do you feel like you fucked up etc.
b. Does crossfire actually work on everything today?
c. How big is your psu?
d. how much ram does each card have?
e. do you feel like you should have gotten more ram assuming you have a 2/3gb card rather than a 4/6/8?
f. did you buy them outright or did you do the buy one 280x and then buy a second one.

Please answer any questions you want and ignore those you don't want to/don't care about.
Other kinda random stuff is how many monitors are you using can you multi monitor with crossfire etc.

>>51547755
EVGA has a $289 version, with Visa Checkout on newegg you can get $25 off. I might get one of those and step it up to a 980 in a couple months.

bump for real

>>51549302
So this list, I'm serious, and I hope there is at least one guy that has a 280x, rather than 380x crossfire setup that can do a "tell all"

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Gonna buy this is a minute once they tell me how to obtain the free game. Did I do good /g/ ? huh /g/? pat me on the head /g/

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AMD is fucking garbage. Everything they make is absolutely, objectively crappy as shit and only a fat neckbeard would buy this shit-tier crappy shit because he's afraid of running out of autismbux (because God forbid he spend less money on Taco Bell and Mountain Dew.) I tried building an AMD gaming rig once and it was the worst experience of my life. First off, that CPU clip is fucking impossible to use. It looks just like an old Pentium CPU clip, but it's autistically retarded and I couldn't deal with it. And the graphics card was so fucking huge, I had to cut a hole all the way around my case to fit it in. Fucking AMD.

But wait, that's not even the best part! When I tried to start up my shitty autismbox (which I sold to the Association of Retarded Citizens BTW) the absolutely massive power draw dimmed every light in my house and throughout the entire neighborhood like I was firing up fucking ENIAC in the 1920s or some bullshit. I had plenty of time to worry about my power bill too, because this shitty thing couldn't figure out which of its 32 CPU cores to use and it took half a day to boot. As soon as I tried to play a game (fucking Starcraft from 1998), it lagged so hard it went backwards. I thought I should try downloading a driver, but there aren't any. There are no fucking drivers. What the shit, AMD? No wonder Apple doesn't use your shit. It wasn't long after that that I realized this thing was putting out more heat than a goddamn jet engine and it burned my house down.

Two weeks later, when I sold that piece of shit, I built an Intel/Nvidia rig! Holy shit, it's like jacking into the Matrix! I built it 5 years ago and it still runs every game in 4K at 240 FPS while using no power and it actually cools my house during the summer. What a beautiful machine, I seriously hope none of you are poor and stupid enough to buy AMD.

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>>51549302
a. not at all but they are quite old the cards now
b. i had problems on csgo. i had to disable crossfire. csgo is now working fine with crossfire disabled
c. it is 1000w but it is an overkill
d. 3g
e. at the time they were very good cards
f. yes i bought them together but only because i wanted to mine litecoins

of course you can multi monitor.

>>51551791
thanks for your info man, I'm going to re read it and maybe ask some questions, but I got what you said.

>>51551791
So regarding cs:go did you actually need crossfire to 60fps that, or were you doing a 120/144 etc setup? I assumed that you could 1080p/60 cs:go with a single card.

I wouldn't recommend buying anything less than a 4 gb GTX 960. If you can't afford it, save up. Everything below that won't perform sufficiently with new games, and rememeber, you aren't buying it for now, but for the future too.

R9 390s and 390Xs are cheap now. They JUST dropped the price. As a 390X owner I can tell you it's a good card.

So is an R9 380 shit or not?

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>>51551898
I bought a 960 4gb g1
it was trash.

I'm on an ancient HD 5770 with a Phenom II X2 550 unlocked to 4 cores. Been considering an upgrade.

I'm going with Nvidia this time, the top contenders are the GTX 750, GTX 750 TI. Realistically I can spend a bit more, as much as GTX 960, but I'm concerned my CPU will bottleneck the GPU.

>>51552177

I'd put that 5770 in a pedestal. The 5xxx series was the shit.

>>51551939
trash in what sense?

>>51551939
>I am a Gamer
>I am G1
>G One
>Gone
>I am Gone
THINLY VEILED BLITZCAMPAIGN AGAINST GAMERS

I have gtx 760 and looking forward to a 380x, but 380's price is so nice that i may consider it instead

>>51551939
>Buy entry level GPU
>Get disappointed

Do your homework next time faggot.

>>51545402
That is such a massive deal for a 380-tier 4GB card

I won't buy it (waiting for both 16nm releases), but I'd definitely buy a 380x if it were $200

>>51552554
My sides are fucking gone.

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>>51552554
topkek

pic related, it's me

I just need a 1080 144hz monitor and a card to drive it.

so r9 390x is about the edge of my budget but from what I understand, it isnt that much better than a 390 and the 8gb of vram just isnt going to be used any time soon like in the next 5yrs.

Im considering the 970 since new eggs got it considerably cheaper but the 3.5 is hard to get over unless there was a driver fix to just not use that memory slot IF i get a game that even bothers to go that high.

fuck

I bought $120 750ti for my budget build, and I'm not willing to spend any more. Did I fuck myself over, or is that the best that I could have gone?

>>51552808
Unless you're willing to buy used.

You could find perfectly fine working 7950s at that price, but you also could be getting an abused card that won't last 2 months.

>>51552822
Alright. What's the next step up on the price/performance scale when I want to upgrade?

>>51552869
I'd suggest to simply be happy with the 750Ti until next year when the new 16nm GPUs are out. The $150 price segment will assuredly be getting a revamp like we were used to seeing with every other die shrink.

