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Which do you have?
Are you upgrading to any of the new cards that've been announced? If so, what vidya are you looking forward to maxing out?
I've got a stock 660ti, and I'm upgrading to a 1080 FTW.
Looking forward to maxing out GTAV and Witcher 3.
>660ti
So I assume you play at 1080p 60fps?
The gtx 1080, and the gtx 1070 as well, are completely, utterly overkill for 1080p 60fps gaming. These cards are 1440p or 144hz cards. I mean it's your money, but just know you're wasting your own money by buying graphics cards that overkill for 1080p 60fps.
>>340375556
not op, but going with a 1070 and 144hz is my plan
I hope you have a good cpu and motherboard to support that fucking card.
>>340375556
I play 1080p at whatever my card can manage. I am getting a 1440p 144hz monitor. I'm super stoked.
>>340375647
Same here
>>340375656
I wonder will my 3570k be a bottleneck?
>>340375656
CPUs bottlenecking GPUs are much leas of an issue these days.
>>340375824
You should be fine.
Have a Sapphire Tri-X 290 here.
Gonna get that sweet sweet 490 once it's announced.
Is the 480 supposed to be on par with a 390x?
>>340375327
I love my 780ti.
I just splurged and bought all new computer parts today
>>340376036
>tfw I was considering a 390x before the 480 was announced
That price point, so good.
If I'm gonna get a GTX 1070 and I need a GPU now, can I buy a 970 from EVGA's site and then use their step up program to upgrade to a 1070 when they're released? I'm getting extremely impatient and I don't have a GPU right now to play precious vidya.
I want to build a desktop after 12 years. I'm only gonna be on 1080p 120 because that's all my tv shows. My friend said I could do well with R9 290x or 970. Is those good cheap cards, don't want to spend more than $250 (ebay or newegg).
>>340376232
Well, go on, show us.
I'm going to buy the 480 and hope to get 1440p at 60fps steady
Am I wrong to think this is a possibility?
I have a 980 Ti. Pic related to be specific.
Not upgrading this year since I have absolutely no reason to. I play on 1080p 60hz TV.
>>340376326
The 1070s come out on the 10th, you can wait two days man.
>>340376394
Yes.
Have 770 with 2 gigs. It's a pain in the ass that games require a shitton of vram I don't have, so I'm planning on getting 1070
>>340376484
what are you basing this off of? No benchmarks out yet
>>340376465
I want the ACX cooler though, fuck stock coolers. And it's gonna be like a month before they're released, tested, good drivers, and all that shit.
>>340375327
390 here. I should be fine for a while.
>>340376348
1080 and a i7-6700K along with it along with a new case and mobo. Upgrading from fairly old shit and a 970 which barely run games well with my new 1440p monitors
>>340376394
I don't think you'll be able to do 1440p 60fps maxed in newer games, but with some settings turned to high instead of ultra you might hit it.
>>340376250
>built my computer last year
>300 series gets announced
I fucking hated myself for a good month.
>>340376575
Then yeah, you can do that, I think. Make sure to read all the info they have on the step up program to be sure you're doing it right. I've never done it, myself.
>>340375327
I have a 4GB GTX 680. I'm hopefully going to be upgrading to a GTX 1080 in a few months, with a waterblock to add it to my custom loop (my GTX 680 is air cooled). This venture might get costly because I'll probably also need to add a 120x120mm radiator to my loop to compensate for the additional heat (I've got a D5 pump though, which should have no trouble driving a CPU, GPU and 360mm worth of radiators). I'll probably do it as a Christmas gift for myself. Hopefully by then there are some good waterblocks available.
>>340376758
Man, I've always thought watercooling was neat, but I've never OC'd hard enough to need it.
My 290 can't get any drivers to install. Even tried new BIOS. Still no luck. I shipped it to my bro in AUS for warranty. He's planning to wait this June for 480.
I'm a poorfag who still uses a GT630
>>340375556
well with 1080 you can 1080p 60fps for pretty much the next decade so I don't know if it actually is a waste
I'm upgrading to a 1070 fromintel HD 4000
>>340378057
With 1070 too, actually. Maybe not on ultra, though. It's just ~20% slower
thinking of getting my first gaming pc for when the 480 comes out, how good do you figure the Witcher 3 would run with a 480 and an i5 6500
>>340375327
I have pic related. Since I play 1080p 60 Hz it's ok, although it's definitely starting to show it's age with the latest games.
Say /v/, I'm seriously thinking about getting a gtx 1070, it's seems to be a decent jump in performance from my dusty 770. Might experience a little bit of bottleneck with my fx8350, but it shouldn't be anything to worry about considering it's OC'd to 4.6 GHz.
I was wondering though: when are third party 1070 gonna hit the market? I know the official release date of the reference 1070s is June 10th, but I'm not getting that impotent fanlet cooler.
>>340375556
It's called future-proofing. The 1070 is an extremely cost effective card that will guarantee you'll run ANYTHING at 1080p60fps for years to come.
>>340377342
There are benefits to water cooling even if you don't OC-- the biggest one being that you can have the fans run at a very low RPM which makes the performance whisper quiet.
>>340378214
Ouch. Have you only ever had onboard?
GTX 970 aka "Meme card"
it runs everything I throw at it,
no plans on upgrading anytime soon.
>>340378408
yessir. I'm ready to see the light.
I also only had dial-up internet until 2012 when I moved out on my own
>>340375327
I have a 970
I use three 1080p displays
I'll buy a new card once they make a $300 one that average games are capable of 4k/60fps
>>340378331
Eh, the fans on my rig are already almost noiseless even at higher speeds. Honestly I'm pretty amazed at how far fan tech has come since the days of jet engine FX 5800s. But still, fair point.
>>340375556
1070 can't even hit 60 w/hairworks.
i have an xfx 1gb radeon 7850
I think ill upgrade to an r9 480x for $200
im a poor college student so im not sure if its worth it.
>>340378674
That's not really a valid metric. Hairworks is poorly optimized gimpworks and doesn't even look good.
>>340378516
Oh, man. I wish I could experience the joy and ecstacy you're in for for the first time again. Cherish it, man. And don't forget it's okay to cry a little.
>>340375327
>Which do you have?
Poorfag
I'm getting a 1070. Currently using integrated. graphics because I've built my rig but the graphics card isn't out yet.t
>Got a 2k overclocked 165hz monitor on sale for dirt butt fucking cheap due to coupons and memorial day sale.
Predator XB1
>Got a GTX 1080 founders edition and already tested out DOOM and Overwatch at 2k resolution.
>Never hear the fan.
>Fucking never have a frame stutter.
>Dosent even heat.
>Slap it back down to 1080p cause I dont notice a difference but the monitor is a fucking dream.
I think my old monitor was total garbage, frame tearing, everything, but this motherfucker everything's just head shots, fantastic refresh rate.
>>340378496
I was gonna buy but didn't know
>>340376347
>richfag reporting in
My HTC Vive gets here on friday. I'm pretty hyped.
I have a Titan X for my Alienware laptop.
>>340378805
It's not even true, too.
At 1080p, the 1070 is always between 65-75fps.
Assuming you have a top, top line CPU because fuck Witcher 3 and it's cpu requirements.
>>340376394
We can't know, there aren't many benchmarks for the cards out. You'll definitely be able to handle it at 1440p 60fps at medium/low settings at worst.
>playing games in anything but 4k
wew lad.
>tfw going from a 570 2.5 to a 1070
No more 720p gaming for me.
Also, my air conditioning costs will go down.
If you buy any card from nVidia before they actually give you 2x performance over Maxwell AND HBM then you are simply retarded. The AMD competitor to the 1070 is only 200$ and has HBM right now.
Not saying AMD is good, but nVidia is shit tier right now.
>>340378057
>>340378236
>1070/80
>1080p 60fps over the next decade
Nvidia marketing actually did manage to bring literal retards from consoles to PC. Well done
>>340379132
>The AMD competitor to the 1070
Stop pushing this meme.
Everyone knows that the 1070 is a tier higher and performs as fucking such.
>>340379089
No cards hit reliable 60fps in all games at 4K yet. As soon as they do I'll be on board.
>>340376347
>don't want to spend more than $250
>>340379089
>Playing in garbage 4k when you can play in 8k.
>He didnt buy a $8,000 Sony 8k TV this year.
>>340379224
>Everyone knows
Prove it then.
I'm a poorfag and not paying more than $200 so I'm upgrading from a 660GTX to a rx480 which should be a three-fold jump in performance.
>>340379089
>tfw won't even need a GPU to play games in a few years because everything will be in 8K
:^)
>>340376465
They'll be sold out, jackass
>>340379263
Oh shit, really? I'm on a 780m right now.
>>340379263
You know what feels really shady about them selling it that low.
That they almost know its a fucking flop and they just want to sell as many as they can to poorfags until they announce the ultra 480 for $500
Just did a semi-major upgrade and sold my 980 Ti for $550 to get a GTX 1080, got a new case, and some better RAM then what I had previously (32GB is absolutely overkill, but RAM prices for DDR3 are so cheap right now, fuck it).
