Buyer's remorse thread? Buyer's remorse thread.
This shit can barely run gta 5 with high textures, should have bought a r9 380x instead ;_;
>tfw bought a 290x for the same price as a 960 in Canadialand
ayy
>>51921421
I envy you, man
I live in a fucking 3rd world country and electronics are expensive af here
>>51921421
bullshit where?
>>51921421
Last month i bought new 290 Vapor X with the same price GTX 960 and R9 380.
Last stock though after searching around for two weeks.
I got 2 XFX r9 290 DD black editions for $500
Crossfire blows
Bought an i7 4790k for $250.
Feels overkill, should have picked up an i5 4690k for $180...
>didn't buy those 290 when they were going for $200 a piece
>now its $250/300 a piece
my 970 runs GTAV at almost everything maxed.
>>51921402
I bought a 960 and have no troubles running GTA5 at 1080p, literally have the same model.
I only bought it because it was on sale for $160 and I needed to trade in my 750ti.
>>51921402
>he didn't wait for Pascal
>>51923537
>>he didn't wait for Pascal
>he didn't wait for HBM2
>he didn't wait for HBM3
>he didn't wait for X in only 5 short years
>buying X when Y comes out in just 8 months
If you believe this shit, you will always be waiting. It's not a very funny joke.
>>51921421
>tfw bought 290x for 210$ off ebay
>this was in 2014
>friend has 980ti
>its only 5 FPS faster on average
>toms hardware lied to him
>real world benchmarks dont justify the cost of a 980ti
>people vigorously defend nvidia anyway
lmao
Why do so many people have a huge boner for EVGA? I've owned two of their cards as well as Asus and Gigabyte cards. I'm not particularly impressed with them.
>>51923734
they had some good deals during the last black friday weekend
>>51921402
I have the same exact card, the 4GB version I got for $160 on sale.
I run GTAV on the highest settings at 1080p and haven't dropped below 40FPS.
You have no idea what you're talking about, as YouTube videos have the 2GB version running GTAV just as well as the 4GB version too.
>>51923515
>"Almost"
Gtfo
>>51921402
Bullshit, have the same card with ultra/high settings in gta 5. No issues.
>>51923830
By almost I meant MSAA is only at x4 instead of x8.
>>>51921402
1080p?
>>51923477
>buying i7s for gayming
Enjoy your +2fps
>>51921402
This nigga trying to run >1080p on a gtx 960
You deserve it OP you dumb faggot
>>51923853
>x4
Gtfo
>>51923875
Hyperthreading is the future.
Enjoy replacing your cpu in the next few years.
>>51923932
>falling for the 1440 and 4k meme
>falling for the AMD meme
Think I covered it all
>>51923923
We've been saying this for how long now? By the time games actually take advantage of hyper threading there will be CPUs that assrape that i7. So, see you at the store in the next few years breh
OP are you 1440p gaming on a card designed for 1080 gaming? Are you Brazilian or something?
>>51923996
>falling for the AMD meme
Explain it please
>>51924090
I'll take the slight hit in fps and performance for better drivers any day of the week
Got a 4690 non-K for $210, then a GTX 970 (evga sc acx 2.0) for $280 prior to black friday. I should have gotten a 6600 and a 390 instead for the same prices just weeks after.
>>51924125
>AMD = No drivers
That's funny considering AMDs drivers get better while Nvidias get worse and cripple previous gen cards
>>51924174
Name 5 games that are optimized for AMD cards
>>51924197
>name 5 games AMD threw money at as an attempt at an unfair advantage
Nah, that's the kind of Jewish shit Nvidias does
>>51924174
>updating previous gen cards
People aren't really this dumb are they? Do they think new drivers are going to magically unlock some potential in their old tech?
>>51924233
No, but I guess they were dumb enough to trust the company they have been dumping money into for years to not screw them over when a new generation of cards gets released, how stupid of them
>>51924266
Driver packages are still hardware dependant. 780 owners aren't getting driver release versions for the 980.