I'm not satisfied with the price of anything out now except for 290Xs, the Fury, and the 980Ti

>>51549210
I am using a single 280x and i feel there is no need to replace it. There is very little tinkering i have to do to the settings of popula AAA games to have them run smoothly at 60 fps. Some of them don't need to be touched at all to run ultra.

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What are the chances of this turning out to be legitimate?

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>>51552554

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>>51552949
Oh, now I understand why you guys hate Nvidia so much

Selling a card that ends up weaker than a 970 a few years later and still priced so high

I'm poor as shit but I still want to play the newer games. I have two choices: PS4 or a new PC.

Of course I considered PC to be a better choice because games are overall cheaper. Now I have a few issues:

1. I was going to switch to nvidia but the prices seem to be much better on the AMD side, so I might have to stay there

2. Everytime I mention the 380 people look at me like thinking that I should go all the way and grab a 390, but that's just too fucking expensive for me

3. In 2011 I wasted 300€ total in a processor + GPU combo and it still is able to play something like GTA V at lowest settings, 40fps but I'm really unsure now that I can achieve the same thing (relatively cheap PC that will last until 2018-2019 even at shit graphical settings)

4. I bought into the 21:9 "meme" (honestly it's fucking great though) and I'm not sure I can rely on 1920x1080 benchmarks when my resolution is 2560x1080 (though I'm willing to use my old 120hz monitor and play at 1680x1050 if that's going to help things)

5. Every fucking game makes a big deal of RAM now and the average GPU with 4GB doesn't get that cheap

So I'm not really sure what to buy.

>GNUplot

>>51553085
just say the money you have and someone will make you a pc, not all that shit

>>51551910
No. It's a fantastic card.

>>51553104
don't get it desu

>>51552753
970. Kek

>>51553109
450€

I require:
-GPU
-CPU (with cooler)
-RAM (8gb is too standard for sure, but that's one thing I don't think I would have problems upgrading in the near future)
-Motherboard

I have a semi decent 600W PSU.

I want to upgrade from a GTS 450 to something that let's me play everything for a while. I'm not interested in resolutions higher than 1080p and I'd like to stick with nvidia. So I was thinking about the 750ti, but I see that recently the gtx 950 came out. I have 8GB of RAM.
What do?

Is it worth getting a new card now? Or should I just wait for the next series?

>everyone bought AMD cards

enjoy your shitty drivers. As the wise say, you get what you pay.

>>51553339
>He doesn't know about Radeon Crimson

We can finally legitimately claim that this meme is old.

>>51553339
>Everybody didn't overpay for less superior cards.

Good goy, you must LOVE paying for less performance.

>>51553756
Don't tell him, just look at him and laugh.

Eurokek here

Should I get a 290 for 250 €. Usual price is around 330 €

>>51553791
if you can

>>51553791
Where is it

>>51551837
yes doing 144 now
also i didn't write properly.. at the beginning i couldnt play csgo crossfire. now i can play crossfire enable. i am not sure if it was the drivers or the game.

>>51545402
now that deus ex is pushed back to august, I'm going to try and get a new a graphics card but I don't want to play catchup, buying a card and then finding out almost immediately after that the 980ti was a thing. Any news on the pascal eta?

>>51553791

What variant of the 290? I got a XFX 390 for 299€.

>>51553791
That's an interesting price to be fair.

I'm going to ask the same question: I was going to initially buy a 380, but for some more I can probably grab a 290. Should I go for it? 390 is a bit too much for my budget. Also my processor is a FX 6350.

Is gtx750 ti 2gb worth for 120$ new and will it work on pcie1.0

I know it's kind of stupid to buy an R9 Nano for a full sized case, but if I can get it a decent amount cheaper than a normal Fury is it still worth it?

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>>51553842

Buy the reference 290 and then rip the cooler off and replace with 3rd party coolersl ike the raijintek morpheus, arctic accelero, gelid icy vision etc etc.

Not only will you are card run massively cooler, quieter it will also allow you to overclock further AND you will still be paying less than the normal going price.

This seems relevant-

http://wccftech.com/amd-r9-fury-x2-launching-in-december/

One thing that does stand out to me (assuming this is true) is no 32bit support. Frankly anyone trying to run such hardware on a 32bit machine is insane.

>>51553816

http://www.mediamarkt.at/de/product/_sapphire-vapor-x-r9-290-4gb-gddr5-11227-09--1454149.html

>>51553836

Saphire. Where did you get it?

Originaly I wanted a 280x but the cheapest one is 200 €.

>>51554039

>2015
>32bit

>>51554006
Of course it would be, it's especially a smaller, non watercooled Fury X.

Any other good eu deals for black friday?

Is Pascal going to be a serious improvement over the current gen of graphics cards?

ok tell a poorfag what to buy right now to be able to run things

>>51554069
Dual Fury X's.

>>51554069

Be more specific - define your budget, resolution and general needs.

Which would be better, buying a 2nd card for SLI or just buying a better card? Have a 970 meme card, thinking if upgrading if a good deal pops up

Shoulx i sell my 970 and go for the 980ti

I can still sell it for a reasonable price and buy the 980ti with the enornous price cut

>>51554081
well HOPEFULLY below $200
got a 950 a while ago and im fed up with entry level

>>51554132
You can buy a 290 for 200$ on ebay

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>>51554132

Some anons are claiming a reference (I think) 290 is going around for 200 burgers - assuming you can even power it that card will destroy games for the money.

>>51554155
looks decentish but the core clock 947mhz
along with dx 11.2
whats minimum 4k supposed to cost?

>>51554058
If you want a low or mid tier card, just grab anything from now.
It probably won't be too different.

