Now that the RX480 is confirmed DOA, will you be picking up a GTX 1060 or saving up for something better?
my 1070 from Gigabyte should be coming soon(tm)
I don't know anymore, man
You guys keep telling me the 480 is DOA, yet every website and reviewer keeps praising it for its 1080p capabilities
I'm lost,/v/, someone help me decide
I bought the 1070.
>>343496876
If it's as disappointing as the 960 was probably not
I will wait for benchmarks.
People were saying the 480 would be king and then the benchmarks were a little lackluster.
1060 hasn't had it's benchmarks yet, so it's only fair to wait.
Depending on the outcome I may buy a 1060, or I may wait for the 490 to see if I should get a 1070 or not.
>>343496876
I don't plan to upgrade until next year so no.
I have a 970. I don't need to upgrade for years. I get 100 FPS on all the games I play.
>>343497037
go with the green jew
>>343497037
480 is great, but reference design draws too much power mobo. AMD promised a fix in 2 days.
Wait for AIB, 480 overclocks like a champ with proper power delivery, ASUS already reported 1.6Ghz oveclock capability, but also said it's a bit of a lottery.
1060 is in a week as well, wait for aftermarket coolers as well.
>>343497298
>3.5
>I won't need to upgrade for years
I might get a 1070 in case I give in to the VR meme.
>>343496876
getting a MSI 1080 Gaming X. hopefully it is a good one but i still didnt order it.
whats the best 1080 variant on the market these days?
>>343497494
MSI is pretty decent
never had problems with the Gigabyte versions as well
maybe get an EVGA if you want to make use of the upgrade system they have when they bring out the 1080ti
>>343496876
I have 290X TriX, it actually becomes better with age. With the coming of DX12 and Vulkan it will get yet another boost.
I will wait at least for Navi\Volta.
I already have a 980ti classified
1070 when I don't have to pay +500€ for one.
>>343497037
The 480 competes well on price, but not much else. Architecturally, it's not great. It doesn't over clock well and consumes more power than it should given the die shrink. That's why turbo spergs hate on it.
>people bought a 1070 while it was > 380 dollars
Truly getting jew'd by a company.
I don't know, seems good to me.
>>343497593
what do you mean by the upgrade system of evga? i live in europe so i dont really have much options though btw...
>>343497037
>1080p
It's time to switch to 2k grandpa.
>>343497593
>evga
>>343497364
>memeing
>>343497037
If you want a card to slide in your computer and the forget about it, not bothering with any OC and just want to play games at 1080p, it does its job well and has a pretty good price point.
>>343497943
>nobody will ever need more than 512kb of vram
>>343497037
>1080p capabilities
>Virtually a GTX970
The only thing the 480 has is slightly better power efficiency and even so is still shit considering its using 14nm.
Die size on the 480 is at 232mn2 meanwhile the GTX970 is 398mn2 and the difference between power usage is so small its not even worth considering an upgrade for something that came two years ago after the GTX970, the 1060 is going to destroy it both on performance and power efficiency, the 1070 already does.
I'ts just a matte of Nvidia wanting to maximize profits and release the 1060 while costing slightly more than the 480 or vompletely kill AMD by taking their performance per watt crown which is was basically all the have by releasing the 1060 at the same price of $250.
>>343497865
>asus
Probably will be picking up the 1060. I'm poor and really I can't justify spending more on this.
>>343498031
Nothing now or in the next couple of years needs more than 4GB of RAM. Probably won't even need 8GB until the very end of this current console gen thanks to multiplat limitations.
>>343498141
>The only thing the 480 has is slightly better power efficiency
Might as well be the same.
Depends a bit on what you use to measure the power consumption.
I'm going to wait and see what card plays Dishonored 2 the best and get that. Well maybe not the best as I doubt I'll get a *80 card but something up there.
My name is not important. What is important is who I'm going to Jew. I just fuckin' hate this world. And the poorfag worms buying shitty GPUs. My whole life is just fermi hot hatred. And I always wanted to die in a house fire. This is the time of vengeance and no poorfag is worth catering to. And I will put in the grave as many as I can. It's time for me to Jew. And it's time for AMD to die. My GPU crusade begins here.
