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What is your graphics card upgrade plan for this generational transition?

Current:

GTX 670 2GB

Upgrade plan:

Late 2014/early 2015
Maybe I'll assemble a whole new pc together. Waiting for a card sub 400 euro with 6GB vram.
 
Waiting for the 800 series to come out (my 570 will suffice until then). Judgment day.

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Stallion Free said:
Get the 4gb version for like 30$ more. There is no reason not to. It boggles my mind when people just buy the stock edition.
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Didn't see one when I looked, only the OC versions, will keep my eyes out for one!

E: Found one, at 310€ delivered compared to 260€ delivered for the 2GB. Will spring for the 4GB one, cheers!
 
Still using my Asus GTX 480 with Shaman cooler and matching VRM heat sink (this thing is a huge), had it jover 3 years now and still going strong (runs slightly faster than a stock GTX 580).

My plan for upgrading next gen, is to wait and see what card can defiantly get much better than PS4/One graphics but at 1080p and a 60fps minimum - so probably something like a GTX 880 when they come out - I like to make my graphics card purchases last at least 3 to 4 years.
 
Applecot said:
I swear half of the forum-goers earn way too much money.
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I swear i only have an average salary :P

I call it a calculated investment.

Sure the price you pay for power can be very steep but some of us are willing to take it .

as for me .after Getting my TItan ill have to slow down on other stuff and perhaps tighten the belt a little but most of us will manage.
 
Upgraded from a GTX470 to a GTX660Ti right when they came out, it's been killing it performance wise with everything I throw at it at 1080p, so I'll probably stick with that for awhile. Might look at upgrading when the 800 series cards come out, it just kind of depends.
 
I don't plan on upgrading for a while I have a 1gb 6870 and I have yet to be bottlenecked by my graphics card on any games I play.
 
If you have a 680 4gb you should be good if you are okay with 1080p because that's what they used on all multiplat demonstrations before they got downgraded by varying amounts.

But dat 4k future is near.
 
I have a 770 4gb. Runs current games maxed out plus well above BF4 recommended settings. I expect it to run anything coming out in the next couple of years no problem (@ 1080p). Then I will gear up for 4k.
 
Bought my last build in March 2011 with the advent of Sandy Bridge - 2500k, 6950 2GB and 16GB RAM. At 1080p gaming was pretty great.

Figured the extra VRAM was necessary going forward, and whilst that has proven right, it's starting to struggle with the newer titles on bells and whistles at 1440p (upgraded to 27" IPS). I'm looking forward to a March or so 2014 build but I do feel like waiting for 20nm first, decisions, decisions.

Either way, the stuff I play is mostly backlog, indie and Steam sales so I think this can keep up for a while, otherwise more backlog
 
Applecot said:
I swear half of the forum-goers earn way too much money.
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Define "too much money." To some people, a high-end gaming PC isn't expensive at all. Were I the type of person that could afford to cruise around in a Porshe, I'd probably shell out a little chump change for a water-cooled quad-SLI titan system.

As such, I'm a lowly web developer that could only afford dual-SLI 680s at the end of 2012. Probably won't upgrade until the 800s series has been out for a little while. Assuming my wife lets me...
 
Stallion Free said:
Get the 4gb version for like 30$ more. There is no reason not to. It boggles my mind when people just buy the stock edition.
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Well, certainly buy one with a better cooler, but the benefits of going 4GB vs 2GB with some of the midrange cards is highly contested and hardly proven.

A 4GB 680 might be a good idea, but quite a lot of people in the know think that 2GB will still do just fine for the time being and that by the time the extra vRAM really becomes necessary, your GPU grunt in general will be your main issue. The current benefits are certainly negligible for most people.
 
Current:
560 Ti 1 GB Twin Frozr II

Plan:
Upgrade in a year or two to the 800 or even 900 series (or AMD equivalent). I don't play enough games on my PC to warrant buying new hardware more than once every 4-5 years, and I bought my 560 just in mid 2011.
 
neoenigma said:
Define "too much money." To some people, a high-end gaming PC isn't expensive at all. Were I the type of person that could afford to cruise around in a Porshe, I'd probably shell out a little chump change for a water-cooled quad-SLI titan system.

As such, I'm a lowly web developer that could only afford dual-SLI 680s at the end of 2012. Probably won't upgrade until the 800s series has been out for a little while. Assuming my wife lets me...
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Everybody has different priorities, but I think its safe to say that when most people consider a next-gen console purchase($400-500) a major expense, people spending $600+ on a graphics card(or graphics cards) alone will be seen as somewhat extravagant spenders with money to burn.

But yea, like I said, different priorities. For me, gaming is not my only hobby. And I also find that the exponential costs of going high-end don't produce an exponentially superior gaming experience. So for me, spending half a thousand or more on graphics cards is quite a luxury.
 
currently own a GTX 660, if I like the balance of specs/price of the new Hawaii cards maybe will pick up the R9 280X or the R9 290.
 