I do like the 1080 and I have not had the issues other have. However, if you can get a 980 Ti for $350 new or used, or a 1070, you are good. It boils down to your resolution at the end of the day, and framerate you want to play shit at.
i don't get the appeal of the 1070 and 1080.
according to steam hardware surveys, virtually no one games at higher than 1080p. those cards are built for 1440p, using them for 1080p shittery is just consumerist waste.
these cards are in a weird spot where they're too powerful to be useful to 95% of pc gamers. there's never going to be a time in the next 5-6 years where a gtx 1080 is appropriate for 1080p 60fps gaming.
i7-2600k + GTX 560
I was going to buy one of the new cards but Denuvo hasn't been cracked so there's no point.
>>340379390
VR anon. VR.
is this thing worth getting If I'm going with a 970 and an i5 6500
>>340379015
Why the fuck do you need 9 tb of storage?
>>340379341
Not really. Nvidia game themselves more time to produce the 1070, and uses more readily available parts than the 1080 (namely gddr5 vs gddr5x). They might sell out, but it won't be as bad as the 1080.
>>340379445
Doesn't matter.
With your CPU, you'll be bottlenecked by anything more than a 980.
No point.
>>340379390
VR ready and 8k output, and 8k tv's already exist for insane amounts of money, monitors are in the next year.
>>340379457
>3D
anon, stop. Go ultrawide.
>>340379390
They're for the VR retards to run their PS2 games at stable 90.
They're too powerful for 1080p ultra but not powerful enough for shit like hair works and downsampling. They're shit for 1440p too because GDDR5X isn't good enough.
They are cuck cards and you should not buy them, but everyone will anyway because they're retards.
>>340379484
Plus, all the aftermarket boards will be made in greater numbers for the xx70 cards.
Allegedly, EVGA is launching an aftermarket 1070 the same day that the reference comes out.
>>340379450
but much like resolutions higher than 1080p, no one is buying VR stuff.
for good reason too. VR is entirely minigames and little tech demos. in terms of gaming, it's just as gimmicky as the wiimote/psmove/kinect because it doesn't allow for proper movement of your character, which limits the amount of games that can be made for it.
>>340379475
Anon.. Don't question it.
>>340379390
8Gigs of VRAM. More power to play unoptimized games at 60fps. You can downsample other games.
>>340379390
1440p and 4k monitors haven't taken off because there wasn't the graphics cards to power them. This fixes that, especially with the 1070 making 1440p gaming cheaper.
>>340379484
I hope you're right
>>340379367
Yeah, I mean, I really really hope it's legit and a fantastic card and gives nvidia competition, but something about it has me thinking we'll be seeing a higher than normal failure rate.
>>340379475
>9?
>5+5+3+3+1
I also have a 24TB NAS, and that reason would be 2160p video production and 3d rendering. It's like no one here uses their PC for their job.
>>340375327
>FTW
KYS underage fag
>>340379648
How did you manage to fill 8 tb with memes
>>340379653
i feel like there's already been a bunch of cards with 8gb of vram, and that you don't need to blow $700 dollars in order to get 8gb
>>340379598
>cuck cards
We are not talking about your business card.
>>340379761
>yfw EVGA is by far the best brand
Gaming on a 60in 4k tv
290x
8350
16gb ram
6tb storage
>>340379761
>using "kys"
>calling anyone underage
>>340379770
There was no Nvidia cards with 8gb that cost $400.
http://www.abt.com/product/98940/LG-98-Silver-UHD-8K-LED-Smart-HDTV-With-WebOS-3.0-98UH9800.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=sc&utm_campaign=98UH9800&camptype=cpcUSGooglePLA&kwid=productads-adid^85724744524-device^c-plaid^43593727632-sku^98940-adType^PLA
>Not spending 79k on a 8k LG tv for the GTX1080 card to play vidya.
>>340379865
kys
>>340378496
>tfw you phone has more RAM in it than this card
>>340379390
1. VR
2. 1080p/144hz/144fps
3. 8K out
>>340379646
>no one is buying VR
>>340379769
That's only 5, anon-kun. 1tb of my space is nothing but old cartoons like time patrol, cow and chicken, along with animu and movies at 1080p
>>340378496
at 1080p
I must be a smart consumer.
I must wait for the aftermarket cards.
I must not purchase a Founders Edition.
Got a 960 4gb free, so I'm upgrading to a 1070 when it comes out this friday. Though I'm worried that my ol' i5 3350p would hold it back. Any tech savvy anons wanna educate my dumbass?
>>340379869
>nvidia
lmao@u
the 290 was better than the 770, the r9 390 was already better than the gtx 970, im gonna go out on a limb and assume that the 490 will be better than the 1070 as well.
I genuinely dont know shit about pc parts
Is there anything really important in terms of running games besides your cpu and gpu?
>>340379886
>LG
>DATINPUTLAG
>DAT 30HZ OR LESS
>Hdmi 2.0 can hardly support 2160p@60hz
Just get a fucking Vizio or Samsung if you're gonna do vidya on a TV.
>>340379942
>tfw your phone has a 1440p screen and costs as much as a 1440p monitor
>>340380023
the color of your LEDs contribute a lot to how your system handles
>>340380023
Decent ram.
Power supply.
>>340380023
a shitty PSU will make the whole thing fall apart
I bought a GTX1080 G1 yesterday. Should be here tomorrow. pretty excite.
>>340379996
whats the difference?
>>340379761
The irony
>>340375327
Currently I've got a GTX 560. It's finally met its match with Mirror's Edge Catalyst so I'm planning to upgrade.
>>340379390
News flash anon, most PC enthusiasts who have high end rigs also don't like to let companies spy on them. The people with this hardware do not let Valve, M$, or anyone else collect system data.
>>340375327
bought this second hand for 100 bucks canadian, did i get jewed?
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127884
>>340380126
The Founders Edition is more expensive and the fans are louder. You're paying to get it first.
>>340380113
>tfw overclocking on a green label cx600
>>340380126
The cooling really which means you can get an even higher potential overclock.
>>340380106
>Decent ram.
There's no point in getting anything other than cheapest Kingston ram.
>>340379390
I want fucking consistency.
For the nest 2-4 years, I want to stick any fucking game on my PC, hit ultra and run at 60fps without me fucking around on it.
1080p is plenty for me.
>>340379761
>not knowing FTW is EVGA's aftermarket branding
At least look at the OP image before you post.
>have
GTX980ti
>getting
GTX1080
Gonna be glorious, bros.
>>340380103
I'll set them to green so it cant overheat
And red if i overclock !
>>340380239
Cooling on Founders is shittier than ASUS cooling
XFX DD r9 390. Not upgrading this year
>>340379996
>Be rich as fuck.
>Buy a new GTX every time a new best one comes out.
>Take the old card to goodwill.
>In fact, take all my old pc shit to goodwill all the time.
>Take computers there too with GTX980's in them.
>Know some dumb motherfucker is buying them.
>Wheel a 70 inch LG in there a year ago
you sure you dont want this op, it looks expensive
>I dont give a fuck.
>>340375824
gonna upgrade my 3570k cpu in 1-2 years the 3570k is still killin
>>340380020
>It's an AMD shill post
Move along everyone, nothing to see here.
>>340380268
If you have an older, but decently overclocked CPU, like a 4.5 Sandy Bridge, 2133 ddr3 can make up 80-90% of the difference between you and a brand new cpu.
>>340378057
Not really. Just look at how the 580, 680 or even 780 is holding up.
Like don't get me wrong if you're not a graphics whore these cards can last a long time, but it makes far more sense to spend $200 on a card that plays todays games at ultra/60 and then upgrade every 2 years than to try and make a $600 card last six years.
>>340380268
>What is CAS latency
>>340380367
buy me a 1080 please
>>340380424
Irrelevant.
>>340379643
Well that would be fucking sweet.
EVGA always made decently OCd, well cooled and quality GPUs. Not even shilling right now.
Or... I just might get the Gigabyte one. They tend to have a lesser lifespan than EVGA's, but their factory overclocking is fucking insane.
>>340375327
>have GTX670
>want R9 480
looking forward to getting some decent FPS in Black Desert
>>340379390
I don't want 60fps I want 144+fps at 1440p
>>340380023
CPU and GPU are most important. Nowadays GPUs are the bottleneck so GPU is probably most important because most decent CPUs will do just fine.
RAM is mostly the same, as long as you have 8gb of DDR3 or DDR4 you're doing great. (difference between DDR3 or DDR4 is minuscule by the way)
rest of stuff is just system health. you want a well built motherboard that has good warranty and fits all ur shit.
you want a case you like b/c you have to look at the damn thing for the next decade and you want it to fit all of ur shit inside of it.
power supply needs to be from a reputable manufacturer with the necessary wattage and a good warranty
you might look at a aftermarket CPU cooler if you're overclocking or want something quiet or fancy, but the stock cooler that comes with the CPU is usually just fine.
then there's peripherals like disk drives and dildo holsters.
