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Should i upgrade frpm a 580gtx to a HD7950
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wait - its not that much longer 2 months maybe max (well least we are told).
but if you bored then whatever ... can still get some decent dough for your 580
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Are you thinking kepler will be released April/May time?
I hope so, perfecting timing if it is.
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imo, the increase in performance of a 7950 over a GTX580 is negligible
first kepler card is strongly rumoured to be end of march (as in people are claiming to have seen cards / know they are in prodcution) but performance only slightly better than 580, however cards that will be a decent upgrade from a 580 (e.g. 680) are still rumoured to be end of year / Q3 at the earliest
are you having issues running a game at particular settings on the 580?
first kepler card is strongly rumoured to be end of march (as in people are claiming to have seen cards / know they are in prodcution) but performance only slightly better than 580, however cards that will be a decent upgrade from a 580 (e.g. 680) are still rumoured to be end of year / Q3 at the earliest
are you having issues running a game at particular settings on the 580?
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no i have no problems running games at all as someone mentioned above i can get a few pennies of a mate and put the extra towards one....i noticed that the ati supports directx 11.1...aswell....a month or so will not make a difference really just like swapping and changing now and again .
The 580GTX supports opengl 4.1 whilst the 7970 doesn't. You'd gain absolutely nothing from "upgrading" your current card to a 7950 and a small upgrade going to a 7970. Pointless to be fair mate.
Wait for kepler.
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You should take a punt. Sell your GTX580 now, buy a 2nd card like a 5770 for £40-£50 and if Kepler comes out with GTX580+ performance (i.e. at least matches the 7950) at a lower price point you could have made yourself a tidy bundle.
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No way.
I reckon when you buy a gpu you should be keeping it for approx 2 years.
Its a lot of money to keep changing it up every 9 months.
I reckon when you buy a gpu you should be keeping it for approx 2 years.
Its a lot of money to keep changing it up every 9 months.
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not really, by the time you account for fees, postage etc., what you can get for the 580 now vs. what you'll get for it post kepler will be eaten up by the cheap card, fees etc.
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Ask yourself this...do you think it would be smart for people to upgrade from 4850 to 4870, or 5850 to 5870...especially if they have to spend extra £100 after selling the old card?
i see your point mate not much of a upgrade perfomance v costAsk yourself this...do you think it would be smart for people to upgrade from 4850 to 4870, or 5850 to 5870...especially if they have to spend extra £100 after selling the old card?
haha ya true - but we are dealing with computer nuts and we like things to go fast ...
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Even when the upgrade is unnoticeable =P
you know what thats the best logical reason ive heard...even for future upgrades....but on that note i hate the way they change from direct x and a upgrade from direct x 11 to 11.1 is due by the looks.