>>51924335
No shit, so then why did the packages they release cripple their performance? They did it as planned obsolescence to get people to upgrade to Maxwell from Kepler literally a year after Kepler was released
>>51923932
but anon i'm happy with my gtx 950
>>51924392
Why were they updating their perfecrly working gpu's. Nvidia knew these consumers wanted more so they just helped them makeup their mind to upgrade their hardware. Pretry easy to roll back to working drivers and not complain about having the newest numbers.
This damn thing.
Had the slowing down problem and now the speeds I'm getting after the fix are about 100MB/s slower than they should be.
Next one I'm getting is going to be the more expensive model.
Or maybe I'll just buy a different brand.
>>51924447
850s pop up onsale. Crucial MX are okay too.
>>51924444
Meanwhile every crd from the HD7000 series up in the AMD camp gets better and better performance with every new driver update
These things. Uncomfortable as fuck and very bad sound quality and the mic sounds like straight from the 80s
>>51924483
Next time;
Don't buy a gaming headset. Cheap cheap cheap, cheap cheap cheap.
Wear the item before buying the thing. You may not notice how clampy it is at first, but at least you'll know if it fits your wingnuts.
>Bought X99 + 5820k instead of Z97 + 4590k
>"Only $100 more" (Microcenter deals)
>Don't use it for anything other than homework and gaymen
Fuck.
>>51924514
I know I'm now using headphones + zalman clip on mic
>>51924527
Good man, but just remember the try before you buy thing.
>>51924460
There are pretty good sales there, but I'll wait till January or February before upgrading.
Samsung is going to release the 4TB models on the market during the early 2016, so the prices are going to come down a notch or two when that happens.
>>51924444
>Nvidia knew these consumers wanted more so they just helped them makeup their mind to upgrade their hardware.
Not even the guy you're responding to but this is not even thinly veiled shilling. Might as well say nvidia™ is the way it's meant to be played®™©.
Nice quads though.
>>51924174
isn't amd cutting all support for previous generation cards?
>>51924595
for 6000 series and lower
>>51924483
>buying gayming headsets
Do you think /g/ hating on them was just a meme? What a dumb motherfucker.
>>51924525
How is this buyer's remorse? You only "lost" $100 and at least you have it in case you do happen to take advantage of it at some point in the future.
>>51924233
You're not familiar with the 7970 I take it.
>>51921402
what the fuck are you doing? my meme 750ti can run GTAV on high. are you running 4k or some shit?
>>51923734
I only like them for the customer service and warranty. But I'd buy a Gigabyte over an EVGA if I was building a computer for someone in my family. Gigabyte Waterforce completely BTFO of EVGA's Hybrid since it has more power phases and a heatsink block that covers the VRAM and the MOSFETs.
I really regret buying two 980 Ti Hybrids now that the Waterforce is out.
>>51924604
that sucks cause you know fermi cards will still work
>>51924712
>he bought a hybrid card
>he bought a aio cooled card
>>51924641
The only time I've taken advantage of the 6 cores + HT was when I converted a video so I could play it. That and games like BF4 and GTA V, but a regular Z97 build would have been fine.
It just feels like I should be doing more with it.
>>51924812
You can still use your 6000 cards but you won't get new driver updates.
>>51924826
I bought two.
>>51924712
>I regret buying hybrids now that the
Why the fuck did you buy them at all?
Such a colossal ripoff.
GTX 970 OR R9 390 which one should I get senpais?
>>51924849
Because I had money. I'm waiting on the dual Fiji card right now.
>>51921972
Sorry for late response I bought it from ebay although to be fair it was like $310 CAD total after taxes
>>51924865
>Because I had money
Everyone can had money, spending it intelligently is apparently the hard part.
>he didn't buy a second hand GTX680 for $100 off Ebay
>>51924929
I'll probably keep both of those cards, since I still have my two 780 Tis and 770s.
>>51924861
390, without a doubt.
I have a 970, but I'm honestly thinking of selling it and getting a 390x.
>>51924957
I'm sure you're still using them.
Don't tell me they're just sitting there, waiting to be repurposed.
>>51924996
I keep them on my shelf. None of my builds needs them anymore. I have two 980Tis in one build and two 970s in a second. It was a one-to-one replacement.
>>51923477
>i7
>$250
i wouldn't regret it, gaymen isn't everything.