I'll play in 4k when a single card can support 60fps ultra 90% of the time.
>>340379982momma had a chicken,
momma had a cow,
dad was proud,
he didn't care how
>>340380428
>Not being the son of a Saudia Arabian oil king.
>Dosent own golden GTX1080's.
>>340379670
1440p has been playable for years.
4K will remain niche for years.
>>340380473
I always go EVGA for customer service.
I literally blew up my 970 and they replaced it after a phone call.
>>340380337
what benefit are you getting from this $700 expenditure?
I'm new to PC building
are card launches always this messy?
>>340380593
Yes.
Always.
>>340380551
1440p has been playable on expensive cards and medium tier cards with lower settings.
my 280x is shitting itself
How do I wait for the 1070
>>340380564
This makes me mad, I couldn't go EVGA for my 1080 and went MSI, not that I haven't had good experiences with MSI, but holy shit Ive had EVGA for years now.
>EVGA 1080's sold out from here to never.
Niggers I have a 6870
waiting on Polaris
>>340380593
It's worse than console wars desu.
>>340380528
>golden GTX1080
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcuAw77J8_Y
>>340380486
Hey anon
Would this be a good case? I pulled it out of some fag's trash.
>>340375327
GTX 770 here.
Don't know if its worth upgrading now or not. I've played quite a few modern games on this card and as much as people claim that games are poorly optimized these days it just doesn't run games as well as I would hope for.
Is the new Radeon 480 worth going for? $200 for 1070 levels of performance sounds great.
>>340380793
Oh wait, I just looked it over.
It's bigger than this one and has three built-in fans, two in the bottom and one in the front.
Same manufacturer though.
980
no
>>340380853
Considering how bad Nvidia fucked you guys, I'd go with the 480.
But if you want the highest current performance, you have to go with the 10XX series.
>>340379052
Seriously, wtf is this game doing with this much cpu usage! I know the game looks fucking amazing, but gpu should be the one choking not cpu!
I got a R9 270x 4gb thrown into a bundle I got yesterday for £200.
(FX8350, 2x8gb Ram, R9 270X, MSi 970 Gaming motherboard)
So that would be my best card. Before that it was a R7 250 in an office PC.
I'm going to get a RX 480 when they come out. Should set me up for cheap and comfy gaming for some time.
>>340378496
such a liar. it struggles with modern games like rise of the tomb raider
>>340380765
Fuck no. These blow over in a month or so. Console Wars are a permanent cancer that's always plaguing the site.
>>340380853
480 is not 1070. It's around 980 level of performance. On the other hand 1070 will give you 2x performance of your 770, which equals Titan X.
>>340380853
>$200 for 1070 levels of performance sounds great.
Please don't believe misinfo.
They compared CF'd 480s to a 1070.
I was gonna wait for the 480, but I currently have no GPU at all, and I really really really want to play videogames, so I'm probably gonna cave and buy a 1070.
>>340380853
Not even AMD is saying it has 1070 levels of performance. The 1070 will handily outperform the 480 and AMD has no trouble admitting that, they're just not in the same price bracket.
>>340380935
Has to do with NPC actions and population.
There's a reason that FPS always tanks in Novigrad.
>>340380593
Usually it's messier, to be honest.
Have a 660TI, gonna buy an used 970 once 1070 hits the market.
>>340376036
>>340376250
I wants to get ati but nvidea gansters keep buying devs to optimise games for their card. Fucking whoresons
>>340381004
But GPUs are released all throughout the year. Eventually AMD will release the next Fury and Nvidia will release the 1080ti. And then six months later there will be a new architecture from both sides and even more shitposting.
>>340381047
>>340381013
>>340381005
>>340380929
Hmm, $379 is outside of my budget though.
>>340375327
>maxing out badly optmized and downgraded console ports
my sides are in orbit
>>340381185
save up more then.
>>340375327
I have 980ti
want 1080ti
Stuck with nvidia because wife bought me a gsync monitor
1070 or RX 480?
personally myself, I'm waiting until the high end ATI cards to come out and then see. At the very least to hope it drives prices down at least a little before I choose.
Tho if the ATI card has decent/better performance at a decent price difference then I may just go that option instead
>>340381172
True but there's also the fact that there are only about 3 of these threads at one time, max. At any given point in time no matter when, be it E3 or Christmas, there are always a minimum of 10 console war threads or some redundant, pointless thread bashing Sony or Nintendo.
>>340375327
I have an R9 380. It plays what I want well enough at 1080p. I probably won't ever get a new card because the amount of new games I play is less and less every year.
I'm going to stick with my 970 until 4K @ 60fps is viable
>>340381296
These cards aren't competing with each other. The 1060 is what would be competing with the 480, but that's not even announced yet. All we have is leaks saying it'll have 6gb vram.
>>340381270
...I suppose that I could sell my copy of Shining Force III for it.
But is it really worth it?
>>340381309
kill yourself
>>340381507
Are you a NEET or something?
Also don't sell anything you dummy
>>340381296
If you have a 1080p 60hz monitor the 480. 1440p and/or 144hz the 1070.
>>340381454
This is probably a good idea for everyone.
I would stick with a 970 or the RX 480 when it drops at the end of the month. If the GTX 1080 can't do 4k at 60fps then it's not worth the money. No reason to upgrade if a card can't do that.
>>340381565
>Are you a NEET or something?
Unemployed for a year.
Unless I can get a job somehow I'm stuck at home.
>>340381296
The RX 480 has 400 more stream processors than the 1070 but only has 4gb vram
>>340380853
770 fag here too.
I think I'm going with nvidia, I literally can't with AMD's nonexistent driver support. Last week I spent couple of hours trying to find and install a driver for some retarded mobile GPU on my laptop at work. Turns out that for many mobile cards AMD has literally no standalone drivers and their site forces you to download and install their catalyst bullshit a thousand times without ever getting the dirvers you're looking for.
As far as nvidia's drivers being shit and making houses burn down, that's as meme as memes get. Most of my friends are nvidiots and I never, ever heard anyone having temp issues with their GPUs. Same goes for my gtx770 - the shit stays at 72-75 degrees at full load.
The 480 looks like a decent card, but I don't have much time nowadays and I just like to plug my new GPU in the slot, install the fucking drivers and be done with it. And from what I know and hear (never really used an AMD GPU, except from a few mobile cards, 2 of which literally burned the fuck out), AMD is decent, but shit enough in quite a few departments, both hardware, software as well as customer service wise. And that's enough for me to go nvidia.
>>340381649
Well get the best AMD card you can buy until then.
>>340380989
lies. i run it fine 1080p 60fps
is a 750w psu enough? I don't plan on overclocking
>>340381454
I'd rather have 1440p/144fps anyways.
>>340380184
>100 Canadian Dollar equals
78.51 US Dollar
For a 370? Nah, that's a solid price. Bonus if it's actually the 4GB version.
Currently with 970
Runs great on all games, but suffers greatly when running dual monitors.
Waiting to see users review on the 10 series. The 3.5gb setup on 970 did damaged my ratings on nivida. May switch to amd if Nivida cheat again.
>>340381774
A GOOD 500 or 550w is enough.
A Supernova G2 500w or something will work fine with a 1070 and an overclocked cpu.
>>340375327
I have a 280x, upgrading to a Sapphire 480 (if it ain't shit).
My 144hz freesync monitor is coming in a few days too.
>>340380750
tfw I managed to snag the last evga 1080 after the gigabyte one sold out before I had the chance to order it today
>>340381565
nah happy as I am thankyou, if I can save a few bucks and get good/top tier performance I'll be happy. If I can't, welp there will be better versions of the cards most likely out to buy for the current premium prices.
>>340381774
Have 650w. More than enough to run even two gpus
thoughts? I bought a chapter of the new hitman and I'm getting like 40fps on both 1080p and 1440p with things set to low in certain areas
>>340381826
It is the 4GB version. I was playing Red Orchestra 2 on very high settings today and feeling the opposite of buyer's remorse.
>>340379015
so rich you don't even comprehend building a nas, or raiding ssds, or buying intel ssds. pls spend your trust fund on something else, this image only makes you look stupid.
>>340381662
I'm going to get the 8gb model.
A bit more, but I think it will be worth the extra.
>>340375327
got a 980, might upgrade to 1080ti if/when that comes
>>340381826
>the 4gb meme on shit cards
Yeah, nah. It's useless. A 4gb 960 is useless. A 4gb 380 is somewhat useful, but in most of the games not.
The 370 is useless with 4gb. It's not powerful enough to push to the VRAM limit.
>>340382169
It will most likely not be able to push that 8gb because it's not powerful enough. 8GB is a meme.
>>340380412
>580, 680
their issue is that the new gen of consoles came out that finally allowed the developers to up the grafiks of the avg game
the next gen of consoles will arrive in 2020 or something so there's plenty of time for no progress
>290x XF
I'm going to be getting a new card this year simply because fuck dual gpus. I've had so many fucking issues with crossfire. Having dual gpu's is fucking pointless if the games are not optimized for it. So god damn frustrating.