I don't ever really have a plan. I just try to push each card I buy as far as possible. 3 years at the very least, and hopefully 4+. Currently running a GTX 260 which has been working fine for the 30 FPS 1080P gaming I've been asking of it. Will probably grab a mid range next year, then replace the rest of my PC the year after. Any PC upgrade money I'd have for this year is going to have to go to a PS4.
 
I have a 560 TI 448 and its ok I guess. Its getting a bit slow though. Im going to wait at least one full generation though before replacing it. The cards now just dont seem to have the jump i would hope for considering their prices.
 
neoenigma said:
Define "too much money." To some people, a high-end gaming PC isn't expensive at all. Were I the type of person that could afford to cruise around in a Porshe, I'd probably shell out a little chump change for a water-cooled quad-SLI titan system.

As such, I'm a lowly web developer that could only afford dual-SLI 680s at the end of 2012. Probably won't upgrade until the 800s series has been out for a little while. Assuming my wife lets me...[/QUOTE]

This is always the real issue... can always make more money. Sometimes its hard to get out of the dog house lol. I live in the same world you do
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Right now I'm still rocking a 560 Ti when I built my first computer 2 years ago(thanks to this site and it's lovely building a pc thread).


Not buying any new console this year, so definitely getting a card, just not sure which. 770 is what I'm leaning to, just wondering how important 2GB vs 4GB is, or if I'd just settle for a 760...
 
Upgraded everything but my GPU this month. Trying my best to hold out for the 800 series next year but might jump on something in the 700 range if a really great deal appears.
 
Current: EVGA GTX 680 FTW LE which handles anything I throw at it, great card!!

Future: Going to get 3 more next February when I get my taxes and i'll wait till 2015 or 16 upgrade. I'll end up replacing my CPU and Mobo before I replace the cards heh.
 
Unfortunately timed death of my old box means than I just picked up a 760 SC, I'll ride that out for 2-3 years until the 9xx series comes down in price a bit or the 10xx series wows me.
 
Have one system with an RoG Matrix 7970, one with a MSI Lightning 7970. Will be buying an R9 next month and maybe a Titan if they drop down to $599.
 
My current card is an HD 7970Ghz which I bought in February of this year.

My plan is to build a new pc next year and keep using my 7970.

I won't be upgrading to a new gpu until 2015 at the earliest.
 
Yeah, I just built a new computer this past April with a 680gtx 4gb. I won't be upping on that card for some time, and it's just as well as my computer has chewed up anything I've thrown at it thus far. I'm expecting watch_dogs to be the first thing that makes it use a bit of moderation.
 
Currently running 2x 5850s.

I think it's silly to upgrade before we get some sort of idea on how games built for the new consoles run on various hardware specs, so I'll be looking at things that come out next summer/fall and seeing how they run on my system, with an obvious eye towards how they run on various PC graphics cards.

It's tricky to predict exactly where the bottlenecks will be with a console transition.
 
GTX 470 now and will probably upgrade a computer in a year or two and will get the best $350ish card I kind find at that time. I try to only build a new computer ever 4 years and avoid upgrading part by part. In most cases it allows me to play any game available and for 2 of those years usually at max without crap fps.
 
Sometime in December/early January I'll be upgrading my:

Motherboard
GPU - jumping from a 560ti to a 770 or 760.
PSU (possibly)
 
I have a 7950 since February. I am planning on keeping it at last until mid 2015. Will buy the best bang-for-my-buck again which was AMD this time around - I paid 250€ and got 4 free games. I am pretty happy with the card except for the lack of Downsampling options compared with Nvidia.
 
Brashnir said:
Currently running 2x 5850s.

I think it's silly to upgrade before we get some sort of idea on how games built for the new consoles run on various hardware specs, so I'll be looking at things that come out next summer/fall and seeing how they run on my system, with an obvious eye towards how they run on various PC graphics cards.

It's tricky to predict exactly where the bottlenecks will be with a console transition.
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I bet you enjoyed that recent AMD driver update. Basically doubled your performance.
 
I can't believe my original 5850 is coming up on 4yrs old in November. I added a second one 1 1/2yrs ago for $99 and that was a great investment. Now that I'm using a 1440p 27" iMac as my PC display, I'm certainly running into VRAM issues. I'll see what AMD's line is like next month and then make a decision on whether or not to wait for the 20nm refresh. I'm not going to spend over $450 after tax on any one card though.
 
I need to build a new PC. I'm currently rocking a 1GB GTX 460. I'll probably build a new PC in early 2014 with either a GTX 770 or 780 in mind.
 
Got a 6950 card right now. I will probably upgrade most of my PC in the coming year. DDR2 RAM and a Q9550 cpu is pretty shitty by now. SSD drive will probably replace my old velociraptor as well. When are the 8x0 cards coming from Nvidia? Because I've gotten tired of the bad drivers for the Radeon cards, really tired.
 
I was thinking of switching to nvidia cards but if Radeons are what's in the consoles I might just stick it out with them.
 
mkenyon said:
I bet you enjoyed that recent AMD driver update. Basically doubled your performance.
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Haven't actually updated my drivers in a while. Most of the games I've been playing lately tend toward it making no difference anyway, but thanks for reminding me to update and play something modern.
 
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