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GPU prices go boom
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Soldato
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I play Elite and have tried Project Cars 2 VR, no performance issues
with VR - ultra and full detail pn pCARS2 without hitting ASW all the time?
in which case your rig is performing much better than mine
I play on VR-medium and still have issues with ASW in ED in busy areas (ASW works ok on pCARS2 i suppose but not for ED imo)
but i digress, and am OT now... sorry OP!.
LOL.
You will never buy new card if you are always waiting for price drop.
The card is out 2 1/2 years, and for a period at better prices that now.
with VR - ultra and full detail pn pCARS2 without hitting ASW all the time?
in which case your rig is performing much better than mine
I play on VR-medium and still have issues with ASW in ED in busy areas (ASW works ok on pCARS2 i suppose but not for ED imo)
but i digress, and am OT now... sorry OP!.
I didn't play Pcars much and it was an unpatched version, but yep I play ED with everything cranked up and its smooth. The XFX 480 copes surprisingly well still.
You are still with R9 280, which means you are on tight budget, yet you want to buy gsync monitor and 1080?
Maybe you should consider buy a Freesync monitor which are cheaper and use it NOW with the hardware you have?
Not good advice seeing as from AMD's own Freesync page.
https://www.amd.com/en/technologies/free-sync
It all depends on what version of GCN the card is using, it was a time that AMD was using a lot of rebranding in their line up.
Have a look here to see what card uses what chip.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_graphics_processing_units#Radeon_R5/R7/R9_200_Series
Have a look here to see what card uses what chip.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_graphics_processing_units#Radeon_R5/R7/R9_200_Series
The price-conscious are gaming at 1080p
If you game on a £3000 4k OLED screen you probably don't mind spending £650 on a GPU either.
Those of us moaning about the price of GPUs aren't the super-rich
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The price-conscious are gaming at 1080p
If you game on a £3000 4k OLED screen you probably don't mind spending £650 on a GPU either.
Those of us moaning about the price of GPUs aren't the super-rich
Lol this is far from true. I ain't super rich however a TV gets 1000s of hrs use over its life so is easy to get it past the boss. Also my fairly high end 4k TV was far from 4k (£1680) not cheap by any stretch but not 3k (funnily enough the one I wanted was 3k)
But that said the price conscious are not looking to buy an 1180 OR A 1080TI. IF you game at 1080p you are lucky as no need to upgrade
I game on OLED (e7) and I've got no problem paying ££££ for it as it is well worth the money, it has been the biggest and best "gaming" upgrade for me ever, playing SWBF 2 on it currently and just wow! Especially the space battles, no LCD display/monitor will provide anywhere near as good of a experience as what you get on OLED (imo)
PC hardware and especially GPUs now just aren't worth the premium anymore, especially since graphics are barely any better than the consoles these days
One thing I find funny though is that one of the main reasons people spend so much on the PC is to get the best graphics etc. but they then go and play it on a crappy basic LCD display.....
EDIT:
A lot of TVs now have true/native 120 HZ (granted at 1080P but sit the appropriate distance depending on the size of the TV and you will be hard pressed to tell the difference) so input lag is a lot less.
I've used my e7 in 120HZ every now and then in BF games and do better than what I would do on my monitor tbh (probably due to the size and colours etc. i.e. bigger display so easier to see things and everything pops out far more especially in the shadows/dark areas)
Personally I don't even find 20ms in 4k mode that bad.
Obviously for FPS MP, you want as low as possible though....
PC hardware and especially GPUs now just aren't worth the premium anymore, especially since graphics are barely any better than the consoles these days
One thing I find funny though is that one of the main reasons people spend so much on the PC is to get the best graphics etc. but they then go and play it on a crappy basic LCD display.....
EDIT:
A lot of TVs now have true/native 120 HZ (granted at 1080P but sit the appropriate distance depending on the size of the TV and you will be hard pressed to tell the difference) so input lag is a lot less.
I've used my e7 in 120HZ every now and then in BF games and do better than what I would do on my monitor tbh (probably due to the size and colours etc. i.e. bigger display so easier to see things and everything pops out far more especially in the shadows/dark areas)
Personally I don't even find 20ms in 4k mode that bad.
Obviously for FPS MP, you want as low as possible though....
I think while consoles are still mostly running at 30fps (and even when they finally do 60 consistently), PC's and GPU's will always have a place. My son brought his PS4 Pro over recently and we spent some time playing God of War, Horizon and Monster Hunter World and while they looked beautiful (partly due to the OLED), I couldn't swap over to one. The motion blur on GoW for example was horrible and 30fps was just no thanks. I was glad to get back to my lowly 100hz LCD.
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My PS4 Pro doesn't have those issues. All the games you mentioned run amazing on my TV. It must be your TV mate.