>>343498141
>performance per watt
>I don't know shit about anything and I must post the post
AMD ppw is pretty shit, they use automated routing because they can't afford to pay engeneeres to manually route, so their performance it pretty decent, but thermal and especially power efficency are bad.
480 has really good performance for the price, it also overclocks decently, but retarded PCB design power limits the card. Ref card is pretty shit.
>>343498189
let's try that again
>evga
>>343498463
AMD asked for it desu senpai.
>>343496876
I wouldn't really need to save, could buy any gpu on the spot if I really wanted to.
I wont though, cause I'm still happy with my 390.
>>343498607
its shit compared to Pascal let alone to Maxwell m8.
AMD really fucked up big time.
>>343498632
Wasn't that because they re-used an Nvidia heatsink on an AMD GPU? EVGA is good for Nvidia cards, but not for AMD.
>>343498779
EVGA doesn't do AMD at all. Their parent company own XFX, who are EVGA's AMD equivalent.
>>343498725
except it's not. Well, I'm talking about Maxwell. Pascal is indeed better.
Card is great. AMD is competing in prices. If you can afford 1080, there's no reason to buy 480, but with ~300$ budget 480 is an obvious choice. And 1060 won't change it, it's a 120W instead of 150W part and severely cut, it will be less exciting 390vs970 debate.
I don't know why people focus on negative, it';s a VR ready card for 200-230$. last gen people paid double for thit.
>>343498894
That's what I meant, they still re-used that design on an AMD card though iirc, even though it was XFX. Thanks for correcting me.
I'm honestly just waiting to see if the 380 will drop any lower to upgrade from my deprecated 6950/70.
I don't really need much more power for gaming or anything, I just want to get away from Catalyst again(back to Crimson) and OpenGL support again, which AMD took out of the Crimson Beta (Legacy) drivers.
I'm waiting for Sapphire's Nitro version and I'll be set for a good time.
>>343498670
>could buy any gpu on the spot if I really wanted to
>owns a low-end office card
K, kiddo.
At least people with 480s will be able to play Ashes of the Singularity well.
>>343499017
970, even 980 is a budget card now thanks to amd and 1080 release in pretty much everywhere outside of usa.
>>343499260
except 970(aftermarket) loses to 480 even in DX11, in Dx12 gap reaches up to 45% increase for AMD, before posting benches check driver used for 480. 970 also costs around 300 even now, some places sell it for 270-280$.
So same power consumption for worse performance and less memory.
Maxwell cards are just worse.
>>343497037
ITT: Nvidia fanboy faggots who waste money on gtx 1070's. Kekd
>>343499049
that's what >>343497865 is. ASUS did that, the cooler they used on the 390 and Fury cards was reused from the 980ti.
>>343499456
when will people understand dx12 transition will take couple of years to achieve since there are still a ton of people who didnt get on the w10 wagon and game producers need time to fully adapt to the dx12 as well.
>>343496876
> he thinks the 1060 will be priced below 300€
300€/3gb 350€/6gb
>>343496876
I wont be home for 6 months, so im waiting until then to build a new computer
Iv waiting nearly 4 years not buying new parts because I was waiting for the next big release of GPUs, so in 6 months im just going to buy whatever is the most powerful regardless of price in 6 months.
That should last me another 6 years or so.
>>343496876
I'll wait for my current card to die first, hopefully not any time in the next two years.
Even then I would buy a budget card, I very rarely play graphics intensive games nowadays, apart Overwatch.
>>343500074
And? It's not like people will throw away their 480 next year. And even then, that are several DX12 games coming out this year. DX:MD is a DX12 title, FFXV devs already said if this game is coming to PC it will be a DX12 title. DOOM is getting Vulkan patch.
It's about "futureproofing", 970 is tapped out, you get what you paid for and that's it. 480 has better DX11 performance and some juice for the future.
>>343496876
I'll probably buy a second 380x to crossfire I guess
Not really sure about the crossfire meme though?
Can anyone share their experience?