However, if you want a high end card, save up for Pascal. High end Pascals have 16 fucking gigs of vram. Who needs that much is anyone's guess.
But that's not all... all 16 gigs is connected to a massive bus and the memory chips are millimeters away from the GPU.
You think 338 bit memory bandwidth on the Titan X is wide?
Pepper your angus for as much as 4096 bit memory bandwidth on the Pascal.

>>51554178

Playing at 4k is crazy demanding and opinion is divided on what hardware is needed. I think a highly clocked hawaii card can drive 4k generally at high settings and get 30-50fps. Others want ultra or bust and that requires way more horsepower.

The base clock of 947mhz doesn't mean shit if its a reference card as you'll want to replace the cooler (and all viable options allow for heavy overclocking).

>>51554183

>High end Pascals have 16 fucking gigs of vram

They won't put that on the consumer cards - most likely only on the quadros.

>>51546670
>top-notch
cor blimey

>>51554183
Are you aware the Fury X exists with 4096-bit?

Whats a good 1280x1024 resolution gaming card for max 150$ second hand included

>>51553898
no
trust me dont get the 750 ti
i didnt listen to /g/ when they told me to fuck off and i regret it to this day

>>51554199
I am. AMD had priority on HBM. I know that.
But I don't care much about AMD.

>>51554196
No, the consumer high end Pascal will have 16 gigs.
The Pascal Teslas have 32 gigs.

>>51554196
never quite understood what the limits of ocing a graphics card was, theres no risk other than heat to get better frames?

>>51554217
Ok but do pci 3.0 cards work on 1.0?

>>51554228
You're basically the face of the general consumer today. Geez.

>>51554231

Heat is the result of voltage and generally more voltage allows for higher clocks. GPU components - especially vrms - are heat sensitive for effeciency, the cooler you keep them the less voltage you need for them to run stable/deliver the power.

>>51554233
look at the pins m8
if they match then sure but muh bottlenecks
just dont get the 750ti its too late for that

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>>51554254
so im getting a 290 ripping off the cooler and replacing it with something crazy
think if i tried hard enough this could work?

>>51554256
From what ive seen there is no difference between 1.0 and 3.0 x16 other than 10% bottleneck iirc but i ask just in case and of course i will not buy 750ti now that you said it

>>51554294
if you need more proof just look at >>51554155
or go to gpuboss . com

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>>51554289

No.

Unless you know what you are doing don't DIY it as we are talking a lot of money if it goes wrong.

>>51554320
so basically im buying and old product for my budget then buying another aftermarket cooler for a CARD and putting it on there just to squeeze it farther
not to sound like a dick but any other options?

>>51554313

>or go to gpuboss . com

DO NOT DO THIS. All those comparison sites do is compare numbers on the box and declare the higher one better.

>>51554343
>every higher number dosent mean better
>muh drivers

>>51554340

Keep it at reference and enjoy the screaming cooler? Or get a lower spec cards for your budget.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQhqOKKAq7o

The 290 for 200 though is a killer deal.

>>51554366

>reading comprehension

>>51554215
Nobody?

Ayo friends
which of these brands are not crap and make reliable PSUs?
I'm looking for 500-600w range
Got choice from:
aerocool
chieftec
cooler master
corsair
deepcool
zalman

Aight so

i5-4460 + GTX 960 OC

or

FX8350 + R9 380

My budget being really tight there and honestly I'm not looking for 1080p 60 stable fps ultra settings on anything that came out right the fuck now, just -good- enough

>>51554385
I could care less about noise got noise cancelling earphones for that and i dont live in an apartment, my pc already sounds like a dying leafblower

>>51554403
gtx 950 even though id hate to say that
but really dont go for $150 i really regret not spending alot of money on my graphics card the first time

>>51554430
fx8350 im going for that today too

>>51554421
Great deal but still a meme

>>51554431

>I could care less about noise

Then letting the fans spin to 100% isn't a problem and the card is worth it.

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>>51554474
congradufuckinlastions your the first person to actually help me solve a problem on /g/ its a fucking miracle

>>51554040

Got the 390 on alternate.de - free shipping when you pay with PayPal.

But that Vapor X is also a very good deal - this cooler variant is one of the best.

hey guys been looking up information but I can't decide and my brain hurts.

What's a good budget GPU? It needs to run cs:go on high to medium specs

>>51554538
750ti

>>51554519

Fuck now I wan that one

Is it worth the 50 € to take a 390 over a 290?

>>51554587

If its a good 290, no. If its a meh 290, yes.

>>51554587

To be honest i probably wouldve gone with the VaporX 290 if I knew that it had such great price. The 390 is faster - about 5-10% but i dont know if the 50€ difference is worth it.

>>51554430
Don't go anywhere near that fx 8350. A friend of mine bought it because >muh cores and he can't play gta at more than 900p 50/60fps on his 390. At 1080p it tanks to like 20 fps.

AMD + AMD is always a no go. Don't gimp yourself.

>>51554620
Bullshit

>>51554620

lel

http://www.overclock.net/t/1535399/intel-vs-amd-same-budget-shootout-8350-4-5ghz-r290-vs-4670k-4-4-ghz-280x

http://www.overclock.net/t/1534128/vishera-vs-devils-canyon-a-casual-comparison-by-an-average-user

tl;dr cheaper cpu and better gpu > more expensive cpu and cheaper gpu.

>>51554636
So the AMD combo good? I can't grab a 290 or let alone a 390.

>>51554632
I'm not bullshitting anyone. He even made a thread about it on here asking why that was happening.

>>51554636
>tl;dr cheaper cpu and better gpu > more expensive cpu and cheaper gpu.

The only gpus that actually work well with amd cpus are nvidia ones. They're significantly better than amd when it comes to gpu driver overhead so they end up performing better with with shitter processors. He's getting a 970 to replace the 390 now anyway.

