How did I do /v/?
>>318438438
I just bought mine last week, it should come in one Wednesday. Did you get 2?
>>318438438
I can't help but see an owl.
>>318438438
>>318438589
Nah just 1, first build.
>970
3 . 5
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5
>>318438438
>getting anything other than a 960
I don't get this meme.
>>318438975
>960
just get the 770
>>318438786
You see right anon
>>318438438
>970
so sorry
Are you fags ever going to agree on a decent video card?
>>318439336
980 is great
ignore amdfags
>>318438975
>>318439075
At this point it's better to get a 960.
>960
>$200
>770
>$350 fuck you nerds
I got a 770 4GB for $200usedand it's great. But you can get a 970 for the same price as a 770 nowadays unless you buy used. And most 770s are 2GB models anyways, so a 3.5GB 970 is still a big step up.
>>318438438
seriously if you aren't going to spring for a 4 GB card, get a 2 GB card. your games are going to be optimized either for 2 or 4, so your 3.5 may as well be a 2.
>>318438813
>>318438876
>>318438975
>>318439075
>>318439147
What's so fucking wrong with it ?
>>318438438
Got the same thing pretty much exactly a year ago. Bretty gud.
>>318439389
He bought a 970, idiot
>gtx 970
Why buy a 3.5meme card? The R9 390 is a slightly better card for slightly less money. Also, in two years nvidia will gimp that card to the point where you'll be forced to buy a completely new gpu. Nvidia cards age like milk.
> Not wanting to experience the magic that is AMD driver support
>>318439581
3.5
THREE
POINT
FIVE
>>318438786
>owl
A strix is a type of owl.
that isn't a 980ti
did you even try?
>>318439581
nothing, considering you can run pretty much everything on ultra with a 970
3.5 meme is true but no game even uses 4 gb anyways since no games push graphic boundaries anymore
>>318438438
before meme kicks in
get replaced my broken 780ti with
2x 970 (it was before 980ti)
never feels better, exept Batman Shitfest Knight (sli fucked up, and games perfomance is fucked too)
>>318439075
they don't make the 770 anymore though so unless you're going to be someone's used, booger-infested card, it's going to be like 400 dollars to get a new 770. but the 770 is also a meme card and is outperformed by it's amd counterparts.
>>318439656
What do you mean "gimp that card"?
It's not like it will become worse, right?
>>318438438
Is this a shitty card? I bought a 980 version in October last year
>>318439748
You buy a GPU that lasts you 5 years, not 15 months.
Enjoy.
>>318439663
AMD is a meme
>>318439663
what's up with amd driver support?
>>318439820
It'll perform worse than it should given its specs. Also, Nvidia never releases their latest tech for cards older than a year or two. Nvidia is basically apple with it's planned obsolescence. They force dumb consumers to rebuy meme card after meme card.
Who /7970GHz/ here? Still going strong.
>>318438438
I was thinking of getting one, but then I found out all the sale models were the ones with horrible coil whine. Enjoy your ear rape OP
>>318439864
with the way the industry caters to consoles, chances are even a 970 will last 5 years
bought one last year. Pretty damn happy. So far managed to run all games on max no problem.
>>318439950
GTA V is a glitchy mess on anything other than DX9, especially if you try to use antialiasing.
Jumping between systems in Elite Dangerous was also borked in an update months ago.
>>318440027
Mine is literally quiet. It makes 0 noise.
No idea what you're meming about.
That feel when my two year old GTX 770 is still performing pretty great but my consumerist whore tendencies is pushing me to starting thinking about graphics cards again.
>>318440027
How bad exactly is it ? Would I hear it through a define r5 with that sound dampening material they have on the side panel ?
>>318439336
>good cards that are way overpriced
GTX 970
GTX 980
GTX 980ti
R9 Fury
>good cards that are decently priced
390
GTX 960
>bad cards that are way overpriced
Any Titan
>mid range cards that are good
280
270
260
750ti
That's the general consensus at least.
If you don't wanna drop big bucks but want something with decent performance a 270/280 or 750ti are a good purchase. If you want a great card the 390 is there. For what it is, the 960 is actually decent, but just be aware it's a rebranded 770. Still, at 180-220 it's a good price for the performance you get. As it's a 2GB card you should only get it if you're gaming at 1080p and not wanting to max everything.
970 is just kinda pricey compared to the competition that offers full 4GB or even 6-8GB on top of being somewhat cheaper. It's not a bad card, but a 390/390x will perform similarly if not better and at the same price point.
>>318440003
What I just don't update the drivers? Are you telling me that the card destroys itself from use in that short amount of time?
>>318440027
I got a silent case, and plan on wearing headphones whenever I play, since the fan on the card only turns on when in use.
i feel like replacing my r9 290 with a 970
should i bother
>>318440027
not a sound from 2 of them
... and i have
msi 970 sli (meming intens 10000%)
![67895[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/JEPq22O.png "67895[1].png")
>>318440030
So in 5 years you're still playing 1080p 60hz?
>>318439656
>Nvidia cards age like milk
My 560 TI Twin Frozer II's in SLI are still doing fine.
>>318440410
yes, fuck of marketologist.
>>318440410
>charts
here we go
>tfw want to upgrade but not sure what to get
I was going to grab a 970 too. I feel like I'll need to upgrade my CPU as well. Never done that before
>>318440410
10800 60fps is great. ultra high resolutions is a meme and unless you're willing to blow 500+ dollars on graphics cards, it's just reasonably attainable.
>>318440525
You shouldn't, 1440p 120hz is amazing, 70% more detail twice as smooth
>>318440602
>denying scientific proof
BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH
>>318440410
No, in 5 years I'll buy a new card for $250 that shits all over 4k. Never be an early adopter.
