Upgrading from 7990.

wblastyn · 16 Jul 2015 at 17:51

I wonder if it's worth upgrading from a 7990 to one of the newer cards yet? I would like to return to a single gpu, preferably nvidia. Would the 980 ti be a worthwhile upgrade?

arc@css · 16 Jul 2015 at 18:06

Should be smoother, with no potential dual gpu issues to be concerned about.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1440?vs=1496

Geeman1979 · 16 Jul 2015 at 18:08

Defo, for many a benefit.

NZXT30 · 16 Jul 2015 at 18:10

damn the 7990 still holding well cant even remotely justify the cost looking at those benchmarks

setter · 16 Jul 2015 at 18:11

Will be a nice upgrade yes. Recently moved from 780 sli to a single 980ti. Games are smoother, and an awful lot less noise and heat.

arc@css · 16 Jul 2015 at 18:29

NZXT30 said:
damn the 7990 still holding well cant even remotely justify the cost looking at those benchmarks

Much more to it than just maximum fps.

Ayahuasca · 16 Jul 2015 at 18:43

Depends what resolution you're at, for 1080p unless you're having issues I wouldn't bother.

5960xNvidiaGamer · 16 Jul 2015 at 18:44

Ayahuasca said:
Depends what resolution you're at, for 1080p unless you're having issues I wouldn't bother.

This, if your only gaming at 1080p theres little point.

Steveocee · 16 Jul 2015 at 18:48

Apart from not having to mess about with crossfire profiles all the time.
Farcry 4 for me was a joke, an update came out that not only didn't have a profile, it stopped all manual ways of forcing it on as well!

jupiter_man · 16 Jul 2015 at 18:49

Dont do any upgrade, there is no point to do it unless you are trying to play at 1440p/4k.
Bette to wait for next gen, then do a big upgrade (new freesync monitor + new 16nm card)
Going from 28nm to 16nm + HBM 2 can easily achieve a 50-100% upgrade.

Bazippy · 16 Jul 2015 at 18:50

Been mulling the same issue over for a few weeks now,except i dont mind two gpu's. loved my 7990 i can only really see the 295x2 as a worthy successor. But so so so tempted by a 980ti. Saying that gtav nearly maxed out so is there really any point upgrading?!

gpuerrilla · 16 Jul 2015 at 19:22

NZXT30 said:
damn the 7990 still holding well cant even remotely justify the cost looking at those benchmarks

This. The 7990 is a beast and if I didnt have to RMA mine during the mining craze I would have been able to get a direct replacement instead of them being all out of stock..

Bazippy · 16 Jul 2015 at 19:33

Im still in awe that mine cost £325 from ocuk during a crazy sale, id get £200 for it used. That was a awesome buy! Sorry you didnt get that kind of luck.

wblastyn · 16 Jul 2015 at 19:35

Sorry forgot to say I game at 1440p 60Hz.

wblastyn · 16 Jul 2015 at 22:48

Also, how much do you reckon I could get for my 7990? I don't have enough posts for the marketplace, so it would have to go on ebay.

Minstadave · 16 Jul 2015 at 22:50

I'm on a watercooled 7990 and the only thing currently worth a look is the 980TI but it the price is far too high to justify the change to my mind. Going to wait it out.

jupiter_man · 16 Jul 2015 at 23:52

wblastyn said:
Also, how much do you reckon I could get for my 7990? I don't have enough posts for the marketplace, so it would have to go on ebay.

Recently I have been doing some research on this as well, somewhere between £150-£200 on the bay.

Also have you played Witcher 3 at 1440p? If so what fps / setting / any micro suttering?
I get micro sutter (only 30% gpu usage) when I use 1440p VSR on my 1080p monitor during combat (especially when I use the fire magic...)

wblastyn · 17 Jul 2015 at 00:13

jupiter_man said:
Recently I have been doing some research on this as well, somewhere between £150-£200 on the bay.

Also have you played Witcher 3 at 1440p? If so what fps / setting / any micro suttering?
I get micro sutter (only 30% gpu usage) when I use 1440p VSR on my 1080p monitor during combat (especially when I use the fire magic...)

I don't have Witcher 3 for PC, sorry. I'm really only playing FF14 atm, which means buying a new gpu would be a waste of money but I'm feeling that itch again.

arc@css · 17 Jul 2015 at 00:22

I keep thinking about upgrading my 7970 to something new, but aside from the usual thoughts of going for a 980 / 980ti / 390X, I am tempted to just drop another 7970 in. Mind you, I'd need a new psu.

setter · 17 Jul 2015 at 00:30

arc@css said:
I keep thinking about upgrading my 7970 to something new, but aside from the usual thoughts of going for a 980 / 980ti / 390X, I am tempted to just drop another 7970 in. Mind you, I'd need a new psu.

If xfire works, ie good profile support thats not a bad shout mate. But there is the increased power draw, heat that you get from multi gpu with each vendor. Ive used a few sli setups over the years, and ill be the first to admit that it is never perfect. But i gotta say, since moving to a single 980ti from sli 780. The games im playing do run smoother, much lower noise and a card that runs cooler also helps to keep my cpu temps down a bit. Very good as tbh, an overclocked 4790k runs pretty toasty.