GTX 980 Ti here, play at 1080p currently so it's acceptable for another year or two.
When and where will the next wave of 1080's be available for purchase for list price $599?
>>340375556
660ti owner here, the card struggles with a lot of newer games (because it's an old card). I'm thinking of picking up a 980 or 970 in a few weeks as the prices are starting to drop.
>>340382578
>acceptable for another year or two
As long as Nvidia doesn't try to cripple older cards again, I'd say you could go for almost 3 years. 980ti is such an overkill at 1080p.
>>340382578
>980ti
>only 1080
jesus anon I hope you DSR atleast.
>"release date: june 10th"
>except the good less expensive ones come out weeks after that
>and you probably won't even be able to get a fuckin purchase on the 10th because they're so painfully understocked
>>340382267
That's why it's just a bonus though.
>>340375327
gtx560
And I don't even know when I will be able to upgrade. Actually I need to buy new motherboard, cpu, psu and gpu. Feels bad man.
>>340375556
>1080 and 1070 are overkill for 1080p 60fps
>980 and 970 are overkill for 1080p 60fps
>780 and 770 are overkill for 1080p 60fps
>680 and 670 are overkill for 1080p 60fps
Poeple say this every fucking time. Then those cards eventually become required to run games at 1080p 60fps very quickly.
>>340382913
980ti can't handle 4k at steady 60.
>DSR from less than 4x
Disgusting
>>340376597
>he fell for the skylake meme
>>340383204
Well why aren't you on 1440?
It's a sizable jump.
>>340383154
Damn man, are you a broke ass college student as well? I've been using a 570 for over 5 years now.
>>340380989
Stop meming. I've literally never had a problem with it. if there's ever any problem, it's the game's horrible optimization and everyone has the same problem no matter their card.
>>340383291
>i7 for gaming
>>340383291
>/v/ don't realize DDR4 actually run games worse because of shit timings
>>340383419
>He doesn't have a 4790k @ 4.9
shit's great
>>340383383
neet for 5 years
>>340381296
>buying amd
>ever
t. former amd owner
It's not worth it, trust me.
>>340383291
alright, now compare it to kaby in 4 months. i'm perfectly fine with a z170&6100 until then.
>>340383201
trolling?
I have a 980
kill me
I will cling to the possibility that I am able to purchase a 1070 on Friday
>>340383419
Where the fuck have you been? Modern games have been using more than 4 threads for a while now.
>>340383291
what am I looking at here
>>340383563
>kill me
Why?
980s are great.
>>340383532
...have you played a modern game recently?
>>340383596
>i have no idea what i'm talking about the post.
>>340383761
troll
>>340383690
It literally spells it out for you. is this satire? Even a tech illiterate person would know what's going on.
>>340383761
Confirmed for troll.
Still on a GTX 560Ti-448.
Was hoping Nvidia would come out with a 1060Ti but it doesn't seem like they're interested in coming out with a decent mid-range card.
I'm tempted to go for the R9 480 instead.
>>340383804
>>340383841
Is this some new meme I don't know about?
>>340383419
>missing the point of the post
Autism.
>>340384159
you're arguing between having a 12 inch penis and a 14 inch penis
they're both overkill
>>340383291
This. I'm amazed at how people do 0% research and just buy shit because it's new. 4790k is still king when it comes to gaming, and you can get one cheap when it goes on sale.
>>340380040
because it's fun to play on a 6 inch display
>>340384226
>still being retarded
The point is that he overpayed for a shittier i7 cpu when he could have payed less and got a better i7 cpu. Never was this ever about "i7 is the best for gaming, you have to get one no matter what".
Sure they're both 'overkill', that's not the fucking point.
Can I get 120+ fps on modern games like ds3 and witcher 3 with an rx 480?
>>340384572
>hey guys can this card that is not out yet do 'x'
Kill yourself.
H-h-here I go.
>>340375327
I have the meme card. I'm content considering I'm still using my 1680x1050 monitor.
there are absolutely no good games that require top of the line graphics cards. the witcher 3 was stretching my hardware, but honestly I could handle 50-60 fps is that, it didnt bother me enough to upgrade. no, honestly I didnt notice.
I'll probably get the RX480
>>340381472
>1080/60
RX 480 (8GB)
>1440/60
>1080/144
GTX 1070
>>340385004
Or just tone down the settings a little
not everything has to be maxed out unless you're autistic
So, while on topic, I have this loud as fuck Dynex 520W PSU I got years ago. Still going strong but I feel like I need an upgrade, preferably something more quiet. I also plan on getting the GTX 1070 when it comes out.
Also another question, would a Canadian store, lets say Best Buy or Canada Computers have the 1070 on release date? Or would I have to order online?
>>340375327
1080 is garbage.
Wait for Volta to handle 4k at 60fps
>>340380040
>1440p phone
>>340385082
Especially on witcher 3. High settings vs Ultra has almost no difference.
>>340384785
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYKPdNvH800
>>340385004
but we want 100+ fps on the witcher 3 -w-
Do I have to preorder to be able to get either of the new cards?
>>340385431
the 1080s are currently out 1070s on friday I think
>>340378293
This was said about the 980ti/980/970/960...
>>340383201
The 980 and 970 aren't good enough for 1080p 60 fps even now.
>>340375327
I have a MSI 980TI
not upgrading to 1070/1080, gonna wait for the next round of cards, interested in HBM
Have a 760 GTX. DESU it's fine and it'd probably last me a few more years, but I dislike having only 2GB of VRAM so I'm thinking of buying a 1070 soon.
WHO 390 MASTER RACE HERE
Thinking of upgrading my shitty 7870 from 2012 to something like a 1080. Would FTWs EVGA aftermarket card would be the better one to pick up given EVGAs long ass coverage?
I have an r9 390 but a really shitty amd 8 core cpu from like 2011. It's really shitty since I don't notice much of a performance boost at all. I really just need to buy a new MB and Cpu.
i5 6500 good for a cpu?
>>340385713
Precisely my point. That is with hairworks and other diminishing returns stuff on though. I get a stable 60 with everything on Ultra except grass density and foliage distance on my 970.
>>340386361
Just get a 4690, you retard.
>buying newly released intel cpus for gaming
enjoy your 3% increase in performance for a 200% extra cost. Or in this case>>340383291
less fucking performance.
I'm using the Radeon HD7750 1GB GDDR5 by XFX. Good low power card.
I'm running an i7-4770 and a gtx770. I'm thinking about upgrading but I'm not sure what flavour of nvidia I want to go with. Maybe a 980.
>>340375327
I'm building my first gaming PC from scratch soon.
Gonna put a 1070 in there.
>>340385713
It's funny that they use SLI and crossfire in their benchmarks when its widely known that dual gpus have shit tons of problems on w3.
>>340386656
Take your time anon.
And remember to keep everything organized.
Screws, cables, etc
It's gonna feel great once you boot up windows for the first time and open speccy to see your hard work.
1080 here, waiting for a waterblock for it.
Planning on 1440p 21:9 @100hz. Waiting on the Acer X34p thats coming out
>>340386845
It's even better the second time when you're not scared as fuck and know what you're doing. Building a PC is really cozy then. It was a nightmare the first time I did it just because of the anxiety.
What's the point of upgrading now? There hasn't been an emulator since the Wii which even my 7 year old desktop plays fine, and the WiiU emulator is going to take a while longer to get running.
No good new games for the PC either, all the best shit are roguelikes you can play on a calculator.
>>340379390
Longevity anon.
Everyone who isn't a moron knows that 1080p is a perfectly good resolution and that unless you are using a massive screen you will not really be able to see much difference at higher resolutions.
Thus people buy a 1070 or 1080 so they can play their games at max settings and 1080p resolution for the next 5 years before having to upgrade. At which point they will be able to make a massive leap to whatever truly revolutionary leap in technology requires that much more power to run instead of having to upgrade their cards every 1 or 2 years just to keep up because they keep buying stuff that's barely good enough to run Ultra and then quickly gets out paced.
>>340379390
>being a 60fps pleb
>settling for the mundane
I want 144fps. I doubt even this new line will be able to support that for every game. I'm waiting for Volta.
>too powerful
There is no such thing. Stop settling for shit.
How long does it take for the aftermarket GPUs to come out? I'm want to get a 1080, but not the founder's edition.
>>340375327
>and I'm upgrading to a 1080 FTW.
>Falling for the 3.5 all over again.
>>340387489
supposedly FTWs 1080 comes out on the 17th of this month.
>>340386929
>Foundry Edition
Even with proper cooling it doesn't OC well. You wasted $800 on a gimped card.
Overclockers got so desperate they had to use solder to short circuited some of the resistors to get decent OCs.
I bought a 980 ti recently before the 1080 was announced. I'm having no problems running any game but not sure if i should try to sell it now
>tfw Titan
I can't buy a new gfx card tell at least 2 more years from now. My pride won't allow it. I can't admit that I wasted a shit ton of money and got almost nothing in return.