>>343497037
>>343500395
>ToT
>broke NDA
>used wrong driver
>used overclocked 970 vs stock 480
Whew lad, best site, rate 3.5/4I'm not saying they're evil, I'm saying they're stupid
>>343497037
If you play at 1080p 60 fps it's a no brainer. If you have a better GPU and/or play at higher res/framerate, get something stronger.
>>343499667
GTX 1070 is one of the best price/performance gpu right now. The only way you can beat it is if you get a R9 390 for $260 or a RX 480 for $200.
TL;DR the joos won
>>343498141
But why would I buy the $250 1060. It only has 3gb of VRAM.
>>343496876
AMD better hope that Zen is a miracle that can get them some money because Intel has been slaughtering them for ages and now it looks like things are going to be the same with Nvidia.
I dont know what the fuck is happening with the 480, should i just get a 960 or something?
>>343501159
I still think AMD is better at making mainstream cards. Nvidia's high end stuff is great. But their *60 cards always seem incredibly shit.
>>343501232
You should wait for custom PCBs like any GPU.
>>343496876
custom designs 480 will be worth it
1060 worth it for 200 (yeah dream on)
>>343501232
If you want a slower card for for about the same money, sure.
>>343501371
1060 is suppose to cost $250 for a 3gb model, and $300 for a 6gb one. Pricing seems retarded.
>>343500395
Thats okay in my book, I didn't fall for people claiming it will outperform the newest nvidia cards that cost 2.5 times more, but hey something betwen a 970 and a 980 for 200 bucks seems really okay, I just hope nvidia does even better with the 1060 becauseI'M NOT A FUCKING FANBOY THAT HOPES THAT A COMPANY DOES WORSE THAN OTHER JUST TO SHITPOST DESPITE THIS LEADING TO WORSE AND WORSE PRODUCTS EVERY TIME, I HOPE THE 1060 DESTROYS THE 480, KNOW WHY? BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT HARDWARE NOT BECAUSE I WANT TO LAUGH AT THE USERS OF THE OTHER COMPANY, BUT BECAUSE I WANT TO HAVE THE BEST POSSIBLE PERFORMANCE AT THE LOWEST PRICE, BECAUSE I'M NOT A LITERAL CHILD THAT POSTS ON CONSOLE WARS THREADS ON /v/.
Bought the 970.
>cheap
>runs currents games on high
>stuck on 1080p
Was going to wait until the 1070 normalizes, but then I realize that won't happen until December at the earliest.
>>343496876
>will you be picking up a GTX 1060 or saving up for something better?
Shit cost like 500€ is Europe so no.
If I buy a 1060, am I screwed if I go 3gb for a 1080p resolution?
I'm waiting for aftermarket 480s and how about the RX470 for 1080p?
>>343501232
>what the fuck is happening with the 480
The same thing that happend with the 960/750ti/295x2 - it draws slightly more power over PCIe than it should.
You might wonder why nobody cared when the 960 did this? Because it's literally okay when Nvidia does it.
>>343501446
>$250 for a 3gb model
JUST
>>343501628
Because it's literally one manufacturer and not the REFERENCE design, meaning AMD themselves fucked up.
Also 480 draws even more than that and it's constant.
>>343497037
The actual card is pretty ass. There's alot of conspiracy theories out there regarding the power draw issue, but it most likely has to do with the fact that AMD went with a single 6 pin connector on a 8gb card. The GPU itself is pretty decent and 3rd party cards should be better.
Depends on how much of an improvement the 1060 will be over my ~5 year old 7970 GHz.
Do nVidia cards typically last this long by the way? The 7970 GHz is still doing strong thanks to AMD keeping the drivers up to date for their older cards.
>>343499017
>I don't know why people focus on negative
It's more fun to hate than to appreciate
>>343501787
>Do nVidia cards typically last this long by the way?
Ask 780ti owners or the people who own a 980ti in about a year.
>>343501252
>talking shit about the 560ti
>>343502284
They are retarded with money to spare who must own the latest product?
I'm on a 770 and still don't want to upgrade.
>>343501628
The 480 is rated at 150w. In theory, 75 from a 6pin connector and another 75 from PCIe. That's a razor thin margin margin that easily could've been avoided if AMD went with an 8pin connect which is rated at 150w. It was a design screwup from AMD that's probably going to get fixed with third party manufacturers.
