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kalato
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Location: Finland and UK
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 Posted: Fri, 14th Nov 2014 21:56 Post subject: Upgrade Time |
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As the title states, I want it to be future proof (yes will upgrade my 280x in the future also) but wanted to hear from you guys on what you think?
- Intel Core I7-5820K CPU, Six Core, 2011-3, 140W, 3.3GHz, 15MB Cache
- Asrock X99 Extreme4, Intel X99, 2011-3, ATX, DDR4, SLI/XFire, M.2, eSATA or MSI X99S SLI PLUS, Intel X99, S 2011-3, DDR4, SATA III 6Gb/s, SATA RAID, PCIe 3.0 (x16), ATX
- Corsair 16GB (4x4GB) Quad Channel Vengeance LPX (DDR4 2666/16.0/1.20v)
Already got:
Samsung 256 Evo SSD
4TB of HDD's
ASUS Radeon R9 280X DirectCU II 3GB
Corsair H100i
Corsair 600w PSU
Case
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| Posted: Fri, 14th Nov 2014 22:01 Post subject: |
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i hear this future proof every year, there is no such thing, especially when games designed by ubilol
upgrading video to 970 or 980 now would wiser than buying overpriced cpu+mobo+ram, unless if you still run some c2d+ddr2
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kalato
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Location: Finland and UK
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| Posted: Fri, 14th Nov 2014 22:06 Post subject: |
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Really think so?
I like bum.
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| Posted: Fri, 14th Nov 2014 22:17 Post subject: |
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I have a HD7970, apparently it's already minimum (damn you Unity). I lol at future proof. Just buy the best you can IMO.
Why would you need a i7? What's your current CPU?
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| Posted: Fri, 14th Nov 2014 22:29 Post subject: |
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The R280X is basically a rebranded HD7970. The upgrade to 970 is not worth it imo, UNLESS you can sell your card for 200 right now.
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| Posted: Fri, 14th Nov 2014 22:39 Post subject: |
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yeah considering that amd drivers sux ass, face it and 970 performs almost twice better, uses almost 100w less
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| Posted: Sat, 15th Nov 2014 00:08 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Sat, 15th Nov 2014 10:16 Post subject: |
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Toms chart is not system power consumption. Which article you link to shows a 100W difference?
AMD does rebrands? Such devils. I'm sure Nvidia never did that. I don't see how this turned into an AMD vs. Nvidia thing. I care nothing for brands. An upgrade from his current GPU to a GTX970, like you suggest, is useless IMO unless he can sell his card for a nice price. Whether he buys Nvidia or AMD is irrelevant.
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Werelds
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| Posted: Sat, 15th Nov 2014 13:53 Post subject: |
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All of these use total system consumption to measure. TPU are the only ones these days who measure at the PCI-e connectors and the PCI-e slot. Xbit used to, but not anymore 
| Mortibus wrote: | | yeah considering that amd drivers sux ass, face it and 970 performs almost twice better, uses almost 100w less |
| Mortibus wrote: | | 70w whatever |
Try around 20W: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GTX_970_STRIX_OC/23.html
Same review, try 40% faster and not 100% faster: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GTX_970_STRIX_OC/25.html
And that's assuming 1080p, at 1440p/1600p the difference shrinks to about 33%.
The 970 is the clear victor, but as an upgrade it's still a pretty hefty investment. I'm mostly just calling you on the bullshit you're spewing. Get your facts straight.
| Quote: | | nVidia dominates in terms of stability and game compatibility |
I'll just  here. You clearly don't play "old" games enough.
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