Okay, anons. After 7 years with my 1680x1050 monitor, I want to get rid of it and upgrade, and probably buy a 1070, too. The question is, what do I get?
1080@144
or
1440@60Or ask for a few more hours at work for a couple months, save up, and get a 1440@144 and a 1080 instead of 1070.
I'm not at all interested in a 4k monitor. I mostly play single player or co-op but occasionally do competitive online.
>>340387674
>1080@144
If you don't play games like CS then don't waste your money.
>>340387591
I can run it at 2200 core speed all day (fan speed at 100%). It over clocks fine. Also the few benchmarks I've seen show's the AiB cards being on the same level as founders.
>>340385713
I want to replay that game on Ultra settings, thats mainly why I am upgrading my GTX680.
But to be honest, I can still play every game with that GPU, just not on the highest settings anymore, which does not mean that the games look like shit.
I'm selling my crossfire setup to my roommate, two 290X's, and using the money to buy a 1080. I'm still using a 1080 monitor but I figure if I ever upgrade to a 1440 I'll have a strong card to go with it.
>>340379942
it really doesn't
>the 980ti barely dropped in price with the 1080 releasing
What
They're almost equally expensive
I have a shitty R9 270 that requires disabling 2D for it to not crash due to low voltage in 2D mode while playing back videos in brower.
80 bucks though, can't complain. It plays every game decently. Helps that I've reverted back to a 1680 x 1050 monitor for now due to other monitors that are 1080 or 1200 being dead.
Will either upgrade when I have money left over for a big ass 21:9 screen or finally get into VR. Don't know what I'll get, but I don't think I'll stick with AMD.
Bought a 280x last week.
Runs everything fine on ultra so i'm not planning on upgrading
>>340388268
Nothing make sense to me atm. I've even checked gumtree and ebay and people are still selling their 980tis for $900 AUD
>>340387489
we only have this one atm https://www.pccasegear.com/products/35632/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1080-g1-gaming-8gb
shouldn't be long
>>340387765
Not even custom boards OC higher than 2050-2100MHz. You are not getting 2200MHz out of a reference board.
>>340387674
a 1440p g-sync monitor would be your best option
even though the 1070 currently does great at 1440p, it's probably not powerful enough that it'll still get 60+ fps with everything maxed in games a year or two from now
that's where g-sync comes in. in shit that's already out or not that demanding, your 1070 will plow through it and you won't get any tearing plus superior image quality at 1440p. in more demanding stuff and shitty AAA ports, your experience will be much less jerky and significantly more smooth when you drop below the 60fps threshold thanks to g-sync. I'm on team red but my freesync monitor has been my favorite pick up in the last couple of years, 45fps now looks and feels nearly as smooth as 60+.you should still wait for the rx 490 to be shown most likely at e3 in the upcoming weeks and grab a freesync monitor instead though
>>340388857
g-sync shits up the response rate though
>>340388268
Give it a month or so before buying anything for prices to adjust.
Shit just came out so companies are hoping to fool a few stupid people out of as much money as possible before they have to lower the prices.
>>340388857
The only thing that would prevent max is shadows.
But maxed shadows are most often pure bloat.
>>340375327
GTX980 at 1440p, struggling to reach 60fps at ultra on Witcher 3
Though I'm keeping it, will upgrade whenever there's a cheap card that's more powerful than my 980.
i got a gtx 670 thinking about upgrading to the new amd card.
would my i5 3470 bottleneck it or im good to go?
970 here
Not upgrading since i always get games one or 2 years down the line when they get in bundles & deep discounts.
>>340389061
>Witcher 3 ultra
Is this the new Crysis?
980 should be fine for WQHD at least until Volta/Navi if you don't use ridiculous settings.
>>340389430
>Is this the new Crysis?
No, but it's the only demanding game I've played in the last year.
>>340375327
I have a OG Titan from 2013. I'm waiting for the 1080 Ti and then I'll put my Titan in my GFs computer, which currently has a 760 in it. I'll probably sell it to my friend who has an identical 760 in it for that sweet sweet SLI
My Titan is fine for now though.
>>340389430
>new Crysis
No, just very poor optimization.
1080, will possibly go 1080ti if the jump is worth it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IevrJgHhM5U
umm ahh edition
>>340375556
I have a 660 and it can't even play my main game (GW2) at 60 when set to max graphics, I have to turn down shadows, reflections and AA or I end up with 40.
>tfw too poor to update to the 1080
>>340375327
crossfired 2gb msi 7970s... or something...? I literally traded a bike for these cards, I dunno. I can max most games though.
Sometimes I feel like I should get an AMD on my next upgrade because of nvidia's cheeky business practices but I also don't want to fuck over my own computers performance.
I bought a gtx 960 last month, not too fussed because its still a great card and my 650ti was still doing pretty well for itself. But I have a theory with upgrades
I'm thinking that when the 1070 and 1080 come out (both of which are better than the Titan) all the austic people who need "The best GFX" will sell their Titans. Because you can get a 1070 for around £400 then will need to sell their second hand Titans for around £300. If thats the case I will sell my 960 and snap one up, they will still be awesome cards for years to come.
>>340375556
We are talking about playing games made after the year 2007.
>660ti 60fps.....ummmm on what minesweeper or solitaire
>>340375327
980 playing on 1080p.
The Witcher 3 runs at 60 fps with Everything on Ultra except Shadows and Foliage on High. Without Hairworks you can bump everything to Ultra.
Overwatch runs at a solid 120 fps.
Dark Souls 3 at 60 fps.
Last time I upgraded was when TW3 came out, and the time before when TW2 came out. I have no plan on upgrading until something I absolutely want to enjoy to it's fullest by pumping the graphics to max comes out.
>>340375327
Sapphire R380 4G
Only bought it because my old card died. Considering i barely play graphics intensive games, it's more than enough for me.
>>340380367
Who cares?
>>340390530
So you mean you can get 60fps on the witcher, not constant though and you need 0 hairworks
overwatch 120fps im calling bollocks on unless you set to medium. Also it wont be constant.
Im getting 120fps but thats with a 1080 and a mate says his 980ti wont do 120fps on high
>>340390841
What? Overwatch runs at a solid 120 with absolutely everything maxed.
And I have hairworks on on TW3, just Foliage and shadows on High instead of Ultra and get 60 fps.
>>340387762
I don't play them a ton, but I do occasionally play them. Enough that it's the reason I'm considering 144hz. I mostly just want to see how if the difference is as significant as people make it sound like.
>>340388857
I'm up in the air about G/Freesync. It looks nice, but I'm not sure if it's +$150 over just using vsync in non-twitchy games or dealing with the tearing levels of nice.
going to get newest Titan
sold all my old parts already now sitting here and hoping shit to release lol
>>340375647
>1070 and 144hz is my plan
not going to happen, you need 4k 60-70fps capable card for 144hz 1440p
>>340390957
you will have to wait until 2017 for new titan
>>340375327
upgrading to 1070 from 970 once third-party cards are announced. I'm probably not going to go above 1440p so the 1070 is perfect for me.
>>340384497
No dingbat, the point is that the price needs to come down on 1440p monitors.
>>340390951
>just using vsync in non-twitchy games or dealing with the tearing levels of nice.
there is no tearing at 120hz+ at any fps, at 144hz you cna't even tell what fps it is if it doesn't go below 40
I see fs/gsync useful only for laptops or low freq monitors
I'm going to be laughing so hard when nvidia gimps these cardss while my 290x is still as fast as ever
>>340391037
maybe but the chip for 1080 ti and Titan is already around and since Nvidia keeps same release patern it should take that long
Remember when I bough 980 short after 980 Ti released and the Titan wasn't worth it even tho 980 was decent overall
>>340391173
I wouldn't buy anything until both parties launch flagships
>>340390350
i'd like to buy this one, but at the same time i'd like to have a VR ready card, but at the same time i'll never buy a $800 headset. what do my friend?
>installed a meme card last week
>games I used to run smoothly have started to stutter like fuck
It's been getting humid as fuck recently but the card's still keeping cool. Or it might be the new driver update.
>>340391226
by the time vr becomes(if ever) mainstream we will see at least 3 more generations
>>340391242
>the new driver update
it is, in some games 980 fell lower than 390 after 1080 driver
>>340375327
970 memecard, won't be upgrading for another series or 2.
>>340388668
so before i post proof of my overclock you are admitting the AIBs are no better then Founders for overclocking with water cooling?
>>340391224
AMDs flagships going to release when ? October?
By the time NVidia should be ready with 1080 ti i guess. But my last AMD card was 7950 3gb oc with terrible coil whine under load and very noisy weak cooler from sapphire. Not sure if I should go for AMD again.
>>340391307
Never update drivers unless it's known and confirmed that it does something for the games you play. Still using 359.06 and never had any troubles with more recent games that had specific drivers released for them.
>>340391419
So should I roll back a few updates? I'm not even playing these recent games anyway.
