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My gaming consists of Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3. Should I just get the GTX 460 for $140 now or wait for prices to fall as Kepler continues to roll out?
Josh Lyman fucked around with this message at 23:08 on May 13, 2012 |
# ¿ May 13, 2012 22:58 |
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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 01:30 |
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eggyolk posted:PhysX seems to only enable the cutting edge WDC feature (wafting-drop-cloth) in a few select games. See here and here. Pretty deal breaking IMO.
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# ¿ May 15, 2012 07:45 |
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What's a better deal? The TigerDirect Zotac 560 Ti at 905MHz/4010MHz for $183 after tax, rebate and free shipping for the Newegg Zotac 560 Ti at 950MHz/4400MHz for $188 after rebate, shipping, and no tax?
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# ¿ May 17, 2012 02:01 |
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zenintrude posted:Better deal is dealing as little as possible with TigerDirect. I'm leaning toward the slightly slower and $5 cheaper TigerDirect one since I can always OC it and the Newegg one is so overclocked that it has overheating issues, though I'm reading mixed reports of overheating in 560 Ti's in general that a BIOS update was supposed to address.
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# ¿ May 17, 2012 05:28 |
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Factory Factory posted:DX11.1 isn't going to be a huge release, mostly behind-the-scenes stuff for performance and API integration. It will include stereoscopic 3D support, though, so, hypothetically, every game will get S3D without fiddly vendor-specific implementations. Josh Lyman fucked around with this message at 14:45 on May 19, 2012 |
# ¿ May 19, 2012 14:38 |
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Paino posted:Tried EVGA Precision and it shows the right clocks when I'm in game. Temperature are between 55 and 65. This is probably stupid, but have you tried reinstalling drivers? You could also roll back to the last version.
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# ¿ Jun 8, 2012 12:58 |
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Paino posted:I edited my previous post to include the Battle.net thread. I have cleaned everything with Driver Sweeper before reinstalling, but as I said I can't roll back to 296.10 because my gpu (gtx 670) is not supported. It literally doesn't let me install them.
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# ¿ Jun 8, 2012 13:51 |
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spasticColon posted:I know that nvidia cards have PhysX but does AMD have any hardware accelerated physics engines that run on their cards? And if so, do any games actually support it?
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# ¿ Jul 24, 2012 16:29 |
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Wozbo posted:I never understood this? Its like saying an engine is 3.3 Liters. Wouldn't you want to also consider things like frequency and word length too? Heck, I thought that the 256 bit bus could saturate PCIE2 x16 in SLI mode.
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# ¿ Jul 28, 2012 15:05 |
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Does the 660 Ti's low memory bandwidth make it a bad choice for 2560x1440 systems vs something like a 580?
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# ¿ Aug 1, 2012 22:33 |
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Endymion FRS MK1 posted:Although, maybe with a "moar cores!" approach game developers will be forced to multithread things and we end up with PC ports that are actually able to take advantage of quad core (plus hyperthreading?) systems to the fullest, ushering in a new age of extremely efficient PC gaming?
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# ¿ Jan 22, 2013 03:55 |
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Sir Unimaginative posted:I have a 560 Ti (not even 448) right now and this thread is making me feel shameful.
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# ¿ Jun 23, 2013 23:46 |
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jkyuusai posted:From a little bit further down in that thread:
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# ¿ Oct 26, 2013 05:23 |
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Factory Factory posted:Noctua, you can tell by the fan colors. Specifically, I'd say it's the NH-C12P or, less likely, the NH-C14.
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# ¿ Oct 26, 2013 05:36 |
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Krailor posted:A lot of companies use an absurdly high initial price when inputting data for an item they know will be a hot seller but don't have pricing data for yet. That way once the price is announced they only have to update one field and they can immediately start selling.
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# ¿ Oct 31, 2013 23:28 |
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This is probably a stupid question, but with both the PS4 and Xbone using Radeon graphics, should we expect desktop Radeons to give us better performance for the next half dozen years? edit: v Is that because GeForces have a performance lead or because it just doesn't matter? Josh Lyman fucked around with this message at 18:24 on Nov 15, 2013 |
# ¿ Nov 15, 2013 18:14 |
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Newegg currently has a pricing mistake on a Sapphire 7970 3GB GHz Edition for $220 after $20 rebate. I was half-heartedly looking for a replacement for my 560 Ti this holiday shopping season and I think I just found it.
Josh Lyman fucked around with this message at 15:49 on Nov 16, 2013 |
# ¿ Nov 16, 2013 14:00 |
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My 7970 GHz Edition just came in. If I want to compare numbers between it and the 560 Ti it's replacing, is 3DMark still the benchmark of choice?
Josh Lyman fucked around with this message at 00:47 on Nov 21, 2013 |
# ¿ Nov 21, 2013 00:26 |
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If anyone wants to buy my 560 Ti for SLI or whatever, I've listed it on SA Mart: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3587289
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# ¿ Nov 21, 2013 06:43 |
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Nostrum posted:Being the sane person that I am, I asked my wife if it was OK if I blew $1100 on computer watercooling parts and crossfire R9 290s.
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# ¿ Nov 23, 2013 11:03 |
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Yeah well I got my 7970 GHz Edition for $220 so... yeah.
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# ¿ Nov 27, 2013 06:20 |
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beejay posted:Agreed, you may have jumped on the 780Ti train too soon. Report: EVGA Making GTX 780 Ti Kingpin for Overclockers
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# ¿ Dec 3, 2013 00:09 |
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Guni posted:Out of curiosity, what frames do you get and at what settings?