>>343502552
It's not about owning the latest product, it's about paying $600 for a GPU and getting cucked with drivers as soon as the next generation is released.
>>343502382
It was great for its time
>>343501479
This post should be stickied
Would a 1060 3GB be enough for a 1080p resolution
>giving a shit about non flagship cards
>doing anything until flagships are shown
>>343503223
A RX 480 is literally ideal for 1080p
>>343500894
>GTX 1070 is one of the best price/performance gpu right now
Not in Europe at least. The price on that thing is freaking stupid over here.
>>343498021
Not him, but that sounds perfect for me. Thanks.
>>343503223
For now, but games like DOOM are pushing the 970's 3.5GB at 1080p. If you want to stick with a 1060 for a while then get the 6GB version. Alternatively wait for vendor RX 480s.
Wait for an aftermarket one. Reference cooler might as well be an heater.
>>343497037
I'm in the same boat. So here is what i'm doing:
Wait till the GTX 1060 is out. In the meantime the RX 480 after market cards are coming out. See if those are more stable than the reference cards. And ofc wait for the GTX 1060 vs RX 480 benchmarks. Then make your decision
>>343503391
And that's why I use AMD, nVidia cards cost a goddamn fortune in Europe.
is it possible to get a cheap ass card that can run overwatch and SFV at a reasonable setting at constant 60
>>343503903
Yes
Is there any significant difference between the 1070 FE and aftermarket?
>>343504051
any recommendations for around $120 or is that too little
>>343504097
Most aftermarket models turn off their fans at idle and are therefore quiet. Noise levels at load are also a decent amount lower.
Performance is some 5% higher on aftermarket models.
Temps are about 10C lower.
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_1070/https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_1070_Gaming_X/
Example comparison.
>>343504329
Whoops. I suck at line breaks.
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_1070_Gaming_X/
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_1070/
When is the 1070 actually going to be in stock anyware so the prices stop being inflated?
>>343496876
Going by NV's current pricing schemes, where they bumped up every type's price price by one tier it'll probably cost like a 970, so I'm not really looking forward to it. Maybe I'll wait for a Ti edition or just skip the generation altogether. Still content with the 960/4gb atm.
>people are saying it's almost as good as 970
>the 970 costs ~30€less
why not just buy a 970 then?
>>343497037
Seeing that I live in the uk and its price is the same as the gtx 970, should I justr nvidia? Ive always felt uneasy with amd, they've always let me down. I thought the 480 would change my view on them but that isn't the case
>>343504496
>people are saying it's almost as good as 970
>people
This card isn't even out fuckwith
>>343504496
Waiting to hear whether they'll do something retarded like 3.5+0.5GB again. A card that performs on par with a 970, but with the entire memory accessed equally, might be worth the 30€.
>>343501628
It's about average draw, occasional surges are acceptable. 480 has an average draw of 80-100 watts. This kills the specification and the slot.
>>343503391
gtx1070 is 480€ and rx480 is 300€ here
>>343496953
>buying Gigabyte: Exploding Edition
You made a bad choice.
Should've gone with MSI or EVGA.
Pic related, my Gigabyte that literally exploded.
>>343504496
Nvidia gimp old video cards with driver updates, forcing you to upgrade
>>343504962
why is nobody talking about these fuckers exploding
yet people are all on AMDs dick because it's doing the same thing some Nvidia cards did a few years ago
I'm still rocking the gtx460. I really should upgrade.
Probably going to wait for the 1080 TI and then pour 3k into a new machine.
>>343505410
because there haven't been any widespread reports of gigabyte cards exploding
every vendor puts out a few dud cards here and there and it's not a big deal, just get an RMA and move on
>>343496876
arriving today!
>>343505543
bullshit, I was mid game in Overwatch and heard my 1070 shout "Allahu Akbar" before detonating a little vest on its heatsink.
>>343505410
>>343505543
Because that's Gigabyte's 780 Ti GHz Edition, it's not the new 1000 series cards.
