Only 2 video cards??? Not three;)Quote:
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Only 2 video cards??? Not three;)Quote:
Originally Posted by vertices
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Originally Posted by Nabby
I haven't used Crossfire as I strictly use Nvidia cards. I do know that SLI in BF3 is friggin awesome. And basically, SLI is awesome in almost any game now. Microstutter for me is undetectable but looking at graphs I can see it is much more pronounced on AMD setups.
I don't think I'll ever go back to a single card, especially with the way that SLI is scaling these days. BF3 gives an 85-90% increase with SLI. That is nearly linear. Totally worth it.
One advantage of being 4 years behind in what games I'm playing is crossfire is worked out. I am all for faster graphics but what current game can't be crushed by the current high end cards?
When you start wanting 1080p and higher res, with 8xAA, and transparent AA, max AF, and all graphics on Ultra, you still need all the horsepower you can get.
I absolutely abhor anything less than 60fps. It's got to stay pegged at 60. If you want to do that in modern games with settings like I stated above, fast cards in SLI is really your only option.
I don't get all the people that still think you can't see anything past 30fps. Total lie. Show me 2 rigs, one at 60fps and one at 45fps and I can quickly and easily tell you which is which. 60fps is liquid smooth. Anything less and it feels "jerky" to me and ruins my immersion.
Mobile 7000 series just announced:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5200/i...0m-mobile-gpus
Definitely going to a month or more before desktop cards come out if they are doing mobile first.
Note these are not based on the 28nm architecture. There were manufacturing difficulties. Anandtech reports that the full line will not be out this year, but we may see something in 28nm hit stores before the new year.
Wow, pretty lame. AMD and Nivida just rebadged their old GPUs with the next series and called it a day. Nothing to see here.
Yeah that's why I decided screw it and just bought an upgrade now. Looks like its gonna be a while before anything exciting comes out.
I'll probably just grab a waterblock for my 470 and OC it to around 570 levels when I do my WC set up at the end of the year. I'm really not needing a new card anyway. I'm considering buying 2 more monitors and doing 3x screens, so I may jump over to an AMD card at some point. The 3 screens are mostly for work.Quote:
Originally Posted by vertices
Guess I'll chug along with just one HD6950 @6970 for now....
A little bit of news.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/graphic...n_the_Web.html
Ooh, it is getting close to launch!;);)Quote:
Originally Posted by Learux
Lets just say I'm happy with my 2gig 560ti and leave it at that...Quote:
Originally Posted by Timman_24
http://www.sharkyforums.com/images/i.../2011/12/6.jpg
Nice job AMD.
I wouldn't mind picking up a 580TI 448 core, they supposedly overclock like crazy. Everywhere is gouging them though, plus I kind of want 3 displays so AMD is looking to be my only option unless I want to SLI.
I was close to a pair of 560 448s. Those are good looking cards. Definitely a better bang for the buck than the 580s. I just wanted maximum upgrade differential from my 460 SLI setup. My new 580s are in but I'm in NY and have to wait till Wednesday to check them out. And swtor early game time is about to start!
if you believe this link cards will be around the 9th of January...
http://www.donanimhaber.com/ekran-ka...kesinlesti.htm
Yes, like the big reveal on the 5th haha.Quote:
Originally Posted by richardginn
Man, I am so far behind the times. I haven't followed this stuff in some time. I didn't even know ATi had new cards coming out, let alone rumors that new cards were coming.
Now, the rumor is that it'd be available on the 22nd, but in limited quantity....according to a vr-zone article.
Eh, I don't even care anymore. I decided to work on a watercooling setup instead of upgrading video. I'm fine gaming at 1920x1080 with what I currently have.
The other rumor I heard is that Nvidia is going to jump straight to GTX7xx and then later release all the crappy budget cards with GTX6xx to confuse the Joe Sixpack's into buying crappy cards thinking they are getting a better card than the 560 - 70 - 80.
I also heard that the GTX780 is going to be around quadruple the speed of the GTX580... if that's true its going to be a monster.
Guess what CPU AMD used to benchmark it's new 7970? An Intel SB-E 3960X! It used the AMD Bulldozer 8150FX for some Eyefinity benchmarks but the "Primary" benchmark machine used the new Intel SandyBridge E 3960X. Maybe CEO Rory should use the GPU developers to run the CPU development.
I'll be selling my 580s as soon as the 780s come out and grab 2 of them. That will be sweet. Not holding my breath though as I still think it will be a while before the 780s are out. Can't wait for Ivy either so I can upgrade the core.
This looks more like 2x the performance though rather than 4x. 2x is a bit more believable as well.
http://www.gamefront.com/nvidia-gtx-...ks-leaked-wow/
4x is absurd and no doubt a forum rumor. 2x is still a tall order. We aren't in the late 90's, early 2000's anymore. I'll believe it once Tom's gets a sample.
Speak of the devil, Toms has the 7970!
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...-gcn,3104.html
Looks pretty promising. Its not the ridiculous performer that people were shooting for, but it is very respectable. The power consumption is not much higher than the 6970 at load and only 5W at idle. DP 1.2 and the new HDMI port are nice additions. Speed wise, $550 seems steep especially with the rumors of the 780 being a nice card. It is better than the 580 by an average of 25%, but I don't think its performance is high enough to drive people away from the 580 if Nivida lowers the price to ~380 like the rumors suggested.
I'm kind of disappointed when I think of how the 7950 will perform. It will probably be on par with a 580, which doesn't make it much more powerful than the current 6970 which can be had for around 300 even now. The 7950 is tentatively priced at 350-399, so I certainly don't see the value in that card. The 7800's are supposed to perform like 6950-6970's at the high end, so I don't see a big deal there either with 6950's going for 230 being able to unlock to 6970 speeds.
The OC head room on the 7970 is pretty ridiculous, but Tom's suspects they received a hand picked sample, so take that FWIW.
Overall, it is a nice increase, but I don't think the price is very lucrative. I think AMD should have released these for better prices to totally stomp on Nvidia's sales and try to build consumer confidence. What I see are cards priced right at their performance range compared to the already overpriced Nvidia cards. Kind of a bummer in that respect.