>>340391396
>By the time NVidia should be ready with 1080 ti i guess
no, 1060 is september best bet
1080ti is 2017
>>340391419
*unless it's amd drivers becuas ethey've been increasing single thread performance 5% every release
What would be the best card to aim for with a budget of $1000? Should I wait until the RX 480 is out?
>>340391307
I doubt the old drivers are better.
Nvidia just stopped doing performance improvements for Maxwell in preparation for Pascal.
Maxwell is incredibly dependent on driver updates to perform well.
>>340391562
for now yes, but wait for benchmarks
>>340391498
If the newest drivers hurt your framerate, then yeah, definitely.
>>340391518
Yea need source on that.
I don't care about midrange. 1080 Ti or Titan even if in 2017. I'm fine with my setup for 1080p anyways. And AMD has to show off first to impress buyers.
>>340375327
GTX 950
8GB RAM
i5 processor
1TB
How did I do for my first PC /v/?
Running everything pretty smoothly and I havnt had a single problem with performance or stuttering of any kind
How long will it last until games become more demanding?
>>340390350
>>340391226
So your upgrade theory is, that instead of buying a newer model you'll be spending a little bit less on a overpriced older model?
That's fucking retarded, get a 980ti or don't bother at all with old cards, AMD's cards will probably be better than the rest of the 900 series, and they could even release something better as flagship
Titans are not even decent gaming cards, they're just for bragging and will age awfully
>>340375327
I should upgrade my i5 2500k before getting one of those cards right?
>>340391680
no
sandy to haswell IPC is 20%
4,1 2500k runs as well as stock haswell
>>340391662
you're fine dude decent rig
pretty sure you will be fine with 1080p high settings overall
>>340391665
Pretty much this.
>titans are wank,
>980 isnt worth even going near
>980ti yes worth getting
I mean christ I dislike the AMD stuff but Id rather have one of theirs than a 980 or titan.
Also If you think you can get a titan for $300 then you will be either waiting 10 years or pay that for someone to steal you one
Any reviews of custom GTX1080 cards? I've seen ASUS Strix review at kitguru, but looking for more before making a purchase
>>340391604
Alright, thanks. I am currently playing gameson a laptop, so I am looking forward (maybe a bit too much) to building a decent computer
R9 390 here. Getting a 490 later this year or early next.
>I fell for the freesync meme
>>340391964
No but I watched a youtube video (3 episodes) of a guy stripping and adding a watercooler to a 1080. Was interesting how low it ran.
He used a 980ti cooler
I play 1080p at 144hz. Should I get a 1080 or 1070? I can afford both.
For reference, got a 280x atm, and an i7-2600k that still kicks ass.
>>340375327
650ti
Not upgrading this year because I mostly play old crap anyway. It's good enough for new games but it's starting to get old. The gigabyte 2-fan version keeps temps really low but it still can't compete the tiny 750ti
Next one will be a decent mid-range AMD card.
>>340391662
Good rig for 1080p, could still have a better gpu
You should be fine for at least 2 years.
>>340392089
1080 for absolute utter 1080p overkill, unless your cpu kills itself you won't have a genuine non-developed bottle neck until 2020.
>>340392031
Got a link for that? Sounds interesting
>>340391964
http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/asus_gtx_1080_strix_review/1
https://youtu.be/jkaobsHprhs?t=398
https://youtu.be/NX2Grqol7xg?t=305
https://youtu.be/xS4RPj7IPGM?t=345
there's a few
>>340392167
Even if I want to push every game at max settings to at least 144fps minimum?
>>340375327
Overclocked GTX680 running at +250 Mhz. Will be upgrading to 1080 once there are more reviews available and the prices stabilize a little. So far the only cards available in my country are Founder Editions priced at almost $1000 thanks to third party reseller jews.
>>340392181
https://youtu.be/ukCl9QuYI54
Thats episode 2
>>340392280
>>340392373
Thanks guys, will check them out
Should I buy an AMD 480 w/ 8GB? I have a 970 right now.
>>340392674
Id go 1070
>>340375556
They're overkill for 1440p as well, you'll be just fine with a cheaper one. Problem is they can't perform for 4k which they're meant to.
>>340387919
You know what's funny, it doesn't look that different with ultra than it did in medium.
>>340375327
gtx 970s are hitting 300cad and 1070s will be atleast 800 here
wait for the amd 480 or jump on the 970 like a good goy?
>>340392674
No. If you have 970 now, wait for 490 and buy that.
>>340392686
But 480 is something between 980 and 980 TI and 200€ cheaper than a 1070
>>340392954
Thats what theyre saying, until release we wont know.
Its not between those its up to the 980.
I hope you've got 16 GB of RAM /v/.
>>340393325
sure do senpai, though I don't think that'll be of any use to me with my 380X
What kind of cpu should I get if I have an r9 390?
If your GPU is not slower than a
>GTX 660
>GTX 750Ti
>GTX 950
>HD 6950
>HD 7850
>R7 260X
>R7 360
then there is no reason to upgrade. Just reduce a few settings. It's impossible to tell a difference between Ultra and Medium details anyways.
Friends basically told me what parts to buy and helped me build it, has been fine for the past year and a half playing games on medium to high at 60 but in the future I know I'll want to upgrade, what parts need upgrading for the future the most? Thought about buying a CPU cooler as the stock one is starting to get annoying with how loud it can get, doesn't make much of a difference though.
Excuse the resolution, anything other than native on my monitor doesn't display.
>>340393691
Start by upgrading to an OS that doesn't burn all your ressorces to send your data to microsoft.
>>340393531
On some games it's very noticeable
>>340393691
Get a monitor with at least 1080p resolution first.
>>340393691
Get rid of Windows 10, it's pure trash
Other than that, it's a balanced build, which means that if you want to upgrade you should probably upgrade all of it since major upgrades to any one area will cause other areas to bottleneck.
If you really want to do it in bursts, replace the CPU first.
>>340379290
It is proved that the 1070 performs way better than the 480, this is not an opionion, it's a fact, those gpus are from a different league
>>340393783
>>340393810
Thanks anons.
I'm doing a new build this summer and doing a theme build.
I know function over form but
>muh aesthetics
Does anyone know of any aftermarket 1080/1070's that are white or blue or white/blue?
>>340379457
I have this monitor, and it's god-tier. Currently paired it with a EVGA 780 Ti classified, and pretty much all games are Ultra at 60+fps, and CS:GO runs at 400fps or so (which is what I bought it for)
>>340393810
In what way is win10 trash?
>>340393972
Its not. Just so many autistic basement fatties have too much conspiracy and spying on them bollocks.
As if the government or anyone gives a single fuck what these sad cunts look at all day (mostly this and jap pedo porn)
>>340380582
30% more performance
imo, if you have a 980Ti you have no reason to upgrade at the moment
>>340394162
only 30%. only.. its worth upgrading. Do it
>>340376036
Nope, the 8gig version is expected to stay between the 390 and 390X maybe the 490 or 490X will give us some nice juice.
I have a GTX1080. I upgraded from a GTX660. I haven't had the thermal issues that were said about the card. I'm guessing it's because I only play games at 1080p and not 4k. So I'm not pushing it hard at all.
Highest temp my card got to was around 70, and that was with Black Desert Online with the highest settings.
>>340378057
Nah, just until the next driver update.
On a 4670k + GTX 780 setup.
I'll see what performance I'm going to be getting a couple months from now, if it's really bad I'll upgrade to 1070 or 1080, else I'll just wait for the 1100 series.
>>340375556
Witcher 3 on ultra 1080p 60fps requires gtx 1080
>>340382737
It was minimum spec for GTAV, it's definitely on the way out. I had this card, and people who haven't had it assume it's fantastic but it alright
>>340390980
>>>340375647
>>1070 and 144hz is my plan
>not going to happen, you need 4k 60-70fps capable card for 144hz 1440p
Enlighten me, where the fuck does he say he's going to play at 1440p
>>340394397
Actually it runs higher than 60fps on ultra.
>>340394316
Mine has witcher 3 ultra, rust ultra. and others. It goes between 77 & 84 degress.
They get bloody hot hence I want to water cool it asap
>>340394316
I may as well post my build anyways. Built my computer 1 year ago, and it's still running well. I have a CPU cooler coming in today because I've been using the stock cooler this whole time.
I heard it's a drag putting in a cooler after the motherboard is inside the case, but I guess I'll just be cautious when installing it.
>>340394642
>I heard it's a drag putting in a cooler after the motherboard is inside the case, but I guess I'll just be cautious when installing it.
Depends on what case you've got, if you're lucky there'll be a cut-off on the other side of the rig and you can just install your cooler through that if it fits.
If there is no cut-off at all you're shit out of luck and will have to take out your motherboard and everything, with the one exception being if you got a cooler (like the TX3) that just clicks in place, but they tend to be shit so don't do it.
>>340394478
Not the cunt you're replying to, but
Why in the fuck would anyone play at 1080p in current year?