My point is that this card is NOTORIOUS for fucking exploding and mine exploded last month so I will never trust Gigabyte anymore after that bullshit.
>>343497037
logicalincrements says its on par with gtx 970
I was always waiting for something more powerful - especially something faster than the 1080.
>>343505629
Recently gigabyte have been volt locking their cards which is all kinds of hilarious given they (typically) have good overclocking cards.
>>343496876
>tfw seriously considering dropping 3K on a stupidly over the top 1080 sli computer
i want to live the 4K meme
>>343505724
It's a mircale that shit didn't fry the rest of my computer since it quite literally burst into a small fire after the explosion. Cutting the power instantly put it out thankfully.
But yeah fuck Gigabyte, it was the first and last Gigabyte product I ever bought. Going back to MSI which never failed me in the past.
Is the 1060 too focused on the present though? I know most games don't fully use all da gigs but why 6gb instead of 8?
>>343496876
What happened to the 480? I was planning on getting it instead of the 380 if it was better than it.
>>343505824
I was actually thinking about that too. Will we see 1080ti's before the end of this year and if so, how much more power will they have?
>>343505998
It's a budget card for poorfags anon, like all x60 series
>>343496876
>Buying budget cards
Yeah, that's where you want to save your money when building a rig: The GPU.
>>343501787
My 660ti from 2012 is really showing its age.
>>343504171
You can get an used 770 for 180-200. So maybe for for a 760 or even a 670. Should be in your price range and plenty enough for OW and SF.
>>343506050
fuuuug
i dont try to think like that though because there's ALWAYS a reason to wait.
The setup looks breddy gud, and if i can play the Witcher in 4K 60 i think i will jizz on literally everything within 10 feet
>>343501505
>Wait 6 months
>980ti and 1070 on sale
>"Wait will summer 2017 when the 1080 goes on sale"
This is the worst part about new technology
>>343496876
can evga, asus, sapphire and msi save the rx480? could gigabyte tackle this challenge?
>>343497037
its probably fine as long as you dont overvolt it
>>343506204
>770
Don't be retarded - a 7970/280x is the superior card these days.
See pic - the 770 loses to a 280x quite badly.
>>343502927
560+ , 660+ and 760+ series are god tier
>>343505591
is it x4 or x3?
>>343503675
>THE POWER OF GTX 980 FOR EVER GAMER
>ONLY FOR €350 BUY NOW!
>>343506503
i bought the X3, only one they had in stock, the X4 has an extra fan on top of the card, i've heard it's actually pretty good and not noisy, but X3 has gotten good reviews as well
the card has the second highest OC (after Asus Strix)
Core Clock: 1759MHz
Boost Clock: 1898MHz
memory is OC'd to 10400MHz as well, don't think any of the other cards have that
Should I even bother with a 480 if I have a 970 and only game at 1080p?
>>343507127
970 beats the 480 so keep your card
Serious question here, would having a AMD CPU be a problem if and when I get a GTX 1070?
>>343507389
Not in any real way beyond borderline-superstitious opinions based more on urban legends than facts
>>343501446
Is this confirmed? I'd like 4gb for 250€
>>343507287
>970 beats the 480
Idontthinksotim.tff
They trade blows in every benchmark, sometimes the 970 wins sometimes it loses.
970 -> 480 is not an upgrade by any means regardless but saying it beats it is disingenuous.
>>343507687
For the market its targetting the 480 is an absolute monster. What both /g/ and /v/ forget is absolute performance isn't the only metric for determining how good a card is.
>No 4GB Sapphire card
>Powercolor PCS+ never do the lower VRAM version
>Asus and MSI girls-laughing.jpg
>XFX or terrible reference design will likely be the only $200ish options
Paying extra to get AMD makes no sense whatsoever. If you can afford the 8GB version you can afford to either wait go green or get at least a 390x.
>>343507920
What is wrong with XFX exactly? I bought a 6870 from them ages ago and it overclocked like a champ despite AMD drivers in 2012 being complete ass. It also never went above 60c even in OCed furmark.
>>343507503
If there's a €250 1060 card AMD will be absolutely BTFO of the European market.