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>>51554684

In my opinion, yes. It becomes even better if you overclock the 8350.

Unless k i5 performance out of the box in the latest titles is too good for you.

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after years of being stuck on notebooks im finally building myself pc for christmas
http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/NhtCHx
looking for PSU and case recommendations, as well as open for any in general advice

Should I upgrade from a 760 to a 970 in my 08 Mac Pro 3.1? Before you say anything, it was free electronic waste from a lab. Two 3.2 ghz xeon x5482s, 8 gb ram, SSD boot drive for W7 and 4 raptor HDDs, so I want to work with what I have. 760 has been ok, but can't deal with higher than 1080 resolutions in games, and I want to move up to a 16:10 30" monitor soon.

>>51554595
>>51554599

thanks bros, ordering the 290 right now

all the graphs should that it's the best or the second best in regards of power and low temps

>tfw didn't plan to build a pc for atleast 2-3 more months but this is too good to pass

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>>51554751

Damn, you might have to actually overclock a vapor-x to return to AMD housefire meme status. DO /g/ PROUD, LIVE THE MEME!

do i buy my shit today or on monday?
looking at the 8350 and 290

>>51554493
The 290 reference isn't even that bad

Limiting it to 60% fan speed at the highest load is kind of loud but not unbearable, and keeps your temps under 90c so no throttling.

If noise isn't a problem at all? It's a great cooler at 100% speed. Just clean it from dust sometimes.

>>51554769
Does vapor x take a bit more space than standard 2 slot card? I am thinking of shoving it between my two 290's

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>>51554948

Look at this sexy beast.

Long as fuck though (something around 310mm long).

Ain't it really misleading how companies are low-end GPUs look just like the high end ones?
Besides, would cut down the price quite a bit by not including a fancy shroud and paint job on it.

>>51554967
>3 fans that will go like fucking V8 when loaded.
Why not just fucking watercool it?

I odnt understand.

Asus R9 Fury X
Y/N?

WHY DOES IT COST $45 FOR NEWEGG TO SHIP A GRAPHICS CARD TO AUSTRALIA

>>51554994

>not wanting a mother fucking V8 in your PC

>>51555014
asus bad fans
get sapphire fury x

>>51554994

Thats not how fans work anon. The vapor-x fans will barely hit 50% speed under load - the vapor-x cooler is THAT good.

There is a reason why them ajority of top end gpus from both Nvidia and AMD are triple fan.

>>51554994

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6Celw0armg

>>51554967
I don't mean length I mean width as in from top to bottom

>>51554975
Because it's actually cheaper for them to modify a few cooler designs, and builds brand recognition. The shroud is stamped metal / plastic and and costs pennies

>>51555025
Because they're shitcunts. Without the rebates most of their deals suck for Aus, Amazon will ship a card for about $10 - $15

They just sold out of $370 AU 970s though, fug

>>51555102

The picture shows its a hair over two slots.

Sapphire AMD Vapor-X R9 290X Tri-X 450e.

vs.

XFX Radeon R9 290X DD, 8GB GDDR5, 2xDVI/DP/HDMI, PCI-E 3.0 530e.

what is the difference?

>>51555261

A different cooler and 4gb of vram.

I would prefer the vapor-x (assuming that is a 4gb vapor-x model) as its the 2nd best 290x money can buy.

>>51554228
>AMD had priority on HBM.
AMD fucking developed HBM together with Hynix, you mongoloid.

I hope they put something in that intentionally cripples any Nvidia card that uses HBM, like a small nuclear bomb or something.

When will next generation AMD high-end GPUs hit the market.

Currently rocking 980Ti and I hate nVidia the more I read about them and I feel so disgusted in using this graphics card I might just sell it and use integrated one.

>>51555424
Probably around the same time Pascal comes out, give or take a couple months. So next summer, probably.

>>51555406
Samsung are making their own hbm varient. That's where nvidia are getting the hbm for their next cards

280X or 380 non X

Less than €10 price difference, both Sapphire

Some people tell me to get the 280X because it'0s a bit faster, some tell me to get the 380 because new architecture or some shit

WHAT DO I DO FUCK

>>51555488
>Nvidia working together with Samsung
Literally an axis of evil.

>>51555534
Gtx 960.

>>51555534

On average the 280x is faster, but it basically lacks support for all of AMD's secondary features, like freesync for vidya. Plus the 380 is considerably faster at tessellation (its faster than even the hawaii based cards at it).

Unless the 280x is dirt cheap i'd prefer the 380 these days simply because of the updated featureset, even if it is slower in some games (some, not all).

>>51554448
>Great deal
There are 970s going for $260 to 270 AR on newegg. Are you memeing or am i missing something

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>>51551784
>mfw i bought that and the free game was shit

I wouldn't hesitate getting the 380, just find one with the fan setup you like. It is not like its remotely expensive, and the only Geforce around that price level is the 960 or so?

>>51555712
hah what was the free game? I asked them about it and they denied there was an offer on the card stating it came with a free game. They asked me to post a url to it so they could investigate lol it's on their front page

>>51555598
>>51555761

I can also get a Sapphire 380X for around €30 more, or a non-X 290 for 50, worth it?

It's dual fan while the 280X is that thing with three fans and vapor cooling that apparently is the tits

>>51551788
well meme´d Rashi 10 Rupies got deposed into your account

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>>51555825
World of Warships, I got the ASUS one but I'm pretty sure the free game is the same thing with every manufacturer. Kinda disappointing, wish they'd throw in an actual AAA game like Nvidia does but it's not really a big deal.