670
Still holds its own, I don't plan on upgrading anytime soon.
>>340394812
low performance demand?
1080P doesn't look that much worse. I'd rather run higher settings at native 1080P
>need a new GPU and to update my ram
>scan.co.uk turned to complete shit recently
Overclockers is a decent site to order from right?
>>340394783
I think mine does have the cut off in the back, luckily. I remember when building it that I saw a cut off on the back.
That's one less thing to worry about then.
>>340395202
overclockers, ebuyer. Also amazingly Amazon have good offers at times.
I got my i5-4460 for a great price. Its now more to buy than when I got it
>>340394812
I've been using my current monitor (IPS 1920x1200@60) since 2009 and I find it very difficult to justify buying a new one since it works perfectly and the image quality is still great
I just hope 480 will run Witcher 3 const. at 60fps on ultra 1080p
Would upgrade from 280X
>>340396186
With the new witcher update I cannot see it doing so.
People are having some problems since they changed the UI and stuff
Right now I'm packing a 560ti and a 2500k. I can't wait to upgrade to that delicious 480.
Hope my cup still has a few years left in it.
Think I can get my 560ti to be a physx card?
>>340375327
Got a 970 for 100 bucks 2 months old from a friend of mine
worth it.
>>340397035
I've been looking into the subject of PhysX cards and it turns out there have been no games released recently that take an advantage of them. You can't even force GPU priority instead of CPU in the latest version of PhysX SDK. Don't bother.
>>340375327
Are there any decent 1080 black and white cards that aren't the cut down budget one MSI is doing?
670 Sli at 2560x1440
Cant play shit
>>340397760
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b93Lqz4Gn08
the evga sc maybe
>>340390841
senpai, i can run overwatch at ultra with a 680. wtf are you on about?
>>340391665
My upgrade theory is get a very powerful card for a fraction of its value due to the new cards depressing its value far lower than it would otherwise be. Performance wise it will still top literally every game for years to come.
Its just an idea anyway, I will wait to see what happens with the pricing before I actually do anything. Most likely I will just stick with my gtx960
>>340375327
I'm using a R9 390 and I'm not planning to upgrade for some time given that exactly 0 modern game interests me.
I have a 660, buying a 480 soon along with new monitors to replace my old as fuck 1680x1050 junk. hopefully the new card will last me for ~2 years then I'll replace my whole computer
Eh 1080 gtx might be a great card but its performance is stuck in this weird loop between being too weak for 4k/60 fps gaming and too strong for 1440p gaming. Unless you're willing to buy an IPS 1440p 144-165Hz monitor that costs as much as the card itself you're shit out of luck.
So far benchmarks showed that 1070 gtx is easily capable of running maxed 1440p games at 60 fps - As a rule of thumb you can assume that your performance will be slightly better cuz reviewers in benchmarks have tendency to crank up every single most useless detail out there (in 1440p you won't feel a difference between MSAAx2/x4 same way you can't really tell a difference between x4 and x8 at 1080p). So really 1070 gtx is more than enough to run current games in 1440p/60 fps. 144Hz is a meme imo anyway and personally it tires my eyes. Personally I'll pass and wait till Christmas deals on amazon, this way I've managed to buy 2 970 gtx for $200 each last year.
>>340400463
I'm going with 1440p@144. GTX1080 can currently be an overkill for it, but I surely won't mind that extra performance once more demanding games come out in a year or two. On the other hand, it is struggling to maintain stable 60 fps at 4k, so any future demanding games would be much less playable.
>>340400769
But both 1080 and 1070 can't reach stable 1440p@144 without sacrificing details etc. I dunno, maybe it's just me being graphic whore but 144Hz only has an appeal in fps games.
>>340401008
I'm honestly fine with anything above 60. Nice to have more, but ultimately it's a luxury. But if I see any drops below 60, time to tweak graphics options.
Have a 7950, building a new machine this winter debating between Vega and 1080 but might decide neither is worth it and cheap out like I did last time since Polaris sounds like it will be good bang for the buck.
I am waiting to get a new 1060 instead of buying an used 970 for less than 250usd. Is this a good choice? Honestly both cards are overkill for 1080/60 and my cpu.
When's the next Radeon meme card? It's either that or a 960 for me.
gtx950
I like it, but disappointed with I can't keep stable 60fps in Overwatch unless I play it on the lowest settings.
If I play it on medium/high settings it dips in the 50's at time and though I'm not really noticing any choppyness in the framerate, it bothers my autism.
Do you think getting a 1070 will be worthwhile with a FX8350? Or would getting the RX 480 be enough for solid 1080p for the next few years?
I know the FX8350 isn't the best processor, but it's damn easy to get second hand cheap so it's great as an entry point. (Kind of like how the Phenom 2 X4 955 Black edition was for a long time)
Upgrading from the Sapphire R9 270X 4gb OC edition. (Which is a pretty solid card. It can play Battlefield 4 on Ultra at about 40fps average. So on High settings, a lot of games would get 60fps still)
Maybe I should save up and hold out though. RX 490 maybe? 1080ti? It's a tough call.
I don't mind upgrading to another PC eventually with an i5/i7 processor. Just costs too damn much atm since I work part-time.
This one I got for £400 I could use in my arcade machine as an emulation/media box/Backup PC. It would be more than capable.
>>340405361
RX 480 will be more than enough. If one day it won't be enough, just buy a second one.
I got a 770 but I'm waiting for the 1070, how long will it take for the non founder edition cards to come out? or shit even be in stock at this point
>>340405485
That's what I thought anon.
I think I'll grab the 8gb version. I got a budget of about £300-400 on a graphics card upgrade.
Then later I can grab another 8gb one. (Or maybe get two now. Depends on how much they actually are when they come out)
Worst comes to worse, when it comes to upgrading the CPU (which, lets be honest here I could probably put off for a few years still if I don't play something CPU intensive like Arma 3)
I'd keep the 270x as a spare. Maybe to put back in when I convert it to an emulation box.
I heard Direct X12 and Vulkan actually give the 8350 a small boost? Is that true? Like the Phenom II I hope that, as games use more CPU cores, the processor might find a bit of a niche for itself.
>>340405591
The aftermarket 1080s are coming out on the 17th, and the 1080FEs came out on the 27th, I think? So, however many days in between is likely the same time between 1070 reference and aftermarket. Though there's been a rumor floating around that it's going to release at the same time. I think it's bullshit though, nvidia wouldn't want the competition and would probably have entered deals with AIBs to have them release their aftermarket cards staggered to the reference card's release.
>>340405591
Probably not until at least the beginning of next month.
The initial release is on June 10 and I would say you've got at least 3-4 weeks after that until everything is properly out.
So around June 30/July 1.
>>340379450
Well this makes me feel better about having bought a 970 earlier this year, I'm not going VR until the price comes down and there's more support, and I'll have to do a total rebuild anyway if I want to upgrade past a better Piledriver.At least I'm reasonably futureproofed on my PSU.
>>340406261
>>340406205
>EVGA GTX 1070 SuperClocked version to launch with Founder's Edition on June 10
I did find this chinese website called yibada saying it would be released at the same time but it is the only thing to even say so I guess they're trying to get clicks or shit
>>340387012
As a computer engineer, I always have one suggestion for people who are building a PC for the first time.
Before you build a PC, go to one of those super discount places and buy a hyper shit tier computer, or even better get one from goodwill/out of someone's trash/etc.
Now, take that bitch apart, and put it back together. That'll be a good test for when you make your real build, and it'll actually be harder because shit tier computers are shit.
It has the added bonus of teaching you how nice it is to have your cables managed properly.
>>340375327
geforce 8800gtx
Dont see a reason to upgrade just yet.
>>340406527
Ah anon. That is not bad advice. Gets me nostalgic.
I remember myself having an old Tiny brand PC as a kid with windows 98.
That computer was a load of shit. Hardly any game wanted to work on it. Driver support was terrible. I couldn't even run Toonstruck on it.
Overheated to the point it would randomly turn itself off. It was cheap junk. Windows 98 was pretty fucking awful. I don't care what anyone says. ME edition was literally the worst. All the shitty parts of 98 with worse compatibility.
2001/XP was like a fucking second coming of Christ.
Office Dell PCs used to be a real nightmare too. Low profile is not good for even light gaming really. But they were free from the skip so I can't complain really. (Dumpster diving is fun)
My first laptop was a shitty HP laptop with a intel 945 intergrated graphics card. It was a fucking nightmare.
Going from this to my slightly used £400 build is so exciting. It's like escaping from the Ghetto.
>>340406527
>bought some 650W no-name brand PSU with hardwired cables from some computer store because I was desperate (that story is a greentext by itself)
>shit's tangled as fuck inside, can still work with it but not fun
>said PSU starts shitting itself after not even much use (less than a year of cumulative use, though there was a 2 1/2 year break)
>get an EVGA 850W, almost certainly overkill but I'm not taking any fucking chances
>still kinda tight, but not an ungodly monstrosity, can actually take out cables if I need to get to something
>>340407179
I tried installing ME several times and the OS began to shit itself immediately after the install turning completely unusable within the next few days. It is beyond me how it could have been released in that state.
