You stupid fucks, just go pay $500 on a fucking GPU. It's your main hobby, you should spend more on parts.By a 980, and forget all that faggot crap290x 970. Fucking go for the gold man, consume!
peace
290x is better than a 980 by now, you fucking retard.
>>51695817
No it fucking aint, look at the fucking benchmarks
>>51695817
>290x is better than a 980 now
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Gigabyte/GTX_980_Ti_Waterforce/23.html
>>51695817
Roy, pls
>>51695840
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>>51695840
I wouldn't be surprised if a 290X becomes on par with a 980 when games start using async compute and DX12/Vulkan. But by then you would likely be upgrading to a new 14nm card anyway.
I would have but I was getting a 6700k, case, ssds, monitor, mechanical keyboard etc all at once.
>>51695929
I went 6600k and haven't regreted it yet, but did start using my 1998 Compaq Presario keyboard
>>51695772
No. Go fuck yourself op.
>>51696002
My compromise was going 290 crossfire over 980 ti so I could go i7 over i5 for the increased longevity and resale value. Then it ended up being enough to pay for my evo too.
>>51695772
the 980 is probably the worst purchase you can make. either pay a little more and get the 980ti or get a 970.
>>51695840
>>51695852
>>51695829
Look up RECENT benchmarks you fucking retards
290x is beating 980 in battlefront, 390x is beating it in blops 3
To say that 290x is crap and 980 is what you need to get is fucking retarded when at best the 980 is beating it by 5%
>>51696391
>the 980 is probably the worst purchase you can make.
it's definitely bad for the MSRP, but if you can find it on b-stock for $300 or so it's a very good deal, like the other maxwell gpus it overclocks extremely well too.
>>51695772
>be mindless
>do not think
>just consume
>>51696427
>290x is beating 980 in battlefront, 390x is beating it in blops 3
so AMD's factory oced rebrand beats a reference nvidia card in an AMD sponsored game and a trash console port?
wow!
>>51696135
>tfw never be gay bro and exchange gpus with wedding vows.
>>51696441
>$300 B-stock
In what universe, is B stock a meme now where the price gets lower every time its mentioned.
>>51695772
> $500
M8 a 980 is like $800+ dollarydoos
Fuck strayan pricing
>>51696592
$800 ausbucks is $600 us which is what a 980 ti cost anyway.
>>51696571
it's $380 on b-stock currently, still not bad at all for a card that's performing at the level of a reference 980ti once OCed
>>51696737
its not because its sold out.
>>51696459
>AMD sponsored game
just becuase they didn't fall for the physx meme by paying out the ass for exclusive shitware that only lessens their consumer market, doesn't mean it's sponsored you stupid fuck.
just proves amd cards are possible of the exact same performance/graphic quality with free and open software rather than drone buying bullshit like physx.
>>51696819
DICE was sponsored by ATI/AMD years before physx was a thing you mongoloid
>>51696427
>Look up RECENT benchmarks you fucking retards
Nov 26th, 2015 with the crimson drivers
>>51696681
Try $1200 for the gtx 980ti m8
>>51695772
but OP, I already have a 980
>>51695772
>>51696681
We wish.. Australian prices are fucked.
>>51696849
oh 980, well then get keked bro. Sorry for your pain.
Also doesn't help when the number 1 site in Aus is licking Nvidia's balls.. ONLY Nvidia prebuilds and only stocking such little Fury's
>>51695772
Nice job OP, if you want your games''work'', always go with the evils Nvidia. if you want wait™ new drivers or future proof©, go with AMD
But I want a 16nm GPU, 28nm is obsolete technology.
>>51695840
Where would my old 660 Ti 2GB fit on a chart like this? I need to upgrade pretty bad.
>>51697049
equivalent to the gtx 950.
>>51697094
cool thanks
>>51696936
what, my 980 non Ti cost around 560 USD, well at least we don't have it as bad as japan and euro.
>>51697562
The 980 launched at $550 so that's probably about right if you got a while ago.
Everytime I look at a aus or euro build I'm surprised at how much a quality psu cost compared to here.
>>51695772
consider the Fury.
>>51697623
yeah cost me around 110 USD for a 650W seasonic. Could've done with a better price performance PSU with some more research but I didn't want to risk it.
>>51696441
>b stock
Fuck off with this meme already
With plenty of talks on GPU, whats the matching monitor for 980ti? Are 144Hz G-sync IPS even worth it?
>>51695922
>on par
More like annihilating.
Still got 2 770's SLI. Should I bother to upgrade or should i still wait?
>>51697697
I have a single 770 and i decided not to upgrade, since its not really worth it.
>>51696737
>$380 for shitty bstock gtx 980
Or
>$300 for a brand new r9 290x
Which one would you pick?
>>51697672
I want a cheaper quantom dot 4k next fall before I spend on a monitor. Using a $200 120hz 1440 korean until then.
>>51697757
Alternatively.
>$380 for shitty bstock gtx 980
Or
>$399 for a brand new devils 13
>>51697697
Wait
>>51697787
I'm seriously considering whether its worth jew scheming to sell my two r9 290s to get that.
>>51697802
At worst it'll perform like a single 290x/980, at best it'll perform faster than a 980 ti/Titan x
Is it worth upgrading from a 3 year old HD7950 which has run almost flawlessly? Can't run new games on high graphics with 60fps anymore.
>>51697871
From what I've read you can't overclock it because of something they did to cap the voltage which would probably make it a wash.
>>51697887
Do you need to run games in the highest settings?
I'm still using my hd 5870. Why upgrade, every game I play runs fine.
Battlefield 4 1600x1200, 75-85 fps in silk rd on high settings.
>>51697887
That depends on what you would be getting. My opinion is that a 980 ti is a relatively safe buy even late in the life cycle.
I got this today.
>>51697926
You can overclock it though?
But I can understand why they'd lock the voltage if they did.
GPU general thread?
would it be possible to mount my 7870's cooler on a stock r9 290x?
(without voiding warranty)
>>51697955
>reference card with an aio
>>51697955
Is it true the the radiator fan runs at full speed 24/7?
Has anyone else taken their TriX cooler off a 290? Tried it on mine and it's stuck pretty fast even with all the screws off. I want replace the oem thermal gunk and see if I can something for the vrms, even if it's just a thermal pad to try and touch the heatsink.
>>51697955
Did it come with the new shroud or old one?