8GB versions are going for stupid money and the 4GB version is hard to find and isn't getting custom coolers by the looks of it.
>>343508019
Nothing particularly wrong with XFX but they haven't confirmed anything in the way of pricing or models.
>>343504821
this
>>343506395
There's a reason for this: the 770 is literally a 680 rebrand with slightly faster RAM.
Also the Nvidia legacy drivers gimp is real
>>343507687
Yeah thing is here, the 480 stutters in games such as gta, witcher etc. The fps might be higher but its pretty unplayable
>>343496876
I have a 980TI so the only thing I'll be upgrading it for is 1080TI since it runs everything you care to name flawlessly.
>>343504821
Damn you yuros just keep getting the cuck stick. First Britain fucks off and now you're paying triple the price for GPUs.
>>343508258
Well yes, kepler has aged like milk. These days a 780 is closer to a 280x than a 290.
>>343507461
Thanks anon.
>>343508350
>>343508350
Jesus fuck you joke but the GPUs might quite literally end up being triple the price here in the UK.
>>343508540
You might want to buy a plane ticket instead. Or stock up on bread.
>>343497298
I bought an asus 970 strex like 4 months ago and its shite
>>343508584
Just don't leave a wheelbarrow full of money in the street.
Quite happy still with my 390. May get whatever upgrade to the 980ti is.
>>343508540
Wait it out, the EU tariffs will be gone for you guys "soon"
>>343496876
>192-bit
>>343496876
Have a 970 so I might not upgrade this gen unless I happen to have the money for a 1080Ti when that comes out.
>>343508540
Yeah thats why the 1070s from nividia are fucking cheaper to buy in the UK.
http://www.geforce.co.uk/hardware/10series/geforce-gtx-1070
>>343508910
For £10 more overclockers have the msi armour edition of the 1070. The founders edition is for chumps and people who slap a waterblock on it.
>>343508910
Almost as if Brexit hasn't actually happened yet or something
>>343509090
Shit yeah sorry I forgot about overclockers!
Thats where I bought my 1080 from
>>343508291
Eh you got something mixed up here. 970 is a notorious stutterer for every game that doesn't rely on ps2 textures which use more than 3.5gb of memory.
>>343508910
You can get ones with aftermarket coolers for cheaper in Germany kiddo.
>>343509152
Well it just the kids on here knowing fuck all and posting bollocks about it.
>>343509184
Just looking at their 1080 range all the good cards are out of stock or pre-order. Only the blower versions are available to buy and those are shit.
>>343496876
I feel really bad for AMD, I have a 390 and I see absolutely zero point in upgrading to a 480, because there is zero point. I haven't even overclocked my card yet. What makes it probably even worse is that the 390 is suppose to get better with time as more games take advantage of more resources where as the 480 is just a shelf card.
>>343497037
>>343509217
>muh memes
>>343508173
Where AMD said the card would be $200-250
XFX is hinting more at $300-350.
Sad part is it isn't worth spending that kind of money when you can buy a 390 and get actually better performance. Whoever was at the head of the 4xx series for AMD really fucked themselves raw.
>>343497842
I hope this post was merely a joke.
>>343503391
I got a gtx 1070 for £400
>actually discussing budget cards
poorfag get out
>>343509626
Christ I hope your joking.
At this point I'm tempted to just get a cheap 380x instead. 470 will probably be more expensive and not match it.
Life of a poorfag in college.
average price of 1080 in Norway is 900 USD / 678 GBP
i hope you brits are looking forward to being on the outside of EU looking in
>>343496876
When this generation gets games worth playing i will give a shot.
>>343500354
I did SLI, it was good about 50% of the time, but soon after I did I dreamed of the day I could go back to single card. To much hassle with allot of games.
>>343509918
Brits will do just fine.
They been into much worse than that.
Of course they will probably need to nuke london, but other than that its all fine.
>>343510009
If you intend to play future releases you won't have much of a choice but to upgrade to something with dx12. Microsoft intends to put everything from xbox one as windows 10 exclusives from this latest line up at E3.