>>318440410
what's wrong with 1080p 60fps? That's fine with me
>>318440725
>10800 60fps is great. ultra high resolutions is a meme
You know you're exactly like the people defending consoles running upscaled shit at 20 fps. 1440p is pretty much the new standard.
>>318438438
>How did I do /v/?
3.5/4
960 or a R3 380 anons?
Which one is more optimized for DX 12?
Will a 660 suffice for Dark Souls 3? If you think not, what card should I buy before March?
I was thinking about getting a 960 or a 970.
I don't know how much more powerful the 960 is and the 970 is pretty expensive.
>>318440279
It's not the fan that is the issue, it's the coil whine.
The card literally starts buzzing when playing things at high frame rates. Think of that high pitched sound a crt television makes, it's like that.
>>318440989
Yes, he's exactly like those guys. You nailed it, man. Good going.
>>318440989
>1440p is pretty much the new standard.
In what universe? The most popular cards by far at the moment are the GTX 970 and R9 390, and neither can do 1440p at 60fps at max settings for graphically intensive games. And those are the most brand new cards.
Also
http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey
Only 1.27% of steam users are using 2560 x 1440 and only 0.06% are using 3440 x 1440. Steam is the largest PC gaming platform, and it such a minuscule percentage seem to be using that, then it's hardly the "standard" for gaming. 1080p is the standard for gaming and will be the standard for many years to come. Consoles haven't even reached 1080p yet. Almost every major release on the PS4 and Xbox are 900p or 762p or some other weird interlaced resolution.
>>318440989
>it's the standard because I say so!
>>318438438
I ran into my first memory problem with it the other day. I was trying to play Black Ops III co-op across 2 monitors (3840x1080) and the game told me it ran out of video memory and crashed. It happened in the briefing room while in menus, though... Guessing there was just some kind of memory leak.
I capped the game at 30 FPS and the actual levels ran fine, though. Couldn't stand it being 60 and dipping down.
>>318442360
it's a coding problem. the campaign was glitchy af for everyone.
>>318440645
My strong bet is that you're gonna need a better CPU for the 970.
I don't take you for a very tech interested / specs whore kind of person or I'd suggest you upgrade your Motherboard to current gen for that LGA 1156 CPU socket for some mild future proofing but I doubt you will open your case for the next 4 years and I will instead insist that you get LGA 1150 based Motherboard and a i5-4690K CPU to go along with it. 80-series Motherboards need a BIOS update to work with the i5-4690K so I suggest you get a 90-series Motherboard instead and avoid the hassle of doing that. The i5-4690K wont be bottlenecking any graphics card or mainstream [console port] game for quite a while and it will most likely last considerably longer than your i5-650. 8GB of DDR3 ram is pretty much standard but make sure to leave half the ram slots open for upgradeability in the future, 12GB or 16GB ram is pretty much the sweet spot for daily use right now since you don't have to give a fuck about how many applications you have running when entering a game or doing any kind of work.
enjoy you're woodscrews and house fire :^)
>>318439663
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruCr6OXbK5E
>>318442360
Nice to know, thanks anon.
>>318440273
>>mid range cards that are good
>750ti
Apart from the 1GB versions of the 750ti, the whole model line has considerably lower price/performance ratio compared to the 950 in northern Europe at the moment.
Should be fine in the US though.
>>318438438
You could have got a r9 390 for like $250...
>>318442746
Thanks a lot familia
>>318440410
Yes, yes goy. Plan ahead for the unpredictable future of gaming!
Enjoy your shit card
>>318444931
>>318444790
Holy shit the shilling.
>>318445104
Should have bought AMD :^)
I picked up a GTX 960 on Black Friday, but I'm worried about the 2GB VRAM will hold me back soon. Probably gonna return it and spend the extra $100 for a radeon 390. Is this good idea y/n
>>318446101
You have a moral obligation to support AMD since Nvidia are anti competitive jews that are actively destroying the industry
>>318446101
Should have gotten the 280x or the 390
>>318446332
But anon that's literally what I said I was going to get when I return the 960.
I read somewhere that the 390 would require more power, is 500w psu too small?
are there any decent vidya cards under $100?
going to start constructing a new pc soon but i need something to hold me off until pascals start coming outcurrently on a 460 since my 480 died a few months ago :(
>>318446101
>but I'm worried about the 2GB VRAM will hold me back soon
I doubt it.
And if you could spend more bucks on a graphics card you should have done it right from the start when BF was still on.
>>318447145
No. Don't build a computer unless you're willing to spend at least $700 or you will be disappointed. Unless you're building a WoW machine or something
>>318438975
I got a 960, barely ran any better than my 660 (Had the exact same framerate in multiple games). Had instant regret and thoughts of suicide, fortunately got a refund and bought a 970 instead.
I got a 2gb R9 380 for $135. How badly did I fuck up
>>318447312
nah just a vidya card that might be an improvement in the meantime for my toaster
when building the entire new thing it will probably be between 700 and 900
>>318447810
Get a 750 TI
>He bought a meme70
STUTTER
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>>318448216
>I blindly believe things I read on the internet even though I don't even own the card and have no first hand experience
>meanwhile amd released a driver that locked gpu fan speeds to 20%
>>318447932
kay thx anon i shall look into it
I only intend on playing at 1080p for the foreseeable future. Assuming I am not bottle necked by my CPU/RAM, what would be a good GFX card that will do me good for at least another 3 or so years?
>>318448382
>meanwhile NVIDIA released TWO seperate drivers that did exactly that in the past
>>318449043
970/R9 290
>>318449076
>meanwhile AMD finally released one driver after 12 years