>>51924618
To be fair taking advice from /g/ is fucking retarded, they just happen to be right on this one thing.
>>51921402
Calling op as a dumbfuck roodypoo, the 770 2gig can run this shit maxed at 30 fps. You got something fucked up somewhere else. Is your mobo a cardboard box?
>>51923422
directX 12 support tho. R9 380 would've been better
>>51926881
The difference between stock 290 and 380 is huge. At least 15 fps in all benchmark. Both card have the same dx12 support. 380 just have a few improvement in tesellation and 4k vsr support.
I did consider 380 for lower power usage and cfx in the future without changing psu. But at the same price 290 is better though.
>>51927010
lewl didnt know. but my strix 380 oc like a dream dno about 290?
>>51921402
regretting my 970 pretty bad
>>51924957
i would buy two 780tis in a heartbeat
>>51924991
Dont, else you will be in a thread like this in a year.
Now, fresh build/upgrade yea, 390 is better than 970. But as an upgrade to the 970? Not worth it. Wait for the next gen.
I got my friend on a near identical system and his 390 is completly unoticeable in difference without watching framerates directly. We are talking about 5fps, maybe ten max at playable settings for both cards.
>>51921402
I wish I had waited a bit longer and got a 390X instead of 980, would've saved $100.
Got it when the witcher 3 was redeemable with any purchase of 970 or 980 card. Fucking gigabyte setup their website to redeem keys 3 days afterwards so I was not eligible for it.
>>51926650
Yes, and no. Headsets being shit were backed by actual data you could find in nearly every headfi forum.
>>51927041
I oc'ed core 1100 and memory 1500.
From benchmark that i compare online it is on par with 390x.
>>51923548
>you will always be waiting
I am considering getting a new video card, have a 1440p IPS on the way and currently my 7850hd isn't doing the greatest with FO4. Can't decide if I want to get a 390x, or go with something cheaper and wait for new cards this year, or just wait completely and stick with this.
Thing is last night I saw it hit 93C max with cpuid hardware monitor playing FO4. I could really use a program that gives me a temp history graph so I can see if it was a minor spike or consistent. From what I saw it seemed to average around 70 mostly.
>tfw being happy with my 390 and fx 8350
>>51928648
speccy can do that.
r9 390 if you don't plan on overmodding it. make sure your CPU is good for fallout, the engine is past it's age limit.
>>51929040
Really? I had speccy but it dissapeared at some point, probably when swapping to shitblows 10. Never updated it in awhile but I don't recall seeing temp history but I'll give it another try.
CPU is an fx6300 clocked at 4ghz, doesn't really ever get over around 60% in game and averages 30%.
I could go for nvidia but it seems like the current options aren't worth it. Pascal might be good, but I'll have to wait on it.
>>51923548
Technology jumps (HBM, HBM2) are rare as fuck. The best way to buy a card which will last 10 years is to buy one generation after such a technology jump.
>>51929237
well for high end NVIDIA is better but for midrange or budget you can't go wrong on AMD. the r9 390 for example beats the 970 for the same price.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/GPU15/1248
your CPU might be not really enough for FO4.
though i haven't tested FO4 yet and won't until at least the next sale.
>>51929321
Thats the thing, the 390 with 8gb looks pretty nice and would do fine for 1080p on my TV and could probably still handle the new 1440p great. But for 300+ there might be much better cards to grab out in some 3-6 months making it a hard choice to shell out that much.
I guess I could always get the 390, sell the 7850 and then sell the 390 once newer cards are out. Might turn out relatively even.
>>51928648
I'll be the one to disappoint you and say that you aren't going to like FO4 at 1440p. My 3570K at 4.3 Ghz hits max usage with that old junky game engine, and with my 980 ti I probably average 60-80 fps.
>>51929748
I don't plan to play FO4 at 1440p, I am honestly not using the game as a benchmark since its a piece of shit, but how laggy and hot its getting my GPU is a concern. Since I will have a 1080p TV and 1200 monitor also connected I can always swap to one of them depending on which game I am playing.
CPU is a bit of a concern, but it generally never seems like an issue. Might do a new build after getting a new gpu if it seems necessary but for now I mostly feel the 7850 is my main issue.