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# ¿ Dec 3, 2013 01:37 |
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Straker posted:Holy christ, retard litecoin miners are buying 7970s for $350 now (as everyone in this thread should know, they are worth only like $240 new). Great time to ebay yours (or likely any good ATI card) if you're due for an upgrade! I wonder if I could get $600+ for my 7990...
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# ¿ Dec 4, 2013 20:04 |
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Josh Lyman posted:Just listed my 2 week old 7970 GHz edition for $399 Buy It Now. Come on bitcoiners! Actual question for the thread. The 7970GE was overkill for my needs. If my most demanding gaming is Civ 5 and Counter Strike: Global Offensive at 1440p, what would be a "good enough" card? 760? edit: woops forgot about the parts picking thread Josh Lyman fucked around with this message at 22:48 on Dec 4, 2013 |
# ¿ Dec 4, 2013 22:39 |
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Straker posted:Yeah, litecoin miners bought like everything it seems. Oh well, I can wait, I'll be out of town for 10 days starting next monday.
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# ¿ Dec 4, 2013 23:22 |
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Zero VGS posted:For the past year I've filmed myself tossing electronics into the box and handing it to the post office clerk. The ultimate protection against eBay chargebacks.
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# ¿ Dec 5, 2013 01:16 |
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Straker posted:can't unlock anything made after production week 38 or something like that, so it's unlikely, and most 290s are out of stock anyway, only option right now is Asus and I don't think those are flashable at all
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# ¿ Dec 5, 2013 02:59 |
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SourKraut posted:Are you sure a 270 is enough for 1440p? I know in the Parts Picking Thread you mentioned looking at the 270, 270X, and the 760, but the 270 and 270X are essentially re-branded 7850s (though fully enabled) and 7870s, while the 760 is a re-badged and slightly tuned GTX 670. For Civ 5 at 1440p, the 760 outperforms a 270 (essentially the 7870) by a good margin. According to Slickdeals at 3:30am this morning, there was a Powercolor 7950 on Newegg for $150 after $30 rebate but the miners cleared it out within 15 minutes of the post. The question is whether I want to wait for everything to come back in stock after this wave of miner buying, or whether I want to get something now that's bundled with a game in the hopes of selling that to offset the cost. Josh Lyman fucked around with this message at 04:50 on Dec 5, 2013 |
# ¿ Dec 5, 2013 04:37 |
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eXXon posted:This chart claims that R9 280x's are just as good as 7970's for litecoin mining.
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# ¿ Dec 5, 2013 08:40 |
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Agreed posted:Barely, and we'll see how long that holds up now that the difficulty is going to start ramping up with a couple months of slow-burn megaminer kits put together (like that one guy who, after fronting all that cash, mines about $20k per month - where do you get money out of this thing at, isn't magic: the gathering online exchange frozen? what's the other place to turn coins into money?) followed by the last couple of days of literally cleaning out stock on older cards and paying current-gen prices or higher for last-gen cards. For shits and giggles, I decided to do some mining until I ship out my 7970GE. I set it up w/default setting, and threw my Core i5 3570K into the mix as well. In the last 11 hours or so, I've mined 0.12 Litecoins, which at current exchange rates is worth... $4.24. So in one day I can make $9.25, and over a month I can make about $250 after power. I just ordered an factory OC'ed ASUS 270. Who wants to buy my BF4 download code?
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# ¿ Dec 5, 2013 17:26 |
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Grim Up North posted:I don't get it, are there really people who choose one card over another just because someone's lljk handle is printed on it?
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# ¿ Dec 6, 2013 19:52 |
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Ghostpilot posted:Obviously. But mining has been a substantial impact for many AMD card owners / perspective owners and folks interested in selling their AMD cards. Especially since it's been the prevailing reason why many vendors, such as Newegg, have been out of stock.
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# ¿ Dec 7, 2013 20:24 |
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SourKraut posted:So I go to see what the prices are on a couple of 7970 Ghz Editions that I'm possibly interested in, and see that the prices of almost all of the 7970s are now $500-600 on Newegg. This Bitcoin/Litecoin nonsense needs to end.
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# ¿ Dec 8, 2013 05:45 |
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Why do Nvidia drivers install virtual audio by default? That just seems like it's asking for pissed off users.
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# ¿ Dec 20, 2013 11:20 |
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I'm going to start a venture capital fund to buy up all the Maxwell cards on the market then resell them for a 50% markup. Who's in?
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# ¿ Feb 21, 2014 19:01 |
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Back in 2003, Intel said quantum tunneling is why Moore's Law would hit a wall between 2013 and 2018.
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# ¿ Feb 21, 2014 23:10 |
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Don Lapre posted:God drat, 290's are cheap as gently caress. *tells myself my 760 for $199 is good enough for D3 and SC2 @ 1440p* Josh Lyman fucked around with this message at 14:43 on May 15, 2014 |
# ¿ May 15, 2014 14:40 |
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Strategy posted:Just scored 2 MSI TwinFrozr R9 290s still under warranty for $550, thanks crypto-currency mining. Also, I don't think warranty works without the original purchase receipt.
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# ¿ May 20, 2014 23:15 |
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Strategy posted:This was linked earlier but when buying a used 290/290x use this: I have a question about where the 290/290x will rank a year from now. At that time, I assume the 290/290x be the equivalent of a 280/280x today, so with a 280x from a reputable OEM going for $300 today, a mining-used 290 for $275 or 290x for $300 seems like the better choice. Josh Lyman fucked around with this message at 19:34 on May 21, 2014 |
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