Is it worth it to spend the extra money on a 1080 instead of just getting a 480?
Do you play a ton of unoptimized AAA shit? Really ask yourself that before spending a ton on raw power
Don't you mean a 1070 instead of a 480?
>>340116538
Yes.
Planning on playingStar Citizenwhen it comes out, on my2560 x 1080 ultrawide monitor.
>>340116914
Well your best option is probably toFucking wait and see if either cards have issues down the road from actually being used by people.
No you cunt it's a waste of fucking money.
>>340116914
If that's the case you better wait for Star Citizen to come out. By then I'm sure there'll be even better GPU options.
Remember when ATI were the fucking GPU kings, probably not because you were all in diapers when the TNT2 was out. TNT2 + K7 athlon was the shit
Or OR you could wait for the 490 and see the gap over the 480 while being 300-400 bucks
>>340120495
India will also be a superpower by then, which will alter the global economy aND we'll all have neo rupees. It might be safer to buy a card now.
>>340116442
As far as I can tell, the 480 is going to be good enough for most games. That said, why not wait for AMDs higher end offerings to lower prices?
I have a 390, and I don't plan to upgrade for as long as possible, OCing should help with that too
>>340121496
I have an AMD 6970 at the moment so it's high time I upgraded.
I'm thinking the 1080 just so I can go as long as possible without upgrading, because I kind of just plan on building a new computer in 5 years and keeping this micro-itx build I plan on making as a LAN box.
The best one to buy is whichever comes with a free copy of dishonored 2 or deus ex mankind divided that also has a 15% off discount code and a mail in rebate.
>>340121997
I'm just thinking that the 980 wasn't the best value compared to the 98ti or the 970.
>>340121997
>I'm thinking the 1080 just so I can go as long as possible without upgrading
stupid idea, I got the 980 once thinking just that and look where we are now.
My next upgrade will be going back to mid range GPUs once the 14nm node matures. Why?
Because mid range is the best bang for buck in the long and short run. You spend nearly half the price every 2~3 years at least and get new hardware features compared to buying a flagship for double the price which will depreciate faster than a Christmas cake.
I would wait for actual real world benchmarks for a 480 and see how they compare to the 1080.
I actually do own a 1080, and they are pretty decent for anything 1080p or 1440p, and some 4K, but there is a lot of titles it still has issues with at 4K without turning down some of the options (good to note I am playing on a UHD TV, which is slightly below standard 4K monitors).
I am not having the "LOLZ SOUNDS LIKE A FAN ENGINE" issue others are having and it has been pretty quiet and on par with my 980 Ti as far as temps go, but my case is also pretty decent when it comes to airflow and temps.
Honestly, it might be better to get 2 980 Ti's once they start to rapidly go down in price and SLI them. It really depends on what resolution you are going to play at the majority of the time.
>>340121464
i heard the persona 5 port for pc will come out around that time.
Those are literally 2 completely different typers of product.
480 is aimed at midrange/poorfags(like anything AMD), gtx 1080 is high end.
>>340116684
Less (you)s with a 1070
>>340124326
shouldn't take long for the 490/490x to be announced
everybody's talking about the 480 but the 490 is where the real hype will be
>>340116442
AMD is an eternal trainwreck of broken promises. Wait for actual benchmarks.
>>340116914
>Planning on play Star Citizen
Prepare for that plan to go askew, leaving you nothing but grief and pain.
>>340123806
The problem with 1080 reference fan is that the card heavily throttles on thermal load; you need to set it high (or preferably just avoid the reference cards) to get the most out of the card.
>>340124824
480 sounds perfect for those whom want to get into VR on a budget. Except for one flaw, the HMDs still cost an arm and leg.
Hopefully a third party steps in soon, OSVR sounds promising because it will allow peripheral manufacturers to jump in and compete driving HMD prices down increasing adoption.
Most people myself included still have 1920x1080 monitors so a 480 would be pretty good for maxing out that setup.
I have a 650TI. so should I go for a 480 or just wait and build an entire new computer from the ground up
>>340125268
depends on your CPU and the age and power rating of your power supply.