>>51555837

A 290 smashes all of those cards - just make sure it has a decent cooler.

>>51551939
960 is a trash card you done fuck up, if you want to buy cheap get 380 or a 280x fucking good cards.
here benchmark with a game not infested with gayworks so we can acutaly comprehend cards
http://www.techspot.com/review/1096-star-wars-battlefront-benchmarks/

>>51555884
>>51555825
Oh yeah, forgot to mention, it's not even the actual game. It's an f2p mmorpg. They just give you a fucking item code to use on World of Warships.

>>51555884
I was going to buy regardless. Makes me laugh the free game is a free2win game

>>51554132
>>51554155
NO NEVER EVER BUY REFERENCE CARDS UNLESS ITS WATERCOOLED, reference cards are fucking shit tier.
Buy from Sapphire/MSI but pls not reference.

>>51554421
>4gb
Top Kek they still lie to the fanboys

Why doesn't Nvidia make something to cover the huge gap between the 960 and the 970?

The 960 is like 200 bucks and the 970 is 300+, if you want something better than the 960 but not as expensvie as the 970 your only option is AMD

How worried should I be about picking up a GCN 1.1 card?

>>51555922
It looks like they just put that there to make it look like you're getting a free $60 AAA title like you get with nVidia cards when in reality it's literally nothing. But it's better than AMD going bankrupt, lol.

>>51555885
>make sure it has a decent cooler.

It's a Sapphire Dual-X, is that good?

>>51555537
Are samsung evil.kikes? should u not get their ssds?

AGAIN DO I BUY TODAY OR ON CYBER MONDAY?

>>51555537
>being this mad because nvidia are getting the higher quality samsung chips compared to the shitter quality hynix chips amd are getting

>>51556164
safe r9 390s are sapphire nitro and powercolor pcs+
they run super quite
my nitro r9 390 games at 73C~ OCd to 1150 with the voltage slider on max with msi afterburner and the fan usually sits at 45%-55%

Fury X ties non-OC 980 Ti in 1440p.

How come Nvidia sucks DONKEY BALLS in 1440p and 2160p?

Hell if Fury X would overclock for shit it would absolutely murder 980Ti but now the aftermarket 980Tis overclock quite well.

Literlaly only thing that kept me in the nvidia train is their ability to make their gpus overclock capable

What is dragging AMD in this regard? Why cant they into OC? Or can they, but its not 1:1 comparison you can make between their clocks etc. since its different architecture (maxwell vs. gnc)

Hopefully my retarded post was clear.

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Torn between the 2GB ($140 after rebate) and 4GB ($180 after rebate) ASUS R9 380s. How much does losing that 2GB of RAM hurt?

>>51556766
If you wanna play you wanna get the 4GB.

GTA V uses at least 3.8 gigs when I tested with everything maxed on OC'd Titan X.

>>51556766
you'll be glad you spent the extra $40

Should I switch over to AMDs R9, or should I stay with Nvidia and get one of the higher end 900s?

Is Nvidia soon to release a new graphic card soon?

>>51555615
>3.5 GB RAM

>>51556559
still no answer

Posted this to /sqt/ but since bunch of you might be computer ricers I don't think there's more suitable thread.

I am getting a 2k dollar worth PC in a week.


What are the best and most important hardware monitoring programs?

I want to monitor
>Fans (CPU, case, GPU)
>CPU ("health", heat, CPU fan, ghz/clock/memory rates)
>GPU(health", heat, GPU fan, ghz/clock/memory rates)
>Monitor my watercooling (GPU, CPU both have watercooling)

>Hard drive/SSD health/heat etc.
I use HDD Guardian for now.

>Boot time(s)
If possible? How long does it take, the processor usage etc.

>Internet traffic.
What goes in, what goes out, who wants to phone home behind my back.

Preferrably simple, lightweight programs like HDD guardians which can test the equipment too - like HDD guardians tests hard drives with their own firmware.

>>51554366
by your logic the amd 8core cpu with 5ghz is the best cpu on market, because higher number

>>51556880
>Should I switch over to AMDs R9, or should I stay with Nvidia and get one of the higher end 900s?
You'll never get an unbiased answer here. I'd say AMD under $300, Nvidia above but that's just an opinion

>Is Nvidia soon to release a new graphic card soon?
Nothing major. Pascal is a good 6 months away minimum

>>51556903
gpu-z/cpu-z
core temps
msi afterburner
your bios

booting is going to spike your processor usage anyways so that really isn't something you need to monitor.

>>51556812
>>51556866
Alright then.
The 380 is the best card for the price range, right? On Tom's Hardware's benchmarks, it did significantly better than 960, not much worse than the $50 more expensive 380X, and the next steps up from both AMD and NVIDIA are about $100 more.

>>51556880
As an owner of 980Ti if you are not getting single 980Ti or SINGLE TITAN X you should go with AMD.

If you plan to do retard high end rice get two Fury X.

If want you could wait for Fury X2 for 1500 USD price.

If you want to game at 1440p just get one of the higher end AMDs.

780Ti and aftermarket 970s are pretty good though.

>>51556938
Any reasons why I should consider one over the other besides money? Features one might have over the other? Is Pascal not worth waiting for?

>>51556888
WHEN DO I BUY MY SHIT TODAY OR MONDAY?

>>51556940
>Your bios.
Is there anyway I can get the bios information to my desktop without going to bios?

I guess all those programs you mentioned - GPU-Z/CPU-Z, Core temps, Afterburner actually do this now that I think of it.

What is a good program for monitoring what goes in and out of my computer to Internet?

>>51556994
I'd look for things you want today. Does it look like they are on sale? No? Wait till Monday.