>>343509918
>No more EU Tax on PC parts
It's one thing I'm looking forward to
>>343509897
>Not buying a 1080
>Not exclusively wearing Gordon Rush shoes and Oni Denim jeans
>Driving anything older than 2014
Peasants just stop existing.
>>343509626
>XFX is hinting more at $300-350.
Holy shit XFX, that better be 1500Mhz out of box clock.
>>343496876
The only good nvidia card with 60 in it's name was 560ti. Everything else is garbage you shouldn't install even if you get one for free.
>>343510009
my lad
>>343510228
Yeah instead we just pay our own excise duty.
>>343510369
Just a more realistic price considering how AMD is hyping shit.
>>343510228
You'll have another tax implemented in a matter of months.
>implying UK will ever leave EU for real
>>343510226
When they do those future releases AND do something actually good i get one.
>>343510514
They will either leave or fix it.
>>343510474
The Sapphire Nitro is only going to be about £10 more expensive than the reference 8GB 480, so XFX would literally just be shooting themselves in the foot.
>>343496876
>tfw got a 480
>all I had to do was undervolt it and keep the clocks the same
>70c at full load, no risk to the pci-e slot
Having a not shit motherboard also helps.
Feels good to not be retarded.
>>343510369
>that better be 1500Mhz
might be possible if even reference without power or cooling can go 1375
at 1500mhz it will be slightly above 390x somewhere around fury non x performance it is pretty much normal 390 performance now that throttles a bit
do not buy xfx though, sapphire or msi for amd cards
asus might've learned something but i wouldn't count on it
>>343510742
>nvidia = ios
>amd= android with rooting
>>343510413
The 9600 is still holding well enough for 720p at least?
>>343510828
What does that make Intel then?
>>343510889
ARM.
>>343510876
It's hilariously still pretty good, I play games pretty much perfectly in 1440x900 so it's comfy for me.
>>343510768
@1350 already show it beat 390x 4 out of 5 times especially on gamework title.
This card however, tanked on high res because of the shit ROPs.
1500MHz will have it perform above 980/390x consistently.
It would be great if they could do that for $299.
>buying the first cards to use new manufacturing process
Anyone who buys these new cards is a fucking retard.
>>343510932
Anything that my PC runs, runs playable at 1600x900 here.
And some games run surprisingly fucking well Dragon Dogma.
>See 1070 is supposed to go for a little over $350
>check online
>everything is $450+
Is this just because of the founders edition or something? When do the regular 1070s release?
>>343496876
I don't know man, 1060 will probably be great at the launch but Nvidia will slowly gimp to oblivion and it will be useless in a few years
>inb4 hurr video cards aren't supposed to last for that long anyway :^)
>>343511049
they are released and go for $550-600
>>343511036
I could probably get 1600x900 working nicely as well but that ratio is a no-no for me.
>>343511021
Someone has to be the guinea pig son.That's how progress is made.
>>343506395
Based 280x
Saphhire Toxic here, this GPU is like 3 years as a refresh, and 5 years old since the architecture was made right?
What a beast this card has been as well
>>343511128
Your screen is 1440x900 native?
>>343497360
>480 overclocks like a champ
>>343497753
>It doesn't over clock well
Well thanks for clearing that up champs.
>>343511149
GCN has more or less been revised every time AMD has released a new flagship. That said the core design is something close to 5 years old.
>>343511130
Yeah the geuinea pigs are the people buying workstations cards.
That's where a lot of their money comes from.
>>343511207
My screen is 1680x1050 native
1440x900 and 1680x1050 share the same ratio.
>>343496876
How much will the 1060 be?
>>343511149
I'm really on the fence of selling my 280x and going through the hassle of saving up some more to buy a 1060. It's not a bad card per se, but I really feel like it's starting to get really dated and I can't manage to play some of the current titles in comfortable settings. Or some of the unoptimized ones from like 2 years ago.
I have a buyer and all, I can always tell him to fuck off and keep this card, but I doubt it'd make me happy to keep it.
>>343511279
It overclocks okay.... if you give it the power and cooling to do so.
The reference card does neither.
>>343511279
It DOES overclock well. Undervolting the card a little raises the potential to overclock quite nicely (as retarded as that sounds).