>>340116442
1070 because I need to build this new comp soon. Thats it. This old ass AMD radeon HD 6550A from this prebuilt isn't doing me well. Jesus I wish I never bought a prebuilt,
>>340124824
Yup. The jump won't be that small imo. They're clearly cooking up something with the 490. Some think it's vega. Either way If it's 7-8 tflops it's a buy for me.
>>340116442
1080? No, they're never worth it unless you have the dispensable income.
Get the 1070 if you can spend the extra cash, but it's almost twice as expensive as the RX 480 for only 30% performance increase. Nvidia always has the best performance period, but the RX 480 looks really attractive for the price/performance ratio.
>>340125473
AMD A6-3600 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics (4 CPUs), ~2.1GHz
EVGA 600 B 600 W power supply
I think my cpu is bottlenecking my current 650TI so I might hold off on getting the 480
Two 480's is cheaper and faster.
Has there been any information on the 480X? I have no interest in the 480 because I want a card that can do a stable 4K framerate.
>>340125925
yeah, wait for zen and see if it is better bang for buck otherwise go for a haswell i5 when they drop in price.
CPUs haven't been advancing much lately
>>340125925
You chose shit parts in general, but a GPU upgrade would still be your best option if you can't just replace everything.
>>340126110
1080ti whenever that will be
>>340126110
480x ain't doing that. You're gonna want to look at the 490 and that's a maybe. Or wait for the 1080 ti/ the next fury tier model amd pumps out
>>340126171
I bought the computer off my friend for $150 with a monitor so it was worth it. He just stuck a gpu in a prebuilt
>>340116442
Yes.
>>340116442
Well I guess if you get the 1080 it'll last you for more years. If you're the type of guy that gets the newest shit every year though, there's no point, unless you're doing some multimonitor high res gaming or VR.
What's the currently shilled 700 dollar console killer?
>>340128471
PS4 with Linux installed
>>340116442
No, just buy a 1070.
>>340128824
>Linux
>Games
>>340128824
Nah, fuck the PS4.
>>340128824
>PS4 shit internals
Not even Windows could save it
>>340125167
>reference cards
nope.
I made that mistake once, now I just wait a month for MSI's version
>>340123367
>980 still perfectly fine
I see the point you're trying to make, but it's not valid.
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/P49fr7
Hey /v/ how does this build look?
I'm not using a 980 Ti, that's just a placeholder until I decide on what graphics card I do want, either a 1080 or we'll see how the 490 is.
If you have a 7xx/2xx+ there's no reason to upgrade.
We're still two genrations off good single gpu 4K.
>>340130550
What about an AMD 6970?
And I just want to run a single ultrawide monitor.
no. the 480 will play every game at max at 1080p. if you have 1440p, then you can just get two 480s and it will perform better than the 1080 and cheaper too.
>>340130547
Please don't fall for the mITX ruse.
Get a mid, and save yourself the hell.
If you do a lot fo emulation you should consider a 4790k instead.
If you insist on a DDR4 build, please get some better RAM.
>>340130769
>mITX ruse
What?
>get older CPU instead
Why?
>better ram
?
>>340130714
Id say you deserve one.
>>340130723
Or just get a 980 since its a wondrous 1440 card
>>340130859
Your case and mobo are mini.
Mini builds are gimmick shit for games or fine for HTPC.
Older != worse.
I'm just telling you there's no need for a 4K build yet unless you have to. And lots of people emulate so I'd assume you might be as well. And want you to have a better part.
And your RAM just wouldn't do the ddr4 upgrade justice. Being barely above the minimum and all.
>>340131251
>Mini builds are gimmick shit
Why?
>Older != worse.
What makes the older CPU better?
> Being barely above the minimum and all
What? What would be some better ram to get them? And it's not an upgrade if I'm building the system for the first time to use DDR4
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/shB8TH
Just picked up everything but the GPU since I'm waiting for the 480's benchmarks
how'd I do?
>>340131963
Looking pretty good m8
I opted for a bigger harddrive (4tb) on mine because i manage to eat up harddrive space like a motherfucker. But whatever works for you.
>>340131516
Smaller = faster heating up = worse temps = faster part degradation = worse performance.