>>51556983
Nvidias latest generation are a fair bit cooler / more power efficient. Only a big deal if you have a shit case / PSU that might need upgrading otherwise. Oh, and Nvidia are throwing in better games if you care

I personally wouldn't wait if what you have isn't playing games you like right now. Chasing the next big thing gets dull.

.

>>51557024
Can you return and/or cancel orders on items purchased on black friday with no fees?
I'm getting an i5-4690k, so the only thing that would really piss me off would be if there was a crazy Cyber Monday sale on 4790ks.

>>51556713
AMD's new cards can't into OC because AMD already is pushing the hardware as far as it will go, speed wise, when they sell it because they really need the performance. AMD's graphics department is struggling because they bet on 14nm being ready in 2015.
It wasn't ready and so they're stretching the tech they have as far as it will go.

>>51557056
>more power efficient.
Does someone need to post the 'Nvidia reported power use 165, toms hardware test actual poweruse 195-190w' image again?

granted amd goes to 225w (AS REPORTED)

>>51557081
Yes, but depends. Just check the website's policy and all. Normally they say if they require a restocking fee or not. I wouldn't order from TigerDirect though. They're return service is shit. Amazon is pretty good though.

>>51557092
Oh I see.

I have a Ass rock Z77 Pro 3 board, i5 3570k, and 8gb ram.

Should I get that 4gb GTX 960 Amazon is selling for $185 right now?

Shills please recommend me something that:

Runs games like Skyrim on max settings
Costs less than 180$
Doesn't generate a house fire.

>>51556980
Not so sure I want to spend all that money on a 980Ti, though I do kind of want it. Just not sure if I need it.

I'm not really going to game at anything higher than 1080p right now though. But is the 980Ti a good option if I play games that aren't AAA or Witcher 3? I don't play AAA games all too often. Last one I played was MGSV and my 560 ran it above 30fps decent enough.

The only game I'd care for is Cyberpunk2077, but that's not till another 2ish years. Also no gameplay footage yet. I might get a look at it and hate it.

>>51557056
>throwing in better games
Yeah, they normally do. I don't think I care about right now's selection though.

I'm almost sure my 560 can handle most the games I want to play, but I was planning on building a new computer all together.

>>51557208
>1080p gaming.
Actually that and lower resolutions are where nVidia is the stronger GPU manufacturer.

I don't know why, but their GPUs benchmark on game tests better in 1080p and lower resolutions.

AMD takes over in 1440p (unless we are SINGLE Titan X or SINGLE 980Ti) and AMD takes over in x-fire vs. sli too.

TL;DR So you want nVidia GPU for 1080p gayming, but I am unsure to recommend exact model.

>>51557196
750ti

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So i've got about $400 burning a hole in my pocket, what should i get /g/?

I was thinking crossfire with another r7 370 or maybe get an r9 370? Also i have a 650 watt power supply will it be enough for crossfire and a slight over clock or will i need bigger one?

>>51557189
helpp I just wanna play vidya on my PC

>>51557237
>tl;dr for three sentences
I'm not that lazy anon. Thanks though.

Anyways, I'm not looking to really replace my monitor right now. Even though it has some annoying dead pixels I notice from time to time in the middle, I like it. I can't really fit anything else on my desk at the moment either.

>>51557311
don't get a 960 4gb

get a 380

Which one lads?
Sapphire AMD R9 390X (335.99 GDP)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-Graphics-PCI-E-GDDR5-DVI-I/dp/B00YXSL3Y2/ref=sr_1_31?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1448643597&sr=1-31&keywords=r9+390x

Or

EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Superclocked (374.98 GDP)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00O3JZAYA?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

>>51557332
Just get some nVidia for 1080p gaymen. I don't know why you are talking about your monitor tho

>>51557344
390x

>>51557349
Oh. It's not a 4k monitor. So getting something that can do 4k would be useless since I can't do 4k at all without buying a new monitor.

>>51557342
http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Gaming-Graphics-GV-R938G1-GAMING-4GD/dp/B00ZGF3TUC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1448644677&sr=8-1&keywords=380+graphics+card

Bueno?

>>51553203
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/hKyFvK

Enjoy m8.

>>51555971
I messaged them asking what the game was and they're telling me it's dirt rally. Shame I already have it.

>>51557389
Muy bueno.

>>51557421
Would it be worth paying a lil extra for a 380X? My build is like 2-3 years old now and I never got a graphics card when I first built it so im wondering how nice of a gfx card I could put in before the older components bottleneck it?

$245 for a r9 390 good?

>>51557557
>>51557557
consider im paying 405 European FunnyCoins for one yes its good

Just got myself a R9 Nano after a three month wait since my 7950 died.

>>51557477
maybe

go for it if you want, it's your money

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What's the best 380/380x deal at the moment?

>>51557625
Flat two hundo for one on Amazon...

>>51557196

Skyrim isn't particularly impressive in the graphics department unless you mod the fuck out of it

Bad CPU will be a bger problem than bad GPU in skyrim

I have a 560 ti and a sandy bridge build from 2011 if I upgrade my GPU to a 960 will I get bottlenecked?

what exactly is the point of the 960 when you get a much better 280x/380 for 30-40 bucks more

Need a new gpu. I have no idea what prices are good. Im upgraded from a gtx 660. A few questions:

Should I try to get nvidia or AMD?
Is the 980ti worth the cash?
I live where it gets sort of hot(100F ish in summer), would this heavily affect an amd card?

I don't WANT to spend like 500 bucks on a 980 ti, but if it's my best option then I guess I could save a bit more cash. Some people have told me to get the r9 390.