The only limiting factor at the moment is the fact that reference cards came with 6pin instead of 8pin or higher. Aftermarket cards will be great for overclocking, but if you get reference you wont get far.
>>343511402
3gb $249
6gb $299
>>343511279
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU7BibxgQSM
Its OC is okay with a better cooler.
>>343511358
19:10?
>RX480
>Barely beats GTX 970 for $199
>1060
>Barely beats GTX 970 for $299
Why should i root for Nvidia again?
>>343496876
Has AMD commented on the frying motherboards issue?
>>343511671
It's such a shame. Euroland will have prices like 379 for the 6gb, 320 for the 3gb. Calling it.
>>343511718
16:10
>>343511791
But the question is, does it?
I don't know whether I should get a 1070 or 1080 for 1440p.
>new amd card destroys your computer
Why would I get a new video card before 4K becomes the standard? My current card is running things on max or near-max at 1080p120
>>343511794
They made a statement that they're going to push a driver update to fix the issue on Tuesday. It'll most likely be them undervolting the cards. Good news is everyone is doing that anyway to reduce the temps and for the most part it's completely stable at stock clocks.
>>343511896
1440 at 60 or 144 is the real question.
>>343511905
Forgot my pic...
>>343511905
>he didn't spend enough money on his motherboard.
Deserved it desu.
>>343511910
No card can do 4k well yet.
Wait for the AMD680/Nvidia1280.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyAg0h7uxv8
>We could get graphics close to this already if the retarded 4k meme and 144hz meme didn't come.
Honestly just give me a fucking gun.
Nobody even cares about the quality of the graphics anymore. Everything is just this fucking 4K.
>>343511979
I'm a poorfag, you fucking idiot, if I had money I'd just buy nvidia.
>>343511123
That's such a huge markup from suggested retail price. Fuck, I was hoping to get one this summer
>>343511956
144
>>343512109
>baked lighting
who cares?
>>343512183
Then its probably the 1080.
>>343512213
>NOT baked lighting
Who gives a fuck?
>>343511671
>rx 480 is shit, buy the 1060 for 50 more dollaroos
Great advice nvidrones. Better performance for more money, who woulda thought
>>343512113
A good motherboard doesn't cost more than $150 USD. Probably one of the few parts to splurge the most on since it'll be dealing with everything you attach to it.
Don't jew on the mobo. It's gotta last a while.
>>343512327
If the rumors are true then its around the 970 which gets beaten by the 480.
So its basically a fucking failure.
Thx Nivida now i have to shill 300 more dollaros for the 1070
Waiting for the rx 470 because it can run most of the games I play on high 1080/60 anyways
>>343496876
I went 1080 because I decided 4k at 60hz on a 40 inch monitor is good for me.
No regret.
The RX 480 is the perfect entry-level card. It makes $500 builds not complete shit.
AMD is targeting the lower end of the market. Its a good thing.
>>343512327
What's wrong with that?
You buy a better product, you pay more. You're not getting cheap trash. You save a bit as well considering nvidia GPUs are always more efficient.
>>343496876
I was contemplating an AMD (Sapphire) card again for Freesync, but I'll just wait until the EVGA 1070's get restocked, as planned
I wouldn't risk my computer with these, desu.
>>343512449
>You buy a better product, you pay more. You're not getting cheap trash
If the 1060 will have the performance of a 970 then only a complete braindead retard would buy it instead of a 480
>>343512526
>only a complete braindead retard would buy it instead of a 480
Or somebody who just doesn't want to destroy his computer.
>>343512454
You could always wait for aftermarket 480's which'll come with 8+pins.
But I can't force you nigguh, buy what you like.
>>343511438
Same here man, I feel nostalgic about it desu, like my 7870 was decent, but I sold it to my mate who needed a decent card, but this card has served me so well, and i know I'd sell it cheap, but I suppose I could invest it in another part for my PC
>>343512449
Most people are just looking for a 1080/60, when someone asks for a replacement and retard recommends basically a better card because it costs more money then the point is moot. "hurr hurr, buy this shoe it has custom soles, o yeah it costs $50 more of course"