Not even taking into account the possible headaches with size mismatching and your cable management.
Well it's more about what makes the newer cpu better. Which isn't much.
But it has better single-core performance.
Unless you can find DD4 with good timings, DDR3 as they perform marginally better in most games.
>>340132915
The case I'm getting is wide open with mesh for sides and a 200mm fan on the front, and two 120mms for the CPU cooler on the side and making sure to mount my PSU fan down to not interfere with airflow, and a blower style GPU to push hot air out of the case better.
I made sure everything is compatible size wise, too.
This computer is made for fitting into a college dorm, then after college I'm building myself a nice mid or full tower, and keeping this little thing around for LAN parties and traveling.
>>340116442
As an AMD User:
Fuck AMD. Get a Nvidia
As a southamerican:
If their new AMD card retains its 200 bucks pricetag at more or less the performance of a 980ti i will buy that one without thinking about it twice.
>>340133675
OP here, I'm an AMD user too, got a 6970.
I don't quite care for AMD either, their drivers are shit and Nvidia offers a lot cooler features such as Shadowplay and the new crazy screenshot taking tool the Pascall cards will offer, but if it's a good deal I'll still take an AMD.
However as a North American I have a disposable income and computer games are a hobby of mine, and the 1080 is still less expensive than the guns I've been considering buying.
>>340133913
Haha. What a coincidence. 6950 user here for around 5 years.
I thought AMD drivers being shit was a meme until they gave me so many issues with GTA V and even BSODs. And on Physix-games the processing would go to my CPU, making some games run like shit. Yeah, shadowplay is fantastic tho, and i wouldn't blame you if you want to spend the extra buck and get an 1080 or 1070, i would get myself a 980ti if i can, but no moni.
PS: What guns, fellow /k/ommando?
>>340134278
>Haha. What a coincidence. 6950 user here for around 5 years.
Dang, me too before I got my 980 last year. Gave it to my buddy and it's still going strong.
That shit was 8800 tier great.
>>340116914
>He still thinks scamcitizen would come out.
>>340130263
He intends to upgrade every 5 years.
Only had my 980 for a single year, once DX12/Vulkan becomes a thing in 2 years at least I will need to upgrade or suffer horrible performance compared to newer mid ranged cards that cost a fraction of the price.
Especially after nvidia drop the ball on Maxwell as far as driver support is concerned.
The biggest advantage Nvidia has over AMD is in fine tuning performance through driver updates, once the card suffers driver neglect the AMD counterparts continue to improve since they share a similar architecture.
Meanwhile Nvidia focus on optimizing their latest and greatest neglecting their older architectures.
Nvidia is good in the short term if you upgrade regularly not so much so in the long term especially if he intends to upgrade once every 5 years.
Considering he does not intend to upgrade regularly I am to assume he is budget conscious in which case grabbing a new mid range card once every 2~3 years would be more cost effective performance per dollar wise whilst staying up to date.
he could be spending his money better
>>340116442
Depends what you're looking for.
AMD claims VR capability and I'm sure that's true but you might wanna invest in something a little more powerful than just a 980 competitor if you want to get into that realm of LUDICROUS GRAPHICS.
>>340128824
The PS4 is already running on a Linux based build, Anon.
>>340134278
Been looking at getting a nice AR, or a double barrel shotgun. Also wanting a Keltec Sub2000 if I can find one for a nice price.
>>340134838
Heard Keltecs brake and jam a lot. Would support the decision to get a DBShotty tho.
>>340134278
>>340134838
Oh, and I might be buying my dad this cute little .22 he wants. It's a vintage Mossberg 140, with a t shaped bolt handle, the forend flips down into a monopod and it comes with a scope.
Only thing is the pawn shop has one for $175, but no magazine, so I need to buy one online somewhere and they're like $40 ish
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Gjg8TH
Its for a future build
I'll probably replace the Video Card with a 1080/1080ti depending how long I hold off building
Im using it for gaming and workstation for Civil3D and simple rendering
i have a geForce 750 Ti right now
this graphics shit is awesome, if the 480 is legit good i'll have to invest
there's a boom of cheaper graphics cards recently, holy shit i'm happy about this.