Last question is, my case is the Thermaltake V3 Black Edition. Do I have to worry about most cards fitting into it?

is a Seasonic S12II 620W enough for a 280X? Manufacturer says it needs 750W but that doesn't seem quite right

>>51557765
>I live where it gets sort of hot(100F ish in summer), would this heavily affect an amd card?

Not if you have AC in the room where you use the PC

>Do I have to worry about most cards fitting into it?
Check the specs of your case, it should tell you the maximum card size it admits. Then check the size of the GPUs you're looking at

>>51557711
>560 ti
Mah nigga

how has it been so timeless, it's only just starting to hold me back on the newest shit

>>51557780
That particular unit should be able to support two in crossfire without issues.

I have an i7 930 and a 660ti. Obviously, my CPU is ancient by now, but I can't afford a whole new computer. Is it worth putting in a 9XX series card (probably a 970), or will I be bottlenecked by my CPU?

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Should I just buy theMSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card for 294$ or here still hope for it goin down in price? everybody keep saying how AMD cards are going down on price but the 390 has not moved at all this last 3 days, kinda losing hope.. sigh

>>51557819
Ah, their website lists the max gpu size to be 263mm(10.4"). Seems like I might have trouble finding a card? I'm not sure.

>>51557984
powercolor is cheaper atm

>>51557984
dude im paying 400 euros for sapphire r9 390 you are getting it with a steal dude

>>51557990

Unless the card has three fans I think you'll be okay

>>51558044
It does have three fans. It was this one. : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202164&cm_re=R9_390_sapphire-_-14-202-164-_-Product

What would be a good replacement for a Radeon 5770 or can I hold out on it for another year?

Finally fed up with my trusty old 660. Have ~350ish to spend, should I bother with a 970 or go AMD?

>>51557308
Any suggestions /g/uys?

>>51558128
380X would be a good replacement for the card at a similar tier.
If it doesn't die on you, it'll hold out until next year. Question is what you want to play on it, as it won't run any of the very recent stuff very well.

>>51558319

I ended up getting Metro: Last Light through /v/ last year for a penny and I wanted to play it, but maybe I'll wait.

>>51558126

That's probably over 30 cm long, get a new case or a smaller card.

Here is my budget build so far:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3vWrNG

I wouldn't mind spending 650 if it means getting a better graphics card or cpu

>>51558331

A 380X will run almost anything decently enough. You don't need a $750 card to play modern stuff unless you're going for 120 fps at 1440p or higher

>>51558407
Was looking at some cheaper cases and might go with this. RAIDMAX Narwhal ATX-920WB

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290x lightning or 390x nitro?

>>51553219
I have a Zotac 450 bro, damn thing is a space heater.
Got an EVGA 960 for under 200 that's on the way though, so very happy about that.I think a 950 would be an investment if your strapped for cash, but then again, Pascal is half a year away.

The r9 380 is $180
The GTX 970/r9 390 is $280
is $100 worth paying if i'm only gaming at 1080, and playing older games?

>>51558209
390 for sure

>>51558549
>The r9 380 is $180

Fucking Burgerstan and its great prices

A 380, even just a 2GB one, is at least €230 here

>>51557625
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131673

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>buy a 970 last night for 265
>its already back to 340

>>51558588
>tfw blak friday sales here were shit

I don't want to buy some edgemaster riceturd gaming mouse for 6 bucks less, give me a fucking 25% off on a 390 or some shit like that god damn

Anyone else waiting for the Cyber Monday deals?

>Sapphire R9 390
>i5-6600k
>1440p
Is a 550W PSU sufficient? I don't plan on overclocking right away, maybe some years down the line.

>>51558461
>390x

No fucking way, get a 290x/980

>>51558620

Ye

>>51558626
550W is plenty for any single GPU even with fairly agressive overclocking.

Thinking of getting the r9 390. Anyone know what brand I should look for? Is that a good card? I wanted to get it from newegg but I noticed the deal too late. Would 255 be a good price for it?

>>51558713
Sapphire R9 390 was the recommended R9 390 for me couple nights ago.

Consensus was to avoid Asus R9 390 because bad fans.

>>51558735
The newegg deal was an MSI. I think they're pretty good too, right?

>>51558735
>>51558713
I've been looking at it too since its miles better than any card at the $200 price point.
I'm afraid of it being retarded loud+hot though

So I don't see any cards on sale for Friday. Do they ever go on sale?

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babby's first /g/-post

should i pull the trigger for 400 eurobugs?

>>51558849
It's a good card for 1440p gaymen, what you need it for?

>>51558849
The 390 goes for about 326 Euro here.
The 390X for about 399. German prices.

>>51558867
basically i just want to play vidya without having to worry about performance issues for the next 1 and a half years. 4k isnt a priority right now.

>>51558903
wrong pic. meant the 390X.

>>51558580
How are Powercolor compared to Asus, MSI, SAPPHIRE, etc?

>>51558962
sounds like your buy then, it wont get you great graphics but it will do easily

>>51558977
There's a GIGABYTE card on Amazon for $200 with a $20 mail in rebate.

Asus 970 strix for 386 merkel coins where I'm from.
yay or nay?

Currently having a 650 ti which after the latest drivers, bf4 runs tacky with some tearing (46-56fps)

>>51553219
Are you actually me, I have a GTS 450 too.

Thinking about an EVGA 970. Only gonna cost me $290. I can't remember if I'd need a new PSU if I did, though.

>>51558975
Prices just dropped yesterday. I'd wait a day or a week and see if they go a little lower, but it's a good price already. It was 20-30 Euro more yesterday.

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>>51558849
hhhehehe
i have 2 of them

>>51559095
>>51558991
Thanks /g/uys

>2x Titan X (OC)
>2160x1600 Ultrasharp (Displayport to PC)
>4k Bravia (HDMI between PC and it)
>i7.

