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[Coulomb_Barrier]

I'm sitting here typing this on an Nvidia dedicated GPU laptop, but talk of an AMD resurgence next gen makes me drawn to their new HD 7990.

http://www.techradar.com/news/compu...-world-s-fastest-graphics-card-at-gdc-1140870

Would be fucking overkill though to update my rig with that at the end of the year when I'm prob gonna be all over my new PS4 at the same time.

 

[Durante]

I'm sitting here typing this on an Nvidia dedicated GPU laptop, but talk of an AMD resurgence next gen makes me drawn to their new HD 7990.

http://www.techradar.com/news/compu...-world-s-fastest-graphics-card-at-gdc-1140870

Would be fucking overkill though to update my rig with that at the end of the year when I'm prob gonna be all over my new PS4 at the same time.

A dual GPU AMD card is one of the worst things you can buy currently, in terms of price / real worl performance. At least until they fix their frame metering (generally, not just for a few games).

 

[Qassim]

I imagine that is why it is taking so long for it to come out. June, I think AMD said they'll have a fix out by.

 

[Mr. Pointy]

Now I don't know if I should wait for Haswell or Steamroller.

 

[Cdammen]

My GTX 460 still runs great. I'm not upgrading until next gen consoles are released, so I know how much power I need to run next gen games.

Ditto. I'm surprised how great it is still doing. Playing most of my games on high settings in 1080p.

But I'm not the one that cares about AA, SSAO, or particle effects. Textures are OK if they are equal to the ones I get on the consoles.

 

[Hazaro]

dude, dont talk shit if you dont know what you're saying.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu8Sekdb-IE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4et7kDGSRfc

I guess you're an intel fanboy.

I'm not the one posting videos which literally have no way to reproduce their results, go against everything every single person has published and tested on the internet regarding these products and titles, and am forming facts based off of some idiot which /r/BuildAPC jerks off to.

Intel did a good job crippling AMD with its monopolistic practices (forcing PC-builders like HP to keep AMD market share low, artificially crippling the output of the Intel compiler on the AMD platform etc.).

This is why I try not to buy Intel these days, and I'm happy that AMD seems to be getting developer support, e.g. the next-gen consoles and the BF4 demo running on AMD.

Yeah that past isn't great. I hope AMD can rebound and have some competitive offerings on the gaming CPU side.

End of the day for me is product vs product. I'm on a used 2600K I picked up for $230 running at 4.4Ghz, hard to compete with. I'm still very upset about the i3's not being unlocked.

I built a FX-8350 system a couple of weeks back because of all this reasons:

-Multicore / multi tread design seems to be were industry is heading
-AM3 platform will have at least 2 more gens according to AMD, you can upgrade your chip later on without the need of changing MOBO unlike Intel.
-AMD is pretty good value compared to intel.

So I tend to agree the FX series are more "future proof" but who knows only time will tell. Intel is doing some great things to, but I think they overpriced and really I don't want to see a monopolise CPU industry, that would be pretty darn bad.

I would love to see some AMD builds in the neogaf tread, really Trinity A series are pretty darn great for budget builds.

I thought about it, but the total build cost impact by going to a low end discrete card (even a 650Ti Boost / 7770) is low and performance gains are massive. imo
If someone has a hard budget for a PC, then I'd just tell them to save another $60 (GTX460 a beast still), or look to buy some used or on-sale promo parts.

I had x4 955 BE builds for a short while, but then Bulldozer happened. I'm going with what works now. Marginal benefits in Crysis 3 don't make up the vast differences in other titles and how well the Intel's overclock.
The fact IPL signed an AMD partnership and wanted a 60FPS stream (and couldn't get it because they were running AMD chips) didn't help. Just makes me feel sad inside.

 

[Coulomb_Barrier]

A dual GPU AMD card is one of the worst things you can buy currently, in terms of price / real worl performance. At least until they fix their frame metering (generally, not just for a few games).

Yeah probably. I don't know I got a soft spot for AMD I just want to support them a bit.

Probably because my first graphics card I bought was a 128mb Sapphire Radeon Pro way back when!

 

[charsace]

I wouldn't build a system until 2 years into next gen. If you want high fps for years that is. I'm waiting and then getting some sort of AMD solution.

 

[A good poster]

I wouldn't build a system until 2 years into next gen. If you want high fps for years that is. I'm waiting and then getting some sort of AMD solution.

Damn, and I was thinking of building a PC this Fall instead of buying consoles. Maybe I should just wait it out.

 

[SapientWolf]

I wouldn't build a system until 2 years into next gen. If you want high fps for years that is. I'm waiting and then getting some sort of AMD solution.

Unless you go ultra high-end, upgrading a GPU isn't all that difficult or expensive. Modern quad cores aren't going to be obsolete any time soon, and even mid range CPUs now come with unlocked multipliers. There's really no reason to put off a build unless you already have a viable gaming rig.

 

[MadScientist]

I was looking to buy a 680GTX but after reading this considering chosing an 660TI for only half the money and upgrading in 1,5-2 years to a graphics card with 6GB+ memory.

 

[exmachina64]

I was looking to buy a 680GTX but after reading this considering chosing an 660TI for only half the money and upgrading in 1,5-2 years to a graphics card with 6GB+ memory.

That's a better idea.

 

[A good poster]

Should I buy a 7950 instead of a 7970? Will I get similar performance for a cheaper cost and will it be a sustainable choice for potential to upgrade in the future? I'll be buying Haswell for my build.

 

[SquiddyCracker]

Depends on what 7950 you get.
If it's one that you can overclock easily (no XFX then), then you can boost it up a bit a la Nintendo/Sony unlocking their handhelds.

 

[kharma45]

Should I buy a 7950 instead of a 7970? Will I get similar performance for a cheaper cost and will it be a sustainable choice for potential to upgrade in the future? I'll be buying Haswell for my build.

Aye as the guy above says if you're getting a voltage unlocked one it'll be a good buy.

dude, dont talk shit if you dont know what you're saying.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu8Sekdb-IE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4et7kDGSRfc

Late reply but these videos are fucking laughable. Cemented the idea that these guys have no clue what they're at.

 

[The Boat]

I'm thinking of buying a new PC in the near future, but all this stuff is confusing me. Maybe I should wait for the new consoles to come out to make better conclusions?

 

[kharma45]

I'm thinking of buying a new PC in the near future, but all this stuff is confusing me. Maybe I should wait for the new consoles to come out to make better conclusions?

Come over to the "I need a new PC" thread and we'll sort you out