>>340407179
>first "my own" PC I can remember ran ME
>shit crashed constantly, also apparently had a few wires loose
>every bootup was me waiting in fear for a red BIOS menu to tell me how fucked my shit was
Needless to say, kid me had a dim view of PC gaming, even though I wasn't allowed consoles until I was 10.
>>340375327
I have a GTX 460. I don't play games on my computer often at all anymore and even TF2 runs poorly now. Blows my mind how badly they fucked that game up. Used to be it was a game you could run on pretty much any computer.
>>340407179
To date I've lived on budget builds because I'm a poorfag. After saving for a while I've finally got enough for a high end PC and I'm stoked as fuck for these new cards, especially the 1070 and 480.
>>340407704
Ah man. I remember system restoring my ME copy at least once a week.
It got so bad my Dad actually got the 98 CDs back out and told me to reinstall those.
If XP wasn't so damn good for it's time, I think ME would have done a lot of damage to Microsoft's reputation.
Its fortunate at that time, they didn't have an opposition that could actually step up to the plate against them.
>>340407704
>>340408174
>ME bricked my HDD defragging
>ME actually straight up fried another HDD when defragging, to the point you could smell burning electronics
>ME constantly BSOD'd
>ME was so hard to deal with I nearly gave up on PCs
>tfw upgrading to XP Professional and realizing it wasn't normal to experience all the headaches that came with WinME
>>340408174
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Windows%20ME
This. This is how much people hated Windows ME.
>Mistake Edition
>Miscarriage Edition
>Motherfucking Embarrassment
>May Explode
>Many Errors
>>340408174
XP was basically the first time I started really enjoying computers (I was like 7 when it came out, back off /g/), while 7 was also breddy gud I still XP the best thing MS did barring things like AoE.
>the future of OS's is closed gardens
>>340408606
>to the point you could smell burning electronics
How do you even fuck up that bad?
I have one of EVGA's 980Tis.
I'm thinking about the 1080 but we'll wait and see how well msi's runs.
..Or if there's one that matches my black and white rig.
>>340408764
The disk defrag on WinME was notorious for killing drives. Tech sites were constantly telling people not to use it.
>>340408764
In theory. ME had literally the worst driver support known to man, so I could imagine the driver probably didn't regulate the HDD temp at all.
ME pretty much failed to do basic hardware control on all accounts.
GTX670 but I feel it gets ever so slightly worse with each driver update. Still works fine for most games on 1440p and medium-to-max settings though, probably won't upgrade for a while, I'd rather do it when I build a new rig.
>>340379367
Itll be a good card but will require a specific VR headset to use, which will probably cost more than the card. So if AMD gets many people to switch to the RX480 and VR becomes a big thing owners will have to buy the RX specific VR
>not waiting for HBM2 cards
Just get some intermediate card when prices drop, like a 970 or 390.
Sapphire 2GB 6950 here, still runs like a champ, 5 years later
However, I'll probably pick up a 1070 soon for some sweet 1440p, once EVGA releases them
>>340409506
>card specific VR
This will cost them dearly, this better cost them dearly.
Upgrading from a 5870 (yes, it's six years old) to a 1080 when the aftermarket cards come out. Actually I'm just building a whole new PC with a new monitor (ULTRAWIDE MEME) as well, don't really care about the price because in my experience having a good PC is worth the cash.
>>340406821
Fuaakkk thats an oldie
Anyone with a gtx 970 or better that still plays on handhelds or old consoles?
I have this. It more than meets my needs.I built my PC last week.
Grabbing a Fury during a Christmas sale on Newegg followed by unlocking all 4096 cores was a great present to myself as I was replacing my Phenom II system with an i7 setup, and considering I'm not leaving my U2410 (1920x1200) anytime soon, I'm probably set for another 3-4 years
I don't "get" this sudden and artificial push for 4k as the new standard, not even the 1080 can drive 4k comfortably while maxing shit out in the process, and I'd rather have a pretty game than a huge resolution, especially since the current lineup of 4k monitors with any given adaptive sync implementation are 16:9 TN panels
>>340410397
You really couldn't wait another few weeks to get a card that's twice as powerful for nearly the same price?
>>340410794
It would have been at least $100 more than what I paid, and I already overshot my budget by a couple $100.
>>340381042
wait for AMD's lineup
>>340393972
It takes up way more ram and cpu usage than previous editions and has a bunch of annoying features you can't turn off.
It's all a matter of preference, though. It does boot faster, and dx12 is pretty great.
There's no reason to buy such cards.
How much of a consumerist cuck do you have to be to blow $700 on a GPU so you can play console ports?
>>340410794
1070s are like $400+. 970 is a better deal for nonmemers because it's cheaper and is actually made for 1080p 60fps which 99% of gamers use.
>>340375327
thinking about buying 1070
>>340411942
t.poorfag retard
>>340412987
Not really.
i still have a gts 450 (its shit, runs loud and doesnt even have a fuckign hdmi port)
i mostly only play early-mid 2000s shit when i use my pc but if a modern pc exclusive comes long that i actually want to play ill upgrade then
Do any of you wise gentlemen could tell me if my motherboard or processor would be a huge bottleneck for a 1080 please ?
Poorfag. if i just want 1080p max settings, can i get a 960 instead of a 970?
>>340413285
no you're fine
i would consider going up to 16GB ram these days though, 8GB is starting to get tight for most people
660 here
>skeptical about buying Nvidia because of the whole 3.5 fiasco
>skeptical about buying AMD because I've never had an AMD card
>>340413387
Maybe not max settings, but 1080p 60FPS shouldn't be too hard with that. I think. Google it.
>>340413387
The new wave of consoles will have a better card than you.
>>340413387
Not max but highest textures, a little AA and 1080p will be no problem for most games now and probably the next year+
>>340413537
>nvidia
>better cards, better performance
>intentionally gimps old cards with shit tier drivers so that people upgrade
>scummy business practices such as bribing devs to fuck over AMD
>AMD
>worse cards, worse performance
>very cheap
>long term support for all cards
>shit tier drivers, putrid shit tier software
Pick your poison
>>340412094
>400+
380 for non founders edition.
Also, anyone with foresight will buy a card that will continue to be able to play at max quality for a few years rather than buying something for slightly less that will ultimately not be able to play games at max quality even at 1080p 60fps in like a year.
>>340413662
That won't matter much though because multiplat games still have to be built from the ground up on the original PS4 and Xbox one. The updated consoles won't increase the graphical ceiling for PC gamers, they're just allow some console games to enjoy the fidelity that PC players have.
>>340413387
just go for RX 480 ($200 maybe a little more[+50?])
literally no reason to upgrade yet, hitting 60 on high/ultra on everything so far
>>340413738
>>better cards, better performance
literally only for the top, top tier, like the gtx 980ti but no one buys those.
AMD outperforms NVIDIA from the lowest end all the way up to the R9 390 which outperforms the GTX 970
>290 outperformed 770
>390 outperformed 970
>hmmm, will the 490 outperform the 1070, who knows?!?!
NVIDIA is only relevant in the $500+ range.
>>340413969
I'm assuming we're talking good cards, anon.
If you're going to buy a crappy budget card, it should be blatantly obvious that AMD is the choice because they're the budget brand.
>>340414034
If you're describing the R9 390 and GTX 970 as "crappy budget cards" then you don't know what you're talking about.
>>340413425
Thank you anon.
Yeah I'm upgrading to 16 at the same time.
>>340378293
>that will guarantee you'll run ANYTHING at 1080p60fps for years to come.
source: my ass
>>340378057
>with 1080 you can 1080p 60fps for pretty much the next decade
holy shit there are people this retarded
>>340375327
>he fell for the 1080 meme
>>340380989
literally all you have to do is lower the shadows and purehair a notch and it'll stay @60fps/1080p
>>340391067
no they dont, there are all types of 1440p
theres 23 inch, 27 inch, 31 inch,
theres 60hz, 120hz, 144hz, and 200hz coming soon
then theres also GOOD PIXEL DISPLAYS and CHEAP CHINESE CRAP PIXELS
and also LED lit/ no LED
GET A FUCKING JOB IF YOU WANT A PREMIUM MONITOR
980ti or 1070
>>340414495
Source: nvidia
>>340380383
wHY? is it also true for "newer" cpu's, like 4690k?
>>340383291
>what is real-world performance
It's been proven over and over again that i7 skylake gives you more frames than its predecessor.
>>340384785
>asus monitor
you paid 600 dollars more than a BENQ XL 144hz monitor for a fancy box and racing stripes.
is a gtx 950 2gb good enough if I only play weeb games?
>>340415013
of course 1070
>>340415195
the 1070 is one of the worst price/performance gpus ever released
>>340413930
Had the same card
"Upgraded" to a 980 and it runs cooler, runs more silent but otherwise pretty similar performance wise