>Use the extended screen option in Widnows.
>Bravia goes from 60hz to 30hz and can't be changed.

>Have to close the PC screen to get Bravia to 60hz.

why

>>51559309
it's not HDMI 2.0?

>>51554040

>decided to buy it
>only 200 € on my account
>go out and put 50 more
>come back
>it fucking sold out

fuck my life and fuck everyhing

>>51559309
oh and it is HDMI 2.0 before anyone asks

I want a gtx 960 but it doesn't seem to really improve gtav graphics and since I can still run most games on high with my gtx 560 ti should I even upgrade or wait until I upgrade my whole build in like 3-5 years?

>>51559364
oh I just realized not ALL PORTS all HDMI 2.0 at the back of the TV

>>51559309
Go to your nvidia driver and check the settings for multi-display output.

>>51559406
K E K
E
K

>>51559406
not all ports are*

how long before the new nvidia pricing takes effect, i'd like a better deal on the 950

>>51559438
There's one HDMI 2.0 and I didn't plug it in there lel

>>51559444
never if you are in Europe

>>51559458

i'm not, i just don't play anything on the bleeding edge and it would be a solid pickup for 100 or less

>>51559366
Well, it'll be half a year until next gen, so it's not like something better is right around the corner. That said, what with jumping over 20nm node right to 16/14nm node, pascal/arctic islands is expect to be quite a big leap, performance-wise.

That said, I would be surprised if the 560ti will perform adequately for much longer, if you keep playing new games.

I bought the R9 390 Nitro recently on recommendation but...
>8GB VRAM
It has never used more than 4.5 even on the most demanding games, am i doing something wrong or is 8GB too much for a mid-tier card?

>>51559566

yup

4 is overkill if you are on 1080 still

>>51559566
My thinking is that with VR shit coming out soon the VRAM usage will only go up with time

>>51559581
I recently upgraded to 1440p, but 4.5 is still the most.

>>51559566
i managed to get 8.6 ram use when I had titan x SLI + 4k + EVERYTHING maxed out and FPS was around 70ish.

>>51559566

It's a soon sort of thing. Sure, nothing hits it now but give it about a year or so with VR, like stated, and next gen bullshit +4K and you'll be glad you've got that 5th GB. Even if you only hit 5-6/8 you've still used it and not had to upgrade the card like 3.5 fags.

>>51559566
>hawaii
>mid-tier
wat. Hawaii is still the second best GPU in AMD lineup. That's high-end, not mid-tier.

>>51559587
>>51559716
The only problem i see with this is that with VR there will not only be higher VRAM usage, but also more stress on the gpu itself, forcing me to play on lower settings that will also use less VRAM.

>>51559749
Nah Skyrim with around 30 graphics mods or so at 1440p runs at 35FPS max, not bad, but not impressive either seeing as it's a 4 year old game. It may just be my 8GB RAM but i doubt it.

>>51559566
There is zero harm in having more VRAM. AMD just used larger VRAM modules, because why the fuck not? GDDR5 is EOL. It'll be replaced by HBM and GDDR5X next generation.
RAM is a simple story. Having more then you need has no benefit. But having less than you need instantly leads to abysmal performance.

How many AMD users experience driver issues?
I mostly play older games, and AMD fits my budget, but I don't want to deal with DirectX shit not working

>>51559925
that may be true, but 6GB for a card with this amount of power would have sufficed and lowered the price by at least 15$ making it more competitive on the market without sacrificing actual performance.

>>51559514
I decided not to get it then, 200 bucks is too much for something I'm going to replace in 3 years

>>51559972

I haven't had any so far. Granted I've only had it for about a month. Crimson crashed on me one time and had none of the other side effects reported.

>>51560107
I've been using AMD cards since the 4890. The last time I had a driver issue was when my 7970 was still fresh. For the past few years? Nothing. Got a 290X when it launched, not a problem with the drivers ever.

>>51560236

As a new buyer I feared the memes, but figured they were just that.

Very happy with my purchase.

MSI R9 390X or EVGA GTX 980 Superclocked?
390x is £70 cheaper than the 980.

>mfw 560 ti since 2011
>It's gone so strong, still med-high on most games minus ark, witcher and GTA
>Ordered a gtx 980 for $350

Glorious time to be master race

>>51560546

I would go with the 980 if i had the money. But to be honest you either get a 390 or a 980ti, the 980 is shit price/performance.

>>51560717
>buys low end shit
>buys outdated high end at half price almost a year after its release
Look at me, I'm a rich guy!

What is the best custom pcb for radeon cards?
Like strix, msi, gigabyte etc.

>>51560804

Nvidia announced a price drop on all their cards. The 980 is dropping to 410$ in the US, maybe wait a week or so?

>>51560834

asus strix, msi and sapphire are the best by far

>>51560745
Whut? I bought a 980 not a ti or titan. If that makes me rich.. lol

>>51560744
Thanks mate, Appreciate it.

>>51557949
Anyone?

should i upgrade my gtx 670 or hold out until pascal, i dont use this computer much

>>51558977
Anyone?

>>51562051

not as good as the top 3 but still a very good option

With the price drop, is it worth shelling $270 for a GTX970 over a r9 380?
Is the price/performance jump worth it for muh 3.5 vram

r9 290 for $200 or gtx 970 for $260?

>>51562606

290.

AHAHAHAHA Nvidia just cut their prices in response to AMD 'deals'. You just can not catch a a break can you?

>>51562971
When do the price drops hit?
>>51562196
What's the best 4GB 380 in your opinion?