Going back to Nvidia

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Hey.

So im going back to Nvidia but I just dont have a clue of what card to get

My current card is Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Vapor-X OC 8192MB

I want a similar or better spec in Nvidia

Im running 3440×1440 monitor, so I need somthing quite good.

challengemaster

GTX 980 I think is the only real option for better spec.

SterlingArcher

challengemaster wrote: »

GTX 980 I think is the only real option for better spec.

And even then you would be losing 4 gigs of ram.

Best of waitin.

ED E

Yer always changing something with your rig headshot, you got the updgrading bug bad man!

Gbear

It seems like the marginal gains you get from a 980 wouldn't be worth it when there's at least 3 new top end cards on the horizon.
Seeing as you've already got a pretty handy GPU would it not be worth your while waiting at least until the 380/x is officially announced?

Even if you don't want to stick with AMD it might spur a new product or at the very least a price drop from Nvidia.

Even with a 980, at that res you'll probably have to start dialling back settings on newer games.

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ED E wrote: »

Yer always changing something with your rig headshot, you got the updgrading bug bad man!

Hey mate.

Im not that bad . I havent changed the components for quite awhile and have no notion of changing them anytime soon bar the GPU.

Im probably best off waiting. I dont think any card can reach my GPU at the moment. I could go down the sli route but then I have the headache of spending further money and imagine you still get some games that have issue with sli or crossfire

I like having one powerful card minus AMD

TerrorFirmer

I don't like AMD that much either but the simple truth is that at the moment, there is no logical better option for you other than wait for the new cards. GTX980 would be a significant cost upgrade with fairly minimal gains, overall - and in the coming months a GTX980 would also significantly drop it value. Running at 4K you really would want dual cards to be honest, might as well make it dual 290X's considering picking up a 2nd 8gb 290x in 6 months or should should be fairly economical for a massive performance boost. There isn't, and won't really be, a single card that will drive 4K with a good lifespan.

Headshot

I have had no issues with running any game (ultra settings) at a very acceptable frame rate with my 290 tbh. My monitor isnt strictly 4k either, just below it

At this moment for me my 290 can easily run my monitor

nibble

Headshot wrote: »

I have had no issues with running any game (ultra settings) at a very acceptable frame rate with my 290 tbh. My monitor isnt strictly 4k either, just below it

At this moment for me my 290 can easily run my monitor

Then don't buy a new graphics card.

Headshot

I hate AMD drivers, they are dreadful. Games I never had issues with playing with Nvidia have just been crap for me since moving to AMD.

tuxy

Headshot wrote: »

Hey mate.

Im not that bad . I havent changed the components for quite awhile and have no notion of changing them anytime soon bar the GPU.

Im probably best off waiting. I dont think any card can reach my GPU at the moment. I could go down the sli route but then I have the headache of spending further money and imagine you still get some games that have issue with sli or crossfire

I like having one powerful card minus AMD

How did the 290X Vapor-X's perform when you had them in crossfire?

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tuxy wrote: »

How did the 290X Vapor-X's perform when you had them in crossfire?

You know its sad that I barely used the other 290 since I only had 1080p display

Would of been very interesting to see what it would be like now thou